A Mother's Love ~

Reason number 8,593 why I love my kids so much ~

they make me smile everyday!

Irish Fair of MN ~

We went to the Irish Fair in St. Paul a couple of weekends ago. It was a beautiful day and a lot of fun.  Right now this is as close as I'll get to Ireland but I know I'll visit (take my honeymoon) there some day in the future and I can't wait!

 

 

Big Girl Bed ~

We moved Corrigan into her big girl bed a week ago ~ she has been doing great in it ~ I'm so proud of her!  (Bryce did a nice job making her bed too)

Playing Around ~

Here are some random pictures of the kiddos ~ I was just having fun playing around with some editing!



Fun with Quinn ~

During one of our trips up to the lake this summer Quinn and I got to hang out by ourselves.  He has developed quite the personality so it was fun asking him to pose for some pictures.



Odin Turns 5 ~

Where does the time go?  Not only am I way behind updating my blog I am amazed at how fast the past 5 years have gone since Odin was born.  Odin absolutely enjoys being a big brother ~ he loves his brothers and sister even more than I could imagine (and often asks me when I will be having another baby).  He is constantly asking questions and wanting to learn more ~ at the present time, he can write his full name and write out sentences that I have written for him.  He is starting to read and is working really hard on learning addition and subtraction.  He has fun playing outside, swimming at the lake, riding his bike, working on projects with his dad and even gardening and really enjoys cooking and baking with me; he is pretty much in "non-stop" mode the majority of the day.  If there is a chance for him to watch Iron Man, Spiderman, The Avengers or anything like these he is all over it.  I'm looking forward to seeing how he grows in this upcoming year.  Odin fills our home with so much ENERGY and love!

Blue pancakes for breakfast, Buffalo Wild Wings was his dinner of choice and a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle cake (decorated by his dad)!

 

 

 

 

Fourth of July ~

Trying to get all of the kids to look and smile at the camera at the same time is quite a challenge.  This is what I accomplished!

We had a fun 4th of July ~ we spent the day on Madison Lake with Aunt Cindy and Uncle Rick and then had a fire in the backyard and did some small fireworks.  Perfect!

 

Bingo with Great Grandma ~

The boys and their cousin Drew played BINGO with Great Grandma Neuerburg, Grandma Uselman and Auntie Teri. They even won a couple of times!

Ucky ~

It never fails - I think I have all the dog poop picked up and Corrigan will find some I missed!  As she says "ucky, poop!"