Go Vikings!!

Today we are anxiously waiting for the Vikings game to start! I am not a huge sports fan, but I love rooting for the Minnesota teams! I've been sporting my Vikings Favre jersey for quite a few Sunday's now, so I sure hope they can pull off another win today! Other than our normal routine of work and preschool, we haven't been up to much. The only exciting thing we've been doing the past month is working on finishing the basement! The project is coming along much quicker than we thought. We bought sheetrock today, so in a few weeks it'll actually look more like living space! Also went furniture shopping today so that was fun! It'll be so nice to have that area finished and live-able as the main floor is just too crowded. Toys seem to have taken over every room these days! Thanks to my dad, we are able to do almost all of the work ourselves so that is saving us a lot of money! My dad has already spent many hours here. The work is much appreciated!! ( I hope he reads this!) Boston is doing really well in preschool. We got his report card recently and his teacher says he is doing well! We still aren't sure which hand he will use to write with! He swings a bat right handed, kicks left footed, and seems to write with both hands. Guess he's just talented! The pens and crayons look more comfortable for him to hold in his left hand so i'm going to start encouraging that. He does really well with shapes, colors and numbers and is now starting to recognize the letters. His teacher says he loves to sing songs and that he treats his teachers and classmates with respect! That's my boy! I'm such a proud mom!


Boston loves to play with his laptop..just like mom!

Look Mom! No Hands!

Go Vikings!!!!

Happy 2010!

Sorry it's been so long since i've posted on our blog! December was a busy month! We had a Brendsel Christmas get together a few weeks before Christmas. It's always fun to get together with my extended family. Now that me and my cousins are all "grown up" with our own families we don't see each other that often, so it's fun getting all the 1st and 2nd cousins together. The kids all play so well together! We had a great Christmas Eve with the Gerdes family. It was the first Christmas without Papa so many tears were shed, but we also had a great time sharing Christmas memories of Jerry. Glady gave all of us kids such wonderful memorial gifts in memory of Jerry. Such neat keep sakes! We were blessed with 20 inches of snow starting on Christmas Eve, so 2 of our Christmas get together's were cancelled. We spent 3 days snowed in! It was a fun time though. We enjoyed spending all of Christmas Day at home. Boston had a blast playing with his new toys from Santa, and I got a lot of house work done! Sunday afternoon we finally ventured out for Christmas with my dad and Lisa. Boston got several new Disney Cars characters, so he was a happy kid! I think Grandpa Ron and Grandma Lisa have just as much fun with Boston's collection as he does:) New Years day we made it over to Hardwick, MN for Christmas with the Johnsons. We were supposed to go there on Christmas Day but because of the blizzard we had to reschedule. I think that was the first Christmas day EVER that I didn't spend Christmas Day with that side of my family. It was kind sad not being there, but there wasn't much we could do about the snow! My grandparents Bud & Marty Johnson are doing well. They enjoy having everyone over, and they absolutely adore the great-grandchildren! Boston and Paisley took a snowmobile ride with my cousin Nick. Temps were below zero so it was a very quick ride, but both kids didn't want to stop riding! Today we celebrated our final Christmas with my mom in Brookings. We ordered in pizza, visited, and opened gifts. It was a fun day, but after 2 days of family get-togethers we are pooped! Tomorrow we head to Colman for my nephew Holdyn's baptism! Hard to believe he is 2 months old already. Time flys! We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas & New Years. I wish you all a very Blessed 2010!

Boston and the other Brendsel cousins!


Boston & Jeremiah with their teddy bears made from Papa's robe!


Boston got a Bumble Bee helmet and a Hulk mask for Christmas!

Boston in our driveway next to all the snow!

Boston, Paisley & Holdyn

Grandpa Bud & Grandma Marty with 3 of the great grandkids!