Be Joyful Always, Pray Continually

Monday, February 21, 2011

Dance Class

Allie's the tall one with a blonde pony tail...seating wasn't the best to get good video of her

Live in action...

Dance Party!!
When Catie attacks...

Hanging out

 I'm ready for the Superbowl!  Go Pack Go!!

 Workout time with Daddy!


 Crashed out on Grandma Bauer's floor
 Yep, I'm that dork who not only made heartshaped meatloaf for Valentine's dinner but also took a picture of it!


 We had some sick kiddoes here this weekend...that would be Aubs and Lex asleep on the living room floor and our buddy Riley Dodge asleep on the couch!
 I'm loving my new sippy cup!  I'm growing up so fast!
 Dance party night at the Bauers!





Silly silly girls!!

Wednesday, February 2, 2011

From negative temps to a blizzard...it's been a fun 2 weeks!

 In Lake Crystal visiting the Nate Heyn family...it was 20 below at one point while we were in Minnesota!

 The girls had a blast playing in the "boom boom room"

 At the Ohm's house in New Ulm to celebrate Jamison's 1st birthday

 Dance party with Auntie B

 Party time...and she's sleeping!

 Mmm, birthday cupcakes!
 We got to see 2 of Nate's bb games at MLC...which happen to be the 1st two victories of the season!

 Having fun running around the gym waiting for Nate to shower after the game


 Enjoying dinner at the apartment we rented from MLC for the night.

 Catie was so good in the van both to and from New Ulm



 It was so cold outside (-20) that there was frost on the inside of the van!


 Looking good Aubs...
 Lexie was having a tea party with herself!

 Movie night with Grandma Nelson
 Good morning Catie!  Lexie thought it'd be nice to snuggle with her

 I love my feet!!
 Happy Birthday Daddy!!!

 Allie made Josh a birthday hat to wear...the girls also gave him a NFC Championship hat too!




 So happy!
 The Blizzard of 2011...we're out to clean up from the storm round 1 of 3




 Wednesday morning...we couldn't get out the back door!
 Hard to tell where the street and driveway are...completely buried under waist deep snow

 And this is why we couldn't get out the back door!



 It took Josh and Aaron (and a little help from me and the kids) 4 hours to dig out our house, our elderly neighbor's house and Aaron's house!

 The girls had to watch from inside long enough for us to dig out a path for them to walk in...it was over their heads in spots!
 Trying to find the sidewalk...
 Our driveway is cleared out...onto our neighbor's where you can see the snow up to eye level on the side of her house!

 The street view...

 The back of the house where I had to climb through waist deep snow to clear out the furnace exhaust pipes.
 The drifts in the backyard were wild...there were actual hills and valleys!
 Working our way down the street to dig out Aaron and Sara's house
 Had to laugh at the wave of snow on another neighbor's house!

 Aaron and Sara's...again, the eye level deep snow along the side of the house!  I felt that we were digging forever to make a little progress!

 Our snowman the girls and Josh made a few days ago...he's drowning now!


The snow banks are as tall as Allison!