Sleepover!

One of the many benefits of having sisters is that you can have sleepovers!  The hardest part is deciding whose room to have the sleepover in.  Lauren usually wins this debate and the sleepovers are usually on her turf.  We are grateful that they are such close friends. 

Have you ever wondered what happens when.....

A stay at home mom gets the stomach flu and still has to take care of her kids?  Well, let me show you. 

I am feeling better then I was this morning, but its going to take a long time to shovel out from the mess that was created by this little guy :)

Happy Birthday to...

My dad! He is 63 years young today. He is a wonderful Dad and grandpa and we love him very much. We wish you a wonderful next year Dad!

Jillian is 6!

Jillian, "Jilly", "Jillybean", "beaner", "little Jilly" as we affectionatly call her was born 6 years ago today. She has a smile that lights up a room and the sweetest personality to go with it. We are so proud of her! We love you Jillian!

Mrs Moon writes a story about the birthday child as stated by her classmates

Jillan Eidsness
Her birthday is on a good day. She is fun to play with. We like her voice. She has pretty bows. She is nice to everyone. We like her hair color. We like her clothes. She is sweet. We like her shoes. We like her smile. Happy Birthday Jillian!

My little elves

Well, thanks to my little helpers your Christmas card is on its way! We had quite the assembly line going and got them done in just a few minutes. Owen can take my place in line next year and I will lie on the floor and play with matchbox cars like he did today :)

Christmas 2009

Well Christmas 2009 is in the books and boy will it be one we will never forget. 20 inches of snow and wind over 4 days. I feel blessed that we got to spend time with both families even though it wasn't the timeline we had planned on. So many people I have talked to never even got to leave home and didnt see any extended family for the holidays. We had a wonderful time being snowed in at my in-laws in Sioux falls. The kids had fun with their cousins and the adults enjoyed the rest and relaxation- well except for my Mother in law- she cooked and cleaned like a crazy lady! We are grateful for her :) We were never able to make it over to Mitchell so My folks, Grandma and brother came to Yankton on Sunday so we could have a mini Chrismtas celebration here. It was so nice to see them even if it was for just the day. Well I should probably be working on my christmas letter and card instead of blogging- my plan was to get a picture for our card of the kids in their Christmas outfits- well, that never happened since church on Christmas eve was cancelled! So much for that idea. I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas!

Madelyn

In the van today after school this conversation took place.

Madelyn- "mama"
Me- "Yes Madelyn"
Madelyn- "even when I go to college I will not leave you home alone- I am going to live with you and Daddy forever"
Me-"Thats nice of you Maddie, but lets wait and see how you feel when its time to go to college"
Madelyn "MOM! I am not leaving!"
Me- no comment :)

I had to laugh as I envisioned this picture 14 years from now- A grown up Madelyn with her backpack all ready for college but still living with us! Not sure how we feel about that :)