Poor Snoopy

It appears that Kobe has the upper hand on Snoopy dog. He and Kobe love each other dearly, but Kobe loves to wrestle. I think Snoopy doesn't mind too much though, for he seems to come back for more and enjoys the extra attention!

M&M Ice Cream

The children enjoyed a little treat after helping me clean out the garage again today. We are preparing for a garage sale in June and needed to start weeding out the material. I had found these really cute M&M ice cream bars and thought they would be just the right reward. As you can see, they were a big hit and the children loved them.

Last Night as a Cubbie

Kobe is all done with being a Cubbie in Awanas. He finished his last night, except for the awards ceremony, tonight and was treated royally by his teachers. He will be going on to Awanas Sparky Club next year and Kian will join Cubbies. Kian has so been looking forward to joining and can hardly wait. Kobe was a "little sad" he said but overall was glad to be moving on.

Question of the Day

Kobe:
"Why is the grass green?"
Answer if you can...

Morning Already?

Poor Karis looked like she needed more sleep as Daddy tried to get a morning picture of the dear sweet little girl. It has become a little bit more difficult to snap her picture because she always wants to see the picture before we have even taken it. That is why her hand is stretched towards the camera because she is about to say, "Kare, Kare see" which is the name she calls herself. She did not approve of this picture when we showed her, however and wanted another one taken! Poor sleepy girl...

Karis Plays Mommy

Karis makes sure her "baby" is strapped into the ExerSaucer before she gently rocks her to sleep. It is almost time for "mommy" to take a snooze as well, but she fights the urge for a little bit - her dolly needs her...

Stuck in the Middle

Kobe thought this would be a fun picture for everyone on the blog to see. He thought he was the invisible man except for a head and thought it was pretty funny...

Question of the Day

Kobe:
"Why do people need food?"
Answer if you can...

Fighting for Attention

Kobe found a new use for old unused diapers, on chilly days they actually can keep your head quite warm and dry. And best of all, they come with great Disney characters. They're even kinda comfy to wear with all that padding. Snoopy butts in to get his mug on camera. Diapers - hah!

Karis Potty Training?

I know it sounds too good to be true, but tonight she wanted to go sit on the potty in the children's bathroom. After 15 minutes of sitting, she actually went potty, and even wiped herself too. She then flushed and washed her hands. Wow! If this keeps up, our family will be down to one set of diapers! HOORAY!

Baby and Me Class

A few weeks ago I mentioned that there was a class called "Baby and Me" that Kyrie and I were taking part of. Well, tonight was the last night and it was kind of bittersweet because we really enjoyed the time we had just the two of us. The great news though, is it will start again in the Fall so we will probably join up again. In the pictures are Kyrie and her friend Julianne Kemen. They were chatting away and smiling at one another. The other funny thing is the size difference. Julianne is only a week younger than Kyrie!

Question of the Day

Kobe:


"What makes stikers stick?"


Answer if you can...

The Last Old Toy

This is the last first time for this toy. Kyrie had her debut on the ExcerSaucer tonight, enjoying the freedom of full movement without being held. Soon she will be asking for the car keys...

Queen of the Nile

We thought Kyrie looked a little like an Egyptian princess in her big head piece. She was laughing and giggling as I took her picture. Actually, it was just her dress that I was removing to get her pajamas on and I thought it was so funny that I had to capture the moment.

I'm Full

Kobe stares down his meal at the table, maybe it will blink first. But eat it? No. All the others have long left the supper table, while he is still continuing his marathon...

Mine!

This is what it is like to be the popular toy...

SnoDog

A spot in the sun...

Question of the Day

Kobe:
"Which is meaner - the polar bear or the grizzly?"
Answer if you can...

Piggyback

We have a new little mother in the house. Karis is giving her baby a piggyback ride throughout the living room, showing her the sights...

Charmed

Waiting for supper...

The Groundhog Said What?

Gets kind of chilly now when June is only a month away. Seems like we are going to skip spring all-together and leap into summer. Snoopy wouldn't mind...

Light Reading Material

Someone finished reading a book, tossing it casually over the back of the couch - not realizing the spot was already taken.

