02.20.2011

Tyler and I left for Billings as soon as church was over.  This picture was snapped right before church.  I wanted to make sure to have one picture of the kids on my CF card while I was gone so I could see how cute they are.

02.19.2011

Working on getting ready to leave for Florida!  I was nearly asleep when I realized that I hadn't taken a picture yet today.  Chaptstick it is.  :)

02.18.2011

Lydia loves Tyler.  She always has.  Anytime that I watched the kids for Shelly, I didn't have to worry about Lydia, she was wherever Tyler was.  Whenever we go over to Paulson's, Lydia is showing Tyler her toys and clothes and raising her hands in the air to be lifted up by him.  On this night, however, we found out how much Lydia really does love him.  While playing with the bigger kids in the other room, Lydia bumped her head or got hurt somehow.  She came crying into the room that Tyler, Josh, Shelly, and I were visiting.  She walked right passed all of us and straight to Tyler.  So cute.  

02.17.2011

"My best friend:  I have to keep her around, she knows too much."

Macy and Allison...aren't they so cute?  I actually had some nice pictures of them smiling together, but for the very last shot, I quit saying, "Say cheese!" and said, "Pick your nose!"  They did and both happened to look at each other.  I couldn't resist using this one for today's POTD.

02.16.2011

When I was in in late grade school or early junior high, my cousin Dawn (who is more like my auntie) took our Grandma Spitzer to Sweden for a trip.  I cannot begin to imagine the fun they had or what they were able to see.  My grandma was Swedish and part of what I remember about her was her pride for Sweden. 

These are a pair of Classic Ceder-Sko clogs that my Grandma brought back for me.  My brother got a blue pair.  I really wanted to wear the blue pair for my "something blue" on my wedding day, but they were too small. 

Does anyone know the name of the pattern on the clogs?  I believe it is a traditional drawing that has a name, but I don't even know how to begin trying to determine the name.

02.15.2011

When I grow old and have a shoebox of my most precious treasures, these two will be in the box.  One is the first flower that Tyler ever bought me.  It was a fire and ice rose bought in May 2002 for my graduation from MSUM.  The second is a note from Jeffrey for my 30th birthday.  He was just learning his letters so I imagine he must have had to work for a very long time and concentrate very hard on writing it which makes it even more special.

02.14.2011

Happy Valentine's Day!  I just got home from a weekend in Bismarck.  While there, I bought Tyler some shorts to wear in Florida next week for a present.  (Oddly enough, he doesn't own any shorts unless they are intended to be worn on the basketball court.)  So, Tyler tried his shorts on and then decided to show off how good he is going to look next week and put on his sunglasses and hat.  He asked me, "You think I'll fit in down there?"  I told him, "Nope, your belly is way to white to fit in."  :)  Within minutes, Jeffrey found his sunglasses, hat, and shorts and was following his daddy around the house mimicing his moves.  So cute.