First Batch in the New Jar

On Sunday, while Cooper and Daddy were out Ice Fishing, Brewer and I made a batch of Chocolate Chip Cookies for the new cookie jar that I got for Christmas.  Ok, so they were for us to eat to and if might add, they were very yummy.  Brewer kept on saying, "these are good cookies, momma!" 

Ice Fishing on Lake Andrea

Daddy and Cooper went out to Lake Andrea for their first Ice Fishing adventure!!!  The thermometer read about 28 degree's, but it felt colder than that.  We were worried that he would not make the first 20 minutes, but about three hours later, the two of them finally came home.

Although the fish were not plentiful, the one perch that they caught was worth all of the smiles!!!  Both of them are looking forward to their next fishing adventure!

Birthday Party Saturday!

On Saturday, the boys had two birthday parties to attend!  First we went to McKenzie's 1st Birthday at Monkey Joe's!!  Brewer was very excited to go to this one and talked all about it on Friday!!!

 Here he is climbing up all by himself.  He doesn't let anyone get into his way when he is at Monkey Joe's.  He is there for serious bouncing fun!!!

 Cooper had fun running around with Landen and Carson, friends of McKenzie but also friends from school!

Brewer was determined to get his big brother, even if it meant going up the wrong way!!!

Later on Saturday afternoon, Cooper went to Gavin's 6th Birthday Party at Scamps.  Gavin is a friend from school.  While he is there, Brewer and I went out for a nice walk to Piggly Wiggly!  Brewer was super excited to be out for a stroller walk...the first of the new year!

Go Pack Go!!!

On Sunday, January 23rd, we all changed into our Packer clothes to show support to our Team!  The Packers were playing the Bears for the NFC Championship Game...first time in 60 years!  We knew that it would probably be a close one, but after the game started and the Packer's got going, there was no question as to who was going to the SUPERBOWL!!!!  We beat the Bears 21-14 with their third string quarterback in play too!  Now its off to Dallas on February 6th to play the Steelers!

Too Cold Outside To Play

 This past weekend, we had our first burst of cold Artic air.  On Friday it was twenty-five below zero waking up and warmed up to zero by the weekends end.  To help us get rid of some energy, we cleared the floor and brought out all of our tunnels for the boys to crawl through and stand up. Cooper was even trying to get Buster to go through them!

We also tried to "ice skate" in the house by sliding on wax paper over the carpet...nice little workout for the legs too!

Buster Pup is Back!!!

We have had this Sheepdog running around this house for the past few months.  Water was everywhere because when he got a drink, his beard would soak up the remaining water and go all over the floor.  He couldn't play catch because he couldn't see where we threw his ball and had to wait for it to land so he could "hear" it bounce in its location.  And now with all the snow, would bring the snow back inside with him and send him straight to the bathtub to defrost and warm up.

 But after an amazing three hours inside the portable groomers camper, the cute and amazing Buster came back to us!!!

Brewer was happy to Buster back after waking up from his nap and Cooper wasn't too sure as to who the new dog was when he got home from school!  Not to mention the trail of water from the water bowl is just a few drops now!!!

Snug As a Bug

Couldn't resist taking this picture of Brewer all cuddled up with a blanket, book, and crackers watching Elmo!  All he needed was his gookers to make this picture complete!