It's Great to be Eight

Happy Birthday Annika & Arik!!!

My babies are eight and it is so hard to believe how quickly the time goes by. The day they were born was scary and exciting. Annika had been stealing all the nutrients from Arik, therefore they were born 5 weeks early. Having two babies is so great --- however, the saying, "double the trouble" is so very true! They are the best of friends, which makes this mama very happy. So, in honor of eight fantastic years..... We celebrated a little early by heading to Utah for Spring Break to ski and visit family and friends. Then yesterday they had a normal day at school and then spent the evening hanging out as a family. Arik requested Noodles with Egg for dinner and Annika wanted Butternut Squash Soup --- YUMMY! Happy Birthday babies!! It was also their Uncle Derrik's birthday. Happy Birthday D!!

Great People

Annika & Arik have been working so hard for the past month on their "Great People" reports and presentations. Annika chose Helen Keller and Arik chose Babe Ruth. They each did such an amazing job and I am so very proud of them! Here are a few pictures to showcase all the fun.

Happy Birthday Mom!

Just a quick tribute to my wonderful mother. She was here yesterday, so we celebrated her birthday a little early. I really am so very blessed to have a mom who is beautiful, kind, fun, and a wonderful friend. I love you Mom!

Our little entrepreneur

Tanner's fourth grade class created a town and society at the beginning of the year. Each student has to choose a business to start with a product to sell. Tanner chose to crochet beanies. A couple of years ago, his great-grandma taught him how to crochet. Then he was inspired by a good friend who also crochets and decided to make and sell beanies. His business is a hit!! Here is a picture of the latest business day. They have one each month. It is a lot of work for him each month because his beanies are so popular. He usually sells all the ones he makes and then also takes orders. Way to go Tanner!

Catching up on life

Ok, so I have been a terrible blogger since we returned home from Australia. It has been busy and this takes time that I have haven't had to give. I want to put these pictures on here from President's Day weekend. We always go skiing, and usually in Utah. Well, this year it just didn't work out, so we ended up skiing at Timberline, Mt. Hood. The snow isn't as good, and it was raining for a while, but we did still have a wonderful time. The kids did so well and since the intermediate runs here are easier, they felt like they were amazing!

After looking at these pictures and I am realizing that Colby and I have the same ski jackets on for the past who knows how many years. I think it may be time to update!!