Here are the stories of our busy life. We hope that you see God's Hand at work in our various adventures! Running/Flooring Vice President Al, Teacher/Photographer Lisa, Swimmer/Writer Addie, Master Mischief Maker/Swimmer Alden, Jewelry/Hello Kitty Lover Annalise, and Water-Obessed/Car Expert Asher.


Thursday, March 6, 2014

Crazy Weather

The weather is crazy- on Sunday, it was in the 70s and the kids played outside in short sleeves!  Monday, it was snowing over a covering of ice.  Crazy!  The kids have enjoyed it and made the most of it!
Cleaning the driveway rocks
Playing in the creek
Monday morning- watching cartoons in Mommy's bed as ice fell
We bought the movie Frozen and invited friends over to watch it- sadly the wire didn't work, so we had to watch it on the laptop- but it didn't stop the kids from enjoying it!
Annalise preferred to help Mrs. Jennifer work... 
We had about 4" of snow- Happy March 3rd! 
Celebrating knowing the twins for 2 months by sledding!
Family Snow Kayaking 
Hot chocolate with friends after a sledding session
Buddies
Watching the snow plow- this meant that school would happen the next day!
Annalise
Adeline
Asher
Alden
Donuts with friends, too!
We enjoyed our 2 snow days- such fun times creating happy memories!!

Monday, March 3, 2014

22 Eyes

On Friday, Adeline and Alden had their yearly eye doctor appointment- and shocker- Alden needs glasses!  That means that 5 out of 6 members in our house wear/need glasses!  Asher very well may  need them after his eye surgery, but as of now, we have 22 "eyes" in our house!  

Saturday we all headed to Costco- the kids had all picked out glasses they liked when we picked up Annalises glasses only a few weeks prior....  Then it was off to the mall- once Annalise's ear was deemed "healed" by the ENT on Thursday, she was ready to have her ears pierced!  To celebrate all this, we enjoyed free Chick-fil-A ice-cream cones!  The afternoon concluded with some skating in the house- which was hilarious!
New glasses- and I love the ones Asher wants if he needs them!
Ears pierced- she didn't even flinch- she loves her new sparkle!
Ice Cream!! Asher is trying to lick his- which he will be able to do soon!
"Twins" 
That's more like it....
We are so incredibly blessed with this life God has given us!  What fun we have had this weekend!

Doctors Appointments

We have been busy keeping doctors in business!!  Thankfully we have excellent, compassionate doctors, and have been able keep everyone in working order....
Annalise's ear is deemed full functioning!
Adeline has been having some gi issues that are now being worked out
We have only begun Asher's journey- but are slowly figuring things out!

The Greatest Show on Earth

The circus- I have so many fond memories of going as a kid- and I couldn't wait to share it with Adeline and Alden!  We have held off until now- simply because I thought they were too young to enjoy it.  This year, we had a friend generously give us 4 free tickets- isn't that amazing?!?  While PopPop was here, the kids and Al went with him to finally see The Greatest Show on Earth!

They. LOVED. It!!  Addie took a several pictures- all seen here.  They came home at 10pm, groggy but so excited!  It was a great time- and I am so excited that they finally got to experience it- and we didn't have to sell any kidneys to pay for it!  The twins, they will probably go in a few years....
On the circus floor in the pre-show- the elephants painted for them!
Cute clown! 
Loving the free noses and tattoos! 
Getting ready!  What great seats!
The Tiger show 
Bicycles on Tightropes
SO much fun!!
It was fantastic- thank you for the tickets!!

PopPop's Vist from KC!

We were SO excited to have PopPop come and visit!  We have been so lucky to have had all the grandparents make it here to meet and spend time with our new and improved family!

PopPop arrived during nap time, but I was going to allow them to skip it!  Annalise is a scheduled girl- and she cried to stay home and nap- so we let her!  Asher and I went to be the welcoming committee!  Asher was SO excited- and he ran right up to PopPop when he saw him!

We had a great visit- we didn't do much exciting, but he made homework time fun, and it is always helpful to have an extra set of hands around to help!
SO excited to be waiting at the airport!
Practicing Word Wall Words
Getting him to check her reading comprehension homework
Learning about sharks
He even came to Adeline's class and talked about weather- something he knows a lot about and her class just finished studying!
A classic- walking on PopPop's feet!
I promise you he did plenty with Asher, I can't believe I didn't capture any of it on camera!!  It was great- thank you for visiting, Dad!!

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

Scott Carnival


Adeline and Alden's school hosts a "carnival" every year- games, face painting, bouncy houses, popcorn, cotton candy, and lots of fun with friends!  We were excited to take the twins and introduce them to the school and staff.  Everyone had fun- Asher only had 1 melt down which isn't bad considering how many people were around and how much waiting he had to do.  It was fun and we look forward to next year when all the kids will have friends to see and hang out with!

Face painting- the twins first!  Miss Emily and Miss May- Alden's previous preschool teachers- did them both!
Bouncy house and games- lots of fun! 
Snacks!  Popcorn was a hit- Annalise enjoyed the cotton candy and Asher did not...
Balloon flowers and swords- such fun!

A Busy and Bountiful Life!

Life is so super busy- and we wouldn't have it any other way!  Pictures best express how we are adjusting, having fun, and creating memories!
"Working" while we wait for Adeline and Alden's bus to arrive
Reading the two different papers their pictures/stories are in
Addie and Al training for the 5K her school is sponsoring
Asher loves my student who brought us dinner!
Busy at the Children's Museum
Riding the train with friends- Asher enjoyed it and didn't cry this time!
Best Buds- they were both soaked and SO happy!
Annalise was busy "digging"
More Dr's appointments

Annalise has fun during the appts!
Learning- Annalise letters, and Asher, trucks
He LOVES food!
Twins on parade- walking and playing with good friends and fellow twins!
Slide- all by himself!
Sisters playing together
Annalise taking Kierke for a walk- which is huge since Annalise is taking time warming up to K....
Thanks to lots of rain and snow, the ditch and creek behind our house is full- and Asher LOVES playing in it!
60 degrees=lots of playing outside- here they are washing the driveway rocks with creek water
Exploring the full creek- very muddy, very wet, and oodles of fun!