Sugar and Spice

This past weekend, Hannah was dedicated to the Lord at our church. Most of our family was there for this special event and of course, Hannah was looking extra cute. It is hard to believe she is 6 months old already (as of March 20th)! Time sure flies when you are busy and having fun. :) We are so thankful for this sugar and spice of a little girl.

Hannah Baby!

Hannah with Pastor Brian

Our family of six!

Grandparents, Pie, and Kids

On Saturday, my parents came over for some pizza and pie. I knew two things (grandkids and pie) would get my parents to come for a visit 45 min. away. I was feeling extra industrious in the kitchen and just had to try my hand at homemade banana cream pie.

Grandpa G. with Micah and Ben

Grandma G. with Caleb and Hannah

Me with the Pie. It was pretty good. Dad gave it a "10" and I would give it a "7-8". My one question, is there a way to keep the bananas from getting brown or is it inevitable? Any suggestions would be appreciated. I did put orange juice over them, but it still didn't seem to help.

Hannah enjoying her time in the jumper

The Kiddos! Not bad for all 4 together. :)

Elephant in the HOUSE!

This past week, we've been studying about elephants. So, we just had to make an elephant mask. Being creative is one of Micah's favorite things, so this is what we made yesterday. What do you think?

Ben and our elephant Micah

Elephant Ben with his brothers.

Much fun was had by ALL!

Ice Fishing

How many people do you think we can get in a fish house at one time......any guesses? Well at one time we had 13 people! However, the 2 people stayed for only 5 min . So, for about 1.5 hours there were 11 of us in this lovely house made by Tim's dad and brother (with some help from Uncle Fred too). We had a great time checking out the sport of ice fishing last weekend. After living in MN for basically all my life this was a FIRST for me. The FISH HOUSE (note our Suburban in the background is on ice here). Yikes! It was kind of weird driving out on what I have seen in the summer to be a lake.

Grandma B. with Evie. Caleb looking on.

Grandpa B. and Micah (we had just arrived so it was still kind of chilly....but not for long!)

Ben trying his hand at fishing.

Daddy Tim supervising the kiddos (even Hannah is part of the fun. She's hidden behind Tim in that lower bunk bed area). BELOW: Caleb and I . Sadly, no catches for me

There she is.....Hannah baby. She even fell asleep while we were at the fish house.

Outside in the SNOW!

This week has been beautiful on the homestead. We've been having a stretch of mid 20s this week. So, we just HAD to make it outside to play. Here are few pictures for your viewing pleasure of the kids enjoying the snow. Hannah even made it outside for a short time.

Ben is Hannah's side kick. Wherever she is, he's right there beside her. Such a protective "BIG" brother. This is her first experience "playing" outside. So far there's no loud protests....yet.

A few in the sled.

Caleb attempting to pull the troops. He's still has a smile though.

Micah - the oldest

Caleb - youngest son

Ben - middle boy

All three boys sitting on their SNOW CHAIRS. Almost as good as sitting on the beach. Ahhhh, we're dreaming about summer days this time of year. :)

Happy 2nd Birthday Caleb!

Happy Birthday sweet boy!

4 months old