Thanks to Breuggers for the 3 free bagels that were our lunch. Made our day!

Meg at 10(ish) months: still has the funny leg-dragging crawl stands alone for a few seconds before carefully plopping herself down for some reason loves to laugh in the car (usually on the way to church, and at nothing we can figure out) plays peek-a-boo incessantly lights up when Zach says goodnight to her reaches…

On the market, that is.  We've all (even the kids) started talking real-estate lingo around here.  And it's brought forth a wave of nostalgia for most of us (except Nate who is just ready to move on!)  Emma and Carter must have drawn/painted 10 pictures of the house the other day – all labeled on…

Things I don’t want to forget…. Emma, while making her crayon valentine hearts with a card that says “you color my world with love”, says, “I am giving this red one to Zach. Zach colors my world with love. He really does.” Carter, when asked by Nate if he’d been good that day, replied, “Dad,…

  Had to make a snowman before our snow melted… we haven't had much this winter and it keeps melting right after we get it!  Carter and I spent our "half an hour playtime" making a snowman with the Frosty kit he got for Christmas – and when Emma came home from school she and…

The corn tower, and the crows!  (one, the city is very proud of; the other, they are trying to run out of town!)  We just happened to catch them both in the same spur of the moment photo.

Due to some technical difficulties (or human error), Zach's wolf badge wasn't awarded till the week after his birthday when he was technically a bear – even though he earned it way back in November.  He had the time of his life in wolves, with some awesome ladies for leaders.  Love this picture of him!…

Meg has been our only baby to get into peek-a-boo – and she LOVES it.  She will play with anything… whether it covers her face or not.  The baby that keeps getting cuter… yeah, even with sweet potatoes all over her sweater (and maybe her face.)

Please, Dad?!  (I totally remember doing this as a kid!  Dads are such good sports.)

After 5 years of hoping and asking and dreaming, Zach finally made it to a Lego Club Meeting at the Mall of America's Lego store.  For those of you that didn't know there was such a thing, it is a monthly thing where you go for an hour before the store opens and build with…