09.06.2011

This here cookbook is the reason for my massive summer weight gain.  But was it worth it?  Oh definitely yes!  From the tons of guacamole that we made to the red velvet cake that weighed a ton, it was all so good and so worth the cost of bigger jeans.  You should check her out at thepioneerwoman.com (if you dare, lol).

09.05.2011

This is why we need to get back on schedule.  Five days in Fargo followed by an afternoon visiting Josh at his rig leads to a little girl who is so overtired she can't stop crying, not even for oreo dessert.  It was a quick bath and straight to bed for this little one.  I hope that getting back on schedule tomorrow puts her in a better mood!

09.04.2011

Can you see the guy up there?  He's in the derrick and let me tell you it is a long way up there!  Today we went to visit Josh at his rig.  We were pretty excited to get to see them pulling pipe.  We have heard about it alot since Josh used to work up in the derrick so to see it up close was fun.

07.15.2011

She was so tired!  If you look close enough, I think you can even see the drool coming out of her mouth.

07.13.2011

Tami picked up Emily and Grace for softball practice this evening and I kept Chloe and Ava here to play with my girls.  I definitely got the better deal.  The girls watched part of a movie, played doll house in the bedroom, and then played hide and seek until Tami got back.  I got my entire cd/dvd cupboard cleaned out and organized!

07.12.2011

The girls had a great time today playing with their cousin Nick.  We haven't seen him since last summer so it was great to see how much he has grown and changed in the last year.  He adjusted well to spending time with all of these girl cousins!

07.11.2011

Lydia loves holding our brand new baby kitties!

07.10.2011

Right after a sneeze!

07.09.2011

The big boys decided at the end of our Friday evening get together that they wanted "fo-hawks" like Jeff's so here they are after Brandy went after them with the clippers!

07.08.2011

Grace took the camera out on her hike with friends tonight.  She had some really great pictures so it was hard to pick which one to put up.  Hopefully she can find some time to post some of them on her blog sometime.

07.03.2011

We made a quick day trip with my parents to Medora today.  We all had a lot of fun.  I managed to get some pics of the girls all together...a rarity anymore it seems.

07.02.2011

Erica, this photo is for you.  This is a picture of the storm that went over your house right after we got off the phone!

07.01.2011

Grace fixed Lydia up and took her picture today.

06.30.2011

It's a hit!

06.26.2011

Marcy and Brooke!

06.25.2011

Emily, Brooke, Allison, and Marcy.

06.22.2011

Youth Theatre Retreat 2011

06.19.2011

A well-worn path.

06.18.2011

The girls thought it was so funny that our neighbor boy who is 10 months old looks the same size as Lydia who is 2 1/2 years old.  They had to take pictures to prove it!

06.17.2011

With a strong wind, the waves were actually spraying onto the highway today.  This is Hwy 85, south of Williston.  I hope we don't get anymore rain so they don't have to close this road.

06.15.2011

I had to take a picture of Allison today since I crimped her hair.  I figured I better get a picture since it will probably never happen again...it took forever to do!

06.13.2011

Emily and Grace are really great babysitters!  They love when I leave them at home to babysit.  They are full of fun ideas to do with their little sisters.  They have picnics in the living room, popcorn and a movie parties, and today they had fun making homemade face paint and painting their sisters' faces and their own faces.  What can I say, they learned from the best...their older sister Brooke.  In her younger years she loved to do fun activities when she was at home babysitting.  Not so much now, but that is okay because she already made her mark!

06.11.2011

This is Brooke's first plane ride!  She is flying to D.C.  Josh and I parked at the end of the runway and I got some great shots of her plane taking off and this is it right over our heads!  What a crazy feeling it was to know she was on that plane!

06.09.2011

Lydia and Allison lounging in the chair Brooke made in shop class.  That chair is so comfortable!

06.08.2011

I can't believe Emily took this picture of this bee!

