Mommy's little helper

Look at mommy's little helper!! Jake Loves to run the swiffer and the vacuum. He will point at the closet they are in and whine until I get them out for him. Let's hope this continues!!

Music Man. Lately Ryan's been playing the guitar and piano. Until his sister comes close then it becomes a weapon.

Weekend Visitors

This weekend we had some very special visitors! First Jen (my friend from ISU) and her baby Jackson came to spend a few hours. Jackson and Jacob played until Jacob needed a nap. Here Jacob is trying to take Jackson's sippy cup.

Jackson
Then we got to see Sophia. The Simonsen's came to Gramma Ginny's house to spend the weekend. Isn't she a cutie!
Jacob learned a new thing this weekend - how to kiss a girl. Here he is chasing down Sophia to give her a kiss. I was told today at daycare that he was trying out this new skill there today.
Jacob being silly.

Aunt Becky and Sophia with mommy and Jacob

Hailey's Basketball game

Today we went over to Storm Lake to watch our cousin Hailey play in a 5th grade bball tournament. She did Great! Their team won the 1st 3 games of the day and were in the championship game this afternoon. We had to get Jacob home for a nap so hopefully they won the last game too!

Jacob having fun with Uncle Cory Great Grandma Shirley
Hailey keeping an eye on the court.
#23 Hailey
This was the worst ref I have ever seen. It was a very exciting game, with 2 guys getting kicked out for talking back to the ref. It was a pretty rough game for the girls. But Spencer won! Hailey is there behind the wonderful ref...
Great pass Hailey!

While we were in Storm Lake, Ryan went with daddy and had a really fun day. He ran the skidloader at Bappa's, looks like they had a calf today and built a snowman!

Left or Right?

Left or right hand? Not sure... Today was the 1st time Jacob got to use a spoon to eat. First he used his left hand, then he switched to his right. Then he threw the spoon on the floor and ate the food with his fingers!

Weekend Update

Today was the last basketball game for the MMC 4th grade girls team. They played in a tournament in Correctionville today where they kept score and had fouls, traveling etc. called. Other games they have gotten away with a lot more and the girls kept score on their own. (so they won most all of their games according to Ashley) :-)
It was a very tough day. The 1st team they played, Lawton Bronson, beat them 24 to 9 and the 2nd team they played beat them 9 to 5. Yes 9 to 5 was the score for the entire game!
But there is always next season!

Hope you have a great weekend!

Ryan in the Skidloader

Anyone need their snow cleared?

When I came home from work on Friday, Ryan was out clearing our driveway with the skidloader. Mommy thinks he might be too little yet to be driving but daddy says it's just fine. ? Ryan loves it!

Weekend

Weekend Update

The basketball season is winding down - 1 more game to go. Here are the girls.

Here are the girls in their "crazy" pose.
Brent and Ryan enjoy watching their sisters play. Actually they have more fun running through the hallways at the different schools and shooting baskets during halftime.
Aunt Rachael came to see Ashley play and she even got a pedicure and manicure out of the deal!
It was a great weekend. We even got Gramma Ginny away from the shop for 1 day to go shopping with us in Sioux City. It was a lot of fun. Hope everyone had a good weekend and have a great week!