The two faces of Maya (art by Aunt Becky). We had lots of fun at Olivia's dinosaur themed party!
Dylan teaching Maya to play hockey. There's a few dings on the garage door, but Jake said he doesn't mind since these two playing are outside together. Dylan recently got to go to a Wild game, as well as the Twins opener (below). Luckily, their seats were near a heater.
April in Minnesota.
Cutest traitor ever. Dylan's bilingual report on Benedict Arnold. He wore my clothes:)
Anna's work shoes curl up, revealing her Elvish side. She got some new ones, but couldn't part with these.
Kayla started working at the hospital. She's on the general medicine floor, so she's gotten to see a little bit of everything. Good experience, but she says it's a little lonely because she doesn't work with the same people often or work as closely with them as she did at the nursing home. She just got back from a weekend visiting friends at college in Madison, though.
Easter at Grandma's. Anna carried Maya over the snowbanks and helped her hunt. I think she misses those days.
Maya's special tea party lunch. Jake even included a platter of marshmallows, chocolate chips, and sprinkles. We were trying to cheer her up when her long awaited play date had to cancel.
My awesome family
And me, as I frequently appear, pen in hand, ready to make lists and then only do half the stuff I wrote down, under the blanket my mom made when I was in kindergarten.
Anna in her Mankato State sweatshirt. I still can't believe she's graduating and moving out this summer! I am really going to miss her. I got her an alarm for her apartment and she's made the drive on her own already, so that's some comfort to me. She looks ready.
I hope all of you are doing well. And I hope it warms up soon! Only 8 more weeks of school.
I thought the picture of Dylan with his Benedict Arnold display was actually a younger Jake but in other pictures he looks very much like Steph. Go figure...
ReplyDeleteCongratulations to Kayla on her new job. I hope it is everything she is hoping for. She looks happy to be there! How fantastic that Anna is getting ready to head to Mankato. That's a big step - she'll be just fine! I loved the picture of Dylan in his Benedict costume and that it was all your clothes. What I'm wondering is, when do you wear the wig? I sure enjoy the pictures. As always, Maya looks like she is living life to the fullest. I saw a bird quilt yesterday and thought of her.
ReplyDeleteI covet that wig.
ReplyDeleteUgh, I want you to know that I really do try to comment on each one of your posts, but for some reason the iPad doesn't let me. I'll start typing, then it just stops. No matter how many times I refresh the page, it still won't work. I'm finally on the desktop again (I rarely use this beast anymore except to update my own blog or other important tasks that can't be done on the iPad).
ReplyDeleteAnyway, it looks like you all had fun on Easter. The girls were sad to miss time with cousins. Maybe next year. Congrats to Kayla on her new job and Anna on getting accepted to Mankato State. I'm sure both girls are really excited! Honestly though, it does seem sad to have all these nieces and nephews grew up and move onto the real world. Surreal.
Love that wig, Dylan!