Christmas...Part 4

Our last Christmas celebration was this past weekend at Grandma and Grandpa Jack's house. We had a great time visiting and getting spoiled! Click the picture for more from this visit.

Christmas....Part 3

Here we are on Christmas Eve. Click the picture to see more of the fun we had on Christmas day!

Christmas...Part 2

We got an early start to the holiday season by celebrating Christmas with Uncle Jonathon at the beginning of December. Click the picture to see a few more pictures.

Christmas...Part 1

Here it is the day after Thanksgiving and we thought we'd get the Christmas season off to an early start. While Oma and Opa were visiting, we celebrated Christmas with them. Click the picture for more photos!

Transportation

This is Simon's choice of transportation when dropping off and picking Madison up from school. It has definitely sparked lots of conversations with other adults reminiscing about Big Wheels from their childhood!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Here we are about to eat our Thanksgiving meal. We were especially thankful to have Oma and Opa join us this year. Click the picture to see Madison's favorite part of the meal...

Tap, tap, tap

Madison and Simon have been enjoying the builders' workshops at Lowes. Here they are building their own ball toss game.

Fall Time Fun!

We certainly can't let fall time slip away without some jumping in the leaves!

Madison's Dance Class

This past week the parents were able to sit in and watch dance class. Madison has been enjoying it thoroughly and learning a lot. From the pictures, you can tell she sure concentrates a lot while dancing! Click the picture above to see a few more pictures.

Happy Halloween Everyone...

from Optimus Prime & Princess Cleopatra!!

Jr. Daddy

This morning, Simon woke up and said he wanted to dress like daddy. So, here is his interpretation of what his Daddy looks like when heading to work!

Soccer

Simon has been having a great time playing soccer. Click the picture to see some more action shots.

A visit with fun friends

Last month, we were happy to have the Tipple's come and visit for a weekend. The kids had a great time playing together and it was nice for the adults to catch up. Click the picture to see more of the fun times we had.

Something old...

click the picture to see something "new" on Madison.

What a cool Back Hoe!

Simon was very excited to see a back hoe pull up to our house last week. Click the picture to see more of the excitement.

Happy Birthday Opa!!

Opa recently came for a visit and we got to help him celebrate his birthday. It didn't take the kids long to decide that a train cake was just the type of cake Opa would love! Click the picture above to see some more pictures from the weekend.

Camping

Here are Madison and Simon with Madison's Brownie troop. Thank you to all that bought Girl Scout cookies, it helped to fund their first camping trip. There is no doubt that they had a great time and went home VERY tired! Click the picture above to see some more pictures from our trip.

1st day of First Grade

Here is Madison excited and ready to head out the door to school. She had fun picking out a new outfit and accessories to match!

Together again

Taryn and Shelly came for a visit a few weeks ago. Madison, Taryn and Simon had lots of fun times and were worn out by the end of the weekend. Click the picture to see more fun from the visit.

Blueberry Picking

Here are Simon and Madison ready to pick some blueberries.

This one looks ripe!

Look how many we picked.

Madison made blueberry pies with some of the berries she picked.

What a fun day...and we'll be enjoying blueberry pancakes throughout the winter!

A super day

We spent the next day of our vacation at Universal Studios. Dr. Suess Land and Super Hero Island were big hits. Click above to see more pictures.

Hot day at the Animal Kingdom

By the end of third day at Disney, we were pretty tired (can you tell from the picture?), but we had a great day at the Animal Kingdom with our family. Click the picture to see more from the day.

Swimming time fun

Hey, this is fun! Click the picture to see more fun from our swimming lessons.