Happy Birthday Harrison!

Harrison turned 3 on the 23rd and we had a water party with a few of his friends! He is my sport junkie...he loves baseball and basketball. He knows how to dribble and can dribble backwards. He keeps us on our toes and is such a blessing. His joy is contagious! We love you Harrison Howard and think you are great. The pics toward the bottom are of Blase at his spring sing, he loves school and is in a 3rd grade reading level. There are also some of Blase and Harrison they are best buds....most of the time!

Happy Birthday Blase!

Blase turned 7 on May 8th, and we had a wii party. I believe it was like 39 degrees that day so we had one wii going in our living room and one wii out in the garage with a space heater. He got a 4wheeler and a helmet from us! He thinks he is a superfly trickster on that thing. Blase, You are such a joyful blessing and we are so thankful for you. Love you and Happy Birthday!

Spring Break

We spent our spring break with Erica, Jason and kids. We had so much fun being together and the kids were outside riding the dirt bike and go kart the entire time. I have no pics of the baby boys though. We lived outside too. Eir jogs everyday 3.6 miles so we did that with her and we put Cohen and Harrison in a single baby jogger they looked so funny. And no I did not run the whole way and yes Eir was ahead of me, but I tried. It was just so relaxing and lots of laughs. We finished out the week at Aunt Jane and Uncle Dave's, mom was there too. We kept up with the running and ran all over downtown Gaylord! I can now jog a mile with out stopping yeah me! The kids are growing up so fast and they love being together. I wish we lived closer and were able to see them more often.

Monster Jam 2010

The boys were so excited to go to Monster Jam again this year.

Wait for me guys

And the arm goes up for GRAVE DIGGER!
Blase's all time fave truck!

You my best friend...Daddy

On our way to Monster Jam over the weekend Harrison told everyone who his best friend was. This was the scene in the car, everyone is quiet and out of the blue Harrison says,"Daddy you are my best friend!"
Doug replies, You're my best friend too."
So I pipe in and say,"What about momma? Am I your best friend too?"
To which Harrison replies,"NO, Blase can be yous(use)daddy is mine."
Now everyday before Doug leaves for work, He asks Harrison for a squeeze hug and when he is hugging him he says,"Bye best friend"
So sweet! Everything to Doug now is about being best friends...Night best friend, I love you best friend, it melts my heart.

My new bathroom

After 9 years, we decided we were going to change the paint in some of the rooms of our house. We wanted to brighten things up a bit. The whole point of this entry is to honor Doug. Changing paint usually just involves well changing paint, but not to Doug. He went to Menards to get some supplies and they were having a bathroom sale and he came home with all new things for our bathroom, so that everything matched. He got me a round shower curtain rod, hand towel holders, faucet, heater vent and toilet paper holder all in brushed nickel. Who by choice replaces a faucet??? Doug does! He wanted to be glorious for me and it is! He would rather have teeth pulled than paint and he did all of this without one grumble or complaint. I love you Doug and am more in love with you everyday...you are Amazing! Thank you for doing this for me.

Summer fun in the winter

The weather here for the last 5 days has been summy and in the 30's, which made us so happy! Yesterday it got to about 45 dergrees, and it felt like spring is here. What did this mean for my boys? Pretend the gigantic puddle in the driveway is a lake that we sled into. Get your scooters and bikes out, play soccer...you get the idea. Well, needless to say they had a blast and got drenched. Seeing the sun here during the winter is amazing, but 5 days in a row is HEAVEN on earth! Today is supposed to be 50 and the sun is already shining! So thankful for this beautiful weather.

Old as dirt

35 OMG! I am so old! Plus does anyone even look at this blog anymore? Oh wait I know you do, I see it on my sitemeter, and for still looking I thank you. Anyway, who cares about birthdays? Well I do, and i'm not ashamed to say it. I love the celebrations and a day that is all about me...my day. Alicia decorated with a polka dot theme (my mom always made us birthday signs and we still carry on the tradition)and made signs all over the house! I loved it. Gifts,cards, CAKE, thank you darling Doug for making my cake so pretty and getting me my favorite buttercream frosting, but the phone calls made my day! I am grateful and thank you all for thinking of me. Here's my problem...I am the worst at remembering birthdays, cards and all that stuff, but I am Still looking in my mailbox for a long lost card! WHAT IS WRONG WITH ME? I have to remind myself, Jessica your day is over get on with your life, it's almost March first. Anyway I am just rambling, but I am thankful to God for this blessed 35 yrs and pray that no matter what is in store for me, the next 35 would glorify him. Love you all.

ice skating

We went ice skating on the weekend and it was so much fun! Blase and Harrison love ice skating and want to get started playing hockey. Zay liked it too,but he's a pro. MOM even skated with the boys! They thought it was soooo cool to see grandma skate!

Our Cruise

We went on a 7 day POLKA Cruise with Doug's dad, Chris, Sandy, Aunt Helen and Uncle Rich. We had such a wondrful time. We went to Cozumel, Belize Honduras, and Grand Cayman. Doug and I went snorkling at the Grand Cayman. This first picture shows the water trampoline we snorkled to and saw a 4ft Baracuda! It was amazing. I did try to learn to polka, but still need some practice. More pictures to follow!