Rayna crawls!

Here she goes...watch out world!

Forts and Play-Doh

Brock really enjoys playing with Play-Doh. He couldn't stop smelling it.
Then he ate a bite of it. Good thing it's non-toxic.

Nana brought Brock a little daffodil plant a few weeks ago.
Nana called it "his very own garden". He watered it and cared for it with great enthusiasm.
Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures of it when it was bright and vibrant, but when he said it looked like a tiny corn, I laughed and took these pictures. He's so observant.

He said this one looked like a "tiny corn".

Our first fort!

St. Patty's Day 2010

We took Brock and Rayna to their first parade on St. Patrick's Day. Brock talked about the alpacas for days to follow!

Brock also enjoyed the Irish dancers. Love the wig!

Rayna was a trouper but got tired of being in her car seat. We got to the parade a bit early and it was cooler than we expected so I didn't want to take her out of her seat. She did really well until the end.

Daddy and Brock enjoying the view.

Family photo.

Trip to the park

Rayna's first ride on a swing. She liked it.

Fun with a biter biscuit

Oliver Fredrik Tourville

Britta and Matt, and the rest of us, welcome the newest addition to the family! Oliver came on 3-10-10 at 6:48 in the evening. He weighed 6 lbs 7 oz. Congratulations Britta and Matt.

We are so happy to finally meet this angel.

Skis

The other day Brock ran downstairs and started yelling, "I can't see". I came down right away and saw him laying on the floor looking at me. I asked him what was wrong. He said again, "I can't see". I said, "what do you mean you can't see?" He said, "NO...SKI".
I am a little late in posting this. The winter Olympics were going on at the time.

Brock asked what his shirt said and Josh said, "Pink Floyd".
Brock said, "Uncle Lloyd"?
Now he calls it his Uncle Lloyd shirt.

Brock and Brayden eating Nerds on the steps.

Josh was nominated as one of the best AV companies in the Twin Cities. We got all dressed up for the awards ceremony. He came in second place. We'll get it next year.
Congratulations Josh!

This is our neighbor's house, Jeanne and Jack. We were eating lunch one day and Brock said, "Look, a robot". I looked out the window where he was pointing and said, "where? I don't see a robot". He said, "Right there!" and pointed to the shadow.

Rayna's ballerina toes!

Brock and Rayna playing.

It's so fun to watch them play. They love each other so much!

Brock "made dinner" the other day. He was very proud of his work.

Gail Metz

Gail Metz was a classmate of mine from x-ray school. She was a coworker and she was my dear friend. She lost her battle to brain cancer in early January. This is the message she left me sometime after Christmas but before New Year's Day.
Gail was an amazing women and I think of her often.
I miss you Gail!