It has been awhile since I posted!

Time flies... we have 4 school days left (for students) and then I'll be at school a while longer doing some "teacher stuff."

We have not had a very nice spring this year, but we have made the best of it.   Mike and Susan came down for the weekend a couple of weeks ago.  We had a nice time.  Then, we had a great time up in Roseau for Memorial Day.  I neglected to take pics at my mom and dad's when they hosted a Memorial Day picnic at their house on Saturday.  It was a lot of fun to see everyone. On Sunday night we enjoyed some time at the Roseau City Park!

 

Julia has been climbing up on furniture lots since Memorial Day weekend...  check out the little video!

"Game Face"

We enjoyed watching Julia and her "Game Face" during supper tonight.  She is such a hoot!  Click the link for the video.

Game Face

Julia had her 15 month appointment today.  It is amazing to see how she has grown and developed. 
Dr. Ojha enjoyed seeing her today and thought she still looked a lot like her daddy!
Here are her stats from today:
Weight: 23 lb. 8.6 oz (79th percentile)
Length: 32 3/4 inches (97th percentile)--- tall girl!
Head circumference 18 3/4 inches (74th percentile)

Julia loves action songs.  Her favorites are "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes," "Itsy, Bitsy Spider" and her newest favorite is " If Your Happy and You Know It."  She is still signing the following words: milk, more, eat, sleep/nap, and now she has started to do "Thank You."  
She absolutely loves to play with Gus... she giggles at him all the time.  This video link shows them playing together last night.  Playing with Gus

Julia's 1st Baptismal Birthday!

Julia was baptized one year ago today (we will always remember the date since it is Tax Day)!  We brought out her baptism candle at supper tonight.  She thought the flame was pretty neat.  We told her about her special day and all the family and friends that came to our house that day to celebrate.

Julia, you are a child of God!

Snow Day... AGAIN!

We woke up to A LOT of snow again this morning.  It was so disappointing since we finally were able to see grass again (for about a week).  Good news: a day at home for Mommy and Julia.  Bad news: Mommy has to make up the day in June at work

 

 

When Daddy got home we went outside to play in the snow for a little while! 

"Hey, mom, what is this stuff?"

Julia's 1st snowman... just a little guy... we are hoping he melts very soon!

 

Julia did start playing in the snow when it was time to go back inside... supper was ready!  Oh well, she'll get to play with it more NEXT YEAR!

 

We are gonna have so much fun outside when the weather warms up.  Come on spring, we are ready for you!



Happy Easter!

We had a wonderful extended weekend up north for Easter this year.  It is so nice to spend some relaxing time with family!  Grandparents enjoyed Julia to the fullest!  

 

 Here is our little Easter Bunny!

 Grandma had the grandkids decorate the Easter Bunny cake... Gavin did a great job with the details!

 Gavin listened to Grandma as she gave him some instructions! 

Julia added a few jelly beans, too!

 Grandpa and Julia sharing a cookie for breakfast!

 Happy Easter!

 Julia had fun with empty Easter eggs... putting them in/taking them out of the basket!

"See all my eggs, Great Grandma!"

 Julia even got in on a game of Scrabble this year!

 Our family pic!

 The grandkids (and Easter cake) with Grandma and Grandpa Lee!

Julia decided she wanted to feed Grandpa during the photo shoot!

Oops, got a little frosting on Grandpa's face! 

Julia tried to keep up with her older cousins!

 

 

He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee:  ’The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.'

                                        ~ Luke 24:6-7

Day Trip to MOA!

We went to Mall of America on Tuesday for a quick day trip.  Julia was finally starting to feel better after her week + of being sick.

 

We hit a few shops, walked around a bit and then went to SeaLife aquarium. Here a few pictures from our afternoon...

Julia seemed to enjoy looking at the fish and sharks at the aquarium.  It was pretty neat to see them so close.  She also enjoyed walking down the long tunnel (of course, she didn't get to see many fish that way though!).  It was getting really close to nap time so we grabbed a treat before hitting the road back home. 

Hop, Hop, Hop!

Julia met the Easter bunny Saturday afternoon at the mall.  Even though she hasn't been feeling well lately (we think it is teething) she did pretty well with the bunny.  We went down to Runnings and saw the baby chicks, too!

 "Okay, Mom, I'll stand here, but it doesn't mean I like it."

 This hand signal means "take me up, Dad." 

 She got a little Easter rubber ducky from the Easter bunny after she was done with her pics. No screaming fits, so I'd say it was a success!

 Julia got a palm branch today at Palm Sunday church service.  She thinks it is a very fun toy.

We are looking forward to spending time together as a family this week and then seeing lots more family of north later this week!