100 Jumping Jacks!

Caleb told us on Saturday that he wanted to do 100 jumping jacks. Hannah, slightly the exhibitionist, wanted to do it too. Timothy just wanted attention. :)

Postcard from Hawaii

I HAD to post this. It was so cute. Caleb's class theme this week is "Hawaii" and "Fun in the Sun." Yesterday, they made pretend postcards and this is a picture of Caleb's.The picture on the left is him (with his name underneath). And because he is learning to read, he sounded out Hannah's name and spelled it "HANU." He also sent it to "DAD." Apparently, Mommy and Timothy are with him in Hawaii. Oh do I wish (in this 30 below zero weather)!

Fun Bath Time Pics

All my kids LOVE bath time, but lately Timothy has been asking for a "Bah" every night at the bathroom door. Incidentally, he has also been putting his food in his hair. So I am happy to oblige.

Happy 5th Birthday!

My big boy turns 5 today! Where did the time go?

I woke him up this morning and gave him a card from Adam and I. It had a big dinosaur on the front with the number 5. Caleb's face lit up when he opened the envelope and said, "I LOVE dinosaurs!" It made me smile.

The pic is a "Thank You" card he made for someone. He wrote his own name, and he said that it was a picture of fruit.

Love you, Bugs!

Thank God for Grandmas

Gramma Ekelund came to visit us from RI this Christmas and New Years. I am so blessed that I married into the Ekelund family. I love my parents-in-law as if they were my own. Praise Him for finding Adam for me! :)

We got to do a lot of fun stuff with Gramma. We went to Thumper Pond (pics in the post below), we had Caleb's 5th birthday party at the bowling alley, we ate yummy turkey and turkey soup (and froze a bunch of it. YAY!), and got to make gingerbread creations. Thanks for visiting Gramma!

2009 is here!

Well, we have made it through another year, and I have made it to another birthday. :)

We went to Thumper Pond and stayed overnight on New Year's Day. It was very fun! Gramma has been visiting us from Rhode Island for a week now. We have had yummy food, and we all have been enjoying her company.

We took a couple of family shots in the hot tub at Thumper Pond, and those with kids know, you never get a "perfect" shot where everybody is smiling and looks good (unless you photoshop them in...haha.)
So, you the blog reader can vote. Which shot do you like the best? Please vote in the poll (above the pic of the kiddos).

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