Winter Wonderland

Finally! It was not until last Sunday that we received a significant snow. As soon as we came home from church, Logan was pulling on his snow pants and boots to go sledding. So, while dad shoveled, Logan and mom went sledding and loaded his dump truck with snow to "help." That said, we could really get used to winters like this.

Lots of changes

My how time has flown over the last four months. We moved into our new house in late August. We love our new neigborhood. The fall was spent enjoying the park near our house and meeting new neighbors. Logan started preschool this fall. He enjoys going to school and is doing well. We also learned West Fargo's new middle school will be just down the street.

Winter, if we can call it that, brought many blessings to our family. We celebrated Christmas with Doug's and Bethany's families. Logan really enjoyed Christmas, especially helping mom and dad decorate. He loved putting "toys" (decorations) on the tree. We are looking forward to the many adventures the new year will bring. We are excited to take a short family vacation to Orlando and Daytona this February.

Life can be very busy, so unfotunately we are not updating our blog as often as we'd like. Please keep visiting as we continue our journey toward our second adoption. We are so excited knowing someday our family will be blessed with a second child.

A few pictures from the summer

We have gone to the zoo many times this summer, and Logan has loved learning about the animals.

We've also spent the summer playing outside and visiting many of Fargo's and West Fargo's parks.

Logan and his cousin playing at the annual family picnic.

Doug and Logan working on their casting skills.

We have had a lot of fun this summer watching our house being built.

Catching up

Well, the last few months have been busy in our house. Over the winter we took in a couple Fargo Force hockey games, which Logan LOVED! He talks about how he wants to play hockey when he is bigger.

The biggest change for us came when we decided to build a new house in West Fargo. We sold our former house in February and closed in April. Our new house will be finished in August, providing our builder has continued good weather. The process is both thrilling and daunting, but now that the house is starting to take shape, the excitement is building. We try to check on it every day to see what progress has been made. For the summer, we are living in an apartment. Logan has adjusted well, maybe even better than his parents.

To pass the time, we've been planning lots of exciting summer activities. We are now season members at the Red River Zoo. Logan loves to go there and look at the wolves, peacocks, ducks, and camels. We'll travel to the lake and farm whenever we can. Bethany's sister is getting married in July, so that will also be a family event to look forward to.

We are excited that when we are blessed with another child he or she will be coming into a new and exciting home. Cheers!

Go Sioux

This weekend we were invited to the UND hockey game v. Robert Morris University. We saw some of our old friends from when we were at UND. It was a great night. The Sioux won 2-1.

Merry Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas! On Christmas Eve, we went to Doug's parent's house. The rest of Doug's family was there too, so Logan was able to play all night with his cousins. He and one of his cousins played Santa's Elves and passed out all the gifts under the tree. On Christmas, we went to Bethany's parent's house. It was another enjoyable day spent opening gifts, sharing good food, and even playing outside for a little while. Logan received a lot of building blocks and art supplies, so he's having fun building and creating his own art.

Holiday Season

It has been an eventful couple of weeks for our family. Doug's brother and his wife celebrated the birth of their new baby boy! He has been a wonderful addition to our family. We're also getting ready for Christmas. It's hard to believe December is flying by so fast. Doug made lefse with his mom today to give to some of family and friends. The gifts are starting to pile up under the tree. Logan loved decorating the tree for the first time. It has more ornaments on it than it has for a long time. Merry Christmas!