What We've Been Up To:

 We went to the zoo in Des Moines and had a great time! Emrick's favorite was the pink flamingo and Jacob's was the tiger!

 Jacob ended the year in public school. He won an award in reading and math. He is excited to go to first grade next year!

 We went swimming at Grandpa Oldenburger's over Memorial Day weekend. Jacob and Emrick had a great time playing with cousins and running around.

 We went fishing with Grandpa Oldenburger. Emrick LOVED the fish and the worms.

 I caught my first fish!

Burger grilled. The patty looking things on the end are grilled cheese sandwiches. They were delicious and perfect.

Catch Up!

We ate at Perkins, the kids favorite place to eat! Everyone ate their food then we got cookies to take home! I asked Burger to take this picture of me with the kids because I never get to be in pictures...

We saw the Easter Bunny at the mall. Both the kids were really excited and jumped right up there with him! Emrick is wearing her tulle tutu that Bonnie made for her, and she loves it more every single day. We also had Easter with all of our family. Hid and found tons of eggs with candy and money in them. The Easter Bunny surprised the kids by hiding eggs in our own backyard for Easter morning, and lots of candy in Easter baskets. We all really enjoyed Easter!

Emrick got to hold Monica's bird. It was the highlight of her little life!

I tricked the kids on April Fool's Day by making meatloaf that looked like cupcakes and a cake that is supposed to look like meatloaf! Emrick did not find this entertaining, and was a little angry. Jacob thought it was hilarious! Wonder what I will be able to come up with for next year?

And, last night, we went to the hockey game! It was Emrick's first game ever, and she was a little unsure at first. She quickly got used to it. Though she absolutely did not, under any circumstances, want to take off her noise cancelling ear muffs! We cheered for the Hawks and won the game 6-4.

All Good

We had such a fantastic weekend! On Saturday the kids spent the day at my parent's house while Burger and I had lunch at HuHot and then saw The Hunger Games. We shopped at Lowes for some garage organization.

Emrick got a gift car from Aunt Pam for her birthday. We decided to use her gift card to pay for part of a new bike! We got the bike while the kids were at my parent's and surprised her with it Sunday morning. She loved it! I took her to the store last week to see which one she liked and fit on. The one she picked came with a little purse that attaches to the front of the handle bars and holds a little stuffed kitten. She hopped right on when we showed it to her, and pedaled away!

Sunday, we spent the day outside! Burger was organizing the garage, hanging his pegboard and putting shelves together. Then he built our little garden area, and we planted our broccoli! Not sure if it will grow or not since Peter has already been digging around in there. Keep your fingers crossed then come visit in July to have some home grown broccoli! :)

Lets Go Fly A Kite!

Me and Emrick flying her princess kite!

Jacob, with Burger in the background.

Emrick was a quick pro!

Burger helping the kids get set up! We flew our kites last Sunday and the weather was lovely. Both of the kids caught on immediately and were able to fly their kites solo! When we were done flying our kites, we went to the park!

Happy Birthday Emrick!

Catching Up

We celebrated Jacob's half birthday on the fifth, he got to play at his Great Aunt Lisa's house with his best friend while Burger and I went to a Super Bowl party. Fun was had by all. :)

On Saturday night, Emrick woke up at about 1 in the morning and could barely breath. I quickly took her to the emergency room. She was diagnosed with croup, given a steroid shot and breathing treatment. She was breathing normal again in less than five minutes. They took x-rays of her throat to make sure everything was ok and sent us home. We were at the hospital for about 2.5 hours. She has been perfectly fine and healthy since.

On Friday night, Burger came home from work with an ipad. He got it as a surprise for me, and boy was I surprised! Then on Tuesday, Valentine's Day, he surprised me with chocolates and a candy bouquet! I really am such a lucky girl.

We are planning Emrick's third birthday party. She is having it at Chuck E.Cheese on her birthday and is super excited! Every day she wakes up asking if it's her birthday yet. Silly girl! It is a Diego themed birthday and she is specifically asking for balloons.

Ground Hogs Day!

I made these yummy treats for my Mops Steering team meeting on Ground hogs Day! The cupcakes are Nilla Wafers and gel frosting for the faces. The other is a cinnamon muffin with a cut out ground hog on a Popsicle stick. I didn't actually get to go to the meeting because a chunk of my tooth chipped off Tuesday night and I had a dentist appointment at the time of the meeting. I was really disappointed. But, life goes on! So I went to the dentist yesterday for the chipped tooth and they are going to fix it on the 13th, probably with a root canal. So, keep painless dental visits in your thoughts for me, please!