January 8, 2013

Our community came together for a candlelight vigil held in honor of the couple murdered in our neighborhood last week - very moving

January 7, 2013

Sophie and her lego creation - she is definitely enjoying Eli's gift more than he is ;)

January 6, 2013

Someone had to be chased around the house a few times before we could get him in the bathtub - baby buns are too cute!!

January 5, 2013

Playdate with Alena and Jadyn - these girls always have a great time together!

January 4, 2013

Came home from the grocery store with a ton of groceries only to notice how disgusting my refrigerator was...time to clean and scrub!!  It's amazing how good it feels to have a clean fridge :)

January 3, 2013

Little stinker likes to hide in the corner and play with heat registers and outlet...troublemaker ;)

January 2, 2013

One of Eric's Christmas gifts...just arrived oops!!  At least he was pretty excited about it!

January 1, 2013

Great way to start a new year - thanks to a good friend for such a thoughtful gift :)

December 31, 2012

New Years Eve party with some great friends!! Yummy food, fun games...always a good time :)

December 30, 2012

Sophie and cousin Sarah the morning of their sleepover...I think they slept pretty good!

December 29, 2012

Heading to Grandma and Grandpa VanderArk's for a winter outdoor picnic - the kids had a BLAST playing in the snow, and it was fun for the adults to catch up over chili and coffee :)

December 28, 2012

Christmas party with the Timmer's - Sophie and Brigitta both got sleeping bags from Grandma and Grandpa!  We've already put hers to good use a few times :)

December 27, 2012

Decided it was time to clean our back entry (pretty much being used as extra "storage" the past couple years) - looked like a dump! I guess it has to get worse before it gets better right? ;)

December 26, 2012

After a few fun filled days of parties...just relaxing on the couch with all her dolls before bedtime

December 25, 2012

Merry Christmas All!! (I couldn't get my pictures off our video camera from Christmas - so here is our tree)  :)