Happy Valentine's Day from 2 sweet girls

Such a cute neice I have... and a way more creative and talented sister-in-law I have as well! (Remember Marie's darling birth announcement? Yeah, Sheena made them!)
Check out this homeless kid who found a nuk somewhere because she's never even used a nuk? Dragging her baby around and keeping her hat on just in case someone tries to go somewhere without her.

Florida

I took the 3 big kids to "Frozen Fantasy." Like a wedding dance for little kids, without the wedding. We had a GREAT time!

My new neice, Halle. My brother, Adam, loves Doritos.

The 3 travelers on Daytona Beach.

Travis and Eva were so excited to see the ocean for the first time.

Nice bright yellow Bob shirt he packed.....

Eva 7 years old

Good thing Luke wasn't there....Another nice, bright yellow t-shirt.

Inside Grandma Lois and Grandpa Clint's park home.

So excited for the first plane ride and big trip!!!!!!

Luke's 3rd Birthday

Playing musical chairs at Luke's 3rd birthday party. This party was a piece of cake. That's because Luke was the youngest besides Marie. We played this one game and they were all entertained by playing with toys the rest of the time. Other people's toys are so fun.
Luke was very careful to only lick the candle and not eat it like he did Marie's.

Marie is learning this swiping business... "hmmmm, what's he opening over there and how do I get that?"

When you are the biggest, youngest kid at your party that requires twice as much food as everyone else and you were super goofy while everyone else was eating nicely, then you're stuck trying to get un-hungry all by yourself.

Marie, Eva, Cadee, Bridgette, Kaleb, Luke, Travis and Harry

Holding up "THREE'S."

I'm not sure where we were going, but Luke was ready.

Marie loves dressing up in other people's clothes.

Uncle Scott gave Travis this lego kit for Christmas. We didn't see Travis, or Grandpa Gerry because Travis held him hostage, after Luke's party for a few hours.

Christmas

Travis was so excited to open presents, but he wanted to be polite and not interupt adults. So, he made notes and was passing them to us that said "go to the living room" and "DAD, COME ON!" Marie didn't know what to think?

Luke opening his Lightning McQueen computer for the 2nd time. Marie sitting in her perch. Laps are like a nest to this gal.

Watching the Santa present opening with Grandpa Gerry.

The kids asked Santa to bring Marie "a little horsie like her friend's, Svea." She got it! She was too excited to finish getting dressed I guess. One of those things that you forget you are taking pictures of.

Eva got an American Girl Doll look-a-like. I have yet to see her play with it. She says she needs other friends with dolls to play with her?

Travis is the lego man. He got a lego organizer (which made mom very happy!) and these legos from Santa and a lego shirt from Santa.

Marie crying at Santa...

Luke crying at Santa...

Luke seemed nervous about being naughty for about 1 minute while talking to santa, then he walked over and grabbed 5 cookies and spilled hot chocolate everywhere.

The zoo is the best place to see Santa. Kind of spendy (not if you buy a family pass in the summer, then it's free.) But, no lines or crowds, you take your coats off and get a table and do arts and crafts and ride the carousel, etc. So calm and nice.

Eva and Travis on the sleigh: 2006.

Eva looking like she's going to cry any second: 2005. Travis, sweet little boy, I don't have a crying picture of him with Santa? I didn't even take Eva before this year because I know she'd scream!

Eva and Travis with Liv, who endured my crabbiness of making gingerbread houses. Making gingerbread houses is right up there with rolling out and baking sugar cookies to frost and going to the circus as one of the "top 10 things I hate doing with kids." I'll have to narrow down the other 7. Do you see that open drawer behind Travis? It is always, always, always open because it is where the kids cups are and Marie takes them out and leaves them all over the house and tries to get water out of the fridge, and Luke's been doing that since we moved in. It drives Chris so crazy that Santa put cups in his stocking one year.

marie hums while she eats- 1 year old

Luke talking 2 years 11 mos

For my speech therapist friends, what do you think of this kid? He sounds like a blur and I feel like a translator.

Thank you messy big kids!

"Ha, ha, ha! I found Nerds! Thanks big kids!"

I am not so sad about having no bushes and landscaping around the house because cleaning out the window wells will be enough! I guess this is what happens with ND wind and a cornfield in the backyard?