The Frozen Tundra!

Ok, so it was actually pretty nice this weekend.... we got a glimpse of what it felt to be in the great outdoors in the balmy 20 degrees! Mommy and daddy were so excited that it was almost above freezing so we could chop away at our 3-in layered driveway of ice. Selfishly, I was excited because it meant that I got to go sledding at Noni and Papa's with my cousin Drew and sister . You should have seen my mommy sucking wind trying to run in a foot of snow pulling the greater part of 50# around on this sled! Sorry... no picture of that!

Mommy's little helpers

Daddy had to work ALL day (left at 6:15am and home at 9:30pm), so we worked really hard at having a special surprise for him when he got home tonight...

A child's lesson on forgiveness

Valentine's Huggin' and Lovin'

I just love my little sister. This is my latest way of showing her - I like to climb on top of her to give her hugs! So far she tolerates me pretty well - to Mommy's surprise! She keeps telling me "gentle", but I AM being gentle.... as gentle as 25# on 12# can be!


Mommy, Auntie Teresa and Noni went shopping a little bit yesterday and bought Hannah this fun new hat!
As her big brother, I had to test it out too (to make sure it's safe, or whatever)... RIGHT? isn't that what big brothers do? Actually... I just have a love for hats and couldn't wait to steal it from Hannah's head and try it on.

Happy Valentine's Day everyone!

Papa and Mimi's visit

Papa and Mimi have been literally snowed in with us this week! Who could ask for anything more? They got to stay an extra 3 days because of the snow (Thank you Jesus :-)

I like to pretend I'm big and wear Papa's boots...

And I LOVE to listen to stories...both from Mimi and Papa

Brother Bede got to come and visit us too! I always like to see Brother Bede...he's special to me.

Papa and Mimi can come ANYTIME. I am a really blessed little man.

Baby It's Cold Outside

BRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! Baby it's cold outside! For those of you that don't live in Southern WI, it is absolutely crazy around here with weather! Yesterday we got 20-in of snow with windy drifts everywhere.

Biggest storm in over a decade. It's quite fun, IF... you don't have to shovel, drive, or work. So, in reality, not so fun for most of us :-) Right now we are trying to get our furnace working as it has decided the cold and weather is more than it wants to compete with. Hmmmmm, and I was discouraged that Hannah had such a rough nite... didn't think that it could be FREEZING in the house as I stayed warm under my covers. Mommy bundled me in my very very cozy snow-outfit that mommy's friend, Anne, lent us - THANK YOU...



One of Noah's favorite things to do right now is to play "dress-up" with Daddy and Papa's winter gear.... too cute!

It's been a while since I've blogged, we have had quite the past couple of weeks. Sick, sick kiddos. But, thankfully they are on the road to recovery (we think). Noah, who is usually non-stop action, didn't peel himself off the couch for 5 hours straight! If he wasn't a momma's-boy before, he sure is now! Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the cuddling, but now we're having to go through a little detoxing of the cuddling/holding.

I'll try and catch up on some of my blogging now!

two months - too cute

Has it really been two months since mommy and daddy brought Hannah into this world? I can't believe it! My favorite thing to do with her right now is get really close and up in her face and say "HI-eeeeeeeeeeeeee" over and over again :-) (and still give kisses, of course). But, this entry isn't about me - it's about my sister turning 2 months old (yesterday). Mommy took oodles and oodles of pics, so here is the "narrowed down" version :-)

All spiffed up....

This weekend I spent the night at Noni and Papa's house... this is me getting all spiffed up and ready for church after taking a bath (FAVORITE past-time).


After church we got to spend more time with GiGi and GG... they have a way of making me giggle (and I have a way of showing off for them). Hannah also performed, trying to smile and cue for them... nothing on cue yet though, but it shouldn't be long.




Drew came over too, he had big smiles when he saw me! Mommy and Auntie have no idea what they're in for when we get a little older. Noni captured on video a glimpse into the future, both in the crib jumping and playing...(but we don't have it on our computer to share with you). Here's a pic of my cousin...

Peaceful Slumber

Hannah is just shy of two months old now (incredible!) and these pictures pretty sum up our life right now... working on sleep! Working on naps, working on night time sleeping, working on dealing with nose and chest congestion too ;-(


There's just something about sleeping babies that is so peaceful.... or maybe it's me living vicariously through Hannah, since I envy that she gets to nap! :-)

bathing beauty

Daddy - I've got news for you.... this girl is going to be a SPA girl! Hannah just loves her bath, maybe even more than Noah (which is hard to believe... ) at least more than he did at this age. She just lounges back in the sink and "soaks it all in".

Squeaky clean...and a little hair fro is always the result of a good bath. Thanks for these sweet cords Grandma Bev!

Special Visitor

This weekend we had a special visitor.... "B" as I like to call him :-) We had a sleep-over even. Guess he really wanted to see us (and meet Hannah for the first time). She really likes "B" - so content in his arms.

dancing with the stars

One of the things I learned this week was how to tackle (and give zerberts).... which my cousins thought was pretty fun (Mommy's just hoping it doesn't start appearing at inappropriate times - i.e. daycare)

Collection of Christmas

Mommy can't leave out just some other great photos of the week in MT, so you'll find them below. Thanks for sharing with us our Christmas memories. Do I really have to wait 365 days til next Christmas! (At least I don't have to wait that long to see my cousins again - that's even better)

This much fun is just exhausting!

Mommy doesn't know how to get the videos on the blog, so when daddy gets a chance, he'll have to post a few videos to share with you as well.