Winter has left

Winter has left and we took full advantage of the warm breezy day by flying our kites.  

What happens when you think your kids are playing quietly together. . .

Out of the mouths of babes

While sitting down for a Sunday lunch my son asked me "Does God have a Mom and Dad?"  If you have any suggestions on answering this one let me know!

Later that night as we're completing the last puzzle before bedtime my daughter is trying to convince me to do another puzzle.  But not by asking for one more, instead she says to me "Mom, you are such a good helper!"  I guess they do listen to us:-)  

Sweet Thing

My Sweet Thing

Blogger Award

A friend of mine, Becky Knutson, gave me the Kreativ Blogger award (thanks, Becky!). Here are the rules: List six things that make you happy. Pass the award along to six more bloggers. Do not give the typical answers and go for the less obvious, as you all know that family, friends, God, etc would be on the list.



1. I love when my kids discover something all on their own, with no parental influence. There is nothing that can make me smile more than those Uh-Ha moments!


2. I drink one cup of coffee everyone morning, how else can I get through the day and be happy.


3. I will eat almost anything that is pistachio.  One of my new favorite is pistachio gelato:-)


4. I'm always looking for new ways for me to use my creative spirit. There not usually big endeavors. But here is my latest way to contain clutter and encourage my kids to be creative.   Thanks Shan for the basket!

5. I used to play soccer year round, because I loved the game. But the last time I played was over 5 years ago. I'll be on a team in Februray, here is to getting back on the saddle.


6. I'm always reading.  I love bookclub because it gives me a chance to read books that I would have never picked out.  Plus kudos to my mom who is always passing along books for me to read.  

And now to pass on the award.... I was completely peer pressured by my friend, Becky, at work to start my own blogs, so now I pass this award onto Tricia B, Kathy V, Melissa S, Gina S, and Katie L. It's a fun list of things to think about!

The boy who loves to fish

Dressed in his bib snowpants, with his camo fleece my son meets me as I drive up to the ice fishing shack. He looks like he's been fishing for years. I briefly see him the same way but at 16. I can just imagine when he's that old, he'll choose to be fishing all day!

Merry Christmas