What happened the last 2 years...

Well, I guess I forgot about this little project. Here are a few things that happened in the last 2 years.

I took a job as the pharmacy manager at CVS. Cody is working at Farstad Oil. We went to my brother's wedding in sept 2010. He and his wife Allie just had a little girl named Susie. Of course our biggest news...Jackson Carter was born July 21, 2011. Last March my parents announced they were getting divorced. A lot more happened, but that's all that comes to mind right now.

Mari just turned 4! She just told me she is either going to be a hotel builder, trampoline fixer, or a fire fighter when she grows up. She really enjoys daycare. Her favorite thing is being a big sister. She LOVES Jackson, sometimes too much...:)

Jackson is a crazy little guy. He started the belly crawl at 5 mos and by 6 mos he was full out crawling. At 6 1/2 months he was pulling himself up on everything!

Cody and I had the great idea to run a 5K called "too cold to hold a 5K" it was about 20 degrees so it was cold! I was just happy to finish!

2!!!

We have a 2 year old in the house! We had a birthday party on Feb 6 with family. It was a Dora theme..she was excited about the balloons! I think her favorite gift was a stuffed minnie mouse from Grandma Sandy.

Mari is really a little chatterbox. She talks very well..lately she keeps saying "monsters are coming" and she acts scared. I don't know where that came from. She loves to do puzzles.

2010!

Mari enjoyed her 2nd Christmas! Mom was on call, so we didn't get to go out of town. Christmas Eve we went to Mel and Diane's house. It was very nice.
Earlier in the month, Cody and I tried to take Mari to see Santa at the mall. She was fine until I told her it was her turn. She took one look at Santa and said "I get out, I get out!!" The rest of the time we were in the mall she was so worried about where santa was! I have heard her say a few times "I don't like santa"
So on Christmas eve when Diane said Santa had been downstairs she freaked out and started yelling "I go bye-bye I go bye-bye!!" It took a while to get her settled down and actually in the basement. :)
It as a Dora Christmas. I think her favorite present was from the Helms-a stuffed dora chair!
Christmas day Grandma and Grandpa Schiff and Aunt Jaime were supposed to come but we got a huge blizzard! We were stuck here for about 2 days. We got 24 inches of snow. The plows were even taken off of the roads for awhile.

Summertime!

Mari is talking a lot more now...she has to tell you who everyone is, what everything is, and who it belongs to. When she wakes up, she points to her blankie and says "nana", points to her bear and says pooh, points to me and says mama, points to herself and says mari, and so on. Lots of fun!
Fourth of July 09 we spent at Lake Metigoshi with Erik, Teal, Barrett, Billie and Carter Myre. Mari had lots of fun in the water and running around. She needs to learn to share with Barrett a little better and not hit her.
Quick note-this morning when I was giving Mari a bath, she pointed to her tummy and said "poop". And she did, right there. Ahh, the joys of being a mommy. :)

15 month checkup!

This morning Mari and I went to see Dr. Messerly for her 15 month checkup. She is getting taller-she is in the 90% now! Her weight is still on 30% 21lbs. Dr said she is doing great! Of course we have the dreaded shots...the worst part is being held down. We both survived and Mari got some Teddy Grahams and a sticker to help her feel better. Also, it never fails..every trip to the doctor's office and Mari gives me a "surprise" in ther pants!

We all love being outside more now that the weather is getting better. Mari hates to come in!

Easter weekend, Mari and I went went to Rugby Friday night while dad went hunting with Tana. Mari was very scared of the cat, but by the end of weekend Mari even touched the cat! She had a great time at the easter egg hunt at Ellery Park. She loved picking up the eggs and putting them in her basket. Mari loves walking on her own all over outside.

That weekend grandpa jerome ran all over looking for a banana for his sweetie. He came up with this parfait and she loved it!

Easter Sunday we went to church and then to Grandma Sandy's for lunch.



Mom, Mari and I went to Minneapolis the next weekend since we didn't get to see Aunt Jaime and Uncle Mike at easter. Mari loved running down the hall at the hotel and making noise the whole time! She also loved riding in the elevator. She is getting so "independent". She doesn't want you to feed her or carry her anymore. She is turning into a toddler.

Mari's first birthday!

Mari is 1! Hard to believe, the last year has been so fun! She had her first ear infection the day before her birthday. She had a fever of about 101 for 2 days so I took her in. I had no idea she had an ear infection, the really didn't even complain. Dr. messerly gave her some amoxicillin and that took care of things thankfully!

Her birthday party was Feb 7, Saturday. In attendance we had Grandma and pa Schiff, Grandma and pa Melgaard, Grandma Sandy, Uncle Jon, Aunt Melissa, Uncle Dan, and Kaiden. She had a great time. She picked her little cake right up and ate it! She got some great presents and of course loved the paper!

I just love the picture of her eating the pickle at the party. She got so much attention that she just kept doing it and making funny faces! She is getting more "independent"-if she doesn't want to be held then she won't be!