Cora Michelle

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Kendal Jo

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Rogan Lee

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Sunday, March 24, 2013

Where is Spring

We are trying to get into the mood for Easter even though the weather does not feel like it!! We celebrated Palm Sunday today and the girls got the spring dresses out!!


We are really being patient waiting for Spring. Still 30 degrees with snow on the ground and it is almost April! The past few weeks we have been keeping warm by staying busy. We celebrated St. Patrick's Day in Holstein and went to Karlen's Dance Night. We got to see all of our cousins and even see Buddy, Bobbi and Lillian dance!

Seems like yesterday when Cora was wearing this!

Dance outifts

Our little Cat Dancer

 Celebrating Emma's 13th birthday. She is a teenager already!!!
One of my favorites! Mommy let me outside!


What a great Pillow

Spring??????

Spring Pic

The Leprachan visited our house!!

Spring Pic


 Kendal loves to read and write, She has discovered the world of Reading!! It is amazing to hear her read! Cora is doing pretty darn good keeping up with her big Sister!! Sometimes we forget that she is almost 2 years younger then her sister because she does so well. Rogan is started to say some words when he can get it in while his sisters are talking:)
Shake it Karlen

Go Lilli!

Proud Grandma and Granpa!

Proud Mom and Aunts:)

Feeding the Ducks at Ida Grove, Flash Back for Mommy and Daddy

Karlen our super star at Pizza Hut!!

 The girls found some Halloween costumes in the closet I got for next year so they had to try on:)

Our snowman by the Easter Tree

Easter Egg Hunt


 Kendal got to participate in the HLP dance night at the High school over the weekend. She did a great Job. She is a natural out there. I think we may be watching her dance for many more years!! She loves it!!



Her Best Friend Madeline!!!!





Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Good Times with Family!

We are very ready for winter to be done! We did a  road trip to Des Moines to get out of the house and visit The Ortners in the Des Moines. We got to watch Cale play basketball and Maura dance. We had a great weekend and made many memories. 
 The girls plotting something at Cale's Basketball game
If only I could read her mind!

Our Diva

Cale shooting hoops

Kendal has discovered reading!!! She loves to read to her little Bro!

Rogan discovered his Shadow!!!!

Kendal in her new shorts!!


 We got to go sledding with their new puppy Buster!!








 Rogan even got to go sledding for the first time!


My little owl

 We got to celebrate Emma's 13th birthday last weekend. Crazy to think she is a teenager already!

Rogan loves to wear big shoes! He does pretty good walking around!


Love these guys!

 Rogan loves to fill up Ruger's food dish and help him eat, however there has been a few times he tries to sneak a few pieces for himself!


There is deffinately never a dull moment at our house lately!! I really should write down more stories. A few of the favorite...on the way home from Des Moines the girls are goofing around in the back of the van, Kendal laughs so hard starts coughing she pukes, Cora smells and sees the puke...she pukes Chad laughs farts it stinks.... Rogan cries...I try and clean up puke and want to cry and puke also!! And the kicker we were only in Mallard Iowa, an hour from home!!! It took me over an hour to clean the car out when we got home. not easy getting puke out of buckles.

So I am changing Rogan's pants. and he enjoys running around naked so he runs from me, Kendal needs me for something and then I hear Cora scream Rogan pooped on the floor and stepped in it and tries to wipe off and gets everywhere, she starts to gag..i just run up to the bathroom with her and tell Kendal to keep Rogan out of the poop. Thank God Ruger was outside! I get kids in shower and try to get them going because we need to be at school for the art show. Daddy texts me where are you....I write running a little behind explain later:)

Then Saturday we are getting ready for Emma's party and the girls wanted to get going so they went out to car while Rogan and got things together....I go out all doors locked and everyone out of car. Core locked the car after she put the present in....so I think I will go get spare keys... no keys.. and Daddy not home..I am alone with all kids, on call at the hospital and have no way to get into car....I call Daddy and he has someone get keys out. $20 later and 20 minutes later we head out the door.

This just happened last week.... there are many more but these were pretty good. Everyday is an adventure!!