Sugar Cookies

Every once in awhile I talk about my friend Becky and her kids Brynn & Sophie, well I babysat both girls one morning while she was at a funeral and decided something fun for Brynn & Joshua to pass the time would be to decorate cut out sugar cookies (inspired by my sister). I pretty much had the dough ready when they got here, Sophie & Miriam both took naps while we made cookies. I let them each decorate (with sprinkles) a couple pans each and I frosted the rest later. It was fun, except that Joshua wanted to help with everything, I almost needed another person to help keep him at his station... not to mention keeping him from moving or eating the cut out dough on the pans before they made it to the oven!

Joshua decorating his pan of cookies


Brynn creating her masterpiece pan of cookies

8 months old


Having a snack


Looking cute in this dress


Being silly


Not one but two dishwasher helpers!

On our way back from Fort Wayne we stopped in Moline, IL and decided since we were right there to take some time and check out some John Deere. After finally finding the Headquarters we decided they need better signs for people like us who had never been there before. Here are a few pictures from that.

Fort Wayne trip

Just after our trip to the lake we drove out to Fort Wayne, IN to visit G'ma & G'pa Harvala after they just relocated to the Seminary there (this time mainly to teach, not as much to learn). Here are a few pictures from our stay there. Joshua & Miriam did really well traveling, the key is when you stop somewhere it's to do EVERYTHING - make sure the gas tank is full, feed everyone and change the diapers/use the bathroom, then get back on the road again!

Visiting Grandpa in his dorm room office - Joshua was helping him... with something.


Feeding the ducks at the seminary duck pond.




Playing under the table.




Getting a piano lesson from grandma.