Feb 5 - Feb 10

 Sunday February 5:


Family time in Sioux City

Monday February 6:


Katie and her good friend, Kennedi

Tuesday February 7:


Katie and her pet rat, Gloria 

Wednesday February 8:

Coach Jim holding Little E

Thursday February 9:

Katie and Gloria

Friday February 10:

Hanging out at the cheerleading competition with a new friend

Jan 31 - Feb 4

Tuesday Jan 31:

My mom's dog, Owen, checking out Katie aka Sonic the Hedgehog out.

Wednesday Feb 1:


Ethan eating his cereal.  Still new to him and very funny to watch.  :)

Thursday Feb 2:


Brilee and Katie playing with their iPods before bed.

Friday Feb 3:


Sandi and the most adorable dog ever, Owen.

Saturday Feb 4:


A scenic picture of the cold countryside.

Jan 27 - 30

Friday January 27:

Katie and her little friend, Ella, playing at the gym.

Saturday January 28:


One of the Corner House gymnasts' brother, Colby.

Sunday January 29:


Sic him, Bruno.  

Monday January 30:


Katie giving us an award-winning smile.

Jan 22 - 26

Sunday January 22:

Katie anxiously awaiting a trip outside.

Monday January 23:


Katie and her friend, Kennedi. 

Tuesday January 24:

Katie and Kennedi playing at the gym.

Wednesday January 25:

Katie showing off her artwork.

Thursday January 26:

My adorable daughter and me at Culver's.

Jan 17 - 21

Tuesday January 17:

Katie enjoying some "cranberry boons" at Panda Express.

Wednesday January 18:


Katie at Papa Jeff's house

Thursday January 19:


No nap today and all tuckered out

Friday January 20:


A visit to the Pella Wildlife Exhibit in Merle Hay Mall.  This is a picture of a picture.  I will soon replace with a scanned copy.

Saturday January 21:


A dreary day as we walk to Katie's friend's house.

January 16

The wonders of cell phone cameras . . . here is little E smiling like crazy for my sister, Sandi.  Photo courtesy of Miss Sandi Jorgensen.

Jan 10 - 15

So time to play catch-up.  Let's start with Tuesday the 10th.  Let me just state again that it is JANUARY.  When I left work that day, it was 57 degrees out and the picture below proves that.  I can't believe how mild this winter has been.  I am loving it.

Wednesday January 11th

I used to pick Ethan up every day from daycare because my sister works but Ethan's dad is going to start doing it more often because his work allows.  When I had him, I would try to take him over to see my dad at his gymnastics club, Corner House Gymnastics so they could spend time together.  My dad lives on the East Side and we are in Urbandale, right next door to his gym.  The pic below is my dad in the middle of a conversation and Ethan is in the process of passing out in his arms.

Thursday January 12th

What a joy it is to witness some of the first bonding moments between a father and son.  Here, Ethan's dad gets to feed him for the first time.  

Saturday January 14th

Let me introduce Katie aka Sonic the Hedgehog.  She is the newest member of my mom's animal family.  Katie the human and I went to pick her up on Saturday afternoon over on the south side of DMS.  We're keeping her in our house for a couple weeks until we make our trip to Sioux City to visit for a weekend.  We've held her a couple times, with gloves, and she is very sweet.  

Sunday January 15th

My sister asked me to take some pictures of Ethan and her and his dad on Sunday.  Ethan was tired and it was a challenge keeping him content for the majority of the shoot.  But he is such a doll and gave me plenty of opportunities for some good shots.  I love the picture below.  It's definitely one of my favs.  Check out my other favorites on Facebook.