camp out

abe had to go camping before his birthday. it was one of the last requirements left for his arrow of light. dave really wanted to take him cross-country skiing to a yurt, but with moving and his work schedule, they ended up in dave's parents' backyard. it seemed just as good as the state park and since it was freezing wintry weather, we thought it would give them the option to abandon ship if needed. they set the tent up in the snow and snuggled in for the night. they told stories, and then slept all night. the next morning they conveniently came inside to sit by the warm "campfire". abe told me what a great time he had with his dad. i am grateful for dave and his tireless effort to meet every one's needs even when life if crazy. he is a good dad.

abe-y...not so baby

abe turned eleven today!

we woke up early, opened presents and ate ice cream cake for breakfast.

it was a great start to the fun day we have planned.

Happy Birthday Abe-y Baby!!!

suite life of max and kai

we did it! we survived another move. it was rough. we are now living in a hotel until our house is finished. we are grateful for a place to live and so far we are unorganized, but loving it.

this was taken right before max jumped in the deep end and started to panic--so i did what any pregnant, loving mom would do... i jumped in after him in my clothes.

later i asked max if he was glad i rescued him and abe looked confused and said, "you rescued max? i thought you tripped."

love it!

braces

sadie recently got braces.

exciting.

then max had a dentist appointment

and his very first x-rays.

very exciting.

we found out he has an extra permanent tooth

right in between his top two front permanent teeth.

looks like he will need braces when he is about eight and then again when he is a teenager. he has been nervous about it all, so when sadie had her check up i took max along. we showed the orthodontist his x-rays, who then gave max a high five and let him sit in the chair (he needs to get comfortable in that chair since i'm sure he will spend a lot of time there). he watched while they worked on sadie. i hope it relieved some of his anxiety.

HIGHLIGHT:

when we were all done, sadie said how bad her teeth hurt but she was not going to complain because she didn't want to scare max. i love it when my kids take care of each other.

5th grade economy

i should be packing, but instead

i am making pencil poofs for abram's

class economy.

(googly eyes make everything exciting!)