New Tricks

Elizabeth is finally starting to crawl, some days are good and some days are bad. But most likely they are good. Yesterday she was so hyper the whole day she would just laugh and smile at any and everyone. It makes taking her out a blast because I get to feel a little like a celebraty (or maybe it is the fact that there are not too many babies in Wisconsin. )

The other new trick up Elizabeth's sleeve is waving. We'll keep you posted of other new tricks.

Just a side note: I was listening to the talk radio here and they were talking about why people from other states think women in Wisconsin are not pretty. (I thought this would be interesting!) the comments in response were that Women in Wisconsin are so conserned about keeping their eyeballs from freezing off, they don't have time to primp. There were some other funny comments, and I have to agree, these past few days is all about keeping your toes, fingers and eyeballs attached to your body.

Although the weather is the pits. Jackson and I have tried to make the best of it by trying out the lovely sport of cross country skiing. Even though it was about 0 degrees we still had a blast.

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It has been a while since I hace posted some pics of Elizabeth and Since I am not a person of many words, I think pictures are just as good.

Are you ready Ski King?

Here's a little footage of our ski trip over the Holiday break. It was the best snow that I've skied in the past three years! It was great. I have a zillion clips so here are just a few. Thank you BIG JUDE!!!!!!

2008 Polar Plunge- Ogao Memorial

Freezing! Once again, I succumbed to peer pressure and at noon on new year's day I dived into frigid Lake Michigan. Catherine was a little smarter and stayed home while Elizabeth finished her nap. With a high of 23 degree Fahrenheit, a wind chill of 6 degrees, lake water a toasty 33 degrees, I came to the conclusion that it was absolutely ridiculous what we were doing.... but that stroke of common sense still didn't stop us from going in. Todd Lyman and Ken Olson led the charge with Tim Rauch and I following. Todd and Ken kept going out to the deeper water. As soon as the water was about 18" deep, I layed down, rolled over and sprinted back to shore. I think that I was back on the shore before Todd or Ken had turned back. It was cold. My toes felt like they were going to snap off. Today made last year's polar plunge of 43 degrees look like a trip to Florida. The best part is that our good friend Roger Petersen organized all of this and then he was no were to be found. He claims that he was there but none of us quite believe that he made it in the water. I think that Roger pulled off the best practical joke of the year getting his 6 friends to jump into a freezing lake! Here are some pictures that I hope you enjoy!

How much do you know about Christmas?

I am pround to say that after a few years of not taking tests I have PASSED the Christmas test!For those who chose to take the test as well...good luck!

You Know a Lot About Christmas

You got 8/10 correct You know tons about the history and traditions surrounding Christmas. When you celebrate the holidays, you never forget their true meaning - or all the little fun details. Random Christmas fact: "Jingle Bells" was originally written as a Thanksgiving song.

How Much Do You Know About Christmas?

Tis the season... over a month ago

Okay, I know that it's over a month late but our friends finally sent us a picture of our family at the MCW Halloween party. Elizabeth was so cute as a "Sweet Pea". Anyways, hope that you are all loving life while we freezing our butts off in the 5 degree weather of Wisconsin!

Advent, Advent ein Licht lein brennt, erst eins.....

Tonight, we celebrated Advent. Catherine's family has long celebrated this german holiday, which represents the coming of the Christ child. For the three Sunday's preceding Christmas and Christmas Eve, family and friends gather to light a candle, read a Christmas book, and have a good time. We felt so lucky to have Josh & Jill Hunter, Marc & Trisha Crosby, and all of their kids join us. They are great friends and we are grateful to know them.