Funny Face!

Annika has been into making funny faces lately. Instead of me saying... "Say cheese!" she wants me to say...."Say hotdog!" What a goofy little girl!

Winter Fun

These last few weeks we have had some warmer days...a little tease and taste of the coming of spring. But alas, winter is still here! In fact it snowed even more last night- will it ever end? Luckily the girls still enjoy their time outside in the snow. Two weekends ago we were sledding in the backyard and the girls wanted to slide into our garden where there is a a big bump for them to fly over. The giggled like crazy and wanted to do it over and over again. Hopefully they will be feeling better by this weekend so we can enjoy some fresh air.

Thank you!

Thank you everyone for all of the thoughts and prayers these last few days. I am happy to say that both Kate and Annika are nearly recovered from the stomach flu, fevers and colds. They both had a great night of sleep last night and are currently eating a little bit and drinking liquids without any troubles. In fact they have been playing all morning- including a fort with all of our couch cushions, pillows, blankets and stuffed animals. Thanks again for all of your prayers.

Prayers for Annika

Well it seems that once one child is over a sickness the other will get it. Today I stayed home with Kate- her temperature was still border-line feverish and she got sick again last night before tubby time. We had a quiet day watching movies and reading books. Annika was fine and so she went to daycare. Needless to say it was very quiet in the house today- hehe! So now that Kate is nearly 100%, Annika came home from daycare and within a half hour was throwing up and running a fever. Super fun! Especially when I am pretending to be a single parent in the evenings with Jason reffing basketball games around the metro area. So please pray for Annika. We were planning on spending the long weekend in Two Harbors, MN with Grandma and Grandpa Cloutier- but we called them tonight and canceled our getaway. They will be here in Lakeville next weekend and hopefully we will be completely recovered from the sickies! Thanks to everyone for their thoughts and prayers. God bless!

Prayers for Kate

Please keep Kate in your prayers. This morning she woke up with a 103 fever and had gotten sick in the middle of the night without anyone knowing. I feel like a terrible mother. She is home resting and watching lots of Dora and Diego movies and getting lots of love from momma and daddy.

Sisters!

I just thought I would share a new picture of Kate and Annika. The last few days I have been thanking our Lord for two beautiful, healthy, loving little girls. Remember to cherish every moment! God bless!

It's spring! Just kidding!

Today the temperature reached 45 degrees! We couldn't believe it! So we headed to the Minnesota Zoo and enjoyed the Tropics Trail, the Minnesota Trail and the outside loop that goes past the grizzly bears, leopards, buffalo, moose, caribou and finally the tigers! The girls ran like crazy and thoroughly tired themselves out. Our favorite part of the whole zoo trip was the TIGERS! One of the three tigers was pacing back and forth in front of their glass enclosure. The girls thought it was so funny that they could "walk" with the tiger. They are so huge! There was even a little cave where the girls could hide and the tiger could peek in on them. They giggled hysterically!

While the girls were napping Jason and I tackled the glacier that was in our driveway. For the most part all of the 6-7 inches of packed icy snow is gone. But at the end of our driveway there's still a huge bump. At least the car won't bottom out anymore. Too bad our warm temperatures from today aren't gonna last too much longer. Bummer!

The girls taking their first look at one of the tigers.

Upclose and personal with the big cat!

Annika running with the tiger.

Kate running away from the tiger. What fun!