Winter Games

Our first official winter games weekend has come and gone and we truly enjoyed ourselves.

The weather was perfect and we had a lot of fun out on the ice.

On Saturday morning, Nathan and Andy played flag football on the ice for approximately 20 minutes...for some reason running and getting tackled wasn't as much fun as they thought!

After the game, the kids and I arrived to participate in the kid games.

They each took turns sledding down a big hill, flying kites, watching the helicopter rides, and even spent some time with sled dogs. 

Next the boys moved on to play in a bags tournament with Papa near Arnold's Park while the rest of us relaxed.

 

 On Saturday night, the kiddos enjoyed the babysitter and a movie while the adults went to a concert. 

A friend of ours from college is in a band and they were playing at the Barefoot Bar. 

We had such a fun night dancing and singing with friends.

 There were so many activities to participate in but we only chose a few.

Next year we will try some more for sure!

Baby Shower Weekend

This past weekend we were able to celebrate the two precious babies who will be joining our family in March or April by attending two showers for Liz and Andrew.

 Marie loved the girl time and was so happy to see her Aunts.

It is so exciting to think about these little bundles on their way. 

Marie is very anxious to be a helper and so is Aunt Kelly.

While the girls were sipping mimosas and googling over baby gifts, the boys were playing golf and eating pizza.

 

 

 What a fun weekend!

Sioux City Visit

 The kids and I took a trip to Sioux City to visit a few of our favorites - friends, the museum, and of course Palmer Candy Store.

We played at a friends house and ate lunch with them. Marie was so excited to see Gracie and Nina. 

These 3 girls are kindred spirits and I think they will remain close as they grow.

 The kids loved digging for dinosaurs at the museum. 

This is one part of Sioux City we really miss..all the free museums.

We will definitely need to make more trips back so Brooks can experience the museums too.

 Our last stop was for candy at Palmer's.

This was a full day and we were exhausted at the end of it, but it was great to spend some time in Sioux City again. 

As we were leaving, Marie said, "Mom, living in Sioux City was like living in New York City."

Not quite Marie, but it was a special place for us!