Dream Job

 Have you ever wondered what a 2 year and 5 year old girl's dream job would be?

It would have to involve wearing a big dress, painting your nails, getting your hair done and feeling like a princess.

 Not to mention a prince to dance with.

 That's right...a flowergirl!!!

They will be promoted to bride in approximately 30 years. For now they will have to remain princesses in waiting.

 This dream job does include naps on the work site.

Seeing Anthony's niece get married puts fear in a parent's heart about how quickly a little girl grows up. May we make the most of every opportunity!

Home Fun

It is official that our house now has a preschooler and toddler (almost preschooler) and no babies which makes life fun at home.
Crazy hair day at Awana~

Sweet Visits

November was a month of sweet visits with brothers and sisters and parents. Dawson and Alicia came with their boys and a little later Caleb and Becca came with their girl and boy and with Mom and Dad. It all went by too quick!

 So when my male relatives come to visit, their ingenuity and creativity never ceases to amaze me. This is a log Caleb found down by the river and dragged with Dad's Edge down the street 2 blocks just so we could have firewood.

 A sweet gift from God. We have already put it to use, going up into the mountains, hauling cargo (the breathing and non-breathing kind), and driving in blizzard conditions. It has been wonderful!

Birthdays and Babies

 ConLai turned 5!!! And we got to celebrate with her grandpa and grandma Lind!

 Big girl!

 I just had to put in all these pictures of Juliana with her babies. I babysat a baby boy and his sister a few weeks back and ever since then, they have been taking care of their baby brother. ConLai says, "I want a baby brother, no I want 3 baby brothers and 2 baby sisters." Whoa whoa now sister.

 Tucked Story in before she fell asleep.

 Look who's a second year Cubbie!!!

 

And the birthday boy!

 He has reached the "forever 29".

 

 They adore their daddy.

 

 Yes there is a piece missing, yes we sampled it earlier in the afternoon while the girls were sleeping.

 Note the smoke...:)

Anthony's ShaBam Toy

The girls have the best daddy. ON HIS BIRTHDAY, he spent the evening making this toy. We have a huge silver maple in our backyard that has been calling for a tire swing to be hung on it's limbs. Since the tires conveniently needed replacing on our car, we had a spare tire to use. This man can figure out anything and then do it. Reminds me of my own daddy.

It's August right? No!? What? It's September?

 That's what I feel like. Time whipping by right before my eyes. Sometimes it seems like the girls are growing so quick and then other times, they're just still so little. I like the latter thought better than the first thought. Oh and just so you know, we officially have no more babies in our house. Juliana is a little mama now to any and all babies who come within reach of her. So if you have a baby, please keep your distance because she will smother your sweet one.

We took a quick trip to Sioux Falls and they have this awesome "natural" water park. We're finding out we (or YOU) could vacation in Sioux Falls for a couple of days, there's so much to do.

 This is a little house for a pet, (clear throat) excuse me, a little girl. 

 Rainbows are a new and beautiful thing to us. They were rare to see in Chicago.

 We got a couple more days of swimming in before they officially closed forever the little kiddie pool down the road from us. They will be opening a new waterpark in the center of town next summer.

 At the beginning of the summer, ConLai attempted Level 1 of swimming lessons. By the end of the summer, she began to put her head in the water and become more brave.

We had the honor of Anthony's brother Nathan and his family visiting for a few days in August. It was a special time together. We enjoyed them so much!

 Please look closely at Kenan's face. He braved the rocket slide and was smiling by the time he got to the bottom. Can you believe he went down again and again after this first time experience? This is Nathan and Lois' youngest boy. If you'd like to know what Anthony looked like at age 5, look at Kenan.

 You know you have a good uncle when he reads Cinderella to you.

Awesome playmates!

 More playmates. :)

 And more playmates.

 A sweet lady in church offered to babysit for us while we went out on a date for our anniversary. We wanted to try the tandem bike that's available to the public, but it was in the shop. So, we went to the park.

 Have you ever wondered what Anthony would look like with hair? Or did we tell you he grew it out again?