It has been sooooo horribly cold the last couple days! 40 below windchill this morning! -20 for a regular temp!! Austin kept warm with Papa's furry hat!!

Fun at Thumper Pond!!

We had Craig's holiday party this weekend. All the families got to stay at Thumper Pond for the weekend. It was soooo nice! We had a king bed with a jacuzzi! The kids had a separate bedroom with two twin beds. Katelynn had a bed and Austin had his pack n play in there. The waterpark was great. Katelynn and Austin both liked the lazy river! (So did Craig and I!). Craig liked the big waterslides. Katelynn's favorite was the hot tub. Austin even liked hanging out in the kiddie pool once he got used to the water. We had a nice banquet Sat. night with drinks, dinner, and a magician. The kids had their own separate "banquet" up above us in a loft. They had a little fancy dinner with little salads and a meal, and then a magician, then swimming! Thanks to my cousin Katie who took care of our kids for the night!!

It was such a great weekend. I really enjoyed "family time".

Craig found a second calling!! I know this is a very scary close picture of me, but I wanted you to see my new haircut...I hadn't quite put finishing touches on it, but here you go. Craig cut my hair today!! I don't know what made me ask him to do it, but he agreed and gave it a whirl!! Maybe he found a day job??

I am getting pretty good at sitting up. I like to have toys all around so I can grab them. My sister likes to pick out my toys!

Cereal!! I love it!!

Sledding at Grandpa Steve and Grandma Connie's!!

Monday was a nice day to go sledding...not too cold and no wind!! They have a perfect size hill going down to the lake. The kids (and adults) had a great time. Ausitn even got to go down few times! We all had hot chocolate to warm up afterwards!

Schwantz Christmas. We celebrated with Craig's family this last weekend. All the kids had lots of fun playing together. They all tried to sleep in a fort saturday night. Zach and Drew were the only ones that made it! :) We had a wonderful Christmas. Thanks for all the great presents, food, and fun!!

We thought it was quite funny that Katelynn and Eli were playing "library" New Years Eve. They both love books...wouldn't you know?? They loved having visitors come to their library and apparently you didn't have to be quiet there either!
We rang in the New Year playing cards...a new game which was fun. It was great to spend time with the family.