Huge sale

I wanted to let any moms, dads, grandmas, grandpas, etc.... about an upcoming kids consignment sale in Maple Grove this week. Just Between Friends is a great way to buy quality children and maternity clothes and equipment. They have so many things there. Check out their website to see for yourself to see what it's all about http://twincities.jbfsale.com/ .

Spring

I know I'm a little late with "spring" but we have just been so busy and outside all the time that there is no time to be on the computer anymore. Well, here are some snippets of our spring:

Justin & Vanessa at grandpa Dan's on the day before her 5th birthday
Vanessa Rose Kittelson-Burke
James and Vanessa at grandpa Dan's
Vanessa playing base ball
Grandpa and Grandma with Vanessa at French park
Vanessa and James on the Chevy truck
Tyler riding the Doddle Bug. The boys new toy!

Vanessa up in a tree at grandmas house
James on his horse
Justin and James on the Doddle Bug
James coloring Easter eggs.
Vanessa coloring eggs
James on the tramp with a static hair
Nana bunny on Easter
Here is almost all the "cousins"
grandpa Pat. James and Erika

K-B kids!!

Here we have the three boys before haircutsJames getting a haircut K-B boys after their haircuts!

Our Princess

Vanessa recently turned 5. Time has gone by way too fast. This year we celebrated her birthday by staying the night at a hotel (we finally used a gift certificate we've had) the Friday before her birthday. Then on Saturday, we took a trip to the Mall Of America to visit the American Girl Doll store. Vanessa has been wanting to go there for a long time. She had $60 saved up to spend on what she thought before she got there it was for a bed for her doll. But, of course when she got in the store she wanted a doll. So we put our money together and she walked out with a new American Girl Doll for her birthday. Then off to grandpa Dan's for more birthday celebrations! We had a BBQ over there and she opened some presents. Finally, on Sunday which was her actual birthday, we started the day by going to church, then we met up with grandma and grandpa for lunch a Don Pablo's. After that we headed over to French park then over to grandma's for cupcakes.

Random pictures

Here are my lovely children in 1 of 2 huge boxes that had been sitting in my living room for almost 2 weeks. If you want to keep your kids busy on a cold winter day, get them a big box. They colored them, made forts out of them, cut doors in them, did school work in them, rolled around it them, just to name a few things.One of the first 34 degree weather days we had Shane and Vanessa couldn't wait to go outside and have a picnic. I don't know, personally I would like to wait until at least 50 degrees.



Here is our or should I say Tyler's cat Tikaboo. I know the picture is a little washed out ( I don't do any photo editing).
And last but not least this is the fire we had a few days ago to burn up some of the cardboard we had stored up from this winter. The kids really enjoyed the winter (almost spring) bonfire.

Wedding

Justin was the best man in a wedding a few weeks ago. Guess who's? His dad's. His dad married his long lost high school sweetheart. It's really a long story, but here are a few pictures of the day:

Tim and Nancy Justin and his dad Justin, Tim and Joe (Justin's brother)

Mini vacation

This past weekend we were dog sitting for my aunt and uncle. To us it was more like a mini vacation. They left us a big warm clean house, lot's of yummy food to eat, tons of snow to play in and 2 wonderful doggies to play with. Check it out for yourself:


Shane went out snowboarding I would say at least 6 times.

It's kind of hard to see, but Vanessa wrote her name in the snow.

I love this one! Now, if they could just be like this ALL the time!

Tyler hanging out in the snow!

Shane hanging out in the snow!

Here is Tyler up in a tree on an island in the middle of a frozen pond!!


Vanessa had a great time sledding!

Here is "Girlie" she is a very nice mellow doggie.

Here we have the ferocious one.
Okay, I am just kidding. This is Teddy. Teddy is a very friendly and beautiful dog. In the last picture she was just yawning. I just thought it was a good/funny picture.

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