4 inches later....Katelynn has a new hairdo!

I didn't really mean to cut that much off, but got a little carried away..hair grows right? Actually it looks pretty cute on her. She has been wearing headbands and barretts all week. Even the Dads at Cobber Kids were noticing...so then I knew it was a major difference!!

Back to Minnesota

We heard we got 7 inches of snow back home. No one on the airplane was thrilled to leave 80 degree weather. The kids were all so good and we all had so much fun. It was just great to be outside!! The Cobbers played great too...lots of exciting games!

We made it home a little late...there was a problem with luggage. Katelynn slept until 9:00 this morning!

Happy Easter.

We spent our last day in Phoenix at Fountain Hills. This fountain was huge. There was a nice park for the kids to play at. I bet we won't be at a park for awhile at home!!

The Big White Van...

Craig did great driving this HUGE van. I thought I would show you all our van and our house!

Katelynn's friend Ali

Ali's brother plays for the Cobbers. They played and played during the games. Katelynn had so much fun!

Another fun day in Phoenix! We were at the ballpark from 9:00 to 2:30 and then to a picnic after. The kids were great. I think Austin likes baseball games as much as his sister. Katelynn spent most of the game eating treats, playing in the pack-n-play and playing with her new friend (sister of a player). Austin spent most of his time playing in the pack-n-play or in the stroller. The pack-n-play was nice to help keep them out of the sun. It was 80 degrees with no clouds today...BEAUTIFUL weather!! We had a nice alumni picnic after the game put on by Concordia. That was fun. Now just a relaxing night at the house.

Hanging out in Phoenix! It was a great day. We had no games today so we hung out at the pool at our house. The water is very cold...Craig and Bryant were the only ones to brave the water. It was an 80 degree bright sunny day. We enjoyed margaritas by the pool while the kids napped. It was great. We went to a nice dinner at a Mexican Restaurant. I think our kids were entertaining everyone.

I can't forget to mention the "Big White Van" that we drive around. It's a 15 passenger van, which is bigger than the team drives. Every time we go somewhere Katelynn says "Are we going in the big white van?"

First Plane Ride!!!


I forgot to turn these pictures!!! The boys survived their first plane ride. We left about 45 minutes late so they were both hungry and tired and fell asleep drinking their bottles..yay! However Austin only slept 30 minutes, so that made about 2 1/2 hours of entertaining..Gma's lap seemed to be the favorite spot. All went well...Tyden didn't seem to like the landing..(threw up everywhere!!). We were happy to walk out of the airplane into warm sunshine. Gpa and Gma Gulsvig's friends were there to meet us and help with luggage. They gave us their GPS to use for the week! How nice!
We went to the 2nd Cobber game which went 10 innings, so we got to see quite a bit. The kids were troopers as we still had to get food after the game. They ended up going to bed at 11pm Minnesota time!
We really enjoyed watching the end of the game in beautiful warm sunshine!

"Papa Sonny"

My Grandpa passed away Thursday eve. I have had some time to reflect on some wonderful memories of him. He was an incredible person...and a wonderful Grandpa and Great Grandpa to us. I feel so fortunate to have had him be such a big part of my life. I got to spend lots of time with my Grandpa and Grandma growing up. Austin, Katelynn, and Tyden all put a twinkle in his eye. I am glad he was able to spend time with them as well.

7 months!
This is one of the rare smiles we've seen the past 4 days. After being on another round of antibiotics and still not feeling great, "nurse Jen" decided he has the flu...yuck!! Gma Penny had it for 5 days too. Austin has had a fever since Wednesday...that finally went away today and he was actually pretty good today for the first time. Still not eating or sleeping well. I am hoping Katelynn's flu shot will keep her from getting this.
We are REALLY looking forward to our trip to Phoenix next week..sunshine cures everything right??

Brady Lee

We got to meet our new nephew this weekend. We went Sunday and spent the night (we did get one card game in!) and came home today. It was fun to meet the newest addition...we think he looks just like his oldest brother Zach.

We filled the van with kids on the way home. We met Gma Connie in Fergus as she is having Drew and Zach spend a few days at their house to give Krista a break. Enjoy your time with Brady Krista and Brent!!