Steelers Win!!

What a great way to end the season!!! Tonight we watched the game with our friends in Brandon and of course we showed up in our Steelers outfits. We had a couple little pools going tonight at the party and I was the first winner. I drew the card that said the first score would be a field goal. That won me $20!!
Chris was feeling good about the game, he watched pre-game all day long and would randomly chant "Lets go Steelers," as he walked through the house.
Chris was on the edge of his seat during the last couple minutes, not giving up on his team. He was so happy that they got the win. On the other hand, we were quietly cheering for Kurt Warner, the Iowa hero.
At one point during the game Kayla asked me if this was like playing in the UNI Dome. I got to explain to her that Warner played in the UNI dome & in Des Moines, she thought that was pretty cool!!

We are still alive

Sorry for taking so long to post anything, I really don't have much of an excuse other than that the girls have kept me busy.

What have we been up too..... Well, a couple weekends ago we spent the weekend with the Hoyer's at the time share in Okoboji. Faith had rented what they call "The Mansion" It was basically a three bedroom house with a big living room, pool table area & a two car garage. Cory said it reminded him of a mix between the house on the MTV show "The Real World" and a hunting lodge he stayed at turkey hunting. We had a great weekend, the girls love spending time with Grammy & Grampy and their cousins.
We also had a Open House on that Saturday, so I worked hard on Friday to make sure the house looked great. Too bad nobody showed up.... not even a nosy neighbor!!!

Last weekend Chris had to stay in DesMoines to work some mandatory overtime, so the girls & I headed to Armstrong. We really didn't have anything planned, so it was a good relaxing weekend. The girls got to help do something that not many kids there age can say they did, or will ever do. They got to help Papa split wood at the shop. Kayla got to run the lever that runs the hydraulic arm while Papa loaded the big pieces on and Madi helped stack the wood in pile after it was cut. Madi really wanted to "ride in Papa's tractor" so when we were all done splitting wood, Papa took Madi for a ride in his skid loader around the shop & was doing donuts. Madi loved it, but told Papa to stop because she was getting dizzy.

This weekend we don't have much planned, Chris is on his way home tonight. As you can imagine, he is pretty excited about the Super Bowl. Go Steelers!!! Madi wore her Steelers jersey to daycare today & a little boy told that it was cool!!

Happy Birthday Chris

Happy Birthday Abby

Abby Faith is one today!!!

Prayer Request

A couple month ago I had talked on my Blog about my cousin Stasha and her fight with cancer, she has now gone through chemo & radiation treatments with great success. The tumor on her hip has shrunk enough to remove it. She is in surgery right now. She txt me about an hour ago to tell me that she was going into prep. Please keep Stasha in your prayers today & the days following, it could be a tough recovery depending on how much bone they have to remove. I'm at work, But I will try to keep my blog updated on how everything goes!!

Bye Bye Aunt Kristin

Aunt Kristin will be moving to Texas in the morning. She is going to be a nanny for a family in Midland, TX. We will miss her very much!! Good Luck Kristin!!!
(Hopefully we can talk her into making her own blog so we can keep up with her!!)

Adaline Elizabeth Rolling

I became a New Aunt yesterday to Adaline Elizabeth Rolling. The was 6lb 14 oz and 18 1/2 in. long. (I'm going off memory, so if these numbers are not correct, I will fix it later) Her mommy & Daddy (Casey & Kyle) are very proud of her. Casey says that she looks like Kyle, we can not wait to go meet her today. We are planning on stopping by the hospital in Fairmont on our way to Armstrong today.