We had so much fun with our cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents in Nebraska!

Eliana loves me :)

Beautiful Cassidy!

So handsome!

Fun at the Luksans!

Isaac getting love from Jade

Turning on all of the Christmas lights!

Gabe punting a football

Tractors and 4-wheelers!

Isaac loves tractors!

Brodie and Emma!

I'm ready to go Grandpa

Brodie and Ellie

The boys had a lot of fun riding on Grandpa and Grandma's tractor and 4-wheeler when we were back in Nebraska.  Brodie loved going fast!  Isaac wasn't sure what he thought of an actual moving vehicle :)

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

We had a great December weekend!  Brodie had his first basketball practice yesterday.  They learned how to dribble.  I think dribbling in basketball is harder than soccer (that reminds me; he is supposed to be practicing his dribbling :)  We then went to Lowes and made a caboose of a train (hopefully we can make all three parts this year because Isaac keeps trying to hook his wooden caboose up to a plastic engine).  We then went to a Christmas event at a local Catholic church.  The boys got to make Christmas decorations, visit Santa, write Santa a letter, and other fun activities.
Today we put up the Christmas tree and decorations!  We did the first step in making our salt dough ornaments.  I love this time of year.  Now we just need some snow!

Practicing shooting before practice (yes he did make a basket)

Making a Christmas card

Getting ready to make an ornament

I love my Daddy!

And then the camera battery ran out - with the lens open.

The guys putting up the tree

Adding the flour for our ornaments

Isaac's turn to add some salt

Rolling out the dough

Adding the holes

Ready to bake

10 Days of Fun in the Midwest!

We had such a good time back in Nebraska.  They boys are still trying to get back adjusted to regular life :).  We had a ton of fun playing in the leaves at Grandpa and Grandma Luksan's house.  There was a huge pile that the kids jumped and played in.

Playing with Grandpa Luksan

Got to have the pacifier in to drill

Getting some leaves for the pile (and a football)

Getting the pile just right

Watch out Brodie

It was a beautiful, fun fall day.  Stay tuned for more Nebraska news....:)

Home!

We had a fantastic week in Nebraska!  It was so good to be back home!  We are happy to be in our Vermont home tonight and are looking forward to sleeping in our own beds.  We are off to work tomorrow, but will hopefully add new pictures soon. 

Riding bikes in November?

It was warm and sunny this week and we took advantage of it!  The boys had fun on their bikes.  We found a little hill that they went down over and over again.  Brodie had fun going down the hills with his feet off of the pedals.

Ready to ride!

and they're off....

Brodie having fun going down the "hill"

Isaac's turn

Good thing he has training wheels :)

Brodie loves to look at at his Daddy's books.  I'll be cooking and Brodie will be very quiet and I will find him looking at Abel's books.

I am so thankful that Abel has the entire weekend off and we are enjoying a lazy weekend!  I love family time!