Cheeseball

Victoria loves to pose for the camera!

Morning with Daddy

When Jason has a day off, he loves to wake the kids up. Most of the time, a book is read to them. Here is a book cuddle huddle!

Just Lookin'

I thought it was cute that they were looking at this art book together.

The Last Zoo Trip

We enjoyed our zoo membership in 2011. We went many times, and got to enjoy each section of the zoo in a thorough manner. We even went a couple times in the snowy season when the animals were inside. We were able to see them super close!

The otters were very energetic!

They had a fall maze of straw for the kids to explore.

He had no cage. :)

The Birthday Dance

Colin was very excited to get his birthday breakfast of Chocolate Chip Pancakes.

Colin's Eight-Year-Old Pictures

I can't believe my boy is eight! It just doesn't seem possible. He finally is out of his booster seat. He is in third grade. He reads books with hundreds of pages. The list goes on. Tomorrow, he will be in college (or so it seems).He is like a little man, but his little high-pitched voice reminds me is still very young in the great scheme of things.

He is still a great big brother.

Princess Victoria. She loves to twirl.

I'm thankful for my family!

Children's Choir

The kids love to sing in the choir at church. They also love learning the sign language with each song. Sorry about Colin's alien glowing eyes down below! :)

The Passing of Buddy

After a long time of illness, Buddy passed away. The kids are saying good-bye to him. Buddy belonged to my parents (Van Oel).

Happy Birthday, Colin!!!

Happy Birthday to our sweet miracle baby! I can't believe he is eight! I suppose that means all of us are eight years older? Nah! Only Colin.

Mish-Mash

These pictures are from a recent Wild Swan Theatre play about a few different fairy tales. They always do such a great job!

This girl loves her hats!

Veggies are not only good to eat, but make great pointer-finger puppets.

Uncle Sam wants you...to eat your veggies!

Our Anniversary Card

Our 11th anniversary was this past October 7th. It is hard to believe we are both old enough to be married so long, but so it is. Colin made us a card. I think it is cute!

Day of the Donkey

Some people rest on Sunday afternoons. They sit around sipping lemonade and talking of the latest news. That is too common for us. We must do something that no one else is doing.

We herded donkeys. My Dad's two donkeys got loose (we won't name names here), and as you see above, they decided to eat our lawn.

My Dad rang the doorbell and informed us of the issue. Donning rubber boots we quickly went out to "round them up". It took quite a long time, as the donkeys were not about to easily give up their new-found freedom (and grass). We were finally victorious.

It was a day we shall not soon forget. The donkeys made their mark in the world on that Sunday afternoon.