Christmas 2009

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Sisters

So Sweet...

So Silly...

So Sleepy...

4 Weeks Old

Sophie Update

I think dad was sizing up Sophie next to the remote...

Tiny little feet with LOOONG toes.

Sleeping peacefully

She's figured out how to hold on to her "pacimal", last night she was sucking away on it and had it just clutched tightly to her chest.

Little Lefse Ladies

Just getting ready for Thanksgiving dinner!

Sophie Lucille

Gunnar practicing before he goes trick or treating....

I can't figure out how to turn this video the right way

but Gunnar is pretty proud of his new skill!

Happy Halloween!

Heidi and Johnnie brought Serena over for a quick visit (Johnnie was really excited to be dressed up!)

Cody and Gunnar

Our neighbor Doreen (the crazy Vikings fan) and some of her friends stopped by to say hi.

The girls all bundled up before they left to trick-or-treat.

Halloween decorations by Jake and Belle- it's not Halloween unless you blind the children with strobe lights!


Belle in her dancer costume.

I think she might be jealous!

I heard a commotion in the nursery and this is what I found...

Fall Pics

Happy Birthday, Lola

It hasn't quite been a year since we met you, but today is your first birthday. Look how you've grown!

It's a Girl!

Tipsy pots

I saw this idea at a local craft show last summer and when my mom brought over a her collection of clay pots for our rummage sale last month I decided to give it a try. Basically all you do is stick a piece of rebar into the ground to support the tower and then thread the pots on (through the drainage holes in the bottom) then lean them over each other until you get the angle you want and/or until they stay put. It helps to have the potting soil in them when you do this. I even tried hanging some from a tree and while I like how they look, it's just not going to last in the wind here.

There are some great pictures and more directions online if you just *google* tipsy pots. This one was really helpful:

http://www.birdsandblooms.com/Backyard-Projects/Small-Garden-Projects/Tipsy-Pots-Project

This one is just a really unique take on the idea:

http://www.gardensandcrafts.com/gardenjunk.html