Wounded

 Two boys with broken arms that Doctor Daddy had to fix.

 Faithful Nurse Layla by doctor's side to help out.

Brothers and Sisters

When You Give Birth At Home...

...your kids pretend to do the same!

These Two

are something else!

Crazy Brothers

No Longer the Baby

Cuddles with Daddy

Waking up from nap time is always a bit easier when you can cuddle with daddy for a bit.

Stuck

Julius had to be rescued the other night after putting this bucket on his head and sticking his arms through the handle.  Of course, Nate and I had a good laugh and took a picture before helping him maneuver out of this awkward predicament.  You would think that after one time, he wouldn't do it again, but low and behold he did.  Once again, we enjoyed a few laughs before wiggling him out of the bucket.  Come on, Julius!  Let's not repeat this one a third time!

Benefit of Home Schooling...

.....the older brother can teach the younger brother.  Beautiful!

Momma's Little Cowboy

Visiting Santa and Mrs. Clause

Due to Julius and Gunnar fearing kidnapping or other foul play, this year's Santa picture became a, ehem, family affair.  Other than that, everyone enjoyed their time spent at this winter wonderland.

New Favorite Spot

We Love Tomatoes

A Generation Later

It has taken some time, but yesterday, Layla finally agreed to wear this suit to church. It was mine and my mother saved it all these years. As you can see, it was a bit small, but at least she wore it and we got a picture of her in it. I'll have to ask my mom to dig out the pictures of me in this suit.


If you look closely you can see the egg on Julius' forehead. After the church potluck yesterday, he was racing a tractor around the church basement and crashed right into a coat rack, snapping a hard plastic piece from off the bottom. His nose bled some, but his hard head apparently took most of the blow. After a few minutes of crying, he was back to playing. It was a good lesson to watch where you are going!

Gunnar was just a bit jealous that Layla and Julius were getting their pictures taken and wanted in on the action, too!

I have more pictures from the month of September to post, so hopefully I will get around to it this week.

No More Puking

Or so we think. Julius puked for the last time Friday, but did not regain his appetite until Sunday. We were out of town for the weekend and when we came home Sunday night, both Nate and I were feeling nauseous. I actually laid on the couch for a bit with a bowl, because I was not sure I would make it to the bathroom. I skipped dinner and Nate barely ate anything, as well. We got the kids in bed and went to bed ourselves by 8:30! Wow, that is early for us. It seemed to work, because I didn't end up throwing up and this morning I am feeling much better. Nate was feeling better, too. I hope we are past that bug as a family. Nate, Layla and myself managed to get through it without much fuss, while Gunnar and Julius seemed to take the worst of it. Hopefully, I can get back into the swing of blogging a bit more this week. Talk to you soon! I hope you all are staying healthier than we have been!

Oh Boys

Yesterday, Julius came in from outside and said, "Here mom." I saw something white in his hand. Figuring it was a flower, I stuck out my hand. Into my palm dropped a dead white moth. Thanks buddy. I know that this is only the beginning of lots of gross things being brought into my home and probably dropped into my hand or lap. I was thankful this time that it was only a moth. And it was dead. I'm a little scared to see what will come in next time.