Weekend in Madison

Last weekend the kids, Lorelei, the dogs, and I went to Madison, WI to see our good friend Jen and her daughter Taylor. While we were there we went to a conservatory and got some great pictures. Grant and Ryan were up north ice fishing for the weekend.

Visit with Grandma Peg and Grandpa Todd

As promised here are some pictures of our trip to MT and ND. This first post is pictures of our time in MT and the second post is pictures from ND.

This picture is of the kids on the train. We had a sleeper which was very nice. It helped me keep Elliot contained!! I would have liked to have gotten some more pictures of our train adventure but my battery went dead.

Here are some pictures of Elliot at Grandma Peg's and Grandpa Todd's. Most of the time we were there it was nice outside, so he enjoyed spending some time out doors.

My parents have lots of bunnies at their house and Elliot loved watching them from the window. This was his favorite spot to sit and watch for the bunnies.
Eating Grandma's yummy bars with Grandpa

The next 3 pictures are of Elliot and Grandma doing different projects together.

Setting the table
Making pancakes


Glueing box tops

Now it is Whitney's turn. She had lots of fun at Grandma and Grandpa's too! Some of her favorite acitivites were sitting up on the couch, taking baths, hanging out with Grandma and Grandpa, and playing with the toy Grandma had for her.

Visit with Grandma and Grandpa Sala

Before heading back to MN we alo spent some time in Williston. Grant and Gavin picked the kids and I up in Circle and then we all went to Williston for 4 days. Here are some pictures from our visit. We were lucky enough to be able to spend time with Great Grandma Mildred. She has moved to an apartment in Williston, so we went over to see her several times. There also was a lot of snow in Williston. Gavin enjoyed playing in the back yard.

Where Did February Go??

I am not sure where February went, but it seemed to just fly. I apologize for the lack of postings this month. Here are some random pictures of different happenings. We went to visit both sets of grandparents the last 2 weeks of February so stay tuned for pictures from our visit to MT and ND.

On the 10th of February Whitney was 2 month old. Here are her 2 month old bear pictures.

On Valentine's Day we went to Fargo for Gavin's birthday. He had a swimming party at the Come-On-Inn. It is hard to believe but Gavin is already 8 years old!!!

On one nice day in February we went to the Minnesota Zoo with the kids and our friends Jed, Becky, and Jack. We had a great day. Elliot's favorite exibit at the zoo were the "Coco's" , that is what he calls fish. He also enjoyed our ride on the train. It was a great day and we enjoyed being able to get outside.

Random Pictures of the Kids

Gavin is such a great brother! Elliot and Whitney love when he is around. Gavin loves holding Whitney and Whitney loves to be held. Elliot just enjoys spending time with his big brother. What great kids we have!!

Life with Elliot is never dull! He is always doing something that makes Grant and I laugh. Right now he is in to wearing different things. There aren't very many days that I don't find him dressed up in something or at least have something on his head. His 2 favorite things to put on right now are either his snow boots or some sort of hat.

Whitney continues to get bigger and bigger each day. She loves to talk and smile. I have been trying hard to capture her smile on camera but haven't gotten one yet. She is such a happy baby. What a joy it is to have her in our lives!

Next seasons Vikings Cheerleader (she does look cute in her little Vikings dress,but I sure hope that isn't one her life long goals)!!

Grant's Getting Old

I have been wanting to post these pictures for awhile now, but my blogger account wasn't working. It is up and running again so now I can do some postings. On Jan. 25th Grant turned 30! We had a wondrful weekend of celebrating. Doug and Mavis came up for the weekend. On Friday they took Grant and I out to eat at the Melting Pot in Minneapolis. The Melting Pot is a fondue resaurant that has very YUMMY food. Ryan and Lorelei were kind enough to take Elliot and Whitney for the evening. On Saturday I surprised Grant with a king crab dinner. Ryan and Lorelei and our friend Becky came over to help Grant celebrate. It was great food and even better company.