Annual Children's Fair

The day had come. We were so looking forward to the day of the Children's Fair, and now it was finally here! The day started off a little shaky with the cold blowing wind and snow of late April, and Karis did not want to get into the car. She usually wants to go somewhere, but today, she was just not in the mood to travel. We normally would have walked to the Civic Center where the event was held, but because of the snow drifts, we decided that delicious smell of breakfast. Pancakes, sausage and taking the nice warm car was better. Orange juice awaited us. We practically took up a whole table with just our family. After arriving, we were invited in by the warm and and people who know us and saw the table were overcome with laughter. We ate and chatted about which tables we would go to first and how we were going to get the two seated stroller down the flight of stairs intact. Finally, everyone was finished with their meal, so we headed towards the staircase. We took Karis out so I (Rebecca) could go in front and carry the stroller and Trond could carry the back. Kobe and Kian were supposed to guide their sister down the stairs behind us. Well...Karis did not want her brothers holding her hand, so she screamed. At the point we were wondering what to do, a kind stranger came and picked her up, and carefully carried her down the stairs for us. She was totally stunned at that point so she did not put up a fuss.
homemade playdoh to picking out We headed for the first area where all the "give away" stuff was. Every table was filled with goodies and treasures for children. They got everything fromfree books to new bicycle helmets. Stickers galore and candy were also readily available. Kobe especially loved the Boy Scouts area. They were making pirate hats and hand hooks, so he and Kian both plunged full and pretend to drive and pick out some new books. After bumping into everything in the sea of throttle into the art projects. They both vowed to join when they were old enough. Another fun thing was the children were allowed to color on a white van that would drive through town. They also could crawl inside people, we managed to finish the first round.
We next entered the second area where there were games, real fire trucks, police cars, etc. We first took the boys to where the big cars were so they could sit in them. Suddenly, I looked down at the stroller, and my purse was not there. At first I felt numb, remembering everything that was in it and how I would never see it again. However, after that I realized that it was what it was and I couldn't do anything more about it except report it and pray that someone had turned it in. Just as I was about to go and tell someone, we discovered that Kian was not near us either. I quickly scanned the area for any sign of that curious boy, and found him in the fire truck, wearing a helmet and pretending to drive. Of all the things I could've lost that day, I'm glad my purse was the only thing. We kept going, getting more souvenirs and seeing more things, when finally I decided to go and report my purse missing. I went to the lost and found and by all miracles, there it was. God had heard my prayer.
The children had to play five games in order to pick a prize. Kobe played ten games and got two prizes and Kian played the required five. They also had games for toddlers and babies. However towards the end of the games, it was past lunchtime and the children were getting tired. When we decided to go, Karis did not want to go. So again we heard screaming. We hauled all of the children out in the wintry blizzard uphill to our van. Fire fighter hats were blowing, balloons were sailing away, and four children from the Knudegaard family were crying. All Trond and I could do was laugh. We were so exhausted ourselves, but all the uproar just made our sense of humor come out in full force. We finally got into the van with everyone buckled in, and drove to get some lunch.

It was a wonderful day,with many happy memories and many funny stories to share for weeks to come. Like Trond said, it will be another 365 days until the next children's fair. We can hardly wait.

Question of the Day

Kobe:
"Why are dinosaurs so mean?"
Answer if you can...

Karis Sleeping Pretty

I was returning Kyrie to bed after her last feeding, when I noticed something on top of Karis' head. It had not been there when we put her down for the evening, so she seemed to think that some extra glitz would do the trick for visiting Mr. Sandman. Karis knew just how to dress for the occasion...

Oh No! More Snow!!!

Need I say more?

Question of the Day

Kobe:
"How do people make paint?"
Answer if you can...

Bedtime Stories

Mommy caught her boys enjoying a bonding moment together. The boys had just had a bath when they picked out a truckload of books for Daddy to read. They had such a great time together, all the guys (with no girls!) reading favorite stories before heading off to dreamland.

Daddy, the Water-Meister

Dirt accumulates, especially on the young male specimens. With that taken into consideration, after a long day of play and fun - the brothers of the house needed a major cleaning. Usually Mommy is regarded as the go-to person for this kind of operation, but tonight Daddy won the popularity vote - and was chosen to dunk the boys. Splash, scrub, water-in-my-eyes, backwards crawls, dinosaur submersions, bathroom-floor-wading-pool, shampoo, rinse, soap, loud, scrub, scrub, scrub, rinse, splash, dry, dry, teeth, lotion, jammies, stories - bath time...

Pink Bear Gets Tucked In

As many of you know now, Pink Bear is the favorite stuffed animal of Karis. Today I saw her tucking Pink Bear in for a nap. It was so precious. She even said "night-night" and "I Love You" to her soft pink companion. These are the same words her daddy and I use when we tuck her into bed. It brought a little tear to my eye...