Another broken bone...

As I was trying to get Macy's finger out of the toy gun it was pinched in, Levi sped around the upstairs corner to see what Macy was wailing about. He missed the top step and fell all the way down to the landing where Macy and I were. Levi's cries were not the normal, "I fell down" cries. He stopped crying and we went about our business. That evening at Bible study a friend who is a nurse looked at it and said it was swollen and maybe I should have it looked at.

Levi was not wanting to go to the doctor so we let it go a day before we finally decided that he should be seen today. Sure enough, he had fractured his arm just above the wrist. Thankfully, it didn't need to be reset and it didn't harm the growth plate so he was fitted for a really cool cast that is breathable and he can even swim in it. It even has a zipper on the bottom. His doctor said that was incase he stuck a lego or hotwheels down there! :) Sounds like this guy has a few kids of his own! :) We have to check back with the doctor in three weeks to see how it's healing.

Anyway, it was an eventful day! :)

Macy on the dock

Stick Boy

The kids had been busy on the driveway out front with some sidewalk chalk. I hadn't really looked at what they were drawing. Dan came home from work and he called me outside. "Co, did you see this?" I looked down and saw this "stick boy" on the driveway. We both cracked up! Apparently, Macy has been studying anatomy! :)

Summer, wonderful summer!

It's been quite some time since I've updated our blog...about 3 months. Once the weather gets nice, it's hard to spend time indoors.

We took a trip to Colorado to see family and to celebrate my Grandpa's 90th birthday! We had a great time with both of our families. Two days before we were to head back home, there was a tornado that hit Windsor. Dan's parents, my parents, my sister and my Grandpa live in Windsor. We were in Estes Park at the time and heard several people talking about a tornado and then we found out where it was. It ended our trip to the mountains and we scooted back down the canyon to see if everyone was ok. My sister's house sustained the most damage but no one was hurt. My nephew was home at the time and he said it was an incredibly frightening sight. She is now getting her fence replaced, her roof redone, siding fixed and new backyard furniture as we found it's remains a few block over. We were incredibly impressed with how everyone pulled together to get the neighborhoods cleaned up. The Red Cross was wonderful with supplies and food for all the workers. We chose to spend the last day of our vacation helping to clean up around my sister's neighborhood. We were amazed at the devastation the tornado caused. My sister's house was in better shape than most others.

June brought our 19th anniversary and the triplets 5th birthday. We had a big party with their friends on their birthday.

Shelby played softball in May, June and July. This was her last year of coach pitch so she was one of the oldest girls on the team. She had so much fun. Dan and I really enjoy watching her improve over the season. Her team took second in the tournaments.

Dan's parents and sister Jill and Mik and Zane were here for the 4th of July. We had a great time boating, swimming, geocaching, playing softball, and watching fireworks.

Since softball ended, we are at the the point in summer where we slow down and have less places to go. If the sun's shinin', we can be found at the lake swimmin'. Shelby is an excellent swimmer - she seems to have to buoancy of her grandma Jo. Kylie and Levi are unafraid and will bail off the end of the dock around 100 times a day! :) Macy is a bit more cautious but jumps in unafraid in the more shallow water. We've also been doing a little fishing.

We figured out how to make great homeade ice cream thanks to my Dad's recipe and a ice cream maker from Mom and Dad E. Come for a visit and we'll make ya some!

Happy summer to you all!

dance recital

Today, Kylie and Macy were in their first dance recital. They have been practicing for months for this day. There were 10 or so different dances with over 50 dancers but the 4 and 5 year olds just stole the show! :)

Dan and I both noticed that our little girls are getting very big.

Last night during rehearsal, Macy didn't do any of the dance moves and then proceeded to bother her sister so she couldn't concentrate. Then, they got into a little fight onstage and started pushing each other.

Today, they remembered all their dance moves in time to the music and when they came off stage, they wanted to know when they got to do it again. They looked absolutely adorable in their costumes and yellow tutus and we're not partial at all!

It was a fun day!

We are still getting snow even though it's April 26th. It started raining last night and turned to snow overnight. It has snowed and blown all day. We have 10 or 11 inches but it's suppose to be warm again in a couple of days. Happy Spring, eh! :)

The Big guy's BIG birthday...

Dan had his 40th birthday April 1. His sister, Jill, and her family came up for the weekend. We all went to the waterpark in Brainerd and then they spent the night with us. We ended up digging out old picture albums and talking til late. It was fun to have family here to help us celebrate. Family from Colorado sent an assortment of hilarious old fart paraphernalia (like a book called Sex After 40 that had blank pages) that had us splitting a gut! Thank you to everyone for the laughs!

I just wanted to say that I couldn't have married a better guy! He IS all that and a bag of chips! :) I love you big guy! Here's to you!

Snow, snow, and more snow

It started snowing and blowing yesterday and it hasn't quit as of 9:30 p.m. tonight. We have a foot to 18 inches of new snow depending on what drift you measure in. It's pretty warm, though, so we got outside today and played in the white stuff for a couple of hours. Dan and the kids worked on a snow fort. The kids were jumping off the porch into the snow bank. I took some funny shots of them in flight.

We know that with spring snow, it will soon be gone but we will enjoy it for now!