06.07.2011

A well under water in the Missouri River bottoms.

06.06.2011

Do you have a hopper ball for your kids?  Well if you don't you really need to get one!  These things are a great way for kids to get some exercise and have fun doing it.  I can remember when Brooke, Emily, and Grace were younger and they would actually do all of their chores while bouncing on their hopper balls.  It was a riot to watch!  Now Sophia and Allison like to play on their hopper balls.

06.05.2011

Grace with her fun purchase from Cracker Barrel.

06.04.2011

While Brooke was at HOBY in Bismarck this weekend, the kids and I stayed at Annette's house for the weekend.  I had a great time catching up on life with Annette and the girls had an awesome time hanging out with Annette's kids.  Highlight of the weekend?  WATER FIGHT!!!!

06.03.2011

We're staying at Annette's house in Bismarck.  The girls had a blast being loud and obnoxious this evening.  This is them getting ready to slide down the steps on the sleeping bag.  I was dissapointed that none of my pictures of them going down turned out...I obviously have a lot to learn still about my camera.  I need to figure out how to take action shots.

06.02.2011

Grace took this shot as we were driving over the Missouri River between Bismarck and Mandan.  It was crazy to see how high the river is and even crazier to think it is going to continue to rise.

06.01.2011

We had a very long day today...a field trip to the Dinosaur Museum in Glendive, a picnic in the park, a quick trip through K-Mart, back to Sidney in time for a super speedy supper and then softball practice at 7:00.  We left the house at 9:30 in the morning and didn't get home until 9:30 at night.  I was ready to fall asleep just like Lydia!

05.31.2011

This is our new shed that Josh put up this weekend.  It will be great to have a place to store things until we get a garage up.  Then it will be a perfect little garden shed.

5.30.2011

It's always fun to look out the window and see a bunch of cows in your yard!

05.29.2011

I didn't take this picture and my camera wasn't even used for it. I didn't actually get a picture taken on Sunday, but somebody else got a picture of all of us with my parents.  We were at my cousin's son's graduation.

05.28.2011

Lydia just LOVES when Brooke shares her I Pod with her.  Brooke just does it to keep Lydia quiet.

05.27.2011

Grace and Emily with their good friends Grace and Anna.

05.26.2011

We had an American Idol party this morning so we could see who won before we heard it on the radio or something.  Sophia, Allison, and Lydia cuddled on the couch for part of the show.  But when the M&M's were gone, so was their patience and they were sent to their room to play.

05.25.2011

Emily took this picture of Allison on two swings.  I'm not sure of the purpose of this, but as long as they were having fun I guess it's all good!

05.24.2011

The Missouri River is flooding right now.  It has been crazy to see the whole river bottom look like a lake.  I haven't seen this happen in years.  I wonder if it could ever make it over the road?

05.23.2011

Grace and Emily have been working hard at night making friendship bracelets.

05.22.2011

Sweet Sophia, courtesy of Grace.

05.21.2011

I'm telling you, someday she is going to be my best little cleaner.

05.20.2011

It's a nightmare to get them to fall asleep in the same bed, but once they are asleep, I love to see them snuggle in so close to each other.

05.19.2011

I didn't have a picture today so I went outside this evening to see what I could find to take a picture of.  Most of the shots didn't turn out because it was already too dark.  But this one was ok, so it's my POTD.

05.18.2011

My big girls.  I love when I can get a picture of them together.

05.17.2011

I was scrolling through to see what I had for pictures tonight.  I found this one and thought is was pretty neat to see the turkeys on top of the hill across from our house.  I have no idea who took it, I just found it on the camera card!

05.16.2011

Allison crashed for nap time with the pillow on top of her head.  It was pretty sweet.

05.15.2011

Sophia and Allison were laying in my bed tonight.  I hope they aren't kicking us out!

05.14.2011

This is sad, I know.  But, it is a picture and I did take it today.  It'll have to do.