Happy with...

a car to drive...outside...with an audience...
a friendly bear in hand...a belly full of milk...and jammies...

I spy...

Windy was outside riding her bike when suddenly...
Smiley said, "I spy w/ my little eye something that has hair!"
Boo! Hi!
Two of Smiley's favourite words!

Rosie, Curly, the Farmer and the Fireman

This is Rosie!
Yep - This is Curly!
The Farmer!
And, of course - The Fireman!

A Girly Boss

Quite willingly, Boss got in touch w/ his feminine side.

With a bonnet selection from Annie, and his sunglasses from Nana he took on a whole new look.

Annie was "slobbered" w/ gratitude from Boss (which she is trying to remove)!

Jack appears to be standing back chuckling at his good fortune that he missed out.

The Woods Grands

Jack doesn't look to thrilled, but really he didn't mind for a brief moment to actually sit still. He was contemplating his escape from the friendly clutches of his big sister Annie.
As if she isn't cute enough - Natalie turned up the charm w/ her big grin!

Something old (his Papa's old blanket),

Something new (his new blanket from Great Grandma),

Something borrowed (I'm not sure),

Something Drew!

Evening Stop Over in Wheat City

Getting there included a quick stop to see a few of the Valley Dwellers.

Was great to get another peek at the two cuties - Mr M and Miss D.

Can't wait to meet the soon-to-arrive #3!

What is it?

What is it?
What is it?
What is it?
and yep, What is IT?

The first three are simple...

1 - tin foil

2 - stack of plates

3 - Kris' coat collar

4 - Uhmmm - you tell me...

Seriously...Did I miss the correct date for Halloween?

Is it in April now?...or did I simply stumble upon the Human Zoo?

Even the pony tail is fake, but the question is real...

Official Farewell to Winter!

Well...you all will be relieved to know that I have officially bid Winter farewell!

I thought this was going to be one the few (possibly the only) Winter in my life that I didn't have one ride on a snowmachine...but - Thanks to a temporary lapse in the developement of spring and some determination on Dad's part (and Mom's snowsuit)...

I got one ride!

Not much snow to be had (see much grass in photos...we had to transport the sled to the lake, park out on the ice and even at that it was still an "ice" ride) - but a ride, none-the-less!

And now, Winter can officially (with my blessing and many others...) go far, far away.

I'm done w/ it!

Thank you & Good Bye!

Mini-yap-o-lot-n-sleep-less!

Another AWESOME Ladies Weekend Away - Shopping!!

This time we (Kris, Kari, Alli, Suzanna and I) hit Minneapolis and stayed w/ Lor at her showhome gorgeous house. We were treated like royalty, which was Lori's mistake...because now we want to go back. We had no problem shopping, talking, laughing, crying...you name it!

Poor Basil thought we had stolen her friend away indefinitely - sorry Basil! It was liquid sunshine the whole time, but we hardly noticed with us being indoors shopping every day. Evenings were spent chatting lots, enjoying mint feet soaks, basic yoga and cheesecake.

Such a perfect time...we're already planning the next one...

Thank you Lori!!!

We shopped and shopped! First stop was Target (in Grand Forks, before we even made it 2 hours into the States) and then on to Minneapolis. Day 1 we hit Albertville Outlet Shops, and the Maple Grove area. Day 2 we hit Ikea, the Mall of America and then Southland Mall. The pile of bags was at the end of Day 1, times that by two and a 1/2 (because we had yet to hit Ikea) and you have one large mountain of bags & six happy shoppers...with swollen feet and skinny wallets. How fortunate that we got to listen to portions of an Elvis Impersonation Competion at MOA! See one "Elvis" in the lower left corner on stage - above.
Every "Dining In" experience at Lori's was well worth it.

The highlight was her awesome pasta night which was perfectly delicious and way more than I needed to eat...but who could help themselves.

Not pictured is the bruschetta and bread that we were served w/ our better-than-olivegarden salad. Main course is pictured...roasted veggies, cheese tortellini w/ chicken alfredo sauce and chicken parmesan all served w/ fresh grated parmesan and ground pepper!

Our Dining Out choices were great too - Chipotle Mexican Grill (lunch) think Subway but build your own taco, burrito, salad, etc..., Cheesecake Factory (supper)...delicious all around, and HUGE portions - see Kristie's burger!

Guess who turned 40??

Good question!

...but this young lady did turn 30 again today!

Hope you had a great day & were treated like a Queen, by the King and the two young Princes.

Happy Birthday from your favorite Sister! :)