In the News...

Parker and his best friend/neighbor made the DM Register!!! Their picture was in the paper for playing basketball for Waukee Parks and Rec! Parker LOVES playing... he has became quite the basketball player!! We are so glad that Parker and Brady got to do this together! :)

The link:  http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=D2&Dato=20110226&Kategori=COMM&Lopenr=102260802&Ref=PH&Item=9

Valentine's Day...

Nina Wilson sent the boys money in their cards this year for Valentine's day! Drew's went in his bank account, but the older 2 boys wanted to go shopping... and here's what they got. :)

Family FUN at the Y...

Our church (Point of Grace) had a family FUN night at the YMCA on a Sunday night! All of the church members could go and swim, play in the gym, do crafts, jump rope, etc.  It was GREAT... it was only open to us (since they normally close early on Sundays) so we got the whole place to ourselves and the kids had a blast!! :) Our friends Kim & Jay and their kids Jessica and Kyle came too... the kids and daddy's all played together while us Mommy's got to chat!! :) We hope they do this again... it was a great family outing!! :)

Nick doing the HIGH DIVE for the boys!! :)

All my silly boys... :)

Kyle, Jay and Jessica! :)

At the GYM...

Going going...... crash!

Our little Drew is trying so hard to walk!! He took his first steps on Friday, January 28th and keeps trying everyday to master this skill! :) He has lots of falls along the way, but it sure is sweet watching him build up his confidence and try to get from one place to the next all by himself! :)

I will post a video as soon as we get one - - he has been hard to catch on video! :)

Our little Chunky Monkey...

Sorry I can't figure out how to rotate it!?!?!

Valentine's Presents...

Nina and Papa Hamann came to visit last weekend and brought little Drew his first Valentine's present! He had lots of help from little miss Caroline with opening his present, because he was more interested in the paper! ha! He got an adorable 'First V-day' bib, a book, and more! The rest of us got cards... and inside were certificates for admission to King's Pointe in Storm Lake!!! It's a water park... and everyone is VERY excited to go!! We go in March, so pics will be posted then! :) THANKS Nina & Papa!! :)

Such a cute little Valentine! :)

SNOWMAN

Parker and Owen wanted to build a snowman the other day but it was SOOOO Cold!! I told them that I couldn't take Drew outside so we would have to do it another day... but they had a different idea... they went out in the backyard and built one on their own right atthe bottom of the steps. Here it is...

So cute!!! - - melts my heart! :) I LOVE our boys! :)

Happy Birthday Caroline & Grace

Our nieces Caroline & Grace turned 4 this month... and they had a fairy birthday party to celebrate! Kim made an amazing cake... it not only looked amazing... but it tasted amazing too! :) I LOVE CAKE! :) The girls had a blast and got lots of great presents! Happy Birthday girls!!!



Best Friends...

Drew has a new best friend... and it's TUCKER! :) He and Tucker spend lots of time together... and even though Tucker is hyper, he is pretty calm and forgiving around Drew! :) Poor Tucker gets a beating from Drew... from hair pulling, toy stealing and using him to pull himself up, Tucker takes it all! Which is one of the reasons he has gotten so many chances with us! -- believe me, I have wanted him gone many times, but who doesn't love having a best friend?

Christmas with Meredith...

It's a tradition... every year we get together with Meredith and have a gift exchange. The boys always LOVE what she picks out for them and we all love getting to spend a little time with 'Aunt Mere'! :) THANK YOU Mere for all of the gifts!! You are such a great friend and God Mother! :)



Drew - 8-1/2 Months

Drew is such a HAPPY baby! We love him to pieces!! :) He loves balls and playing with his nesting bowls too! Here he is playing! :)

After Christmas we took a trip to Iowa City to see the Do Family... and to our surprise, Grandma and Grandpa Wilson came along too! :) We hadn't seen them since before his heart surgery, so it was such a GREAT surprise to see them and everyone!  We went out for dinner and visited for a couple of hours and then headed back home. Iowa City is a great meeting place since it is about the same distance for each of us! :)

Playdate!

Over Christmas break we got to have a playdate with our friends, the Erickson's!! We meet with Kim and Kyle often for playdates, but since it was break time, Jessica and Parker got to be involved to! Minus the few meltdowns... we had a good time!! :) We LOVE getting to spend time with the Erickson's!! :)


It's great spending time together... our kids are so close in age... and generally get along very well and I LOVE getting to chat with Kim!! Jessica and Parker are both 7 and Kyle is 5 and Owen 4-1/2!
 
Kyle...

Jessica & Drew...



My goofy boys wrestling...

Arrrrrr!

We have a PIRATE in our house!!! ha!! :)



Hamann Christmas

We drove to Battle Creek to spend Christmas day with the Hamann family... after we finished our own Christmas at home. We opened presents, had a delicious lunch, and spent the afternoon visiting with everyone before heading over to see Great Grandma Hamann and then heading home. Everyone agrees, that we had a GREAT Christmas and got EVERYTHING we wanted and more!! :) THANK YOU to the Hamann/Edsen families! :)

Our little ham! ;)

Visiting Great Grandma! :)

Wishing everyone a MERRY CHRISTMAS! :)