Sunday, January 25, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Country Girl at Heart
Eli and Sadie got a bunch of dress-up clothes for Christmas. This little "milk-maid" dress is one of Sadie's favorite because it has a high "twirl rating" which is very important when you're two. 
Here she is watching the Inaugural Parade and playing along with the numerous marching bands. .jpg)
Just so Eli doesn't feel left out:
Here she is watching the Inaugural Parade and playing along with the numerous marching bands. Just so Eli doesn't feel left out:
Monday, January 19, 2009
January Slowness
It turns out that we don't do much in January. We've been doing something everyday, but nothing out of the ordinary or anything that is particularly note-worthy or picture-worthy as would be the case here. So, these will have to do to hold you over until the next exciting adventure! .jpg)
Monday, January 12, 2009
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Christmas At the Zemans
On Christmas Day after a feast and some sledding at Grandma and Grandpa Sperle's we made the journey back to Fargo to spend the rest of Christmas Day with the other Grandparents. Traditions run very deep at this house. We MUST make sure every dish is washed and that the house is spotless before we start opening presents. Then, we must take pictures, which can be humorous and frustrating, but nonetheless, it must be accomplished. 
I have ZERO pictures of Eli opening any gifts. And it's not that he didn't have any, he had plenty, believe me. But, he was so busy. He opened his presents so quickly and was off passing out gifts to everyone and putting paper in the trash and passing out cookies and making sure that the dog was ok and just being all around Mr. Event Coordinator that I didn't have a chance to get a picture of any of it.
Sadie, on the other hand, opened her presents so slowly and enjoyed each present as if it were the best present on Earth that she was still opening presents long after everyone else had finished. First, Sadie got the "precious jewels" and promptly put them on. Then, Sadie got the guitar. She patiently waited for me to get it out of the box (for those of you with kids, you know that this can be a long process of untwisting twist-ties and unscrewing screws, and breaking through un-breakable plastic), then started to play... Santa, by the way, pulled through and brought her the skunk slippers that she requested.
Later, still with her "precious jewels" and guitar, she can be seen wearing her new LLBean backpack with her name embroidered on it, and her new sock monkey (though, notice "monkey" is still getting some love as not to get jealous). It was such a joy watching the kids this Christmas, they had a blast and loved every moment (except for the tantrum Eli threw when we made him wear a sweater to church--oh the agony!) of family togetherness, Christmas Preparations, Christmas goodies and the overall spirit of Christmas. 
The start of a new Christmas tradition? Eli, Sadie and Grandma slept under the Christmas tree that night in their brand-new inflatable sleeping bags. I didn't think they would sleep there all night, but they did. I don't know who had more fun, the kids or grandma? Just look at grandma's smile and I think grandma was pretty happy. 
I have ZERO pictures of Eli opening any gifts. And it's not that he didn't have any, he had plenty, believe me. But, he was so busy. He opened his presents so quickly and was off passing out gifts to everyone and putting paper in the trash and passing out cookies and making sure that the dog was ok and just being all around Mr. Event Coordinator that I didn't have a chance to get a picture of any of it.Sadie, on the other hand, opened her presents so slowly and enjoyed each present as if it were the best present on Earth that she was still opening presents long after everyone else had finished. First, Sadie got the "precious jewels" and promptly put them on. Then, Sadie got the guitar. She patiently waited for me to get it out of the box (for those of you with kids, you know that this can be a long process of untwisting twist-ties and unscrewing screws, and breaking through un-breakable plastic), then started to play... Santa, by the way, pulled through and brought her the skunk slippers that she requested.
Later, still with her "precious jewels" and guitar, she can be seen wearing her new LLBean backpack with her name embroidered on it, and her new sock monkey (though, notice "monkey" is still getting some love as not to get jealous). It was such a joy watching the kids this Christmas, they had a blast and loved every moment (except for the tantrum Eli threw when we made him wear a sweater to church--oh the agony!) of family togetherness, Christmas Preparations, Christmas goodies and the overall spirit of Christmas. The start of a new Christmas tradition? Eli, Sadie and Grandma slept under the Christmas tree that night in their brand-new inflatable sleeping bags. I didn't think they would sleep there all night, but they did. I don't know who had more fun, the kids or grandma? Just look at grandma's smile and I think grandma was pretty happy.
Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Christmas At the Sperles
The trek to ND was rather uneventful. We managed to miss all of the major storms so traveling was a breeze. The kids handled the car ride with nary a problem, thank goodness for the portable DVD player. However, it was cold. Very cold. When we arrived in Bemidji we kept commenting that it just "sounds cold" as the tires of the car have a way of crunching over the frozen snow. Dennis' mom kept telling us how warm it was when it was minus 9, which yes, was 20 degrees warmer than earlier in the day, but 9 below is still not warm. We got used to the cold rather quick though, because after awhile we were commenting on how warm it felt when it was only 14 degrees. There was also a ton of snow. It was a record breaking snowfall for December. The ditches were full, the sidewalks were covered and the snow mountains were starting to form in the parking lots.
I can tell that I've been in ND too long when all I do is talk about the weather. I'll move on to talking about family.
Eli and Sadie love going to the farm. Grandma Sperle has everything. Seriously. She has the original Cat In the Hat and all of the original Barenstein Bears Books, plus, about 3,000 games. AND all the cookies, candy and chocolate milk that a kid could want! There are lots of cousins and aunts and uncles to do lots of spoiling.
Grandma Sperle and Sadie:
Sadie trying on her stockings.
With Auntie Mic:
Some of the family... That's Ashley helping Sadie with the camera and Carl playing cars with Eli. Carl is 18 years older than Eli, but I think he enjoyed the cars as much as Eli.
I can tell that I've been in ND too long when all I do is talk about the weather. I'll move on to talking about family.
Eli and Sadie love going to the farm. Grandma Sperle has everything. Seriously. She has the original Cat In the Hat and all of the original Barenstein Bears Books, plus, about 3,000 games. AND all the cookies, candy and chocolate milk that a kid could want! There are lots of cousins and aunts and uncles to do lots of spoiling.
Grandma Sperle and Sadie:
Sadie trying on her stockings.With Auntie Mic:Some of the family... That's Ashley helping Sadie with the camera and Carl playing cars with Eli. Carl is 18 years older than Eli, but I think he enjoyed the cars as much as Eli.
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