Sunday, June 2, 2013

Trip to Tennessee in April

We were able to go down to Tennessee to visit our friends, church, and attend a Bible Conference at Temple Baptist Church in April. It was such a blessing to see everyone and to have some time away. The weather was lovely and I enjoyed every single moment of it!
 
 
Caleb and Sam playing with Weston and Harvey (the dog).


Abbie picked me flowers!


My wonderful friend, Annabel, taught Caleb to shoot her bow. He loved it!


Sam watched from the bay window. 


We spent a few days at a cabin in the Smokey Mountains with Mike's parents who also came down for the Bible Conference. 


Sleepy boys taking advantage of the big bed.





Caleb.


Sam.

 
 
Look at those brown eyes!



Cutie pie!


The cabin we stayed in!


Tyler and Abbie.


Family picture. I look terrible because my allergies were terrible and my eyes were super puffy!


Snack time while shopping in Gattlinburg!


Hot tub time!


Dad watching the kids in the hot tub!


Tyler invading the cabinets while I got ready in the morning.


Bonfire at Tim and Annabels.





Tim has done a great job landscaping the backyard at his place!


...and this is what we came back to in Minnesota. :(


All in all, it was a great trip and our whole family enjoyed it immensely! Cant wait for Annabel to come up and visit here when we have this next baby! And looking forward to our next trip down to sunny warm Tennessee!

Sunday, March 31, 2013

Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Baby

outside view
 
inside view
24 weeks down. 16 more to go!

Long winter days lead to random, imaginitive activities

Abbie's Self-Portrait

 
Tyler munching on a fry at The Ground Round!
 
Dad and Tyler chillin'
 
Waiting for the monorail at the Minnesota Zoo. I have more pictures of the zoo outing, but I just dumped these off my phone for now.
 
At the zoo....
 
Thank you, Pinterest, for this idea. It kept the kids busy all day!

 
Swimming at the hotel around the corner. An essential activity to keep from going bonkers in Minnesota in the winter.


 
Coloring. Always an exciting activity. For the first 20 minutes.

 
Taking naps. A MUST for this pregnant mommy! All the kiddos are so lucky- they get to take nice long naps everyday so mommy can rest too!
 
Goofy Sam with his goggles at Pizza Ranch. He fell off his chair while we were eating and the only thing that would console him was being able to wear his goggles. Hey, whatever works!
Hope y'all are enjoying your winter as much as we are! Actually, I hope you are enjoying it more! Looking forward to Spring and some warm weather! Blessings!

Abbie's 5th Birthday

For Abigale's fifth birthday, we took her to Wisconsin Dells waterpark. I didnt get as many pictures as I would have liked, but that just means we were too busy having fun! Sam and Dad tried out some of the games in the archade!
 The kids enjoying the whirlpool in our room. We brought a friend, Addison, along to help out at the waterpark. That way, every kid had a "buddy" to play it safe in the water!
 Here's Abbie in her matching jammies with her dolly. Thanks Grandpa and Grandma Johnson!

Snow




Tyler's First Birthday