I love this woman....

I know I have mentioned this before on my blog, but Jas has an awesome Grandma. I seriously think she forgets that she's not 30 anymore. I'm really not sure what her secret is, but I NEED to find out. We don't get to visit much but when we do she welcomes us into her home with a hug and greets the boys at eye level. On holidays she is still slaving in the kitchen making yummy food taste just right. The relationship that she has with her husband is something I hope we have after being married that long. I will always remember the story she tells about how she had been making potato pancakes (i think that's what it was) for 40 plus years and finally one day she ask her husband if he liked them and he finally admitted (after she had been making them for 40 years) that he really didn't care for them. Man I guess I'm just to mean because Jasper made fish the other night and it tasted exactly like typing paper!! I can't imagine eating it for 40 years and then telling him "um honey....i really don't care for your paper fish". Anyway she's an amazing woman!!
She got Tyse a birdhouse for Christmas, he has had it put together for quite a few weeks, but just this morning got it painted. He is sure that the birds will be fighting over who gets to live in it. I am terrible at writing out thank-you's so thanks Grandma for all the wonderful Christmas presents. Yea!! You think she won't see this blog post?!?!!? SHE READS BLOGS TOO!!!!

happy birthday jack!!!!

Jack was the first baby of the new year 3 years ago....on January 4th. I will always remember the Sabetha Herald coming into my room about 24 minutes after giving birth and wondering if it would be "ok" to take picture for the front page. My response: Um....would you mind coming back tomorrow?

Only two pictures to show....one of party prep. and one of the most AMAZING cupcakes you'll ever taste!! Thanks to Jovial cupcake for our wonderful dessert!!

First day of Christmas Break....

here is what occupied our time....what did you do?

SHALL WE DO IT? TYSE YOU GO FIRST....





WAS IT FUN? NOW LET ME GO WITH YOU!!

FiNaLlY....

You can't tell from this picture but it's SNOWING alot!! I've been waiting for this for months!!!!



OK!! OK!! HERE IS A BETTER ONE THAT I TOOK A FEW MINUTES LATER!! EXCITING!!

64 deer challenge....

....tonight we went on our annual Christmas deer hunt. We used to take a nice relaxing trip around town stopping first at Ampride to get a cup of hot cocoa. Now we have spit flying and lots of screaming when we come upon a deer!!







*come on kara, i know you want to compete with us to see if you can find more deer*

a moose

I think this story was one of those that you needed to hear to think it was funny. Since this is kind of my "scrapbook" I wanted to document it. Jack was telling a 10 minute story (maybe a bit exaggerated) about a moose who kept bonking his head on a bucket. He thought it was the most hilarious story ever. When the story was over Tyse said "Jack that's not true"... Jack says... "yea but it was funny." Tyse is alot like me in a way that he typically has no problem saying how he really feels.

Hi!! My name is....

....Jack and I still use a sippy cup. Yep it's true!! Jack will be 3 in January and he still uses a sippy cup. No, not just at nap time or bed time, pretty much whenever he wants. I really don't care cause there are other things I'd rather worry about. Now with Andrew it would have been a different story. Say I was browsing the internet and I read somewhere that a baby should be done with a sippy cup at 18 months then that was it....I would have taken it away from him that night. With old age and 2 more boys I have learned to go with the flow unless it is hurting them or someone else. I'm beginning to think this sippy cup addiction may be hurtful to him. You see, when he has his cup he also wants his pup (stuffed dog) and he loves to twirl his hair. Here is what happened the other night. His finger was actually stuck in his hair!!