Kjerstin lost her first tooth!

Here is a picture of Kjerstin's new hole in her mouth. She looks like she is not happy because there were a few tears but she was laughing through her tears she was so excited for this to happen. She has been waiting for a year or so for a tooth to fall out. This was a very exciting night! My little girl is now on her way to being a big girl. Where did the time go?

Some California Pictures

 

Kjerstin meeting Sleeping Beauty

 

Kjerstin and Kehan at Huntington Beach

 

Kjerstin and Kehan at the San Diego Zoo

These are a few pictures from our California Trip. If you would like to see more of them and are on facebook you can see them in my photo albums. It was a great trip and the kids had a lot of fun.

Project Linus Make a Blanket Day 2009

We had a great turn out on Saturday Feb. 7! Through out the day there were around 15 volunteers that came through to help make blankets and most stayed all day! Thank you to all who helped! We collected about 40 blankets. Those 40 blankets are only enough to supply our local hospital for 2-3 months so if you can keep making blankets and drop them off at Oklee Quilting or Sjorberg's Cable in Theif River Falls. If you are not from our area please contact your local chapter of Project Linus and donate! www.projectlinus.org

 

Ashlyn's First Hair Cut!

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During...

 

 

After...

 

Now it doesn't really look like much was done but she did get about an inch off the back to even things out and her hair feels much thicker now and the ends are even!

Fargo Visit

 

Kehan and Annika

 

At Uncle Eric and Aunty Kristi's house.

 

Aunty Kristi reading a book.

 

Annika and new baby sister Aubrey

Hoar Frost

 

 

 

So that last few months I have been busy and maybe just a bit lazy when it comes to posting on the blog. In January I turned 28, we had almost a week where the temp was -30 degrees below zero or colder and a close friend had a baby girl on the 5th. Which is exciting because I will be going to visit in just a couple more days!Oh, and in the last part of December our pastor and his wife had their 10th baby! Another girl, Inge Kathryn, she is very adorable and I have yet to hear her cry! Quinten's cousin had a baby boy this week and Ashlyn has become a little trouble maker and is not overly enthused to listen to mom's warnings, so she spends a bit of time each day in time out. She turns 2 in April...and it begins.

The last few mornings the trees outside have been covered in Hoar Frost. It is always so pretty I decided to give everyone a glimpse of my trees in the front yard. This is a common occurance in our neighborhood to have the trees covered like this sometimes the frost is quite a bit thicker on it too. So days like this I don't mind living here but just don't ask on mornings when I wake up and the temperature outside -39.1! Then you will get a different story.

Merry Christmas and Ashlyn's New Stats

It is Christmas Eve. I wish everyone a Merry Christmas on the night of our Savior's birth. The Christ child brings hope to many hearts and pray that He brings hope, peace, and love to your life too.

Luke 2
Christ Born of Mary

1 And it came to pass in those days that a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. 2 This census first took place while Quirinius was governing Syria. 3 So all went to be registered, everyone to his own city.
4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, 5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife,[a] who was with child. 6 So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered. 7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
Glory in the Highest

8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And behold,[b] an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. 10 Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. 11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:
14 “ Glory to God in the highest,
And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”[c]

15 So it was, when the angels had gone away from them into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has come to pass, which the Lord has made known to us.” 16 And they came with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying in a manger. 17 Now when they had seen Him, they made widely[d] known the saying which was told them concerning this Child. 18 And all those who heard it marveled at those things which were told them by the shepherds. 19 But Mary kept all these things and pondered them in her heart. 20 Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told them.


My, oh, my, how time does fly! I finally brought Ashlyn in for her 18 month well child appt today. Only 2.5 months late but I guess better late than never. So now she is at the 21 pounds 10 ounces, 15% tile for weight, 32 inches long, which is about the 27% tile for height. She recieved one shot today and didn't flinch or shed a single tear. She just laid there and did nothing like she didn't feel it at all! What a big girl she was!

Kjerstin also wanted to be weighed and measured so she stands at 41 pounts and 43.5 inches tall or 3' 7.5" tall another foot and a bit more and she wont need a booster seat anymore!

Merry Christmas to everyone! The kids are very excited to travel to Wisconsin in a few days and for Santa to come tonight.