Thanks Gpa Steve!!
I know the picture is kind of fuzzy, but Gpa Steve worked hard all day to put lights on our house for Katelynn. She was sure excited when it got dark and she could see what he did!! Katelynn gets really excited when we see other houses with lights and she asked Craig "when are we going to get lights on our house??" Craig isn't a fan of getting up on the roof so Gpa came to the rescue!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

We had a wonderful day with the Schwantz family at Heidi and Joel's (besides Austin not feeling well). Lots of good food!! While the younger kids napped and the older kids "rested" we even got a couple games of Clue in!! After naps we walked to the park. It was a little chilly but it was great to get the kids outside. Austin and I turned in early....I think he was in bed by 7:00 so I got a lot of TV watching done! My Mom and I got up at 5:00 and went to Walmart! Nothing was worth that madness!!! We had much better luck at Herberger's...I got Craig a GPS!! ( I think I was more excited about the purchase than Craig).

Our first Cobber basketball game of the year! Austin (and Tyden) made it through the whole first half!!! YAY!! You can see Austin moved down to the floor to cheer the second half and then went down to the Olson Forum to run around the track with Papa. (He cheers for either team that is clapping at the moment!)

The head coach is out for 6 weeks after having surgery today, so my sister Rachel is taking over. She was really nervous today...they lost but played pretty well. Good to have that first one over with!! I am very proud of you Rachel...you handled yourself very well!!

Advent Fun Shop day!!

Heidi and I took Katelynn and Eli to the Advent fun shop at church to make Christmas crafts. I used to go to this when I was little...so the tradition continues. They made some fun things today! My cousin Maggie was helping at the first station we went to!

As you can see, Austin stayed with Daddy at the Peterson's to nap and play!! (he was into dress up today!)

Future Lady Cobber????

Katelynn must have been tired after our fun family sleepover at the Peterson's. Although both kids slept great!! The adults got to play cards and Jen's favorite "Clue" in front of the fire with Christmas music playing!!
Anyway...it's usually princess toys in bed but the boys must be rubbing off on her! I don't think the Cobbers need her yet...they got their first win today in Michigan!! YAY Auntie Rae Rae!!

Where you find Eli...you will find Katelynn.

Lately Katelynn has been stuck like glue to her cousin Eli. During the Vikings game she was trying to lay on his shoulder and watch him play Leapfrog....I am not sure how much he appreciates this, however!! Then again the other night she had to be right next to him playing or reading books. That seems to work out as Eli reads and Katelynn listens!

What a beautiful day! I can't believe how warm it was at the football game saturday. The kids really loved being outside. They like rolling down the hill and running around at the game. The little boys enjoyed their stroll with Papa.