Fall Family Pictures

We found an area photographer to do some family pictures.  He was insanely affordable and we went with him because we knew we might get approximately 10 minutes out of Kieran for this shoot.  We got about 15 so it was a success. We will treasure these forever!

Grandma and Grandpa D Visit!

 Grandma and Grandpa D came for Svea's birthday party weekend!  We had an absolute wonderful time!  It was a BUSY weekend as well as daylight's savings Sunday.  I don't know about you, but I'm still adjusting:)

 Grandma and Grandpa had Svea open her birthday presents with just us so that we could all enjoy the time because we all knew her birthday party would be crazy.  Svea has been loving her gifts.  We've played memory, flannel board, and used the tray that goes over her car seat to color and draw in the car.  She loves her little Olaf outfit and wants to sleep in it.  We really appreciate the nice gifts for her birthday!  The best part has been the legos for her as she is just a lego nut!  And I can't forget the books....the kids always love books and the Dr. Seuss books are so great because they are entertaining and non-fiction.  Love it!

Someone looooves her Grandma and Grandpa!  Thank you for coming.  Thank you for letting us share our crazy weekend with you.  When Dan and Kathy got here we immediately went to Trunk or Treat at the church.  Then on Saturday it was Halloween and trick or treating with the neighbors.  Then, Sunday afternoon/night was Svea's birthday party.  It was crazy fun, but crazy:)

The Last Two Weeks and Then Three...Four!

I had very good intentions of posting this about two weeks ago to let you know what we'd been up to, but two weeks has now turned into four and I really can't pack in four weeks into one post!  So I'll let you know about a few things and then do new posts on Svea's birthday party and Grandma and Grandpa Dornfeld coming for a visit!!!

My mom was here three weeks ago and stayed with the kids while Dan and I went down to the cities to stay with Pam and her now fiancé Rob. She was having a housewarming party as they moved into a fabulous new house/going away party for her friend Fernando who moved to New York.  I took a personal day on Friday and we stopped in Fergus Falls and bought a different silver mini van.  The post I did a few weeks back was about one in Fargo.  It fell through, however I left the post up because we bought the exact same car/year/trim level! It was so incredibly fun to have some time just between the two of us.  We had a lot of fun, laughed, and I even got Dan to dance!  Well, ok...he waved his arms a bit, but was a good sport when the whole party was dancing and he stood and smiled and waved.  Hahahahah!  We now officially have a minivan then and we are all loving it!  I can't believe I just said that:) Thank you mom for watching the kids for us.  They always love their time with you and we hadn't gotten away for quite awhile.  So fun!

The weekend before that my dad came for a visit and we also had a blast going to the library and just hanging out playing with the kids.  They were both wild about having Papa here and we were all worn out by the end. I think Kieran's goal was to pin Papa the whole time, but that might take a few more years:) Thank you for visiting us Papa!  We can't wait until you can come back again!

Interview With A Five Year Old

1. What is your favorite color? pink

2. What is your favorite toy? Ariel from The Little Mermaid and Legos

3. What is your favorite fruit?  Strawberries

4. What is your favorite tv show?  Movie Ariel and cartoon is Jake and the Neverland Pirates

5. What is your favorite thing to eat for lunch? Cinnamon life cereal

6. What is your favorite thing to wear?  Striped dress

7. What is your favorite game? Nothing

8. What is your favorite snack?  Candy

9. What is your favorite animal?  Kitty

10. What is your favorite song? Kiss the Girl from the Little Mermaid and Somewhere Over the Rainbow

11. What is your favorite book? The wizard of Oz that we writed

12. Who is your best friend?  Haley 

13. What is your favorite thing to eat for supper? Mac n cheese

14. What is your favorite thing to do outside? Ride my bike and Favorite sport is soccer

15. What is your favorite drink?  milK and juice
16. What is your favorite place to go? to the indoor playland
17. What do you like to take to bed with you at night? My bunny

18. What is your favorite thing to eat for breakfast?  Oatmeal

19. What do you want on your birthday? Mermaid tail (which she didn't get)

20. What do you want to be when you grow up? A princess

Svea's Little Mermaid Ariel Party

This was such a fun party and I've been meaning to talk about it, but our computer won't recharge right now and we have to get it fixed when we do I will post fun pics of Svea's swimming bd party.

Svea has been interested in mermaids lately and after we introduced her to The Little Mermaid movie with Ariel she wanted to have a mermaid swimming party.  We thought that would be a fun birthday party so we got a birthday package at a hotel that has a swimming pool.  A few of the families that we are friends with have kids and Svea is friends with them all.  To say she had a blast is a major understatement.  That girl swam and swam, was giggly and silly, ate cake like it was her job, and enjoyed turning 5 a whole lot! 

Our friends had fun, Dean, Kathy, and Gaga were able to be with us and it's a birthday party to never forget.  The pictures speak for themselves.  

Halloween and More Grandma and Grandpa!

 Svea was a mermaid this year!  She was so excited to be one, but her costume was a little big so she didn't get into it as much as we thought she would.  She had a party at school and they got to go to the nursing home and go trick or treating there.

 Cousin Laura stopped by on Halloween and Iron Man is giving her a kiss before we headed out!

 Dad, Grandma, and Grandpa all dressed up a little bit too!  It was a little chilly so they were mostly all covered up with their coats.  Kieran had gone as a monkey to Jill's for daycare earlier that day, but that night he wanted to be Iron Man!  We walked with the neighbors again....Haley, Ryder, Tony, Angie, and now baby Kate too.  Poor Kate...she kept rolling down driveways in her stroller as we all had our attention on the littles.  We took turns pushing her or rushing to grab her from going into the street.

 I love this picture of Grandpa and the kids reading!

Kieran wasn't having the group picture! Thanks again for visiting us!  We love having you come!