Random Thoughts

We haven't been up to much lately. Phil and I did celebrate our 3rd anniversary on April 1. Yay! Three years. Time has flown by. Now we have adorable little Coleman. He fell asleep on the couch the other day and Phil snapped this picture. Isn't he so cute.

On Friday, our friends (Justin & Heather) went to dinner and we watched their daughter Maggie. Coleman and Maggie get along really well, and it is so fun to see them interact together. Here they are both in p.j.s getting ready for bed.

Today after lunch, we decided to bust out the Oreo cookies. One of our favorites! Coleman was being so funny and so messy! This is him saying "cheese" with a mouthful of cookies! :)

Finally, an Update!

So I am sorry it has been awhile since I have last posted. I have really had some struggles with uploading pictures from Phil's new camera. So here are a whole bunch of pictures from the past two weeks. I guess we have been busy, or maybe I just have a lot to say. It could easily go either way! :)
Here is the picture of the ice cave that I promised to post like a month ago. Thank heavens it doesn't look like this now! But as you can see, at one time, it was huge. That is a 4-foot long shovel laying down.

One of Phil's classmates offered us hockey tickets to the play-offs a couple weeks ago. We had so much fun! Thanks Brent and congrats to the Sioux who won 4-0!


So at one time we actually hit 40* and the snow was melting. The ice cave fell apart and all the world was at peace, until two days later . . .

Yes, this would be the Friday before Easter and it snowed and snowed and snowed. This is Coleman ontop of the snowpile that has accumulated all winter. Note the five-foot mailbox.

And here is Phil's attempt at a snowman. It looks great now, but don't worry, five minutes after he came inside, it toppled over and fell apart. The snow here is so dry, it just can't hold a snowball.

Last Saturday the city held a huge Easter Egg Hunt at the indoor football arena. Coleman had the chance to meet the Easter Bunny!

Yeah, an Easter Egg Hunt on fake green grass! I guess we'll take what we can get! :)

Coloring Easter Eggs! Coleman just preferred to play with the extra plastic cups the whole time! He could have cared less about any eggs!

Phil holding up his two "teams". Denver Broncos and The Fighting Sioux!

Easter Morning. Coleman found a play golf set and Mickey Mouse in his basket. He has hardly put either one down since! (With the exception of when Dad takes over on the golf clubs and my living room becomes the Driving Range.)

I saw this in a magazine and thought it would be so cute. We made rice krispie treats and formed them into eggs. I thought they turned out rather cute! Thanks Phil for helping!

Darling Coleman right before church. Thanks Grammy for the Easter Outfit. He looked so adorable. We made him wear it all day!

Pictures of Disneyland!

California and Coleman

So we're back from California and had the best time! Coleman was so good on the car ride down and on the airplane (at least for what can be expected from an 18 month old!) The weather was absolutely perfect! We had sunshine and temperatures in the 70's. The lines for the rides were really short compared to other times I've been. I think we rode Pirates of the Caribbean four times and never waited longer than five minutes. The beach was a blast too! Coleman and Phil loved chasing the waves in and out and don't even get me started on Coleman playing in the sand. He was in heaven! I'll add pictures of our trip soon. One of my souvenirs was a Disneyland scrap booking kit. I'll have to copy the pages onto here when I finish them!

Well Coleman was tagged by Grace Bitton and I thought this was cute, and easy to do, so here you go:



8 Things About Coleman
1. He loves, and I mean LOVES animals.
2. He first laughed the third night he was home from the hospital. It was 3 am and I was rocking him to sleep and he just started laughing. I will never forget that moment!
3. He absolutely hates getting his nails clipped. It doesn't matter if it is fingers or toes
4. His security item is his Sippy Cup. He drinks 5-6 full sippy cups every day.
5. He is very social and loves giving other kids hugs
6. He is fascinated by belly buttons and wants to look at every ones
7. His first word was "uh, oh" and he has used it constantly over the past six months
8. And he can do the world's best "running man" dance moves!

Coleman will now tag Cali Giles, Dawson Jardine, Elizabeth Pierson, Kaylee Tingey, and Jake Wood

So yesterday, we made a last minute decision and decided to leave this morning instead of tomorrow morning for Minneapolis to fly to Disneyland. We got here this afternoon, and decided to go check out the Mall of America. It was so fun to see. There was every store imaginable in there plus multiple food courts, the huge amusement park in the center, and the underwater aquarium. Oh and don't forget about the movie theater. It was incredible! We had so much fun watching all the different people shopping there. Anyway, hope you enjoy our pics. I need to head to bed now so we can get to the airport at a decent time tomorrow!

Mall of America

Does it ever STOP????

Three out of the past four mornings, we have woken up to wild snow storms. Okay, they haven't been as bad as others, but they seem just awful since I am so ready for spring. I haven't seen grass since before Thanksgiving. Last weekend, the weather was so nice and the roads were wet, which meant the snow was starting to melt, but now, it just keeps snowing. I am going crazy! Phil keeps mentioning staying here in North Dakota after he finishes school, but that just isn't going to happen. These winters are never ending! I guess everyone is starting to feel like that, though (except Ashley enjoying the sunshine in Israel)!

We have more pictures of the ice cave, but I don't know how to work Phil's new camera so you'll have to wait to see how huge it is until next week! Oh, by the way, Happy Leap Day!