Well of course the grandparents are more fun than me… they don’t discipline or make you eat anything you don’t want; they bring you presents and cookies and don’t have to do any housework so they can just play all day long. Zach made sure I understood that while I was still cool, they were…

I can’t believe it, but it’s true… Zach is 5!!! He has been waiting for months to “catch up” to his other 5 year old friends and was so excited for his birthday! It was fun to have Grandma and Grandpa B in town for the occasion – and Zach caught on quick to the…

The kids woke up before me on the day grandparents were coming to visit… and apparently had set up camp by the window to wait for their arrival. Luckily it was garbage day and they had the trucks to watch until they got distracted – Grandma and Grandpa didn’t get there till 4!

Even with all the snow we have had so far this year (we haven’t seen the grass since the first snow) we hadn’t made a snowman yet… and Emma kept asking “when can we make Frosty?” The snow was always the wrong kind or it was too cold or the snowstorm had ended with an…

… after 100+ rides down the tube slide. We went to an indoor waterpark for a little family vacation this week – what fun. They wouldn’t let obviously pregnant people on the slide so Nate would switch back and forth while I waited at the bottom… the kids had a ball and Nate survived. Ah,…

Grandma B sends us one of these every year to do, and the kids love it. It is hilarious to watch their individual personalities come out in the decorating… Emma licks all the candy before she puts it on, then pulls it off and sucks on it some more (can you tell her mouth is…

Well, we didn’t hear him… but Santa came! And he even brought a “water tower” (otherwise known as a bed canopy) for Emma and had an extra Delta jet in his sleigh to accomodate Zach’s last minute (Christmas Eve) list change… what a guy. Christmas with kids sure is fun!!!

It was Zach’s idea… and Emma loved it… and I think they are just so cute. Merry Christmas to all of you!

We were lucky enough to have Nate’s parents brave the Rochester cold and come out for a visit at the beginning of the month – it is always so fun to see family. We had a great time hanging out and even took Nate to see his first Cabela’s – the kids love the animals…

Can you guess? Yes, it’s a baby… and… it’s a boy! We are so excited… perhaps noone more than Zach. He got the biggest grin and said “I am going to build him a bike that he can ride until he can ride a bike with training wheels!” I am due May 2nd so am…