Big Boy Beds Delivered!!

Papa and Grandma came last week to deliver "two of a kind", handcrafted by Papa himself, beautiful beds for Maxwell and Lincoln. They are now officially BIG BOYS! They are made out of oak and a little of walnut. And for Christmas Papa and Grandma gave the boys new bedspreads, Max got Dinosaurs and Linc got Wild Animals (their choice). To complete the look Aunt Tina, Aunt Mary, and Uncle Chris got the boys stickers for the wall. The biggest, most drastic change was the paint job! Just like Charlie's big boy room transformation, Tim had to do a unique, "cool" paint job including orange, green, and strips!
The week with my parents was wonderful and so very helpful. Papa also made the boys lincoln logs in his shop and gave the boys wood scraps to build their own creations with. CT loves to use his imagination and build so that was perfect.
We finished the weekend off by visiting Izzy, Sophie, Faye and Tim at Aunt Debbie's house. She has a craft for the kids and they played lots of games together.
Wonderful weekend!!

A January Christmas

The Olson Christmas was hosted by Emily and JP in Hutchinson in early part of January. The boys had a blast playing outside and opening presents with cousins. Hopefully next year there will be one more cousin to play with!

WELCOME 2012!

New Year's Eve weekend was spent with Tim, Faye, and our beautiful nieces! We were finally all feeling better and wanted a weekend of fun. We went to the WOW zone for bowling, the mall for food and carousel ride, dancing and Xbox games, and finally fondue for our traditional New Year's Eve dinner. It was a blast and definitely needed after all of the illnesses we had.
Thanks for making the drive to see us! We can't wait to do it again. Love you guys!

Christmas in Rapid 2011

We had a wonderful Christmas at my parents house, celebrating with everyone except my brother Tim and his family. We missed them so much and definitely felt the hole in the group. We made sure we called a bunch and used "facetime"(like skype) on our phones so we could see them too. It helped but didn't feel the same.
We were extremely spoiled from everyone and feel very grateful for everything, especially our time together.
Unfortunately, all three of the boys got sick during our trip which took fun out of our time there. BUT WHAT COULD THEY DO?! Tim and I appreciate the help we got from everyone once again while our children were under the weather.
We love you all and couldn't feel more blessed during this holiday season!