Where did March go?!

Well, where did March go?!  I can't believe that I didn't post anything in March!  So, here's March in a nutshell...

Having fun with Daddy

(Notice the picture on the wall in the top left -- that's Rebecca when she was close to Rachel's age!  They look so similar!) 

Lillian having fun with Rachel

Chuckle with her friends

Abigail building some serious duplo towers with Daddy

Ready for church in their black & white

A bulletin board I put together at church for AWANA

Rachel in her St. Paddy's Day green

Rebecca enjoying a beautiful day at the park with friends

Lillian with her good friend, Lily (Lily's full name is Lillian Abigail!)

These next few portraits of the girls are some I took to update a frame we have hanging in our house.  Our girls are getting too big too fast!

Lillian wrote this and then left it outside by the front door for Daniel to find when he came home from work

Once again, Lillian entertaining Rachel

Rachel's first time in the swing...

... needless to say, she LOVED it!

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February Fun

Here's a glimpse into our home this past month:

Rachel going for a ride (and loving it!)

Our Valentine cupcakes

Rachel taste-testing some new food

Big sister Abigail helping take care of Rachel

Our little Scandinavian girl

Abigail was going camping

(that's Rachel's changing pad fastened to her back!)

Rebecca hanging out with Rachel under a toy

She's getting so big!

What are these funny things on my feet?!

Chubby cheeks.  Gotta love 'em!

Our little Valentines ready for church

Need I say more!?

(are you ready for this, Amanda?!)

Rebecca's 'angel' hair -- Lillian said she looked like an angel

Thanks for looking!

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Until next time ...

A Couple Videos

Here are the videos that I had wanted to post before. The first two are videos that Lillian taped with her camera. The last video is of our little acrobat (with super abs, I might add), requested by Uncle Nathan...

Stuff

Rebecca waked right into a table at church a few weeks ago!  This is her second black eye in her whole two years of life (she's also had a huge goose-egg on her forhead)!

Rebecca and Rachel spending some quality time together

(not sure what kind of outfit Rachel has on... )

Daniel and Lillian have been into playing Dutch Blitz lately... Lillian's getting pretty fast!

Our happy Rachel

Sweet

Daniel's car recently reached over 350,000 miles!  Go Nissan Sentras :)

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The following pictures are from Lillian's new camera:

this is a self-portrait

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If anyone knows how to post videos using the new editor on Blogger, I'd love to know!  I can't figure it out!  I can't find a video option anywhere!  My videos will just have to wait...

Christmas

This was our year to stay in WI/MN for Christmas. We had a really nice time with my family (as usual!). Our drive to my parent's house was very snowy! It was so fun to have a white Christmas! We spent Christmas Eve at my parent's house with my brothers and their families, and then we celebrated Christmas Day at my Grandma Haglin's house...

Lillian and Rachel enjoying my mom's rocking sheep


My mom made all the girls bonnets like Laura Ingalls Wilder. They were a big hit!

So happy!

We do gag gifts with the adults and some of the older kids joined in this year. This is what Abigail ended up getting...


This is Christmas Day at my Grandma's house. Lillian, Abigail and Alan are helping cousin Ayla with a gingerbread house.

BINGO anyone?

Back at my parent's place, Rachel liked watching this little remote controlled car.



I think they like eachother :)

Abigail snuggling with her two new dolls from Christmas



This past Sunday we finally had the chance to open gifts at our house.

Daniel is holding a little frame that Lillian made for him to bring to work. Lillian is holding an Indiana Jones tree ornament that she also gave to Daniel.

This was THE gift that Lillian had really been waiting/hoping for -- her very own camera! Sometime I'll have to post pictures that she's taken. It even takes videos!



What fun would Christmas gift-opening be without Duplos or Legos?

Poor Rachel, she didn't get one gift! She doesn't seem to mind though...


I KNOW! You can lift your jaw off the ground now!! Your eyes are not deceiving you! DANIEL GOT ME A CELL PHONE!! :) What a guy!!


After receiving 6 dolls this Christmas, I thought it would be fun to take a picture of ALL their dolls (15 to be exact!)... I spy the cutest one!!

I guess this is what happens when you have 4 little girls...

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