Killer instinct

Ok, does this look like the face of a killer?



Well, she is. She officially got her bunny yesterday. The poor bunny has been driving Autumn nuts all winter. Living under the deck, eating our shrubs, grazing on branches just outside of Autumn's reach. Well, the bunny slipped up and became a chew toy.

Being the proud pack member she is, Autumn brought us her new chew toy. She was so excited to share that she whined at the door until we opened it. Much to Sean's disgust and Mom's squeamishness. All ended well though when Dad got home and accepted the trophy.

Good girl, Autumn! Now go get that other bunny...

The bug has arrived

The influenza bug has hit our house this past week. Damian came down with it at the start of the week and it really hammered Sean two days ago. We didn't catch it early enough for Damian to get medication, but Sean was only in his first day or two of it so he is on a round of Antiviral medication.

I was super bummed out for Sean and bummed out because the two of us had to stay behind while Scott and Damian went back to New Ulm to help Mom move into her new house. When I talked to Scott this morning it sounds like they have all the big stuff moved and they are going to be working on the small stuff today.

For the past few days Sean and I have had lots of snuggle time on the couch so all is not lost. I am realizing more and more how quickly our youngest is growing up. So I will take the chances I can to enjoy the snuggle time. We are armed with lots of movies and the Discovery Channel. Should keep us busy for the afternoon.

Hope everyone is well at your home. We are looking forward to getting out again soon. Until then, we are going to wrap up and snuggle in for the day.

Blessings!

Kutless Concert

On Saturday night we had the privilege of attending the Kutless concert at ECC. We were able to snag front row seats and really get into the action. Of coarse my action included taking lots of photos. (I was totally into the visual aspect of the concert along with the music.) If you get a chance to hear Kutless on their latest tour, Go. Since it is their acoustic tour it spanned the generations in our household so everyone enjoyed it. The boys were pumped because they got to help the band tear down after the concert.

Enjoy the slideshow!

Sonstegard/Wiethoff Family Gathering

The lack of emotional security of our American young people is due, I believe, to their isolation from the larger family unit. No two people - no mere father and mother - as I have often said, are enough to provide emotional security for a child. He needs to feel himself one in a world of kinfolk, persons of variety in age and temperament, and yet allied to himself by an indissoluble bond which he cannot break if he could, for nature has welded him into it before he was born. ~Pearl S. Buck

Family time is one of our greatest tresures and once again this year we were able to make the annual Sonstegard/Wiethoff Family Gathering. This year's gathering was held at the Holiday Inn in St. Cloud. With lots of pools, table tennis, volleyball/basketball, an arcade, and lots of food we were kept busy laughing together for the whole weekend.

I found the following quote this morning and it fit this post perfectly.

Families are like fudge - mostly sweet with a few nuts. ~Author Unknown

In fact, we had so much fun together that it was decided to make this a semi-annual event instead of an annual event. We now can look forward to spending a weekend on the lake in the summer and a weekend at a hotel sometime in the winter! It is exciting just thinking about it.

Thanks for the great conversations and laughs this weekend. We look forward to seeing you all again soon!

Lazy Day

So I am walking out of our room this afternoon and discover Autumn has more than made herself at home. I know it is cold outside but this was too funny! Sometimes I wonder if she isn't taking on our human traits more than we know.

Sunset

I had to post this picture from the other night. It was 20 below zero outside, but it looked like a warm lazy evening was settling in. Sometime words cannot describe the moments God grabs your attention with the beauty of His creation.

Picture Perfect Moment

Do you ever have one of those moments that you want to capture forever. We had one the other night.

Gazing across the room I could help but sigh over the moment. The boys were playing a game of dice, Autumn was at their feet and laughter filled the air. It was a picture perfect moment.