Christmas Day 2015

We spent Christmas Day at home with my Dad, and brother and sister-in-law. It was so nice they were visiting this year!

Christmas Morning - Santa visited!

The kids could hardly wait!

The boys ran directly to their new rides!

Madison made Uncle and Auntie Cat aprons.

Even Winky was in the spirit!


Until next Christmas...

Welcoming Auntie Catherine to the Family!

In April of this year, my brother tied the knot with his beautiful bride, Catherine! Madison was a flower girl in their wedding, so we packed up and headed to Fargo for their wedding weekend!

It was our second trip with the boys - and was about a 9-10 hour drive one-way.

The boys had their first lunch at McDonald's on our way there.

Here we all are. It was a TIGHT fit...and we had a carrier on the hitch of our van for our luggage.

We stopped in MN for the night so M could go to a water park hotel.

We finished our drive to Fargo and here are the boys in 'their' room. They slept fairly well overall.

The day of the wedding, M was SUPER excited to be in "her wedding dress."

Here she is with the gorgeous bride.

And, with her beloved, Uncle!

Madison and Grandpa.

(thanks for the pictures, Barb!)

There were some family pictures taken as well...hope at least one turned out...we haven't seen any yet...but here is Josh heading out with the boys for their picture.

The photographer posted this sneak peak - which I LOVE!

Hanging out at the church after the ceremony.

LOVE these two. This is my favorite picture from the weekend!

After the ceremony -  we had some down time before the reception. Cooper couldn't keep his hands off his sister's gown. :-)

Here's our table at the reception.

And, a quick shot of us with the boys. We were headed back to the hotel to put the boys to bed. We headed back to the reception, and Grandpa stayed with the boys at the hotel.

A couple pictures that my Aunt Kim captured.

Catherine is a beautiful woman inside and out, and we are so happy she's a part of our family! Can't wait for them to visit us again, soon!

Congratulations to Brandon and Catherine! We love you!

Thanksgiving and New Years 2014

Such a creative title, huh?! These posts aren't that exciting...but I wanted them documented all the same. I'll do last Christmas in a separate post.

THANKSGIVING 2014

My brother and his fiance visited for Thanksgiving. Madison enjoyed cooking with them on Thanksgiving Day.

Here's Catherine's debut on our blog! :)

The boys shared a small plate of turkey, corn, and mashed potatoes and gravy. They were 10 months at the time.

Madison enjoyed spending time with Uncle and Catherine.

NEW YEARS 2014

Josh, Madison, and I had a fun night in celebrating the end of 2014, and welcoming 2015! The boys were sleeping through it all of course.

Selfies!

2015 here we come!!!

We played M's first game of Monopoly. Josh won. He always wins Monopoly. It drives me crazy!

Here's to 2015!!!!