Chloe has a favorite word right now. She says it for everything. I videotaped a little bit this weekend. This way Lisa can see & hear that she is talking now! Although it is difficult to understand - unless it's no. A no from Chloe can be goofy, naughty, sassy, kidding, angry, laughing, the possibilities are endless. I have no idea why the colors in the video keep changing, so sorry about that. Enjoy!

Happy Birthday Hannah!

Today is Hannah's 5th birthday. I can not believe that she is that old already! I was looking back through pictures to post and most of my pictures of Hannah are of her eating. As she is in the picture above. She quite messy when she eats, but she never leaves behind any dessert.

Or else she is dressed so pretty and doing some crazy things.

Hannah is always on the go. She keeps us on our toes.

Here was a birthday party we had for her on Saturday. She seems angry. By looking at Tyler I'd guess he said something that made her mad and that made him laugh.

Hannah is a joy to have in our family. We can't imagine life without her. She says the craziest things, does even stranger things and makes our life complete. God has blessed us with amazing child. Happy 5th Birthday Hannah!

Hey! That's Not Fair!

This is what I saw when I walked into the bedroom this morning. Jon was using the kids for a massage! And my thought was..."Hey! That's not fair! What about me?"

He has Tyler doing his back with a massage thingy.

And the girls doing his feet with lotion! Man! Why didn't I think of this first!

Kids

I get up every morning at 6am to work out and it doesn't take too long and I have 3 others working out with me. I love that since Tyler & Hannah have weights, Chloe found her own...the Wii remotes!!! She's resourceful!

Chloe's loves to take all of her clothes off - I mean everything off. It is becoming a real issue (i.e. removing dirty diaper and I'll stop there). So, I started taping her shirt to her pants. I tuck her shirt in, and take a big roll of packing tape and tape the shirt to the pants so that she can't take either one off. It's ok - I make sure that no tape is touching any skin so that she is not hurt in any way. She's just mad.

Chloe also knows how to turn the tv on. Isn't she to young for that?

And last, Hannah said "Take my picture". So I did.

Random Shots of February

I haven't posted anything in February so I thought I would run through some random shots from the month. We took the kids ice fishing.

Tyler dropped the ice scoop down the hole. Where are the fish?

That's what Chloe thinks about ice fishing. Actually, she loved it. And she refused to be carried on the ice. She had to walk her self all the way out there and all the way back.

Is this breaking child labor laws?

It's a dark picture, but I was stuck at the end of the driveway. The kids & I had to walk up to the house. Our driveway drifts horribly and some of those drifts were over my knees while we were walking. It sat there until Jon came home to dig it out. A neighbor, Mr. Giese -remember him - used his tractor to clear out behind the van so it could go backwards. I wonder what he thinks of my driving?!??!?!

Hannah:"Can I have some 'nilla for behind my ears?"
HUH?

She loves the smell so much that she likes to wear it so she can smell it all day. Grandma told her that in the old days that's what women did for perfume. So she's "like the old days". Her facial scarring is a nice scratch from Mean Chloe. Watch out for that girl!

And that is a brief glimpse of a small part of February. I'll try to do better in March

Like Father, Like Son

After a very long week - lots of time at work; sick kids, sick parents, spending Sunday morning in the ditch waiting for a tow truck, etc, etc, etc - it was a great time watching the Vikings-Saints game. Tyler has become very interested in football. And I realized he mimics everything Jon does. And Jon is the MOST ANIMATED football player! He rolls his pants legs, unrolls them, stands up, paces, lays flat on the floor - face up then face down - stands in the kitchen, watches from around the corner, etc. And Tyler does everything he does (you can see the legs of his long underwear rolled up). And this wasn't even a Packer game!! I only wish I would have gotten more pictures.

In the end, they danced & cheered. It was a great game and we enjoyed it. Sorry to all our Viking friends & family. It was just too sweet.

Brett Favre is Missing!

Here is what I think is a hilarious true story...
The scene is Monday night and Tyler & Hannah come running out the bedroom...

Tyler: (in a super excited voice & jumping up & down) Brett Favre is missing!
Me: I'm sure he's not missing, Tyler.
Tyler: Hannah told me so!!!
Hannah, For real Mom! I heard it on the radio at grandma's! It's for real! (burst into tears) Why don't you believe me!
Tyler: Yeah mom! He's missing! YES!!! (in a sing-song voice) Now the Vikings lose! Now the Vikings lose!
They would not give it up so I called the place of the source...grandma. Iasked her for an explanation...
Me: Mom, did your radio tell Hannah that Brett Favre is missing?
Mom: What? No. Wait! (Bursts out laughing) K99 at noon had someone call in and reported Brett Favre missing. There is an number to call if you find him...

He has four legs, brown fur and answers to the name Brett Favre.

Someone lost their dog named Brett Favre! And the radio thought it was funny and kept saying, "Folks, Brett Favre is missing"

So, Hannah was kind of right, she knew what she heard, she just didn't get the full story. So Tyler was disappointed and life went on. But I thought it was hilarious - my kids crack me up! Oh yeah, Brett Favre is still missing.