Cutting down trees

We borrowed my dad's chain saw and went to town on the dying but still thriving trees. 

We have and will have to cut out much of the stuff in the yard. But I have loved this bush. Its a flowering almond. I just love it. So I bring it inside every few days.

It took a few days but we got the west tree down and cut into smaller pieces. Then we moved to the apple tree.

It had so much dead on it and the trunk was actually partially hollow, and the part that wasn't fell out like sawdust. We will miss the fruit but it had to go.

Swung to sleep.

Took the kids to the castle park. It is big and they liked it, but they loved exploring more. There is a little path down a ridge close to the park. Jo had to hug the dragon first.

 We had to take like fifty shots to get one good one, but I would do it again in a heartbeat. These little ones are my whole life. My whole world. I am happy I have a way to remember this day.

Remembering

Kyle found this picture in an album at my moms. He think I look like Jonas. 

We got to hang out with Luke for a bit the other day! It was so fun, Lyla was magnetized to him.

Damon drew the Mario crew. 

We haven't planted anything at this house yet but we keep reaping the results of others. Thought these little yellows were so sweet.

When we moved in the cubby under the stairs had an old bookshelf in it. The shelves were covered in this contact paper. I guess it was what my grandma had done. We junked everything in the cubby but I stripped the paper to keep. Fun remembrance.

My dad's siblings got together the other night and some of them came to see the house. They brought these fun pictures with them.

And my Aunt Margo took a picture with me. So fun to catch up for a bit. 

These little rascals keep me on my toes. Lyla will be sad when Jonas starts school. They are best of friends.

 She has tons of bracelets, but she likes rubber bands better. 

Visit

Fanny and her family came to visit! So we got to see them and the Kawa's. We love the Odenthals so much. Fanny is such a special person. Her kids are very much like her. They are so selfless, loving, giving, and pure.

This night really made my heart so happy. I truly love each of these little faces so much.

Here are two of the reasons why I miss our life in NE.

Stuff

Sundays are always hard with kids. Whether they are hungry, its nap time, they want to play and be loud, or just its that bad day kind of day. Church often is difficult to say the least. But we love to go and it is always better that way. Levi can attest to it.

Gotta crash sometime.

Sometimes, or mostly all the time, the boys think it is hilarious to dress in small clothes. I think this is a 2 year old costume. 

At our Johnson family night we made roasted asparagus which is an absolute fav for us. Jojo likes to pretend he is a walrus.

My boy got a check up and shots. Always a hard day. But he is the sweetest thing I tell you. Teething and all.

Love the way the snow makes everything beautiful. 

The kids get up, get their coats, and run out. Eating snow is their favorite, then maybe throwing it, and maybe after that trying to build a snowman.

I hate to think that I won't always have a little babe to look up at me with those sweet piercing eyes.

Sweetest little man fell asleep after blowing through his clothes. We were at family night with my family at my parents. So we had to dress him in some extra stuff they had there just to make the trip home in the cold.

This was the result. Kyle is so embarrassed.