Exploring!

Exploring!

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

Ice on Mille Lacs

We took a trip to Mille Lacs last weekend to hang out with Grandpa and Grandma. We helped get things ready for Christmas next weekend and Jason got to do a little ice fishing. The ice moved up onto the shoreline last Wednesday. It was an amazing site. It moved due to the lake not being frozen in the middle yet and the wind became strong and pushed the ice to the east. It sounded like a freight train at times out there because the ice was still moving. Very cool! Sam seemed to have a blast.



Dad took some time to teach Sam about ice.

Ice on the shoreline with the cabin in the background

The dogs had fun running on the lake






Ruby and Toby

This is looking at the lake from on land


Land view

My New Play Kitchen!

BEFORE

AFTER

I LOVE IT!!
Mom and dad spent lots of time making this for me. The fridge is magnetic. I have my own stove, pots and pans and a microwave!

I can't wait to give all these gifts to my family!

Saturday, December 10, 2011

Visit to Grandma's house

Grandma Irma and Samantha

Our busy girl!

Well, let's start with good news. Samantha's eye is MUCH better. No more gross drainage, just a few random tears now and then. Let's all keep our fingers crossed!
Samantha as well as Jason and Krista have been very busy. Jason has been very busy at work. Lots of work trips and late nights. Jason has also wrapped up another hunting season. He claimed two deer-one buck in Wisconsin and one Doe in Minnesota. Krista went out deer hunting for a day and half and saw nothing. It is still hard for her to be away from Samantha.
Sam has brought so much joy to our lives and we are so thankful to have a happy and healthy little girl. She amazes us every day! We can't believe she is putting 3-4 words together and is only 19 months old! She knows about 6-8 shapes and is catching on to what different colors there are.Green seems to be her favorite (mommy may have helped with that!) 
She is definitely a toddler now. Tantrums, picky eater and stubbornness has all come out in the past few months. We wouldn't have it any other way :)


Goofy girl!

Thanksgiving at our house this year. Jason smoked a turkey and is was amazing!

We took a trip to Wisconsin the day after Thanksgiving. Samantha had so much fun playing with her cousins, Grandma Linda, Grandpa Bruce and Grandma Joyce.


Samantha's first time meeting Santa Claus. Hmmmm...not too sure about this guy!



I'm ready to go get a Christmas tree!!!




Trying to find the perfect tree

Time to decorate!