Reading Together

It was so cute I came upstairs to find to boys reading together on Conner's bed. Conner first read Klyer "Ten Little Monkeys" and then they started this book. It is a number book with flaps. Conner would tell Kyler which flap to open next, Kyler would open that one and Conner would count how many objects were there. They were having a blast and it was so rewarding for me to see them working together.

Saturday at Cabela's

Saturday we went to Cabela's which is one of the boys favorite places to go. It is a giant outdoor sporting good store that has everything from camping to hunting to live fish tanks, that's right live fish tanks. The boys love watching the enormous cod, catfish, trout and salmon swim around. There are also huge displays of taxidermy animals. The boys just love wandering all over the store looking at all the animals and it is all free( my favorite part). Well actually my favorite part is their fabulous fudge which is not free but very very good.

Kyler found a nice seat with a new friend while waiting for Dad and brother to catch up.

Grandma's Birthday

Yesterday we celebrated Valerie's Birthday. She choose to have a Harry Potter party and we all had a blast wearing Harry Potter glasses and eating Harry Potter candies.

Kyler and Daddy sure look cute in their glasses and enjoyed bingo and a prime rib lunch.

Conner loved his glasses too and has been wearing them around the house.


In keeping with the Harry Potter theme I choose to make a golden snitch cake. It was hard work but turned out pretty good and tasted better then it looked.

Happy Birthday Grandma Valerie and Grandpa Walter!!

Happy Valentines Day all!

Sugar Cookies

Today we made sugar cookies. It took most of the day but Conner and Kyler really seemed to enjoy it. The boys had a blast, they got to wear their aprons, use their rolling pins, lick the beaters and eat cookies!!

They both enjoyed adding the ingredients to the mixer.

Conner really loved licking the beaters and snitching cookie dough.


Kyler was very excited about cutting out the shapes and rolling out the dough.


While Conner was very careful with cutting out his shapes.

They both had a lot of fun decorating and eating the cookies. It was great fun helping and watching them too!!

Pop Pop's Visit

Pop Pop Steve came to visit the boys last night as he likes to do every so often and the boys love it to. They get to stay up late, watch movies and eat popcorn. Mommy and Daddy like it to because we get to go on a date. The boys had so much fun with Pop Pop and when he left they watched through the window...it was so cute!! Thanks Pop Pop Steve!!

New Coats

Conner decided on wednesday that his cars coat was too small and that he needed to wear his new blue coat that he got for Christmas, so of course Kyler needed his new red coat. They have worn them everyday since despite the weather 50 + and sunny. Conner is so excited to tell everyone that his Grandma Frances and Pop Pop Tom gave it to him for Christmas when he was in California. They are still a little big, but it is so very cute to see them in the coats...they will be perfect for next year.

Thank you Grandma and Pop Pop!