Will's ER visit

We had a exciting day yesterday. Will was invited to a sledding party with a bunch of 4th grade boys, many who he didn't know yet, so he (and Mom!) were pumped. Well, it was fun until we had to go to the ER because of a head on collision, when he knew who he was, but not much else. The freakiest part was the 1/2 hour ride to the hospital, when about every 60 seconds he'd ask, "Where are we going?" His memory is back, but he's still pretty dizzy and tired. It should at least make for an exciting story when he heads back to school. Thanks for the prayers, those of you who got a panicked call!

The morning after....you can't really tell from this picture, but his left cheek is HUGE, where some of the impact was.

We had been planning as a family to do some ice skating since we had so much fun in CA doing it. This outdoor rink is really close to our house, so Kaleb and I decided to test it out for when Will can join us!

The posed picture....

The action shot....Kaleb is still getting used to balancing on skates!

Anna decided to stay home with Will and be his company....but she's practicing with her roller skates. Once again, doesn't she have such unique fashion sense? Please also notice the Shrek tatoo on her chest. Simply beautiful.

We STILL love our Packers

Packer fans, including me, are still in mourning over the NFC Championship loss. Seriously. To get soooo close......oh well. It's a young team, and next season should be great!! We haven't been doing much because it's so darn cold and snowy!!

Anna and Will playing Go Fish. Please note Anna's fashion. She's always "STYLIN''!! And there might be someone in the background catching a few zzzz's......

Grammy using our treadmill, with her fan club standing by, encouraging her! Please keep in mind it's in the single digits, without wind chill, and at some point during every day, Anna slips on this number....

We LOVE our Packers

Here we are on Saturday, waiting for the Packer playoff game. And they won!!! Yee-ha! My happiness will be complete if the Dallas Cowpies go down today! GO PACK GO!

Baxtie's new 'do

I love Baxter long and shaggy, but he gets really matted, so it was time for some grooming. Now you can see the Poodle in this Golden Doodle. And ya know the best part? We got to spend $90!!! to get it done. What a deal. I don't even like to spend $20 for mine! And the boys have been going to "Darlene's Family Hair Care Center and Craft Shop" for theirs. Darlene charges equal to their ages. I wonder if she'd do Bax? Also, please note his fancy 'kerchef. GO PACK!!

California Trip!!

My brother and family live in San Clemente. It had been four years since our last visit, so this trip was well overdue. We had a fabulous week!! It was hard to choose which pictures to post...

The day we got there, we headed to the beach. The water was chilly, but the kids didn't mind!

Legoland was our next adventure the second day.

The girl cousins and their Daddies

Celebrating a belated Christmas

The weather was beautiful, so we took another trip to a different beach

The kids and their "waterfall experiment"

Overlooking Laguna Beach. It was beautiful!

We also visited our friend from high school, Gabby and her family.

And for my kids first time, we went ice skating! It was outside at a mall. This is an activity we will definitely do here in Wisconsin. Good thing we went to Cali to try it out!

We loved our visit. Many thanks to our hosts! Now, how about that move back to Wisconsin for both of you?? :) WE LOVE YOU!

Our Wilderness Adventure

Our Christmas gift from my Dad and Judy is to take us (and Judy's kids and grandkids) to a waterpark. We had such a great time!
Part of the gang the first day

Ted has perscription goggles. Although there isn't a lot of underwater swimming at the waterpark, he had them on most of the time so he could see. Also, after cutting his foot on the first day, he was seen wearing his now infamous red crocks on the slides and rides. Can't be too safe.

One of the favorite spots was in the hot tub that also went outside. Our group is in the front. Looks like the fellas behind us were also posing for the shot. They must have known it was going on my blog.

We had as much fun at the condo hanging out as we did doing the park!

In the evening, Ted took the boys back to the park, and I was comfy at the condo. Anna was a little sad she couldn't go, so Mindy's daughter Autumn entertained her by teaching her some cheers!

The boys stayed at the park until closing. Here they are the next morning, a little slow going. Ted calls them the hair brothers, and this shows it!

Mindy is ALWAYS the picture of fashion. Here she is, packing up the car, before the park opened the second day. The less we had to carry, the better!

Great memories! Thanks Dad and Judy!!

Merry Christmas!

We had a wonderful, relaxing first Christmas in our new home!

On our way to church....

We were so glad to have Ted's Ya with us!

.....and my mom!!

Opening a few gifts Christmas Eve

Ben, Baxter LOVES his new toy! Thanks Pal!

The ONLY picture I took Christmas Day! Whoops!