Super Biker

Happy Spring to everyone! Peter gave us good reason to post a blog this evening. Yesterday he was pretty adament that Robert take off his training wheels because he was "going to learn to ride without training wheels". Robert loved the idea and took off the wheels and they practiced for a bit (Robert broke a sweat running around with him :)). Peter did surprisingly well. At the end of the practice session, he didn't want Robert to put his training wheels back on.

As soon as Robert got home from work today, Peter had his shoes on and was ready to go again. And guess what? Just one week and a half after turning 4, he is riding without training wheels! Crazy boy!

As Robert was teaching Peter, some of the neighbor kids came out to run/ride around as well. One of our neighbor friends decided to take her training wheels off and is now cruising around without trainers as well.

Tonight another little boy decided that if Peter and the little girl were doing it, he was going to do it too and there was a third one without training wheels. I must say, it was hilarious to look out at the cul de sac and see all these parents running behind their kids helping them learn the ropes. It really was a perfect spring evening!

Breakfast of Champions

We believe you need to teach them while they are young... Kate can already identify the best cereal :)

Happy Holidays

Our Holiday break was fabulous! Tons of family time, tons of fun. Since we know what an awesome, consistent blogger I am...I figured I should just throw some pictures up quickly before it is summer! (I still want to post pictures from our awesome cousin campout...last memorial day!)

Luckily we had tons of snow (both here and in MN when we went to visit for my sister's wedding - so fun!!) - and lots of snow means lots of outside fun.

Annie is truely a snow princess - she never wants to come in!

Peter is a fan of the outside stuff too...

Robert made the annual snow cave with the kids - they LOVE it! This year he recruited help (yeah for cousins who live close!) and the finished product was great fun! However, we had a "heat wave" the next day or so and it melted into a tiny heap....so sad! Thank goodness we have since had lots more snow.

We went on a little polar express ride with the kids - they thought it was great!

Kate - sporting her normal smile! I know I'm her Mom, but she's adorable!

Ho Ho Ho! This kids were hilarious when we got to see Santa - it was the first year anyone has had any desire to sit on his lap and their comments were priceless!

We love snow!!

We love the snow! Sledding, skating, snow fort building - we love all the fun you can have in it. Luckily we have been able to sled a few times in the past week or so, but even better, we got a few inches of snow today (so don't feel too sad at the bare hill in some of the pictures). Here are some sledding pictures - we'll post more about our winter fun shortly!

Anyone out there?

I know, it's been a while... We're all doing well!

I love being full!

Great Relatives

Robert and I both have a lot of fantastic relatives - here are a few pictures of Kate with some of her especially "Great" relatives. She has had the chance to bond with two of her Great Grandma's and I think both the GGs and Kate love it!

Kate and my Grandma June - this was taken in the hospital when Kate was pretty new.

This is Kate with my Grandma Ruth, also taken in the hospital

I like this one of Grandma and Kate because it looks a bit like Kate is smiling at Grandma

I just love this picture - how neat is it that she has been able to already spend quality time with some greats?

And to the end the post - a picture from a visit the other day to Great Grandma - cute group!

Now we just have to get her Great Grandpas to pose for pictures :)