Potty Trained!

We finally got her potty trained at Age 3. The week of her third birthday she just decided she was ready and her she is showing off ALL her new princess underwear from Didi.

Dr. Sayre!

Ryan's graduation was yesterday and it was pretty amazing to witness. I think it's pretty obvious we are incredibly proud of him. He has spent YEARS reading and writing and talking about stuff I can't begin to understand. Seriously - I went to a presentation he did once on campus and he asked me what I thought afterwards... I couldn't understand a single sentence that came out of his mouth and here I was in a room full of Yalies who were entranced by every word.

For those of you who don't know he graduated with a PhD in Anthropology. His thesis was related to disaster preparedness in Japan - although I don't remember the exact title - and you wouldn't understand it anyway;)

Cheers to you Ry and all of your friends!

Sumo Wrestlers?

Just two chubby babies who are destined to be best buds. Hard to believe Hud is 6 months younger than Winston!

Happy Belated Birthday Didi!

We went to Clear Lake last weekend to celebrate Mother's Day and Didi's Birthday. The girls were so excited that they wanted to wear "birthday party dresses". We ate at the Landing and the girls enjoyed exploring around the hotel and restaurant. It's nice to not have to keep them on a leash anymore. A couple more years and we can sit back and enjoy a meal.

A Rare Moment

I'm high in the sky en route to Ryan's graduation from Yale. Todd and the kids stayed home so I'm enjoying some rare quiet time surfing the Internet and thinking about getting caught up of months of blog posting. You know how it gets when you let something go longer and longer and a little bit longer? Eventually it becomes a daunting task and you don't know where to begin. Ever since Winston arrived and we started storing photos in our phones - it has been harder for me to organize my monthly posting so it has become just another thing on my to-do list. But I'm committed - to catching up;) Here's a lovely picture Todd took last night. I am struggling with a mild case of the flu so Todd took the girls to our new favorite spot - Lake Harriet pavilion - to get them out of the house. I would be there everyday if I didn't have to keep Winston from jumping in the lake to tackle the geese. Nothing is easy with a one year old.

The Ultimate Juxtaposition

Adele, she is our ultimate juxtaposition in personality.  Obsessed with make-up, dancing and twirly skirts, yet can mix it up with the best of the boys - digging in dirt, garbage trucks and sports.  She's quite a handful, but we love her!

Easter Round Up

So these are super late, but better late than never.  Some pics from Easter weekend in Iowa City and Clear Lake.  The cousins had a great time hunting for eggs by the lake (in the snow of course).  And Nana always has great hunting parties for the girls + Bull's Easter feast, made it a great Easter Sunday morning.

Snow in May

Our first winter in Minnesota has unfortunately been one of the coldest, snowiest springs in recent history.  It snowed about 8" 10 days ago and it's snowing here again today, on May 3rd.  Hopefully this is the last of the year.

Shark Watching with Cousin Owen

A little behind on our blogging...last weekend, The Ehlers crew came to Minneapolis.  Veda, Adele and Owen were in seventh heaven.  The first night was full of craziness and running around the basement.  Day 2 we went to the Mpls Zoo for some shark watching and other indoor activities as the weather wasn't so nice.  Great seeing the little monkeys all get together.

Washable Markers

Veda asked us the other day if she could draw a heart on Adele's cheek before school.  Adele seemed excited, so we said yes.  Well, we lost track of them for a bit and this was the end product.  Washable markers don't exactly come right off the face, so we let her go to school with her tribal face print...

This picture was the first time that we allowed Veda to draw on Adele.  It was a lightning bolt for Super Hero week.  This was much more of a success than the one above. 

Mustache Man