The month of September has been pretty busy for us! The girls and I went to ND for a week and had a wonderful time. It seemed to go by so fast even though we really didn't have a lot planned. Maddie loved playing with her cousins and it was fun for my family to meet Amelia!

Dalen and Maddie are best of pals!
We tried to get some pictures of my parents with the grandkids. Five kids under the age of four pretty much equals pure craziness!

Both of the girls traveled so well and it was nice to have the help of my mom both ways.


This week, Bob is on vacation so we are in Rochester, MN. His brother Tom is also her from OR and we are hanging out with his family.

We all went to the Roberta Flack concert so Sharon came over to watcht the girls. This was the first time I left Mia with a babysitter and I think it went well! She brought all kinds of activities for Maddie to do and I knew they were in good hands! We all had a great time at the show!

Mia is six weeks old now and finally got to meet Grandma Phyllis! It was so fun to see the smile on her face! She just lit up when she was holding Mia and loved every minute that we were there!

Phyllis is 88 and Amelia is her ninth grandchild. She is so sweet and loves it when her family comes to visit!

Grandma's girls!!

Life has been pretty busy with two little girls, but I wouldn't have it any other way!

Last Sunday, my mom flew in so she could travel back to ND with me and the girls. It was so nice the have the extra help and company to make the trip go by faster. We have been enjoying our time in Minot this week. It seems like we are always so busy when I come home and we haven't really done much. So far we have seen a little of the family and have done a little shopping but I find myself just enjoying time at home. We have a pretty busy weekend with my grandparents 60th wedding anniversary party. I'm looking forward to the rest of the family getting a chance to meet Amelia and Maddie playing with some of her cousins!

I haven't taken any pictures this week so I will post a few from last week. This picture is of Mia at four weeks, even though she is actually five weeks today. She has really started to fill out and put on the weight! I think that she has gotten a lot bigger this week and will be curious how much she weighs at her two month appointment?

Miss Amelia is....

- in size 1-2 diapers

- wears 3 month clothes

- still getting up twice a night to eat

- likes to use her mama as a pacifier so we had to find another kind that would work

- starting to stare at us and make eye contact

- loves to be held and cuddled

- a very sweet baby and we all adore her!

My sister Michelle came up to visit for a night and we always have a great time! She lives a few hours away so it isn't that big of a deal to make the trip. We got exciting news that she is expecting in April so we are so happy for them! She is at the stage where she doesn't feel the best and has a lot of questions. I try to help her out anyway I can and hope that she has a great pregnancy!


Maddie loves being home and playing with her cousin Dalen! They play so well together and I only wish we were closer? Tomorrow we are getting pictures made of the five grandkids together so that should be fun but a little hectic. I can't wait to see how they turn out?