Father & Son...

I took Ben out to the shop the other day... he seemed so fascinated by everything! I think Josh looks forward to the day when he can have a little helper out there and teach him everything he knows! =)

Little Lena

Happy birthday Lena! My adorable niece turns 1 today! She is such a go getter and has been walking for a couple of weeks now! Her daddy is going to be surprised to see how much she has changed when he comes back from Alaska on Wednesday!

It's Spring!

I went to an auction with Josh today. It was at a garage that was going out of business. Mostly just had mechanic tools and other stuff like that – yeah, stuff is exactly what I thought of it. It was pretty boring, but I’m soo glad that my husband can do this sort of work… he’s actually very good at what he does! I was happy to do something that was just the two of us (and Ben of course) for a change. He found a hoist, (I think that’s what it’s called) a parts washer, and a bunch of other stuff that I can’t remember. =)

I took these pictures the other day… the first signs of spring! I can’t wait for the daffodils and tulips to bloom. =D And then it will be time to start the garden and plant flowers – I love this time of year!

Anna's new hair-do!

Anna brought me a handful of ponytails and asked me to fix her hair, which I was more than happy to do. (If your daughter woke up looking like Einstein - you would too!) She insisted that I use all of them. I think I had two left over when I was done... not bad. =)

Cool huh?

Happy Birthday Papa!

Hope you have a wonderful day! ♥

Beautiful Becca...

Eating cereal for dinner (or, what normal people would call lunch) Cooking isn't exactly my favorite thing, so when Josh isn't here for dinner we have food that doesn't require lots of time. I know, if I always ate like this I'd probably weigh somewhere around 300 lbs.! Actually this time though... it was her choice and not mine. I had pbj with a large glass of milk! =D

My new passion!

I made these dresses in less than two days! I was pretty much sewing non-stop... mostly because I was having sooo much fun! I just love this pattern- it's really easy to put together and it looks nice too. =) The pictures were taken the evening of the first day... before I hemmed them and made the button holes.

Little Man

Looking extremely bald in these pictures. Probably because he is. =D I just found out that my sis-in-law is expecting her 2nd baby! She's due in Nov. I'm excited for them and Lena too! I know what it's like to have siblings close in age... wouldn't trade it for anything!

Dresses and Workouts!

I've been working on sewing dresses for Anna and Becca the last couple of days. My sewing skills aren't the greatest but I thought they turned out pretty good. I bought the material a couple years ago and I'm just getting around to using it. I enjoyed making them so much... I think I'm going out to buy more material today! =)

We walked down to the farm yesterday and stopped at one of our fields to run around and take pictures. It's quite a workout pushing the girls in the double jogging stroller and Ben in the front carrier. (the greatest invention ever!)

At The Park

We had a blast at the park yesterday! It was a lot of fun watching the girls run around trying out all of the playground equipment. We were pretty much the only ones there- that was nice. =) I couldn't get Becca to go down any slides... we'll have to keep working on her- I know she would love it! We went over to the pond and the girls gathered pinecones and threw them into the water. Anna also took a few of them home to add to her "treasure".

Becca- thinking about going down?

Anna didn't really want to go down the big curly slide. I asked her to go down once-just for me... after that first time she didn't want to do anything else!

Becca- in the "car seat" swing

What a blessing my three children are to me! They give me so much joy! Sure, they are lots of work most of the time, but they are lots of fun too! =D

Chatting with Grandma

Anna got in some Grandma time this afternoon. She is soo excited about the possibility of her going to Indianapolis to visit Grandma and Grandpa Nelson! Anna loves to talk on the phone and can actually carry on a half-way decent conversation! =)

Here He Is!

Poor baby is sick today... he has a fever and is drooling like crazy! That can only mean one thing- teeth! He's actually been sleeping alot today... making up for last night. =(

Ben likes to chew on his pacifier... it feels good!

He's kept his humor through it all. =)
Mommy's champ!

Fun Friday

It's maple syrup season again. =) We cleaned up sap buckets and tapped our trees today. We aren't actually making the syrup this year... our neighbor is doing all the work this time. Josh thought if we tapped our trees for him we might get some syrup. Our neighbor called it a deal! (It helps that we are good friends with him) The girls and I followed Josh around the yard, and as he drilled the holes we put the buckets and lids on. I really like making maple syrup...it's a fun process! (can get looong and tiring too) I remember the first time (the only time) I tried making sryup on my stove... it turned out more like maple candy. =)

I love my big girl's big, brown eyes!

As for this little girl... she's my blue eyed beauty! You kinda have to look beyond the glasses! =) And I promise I will try to get that baby boy in more pictures!

15 Days til Spring!

It's soo warm outside! To celebrate... the girls, Ben and myself all went shopping for a few hours. We went to McDonalds for lunch- the girls wanted ice cream cones but their machine was broke down. =( I was kinda bummed too. I told them that on the way home I would stop at Dairy Queen- if they were open. They were open but both the girls were asleep. So, the girls didn't get any ice cream today beacuse I didn't wake them up. =)

Becca in front of our HUGE maple

Some Outdoor Fun!

I let the girls go outside today, even though it was super-duper cold... that nice sunshine sure does fool you! I got a few nice pictures even though we were freezing!

Memorization...

I have been working on memorizing scripture verses... lately I've felt that I should maybe do more of that. Today I memorized Psalm 86:11 & 12 - now I am working on Psalm 91 (A chapter that I fell in love with after reading it today)

My sweetheart... Anna

A dear friend of ours gave us clothing on Thursday. This rain jacket was among the pretty dresses! The girls really like it and take turns wearing it!