Christmas Part Two!!

We traveled back to Plymouth Christmas Day to meet Levi's family. His two sisters from Denver were in town and his mom came from Bismarck. 

Lily and Macy loved playing with cousin Jackson .

Levi's grandma Ida turned 90 years old on the 27th of December so we have been able to spend lots of time with her.

The whole crew !!

I hope you and your families had a very Merry Christmas and we wish you all the best in 2015!

Christmas Part One!

We spent Christmas at the Ebert's house. My brother Les and his family came from North Carolina. It's been 2 years since we've seen them. Lily and Matthew had a great time playing.  

Tubing at Ski Gull

The whole crew!!

Lily's Christmas Program

Last weekend, Lily had her Christmas Program at school. She did such a great job using her "loud" singing voice.  Santa even made an appearance at the program. 

Suzy, our Elf !

Meet Suzy, our BOY elf!! The girls absolutely love finding elf in the morning. Macy wakes up first, so she finds him right away and it's always cute to watch her show Lily where he is. Did I mention he is naughty? I have included a few pics of the trouble he has gotten into. Lily thinks he's hilarious, and actually laughs out loud when she finds him.

Today was such a warm day I brought the girls for a wagon ride. Lily wanted to pull Macy on the way home .

Thanksgiving Weekend

We spent Thanksgiving weekend in Duluth. The girls had a blast swimming at the hotel and in the evenings went to Spirit Mountain to watch the snowmobile races. 

Back To Blogging

I'm so excited to return to my blog after nearly two years away!! Stay tuned for new updates and pictures from our family.

Apple Orchard

We spent the morning at the Apple Orchard with our friends, The Kalberer's and The Kocian's. The kids had a blast.

June and July Update

This summer is going so quickly. Lily and I just got home from a 3 week vacation at Grandma and Grandpa Ebert's. We spent our time at the lake swimming, going boating, and eating out!! We took Lily to Paul Bunyan and watched many of Uncle Dan's Races. Lily experienced the Nisswa Turle Races for the first time and we even make the news. I have the link below if you want to watch the news clip. http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/07/15/finding-minnesota-nisswas-turtle-races/
We also had some family pictures taken that turned out great.

Cheering for Uncle Dan.

Lily is so, so, so much fun! She runs everywhere and is loud like daddy :) Some of her favorite sayings are: *Mommy Lisa come here! *Daddy Levi come here! *Oh, o.k. ! *Who's that? - to every person we see.. *No, I don't! *Paul Bunyan says, Hi Lily !
Potty Training is going better than I expected. She has been going pretty consistently for about a month on and off, but today I decided to do away with the diapers. Lily had her big girl underwear on and she stayed dry all day, even during our trip to the Mall of America. We had to buy daycare the same potty seat that she uses at home because she refused to go there. So now, the potty travels with us everywhere because she won't use the public ones. Hopefully, that doesn' last long.

May Update

May has been a very busy month! Levi and I traveled to Mexico for a wedding and were gone for 6 days. Lily stayed with Grandma and Grandpa Ebert in Brainerd and had a blast. Lily is talking, talking, talking and it's so fun to carry on conversations with her. This past Memorial Day Weekend, we were up at the lake.

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The highlight of the trip to Grandma and Grandpa's house was the daily visit to see the school busses. Lily is obsessed with them.

Lily went to the flower shop and picked out her very own flower to plant with Grandma.

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Helping Uncle Dan in the Shop

Driving her car
Out for dinner and drawing pictures of none other than, "SCHOOL BUS"

20 Months Old

Lily is 20 Months old and keeping us very busy; go, go, go!


We are loving the warm weather and spending lots of time at the park and playing on the deck. The digger at the park and the slide are two of Lily's favorite things.
Slide at the park


New slide for the house!

Thanks Justin, Meg and Jillian for the awesome water table!

Lily is learning so many new things at school, it's amazing. She knows so many words and puts them together to form short phrases. As a mom, it's great to finally know what Lily wants, instead of guessing. Especially, when it comes to eating and drinking.

Lily is leaning her ABC's. As of tonight, she can get about half way through. This video is about a month old, when she was first learning them.
We still love Stella

Lily LOVES guacamole...

Multitasking (purse, snacks, juice!)

February Re-Cap

Lily eating one of her favorite treats, Ice Cream with Grandpa and Uncle Dan!


Lily loves her paci's. She especially enjoys carrying them around the house. At daycare, she only has it when she naps, but at home....it's a different story!



Shopping at the Mall


Lily loves to ride in her sled.


Lily can't understand why she can't fit into her "bus" and gets quite frustrated


Lily continues to love and nurture her babies.