Bowling

Last Saturday, we met Shari and Tim for a evening of bowling in Monroe. The kids had a great time and Connor and Mason both beat their daddy's at bowling! Here's a few pictures of our fun evening together!

Dr Suess week

In Mitchell's kindgergarten, they talked about Dr. Suess all week so I thougth it would be fun to make a Dr Suess hate cake. On Friday they eneded the week by watching a Dr Suess movie and so it was perfect for me to bring a little cake for them to eat while they watched their movie. Here's a few pictures of the cake. The suckers were for when the top of the hat "pops up" like on the tv show. It wasn't as cool as the pictures online but on well, the kids didn't care.

Fun times at nana and papa Olson's!

Yesterday we got to go to the Olson's for the day! It has been three monthes since we've gone there due to everyone being sick and dad being in the hospital, so we were glad we could go on such a beautiful day! We had lots of fun playing outside playing on the swings and playing in the dirt! It was also spring break for the boys that are in school so everyone got to be there! Thanks to Nana and Papa for letting us come over! Enjoy the pictures!

Great Friends!

Here's a great picture of Derek and Connor together!

I have been watching a couple kids lately on Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays. Derek is Connor's age and Emily is Mitchell's age. After school, I pick up Emily and then she comes to play too for an hour or so. Things are going very well and we are glad to have a playmate for Connor during Mitchell's days at school. This is one of their favorite things to do together! "Racing" around the table-although we aren't sure where the finish line really is!

Kids Fest 2011

Today we had the opportunity to go to Kids Fest in Des Moines! We went with Elden's folks and had a great time together! I went a ittle crazy with the new camera and so are the best pictures! The kids had fun going down the slides, getting their faces painted and playing the games, but their favorite part was the tractor pulls!

Mitchell zonked out after a busy day working hard!

Mitchell and Connor and their ribbons!

Mitchell's so proud of his ribbon!

Connor showing daddy his new ribbon!

Mitchell getting his face painted by Erica Talsma!

Mitchell and Connor waiting in line for the wall climb.

Mitchell and Connor playing some football!

The kids both decided to do the tractor pull this year, which I was surprised that Connor would even try! He did a great job and is so PROUD of his ribbon that he got! Here's a short video of Connor's tractor pull.

Mitchell was so excited about the tractor pull and had practiced this week to prepare for it! Well, it paid off b/c he got FIRST PLACE!! He now qualifies for state and will have to have his next tractor pull in September (great timing for Elden :)) We were so proud of him and Mitchell was absolutely beaming! This video shows Mitchell on his first run.

The boys were so excited about their ribbons, they couldn't wait to show Papa Olson in the hospital! So as soon as we got done, we went to the hospital to show him ! Hopefully it brightened his day! It was a great day that the Lord has made! Hope you enjoyed the pictures!