I finally got some pictures hung on our walls this week. It is starting to feel like home. I am waiting for the day when I don't have a list of things that I still need to do around the house. I am finding that I can't really relax with all this stuff that needs to be done. I feel like it's been consuming my life and I'm ready to enter the real world again...


So I re-arranged Hailey's room this week. I put pictures on her wall and then had her come in to see if she liked it. The First thing she did was walk over to the wall and re-arrange the pictures I had hung. She didn't like how they were. I felt like I no longer had a 5 year old, but rather a teenager. I guess I am glad that she has her own opinions, but I really didn't expect it so early!

Christmas Picture Time

After the Christmas Eve service at Riverview, we tried to get some family pictures. Now, we only get a picture like this about once every two year, which is pitiful. So, here are some of the hightlights...


Here are pictures of Hailey and Ethan's good friends - Jesse and Ethan Heikkinen

Chi-Town

My neices and I took a day trip to Chicago last Thursday. It was a lot of fun, despite the rain, wind, and cloudy weather. Here are some of the pics from the trip...
































Being in Chicago, we had to get some pizza at Giordano's! It was great!





A "nice" dress I found in H&M...

Pictures... Finally

Well, after I found the cord for our camera, I couldn't find the recharger and our camera was dead. But, I finally found everything I need so here are some pictures of Jango, our yellow lab... As you can see, Hailey loves to play with him!