Thursday, March 27, 2014

Pappa look alike


Since Kyler was born, we have heard many thoughts on who he looks like.....a little like Mom?...Dad?...Ellie?  Maybe so.  However, it wasn't until we saw the following pic that we realized, he has a long, lost twin.


Walah!....Kyler's twin!  Or is it Papa's twin?  It is amazing how much this Kyler resembles his Papa.  The smile, the hair, but most importantly....


....the swagger!

Tuesday, March 04, 2014

Ellie's 9th Birthday


This year, Elliana decided she wouldn't let the "cold bother her anyway," and she had a Frozen-themed birthday party.  


As tradition goes, Mommy prepared a special cake -- this year it was an Elsa cake.


Rather than traditional birthday party games, Ellie decided all she wanted was theater-type experience with the movie "Frozen" as the main feature.  Daddy meticulously drew this poster to add to the experience.


Each girl had to show their ticket stubs to get enter the "movie theater" which had a concession stand with lots of goodies and a big screen projection on the wall.


It was fun to see Ellie's friends from soccer, school, and church come together.  Interestingly, their personalities all seemed to match Ellie's sweet little personality.


The Frozen party ended up being a fun, memorable party, even if it lacked the crazy games that we usually do.

About Elliana...
She is in love with Frozen at the moment and loves busting out the songs with her sisters.  She has really excelled in school this year especially in Math, but mostly in her confidence as a student.  She is really small for her age, but that hasn't stopped her competing with the older kids in soccer as she has been playing competitive soccer with kids a year older than her and has continued to thrive.  She loves creating new Rainbow Loom creations and is constantly discovering new ones to master off of YouTube. We love seeing her confidence grow!

Monday, March 03, 2014

Staycation at MOA


This spring break we decided a nice staycation was in order.  As all our kids are now big enough to ride the rides together, we decided to venture to Nick Universe at Mall of America.  

Kyler was pulled over for reckless driving on this ride.

Aubrie decided go on the biggest ride she could find which she was barely eligible for.

Teyah was able to ride the swings solo for the first time ever.

And Kyler was thrilled to go with daddy for his first time "flying" on the swings as well.  Although our spring break was filled with snow-filled days, we had a blast together as a family.