Thursday, February 18, 2010

swimming lessons




Isla has been in swimming lessons the last few weeks. Tonight was actually her last night, so I figured I should get some pictures of her in action. She did well and sure does love the water. She is very excited about Greta getting in the water with her soon. It won't be long before Mason is in the water with all the girls!

Tuesday, February 16, 2010



Noah is about 14 months now. Although many of Noah's days seems to be tough ones lately, when he IS happy, he's so much fun to be around. He's full of giggles and smiles. Unfortunately when he's not, oh boy do you know it! We can't quite figure out if it's teeth or something else (not enough sleep, etc.) I always think it's teeth but then look for a new one and nope, nothing yet (although I guess they say they hurt worse when they are moving, before they break the surface. Who knows. Not me, that's for sure). Noah got his first chance at playing in the snow recently. Lord knows we have enough of it available to him. :) He didn't really know what to do and kept falling over, unable to get back up in his giant snowsuit. I think he enjoyed the new experience though. I'm looking into a kiddie sled so we can go for some walks down the street on nicer days.

Otherwise we frequent the MN Zoo every other week or so (big thanks to the Hastads/Spechts for the membership for Noah's birthday) with my friend Sally and her son, Ethan (the other picture). The last time I think Noah actually looked at the fish, etc. instead of just the other people there. :) It's fun and gets us out of the house for a bit. I can't wait for spring/summer when we can see what the rest of the zoo has to offer!

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Little Laker Playschool



Isla started Little Laker Playschool this week at the high school. This is a preschool for 3-5 year olds put on by our Child Development class. The kids come on Wednesdays and Fridays for about 2 hours. So on those days, Isla gets to ride to work with me, which she thinks is just fabulous. Then about 10:15am either Mason or I bring her back to Kim's for the rest of the day. I am so thankful we both have jobs that allow us to do this for her. She loves it and every day asks "do I have school tomorrow?" This will go through March, and hopefully I'll have more to report.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Greta is 5 months


Well Greta is growing, growing, growing. She's up to 17lbs now and lots of fun. She likes to giggle and smile, especially at Isla, which makes her very happy too. She's starting to roll, but hasn't mastered the concept yet. We're still working on it. She loves her exersaucer, as you can see in this picture.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Family pictures


This past weekend we had our family pictures taken, along with Isla's 3 year old picture and Greta's 3 month picture. It was great because the photographer came to our house. The girls were able to be comfortable with the setting and it was by far the smoothest pictures setting we've ever done. I think we'll be going with her again. Here's one of my favorite family pictures.

Greta's 3 month picture

Isla is 3 years old