Winter is Here!

Over the Thanksgiving weekend we received quite a bit of snow. Tyler has enjoyed playing in it, but shoveling the wet, heavy snow is no fun. Time for a snowblower?

The deck one morning

View of backyard... we get a large drift on the left side of the fence. Last year, Kirby was able to climb the drift over to the neighbors side.

Yesterday was sunny, so we took advantage of it.
Tyler prefers pulling the sled to actually riding in it. I'm sure that will change!

Pulling the sled down the sidewalk...

Trying the snow...

Contemplating...

One more taste to make sure it's good!

So far Tyler loves being in the snow! He must take after Scott...

Happy Thanksgiving!

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! We were able to spend the day with my parents and Nico, and Mike and Kathy joined us for an amazing dinner. Team Peppmeier and Erin then came over for some dessert. With all of those kids running around, it really felt like a holiday... and a great way to kick off the season.
We missed all of our friends and family that we weren't able to see, and are so thankful to have you in our lives. Here's to a wonderful holiday season!

Mt. Rushmore

On our way back to Rapid City, Scott and I stopped at Mt. Rushmore. It is truly an awesome sight. There were only about 5 other visitors there at the time, and the wind was blowing about 30 miles an hour. Surprisingly, the monument is only about 20 minutes from Rapid City. We are planning another trip in early summer with Katie and Aric so we can see all of the attractions that close down after Labor Day.

Thanks again to Katie and Aric for having us. We had such a great time with our niece and nephew and can't wait to see you in March!

Cuddling with Hayden and Will on the couch- pretty much what we did for 4 days!

Trip to Nebraska

Scott and I are in Nebraska to visit Katie, Aric, and the twins. We flew into Rapid City and had an easy drive to Chadron. These babies are so beautiful! They have completely different personalities (already at 9 weeks) and are very, very good. Katie has this mommy thing completely dialed in- she is a pro and makes having twins look easy. The weather has been pretty gloomy, so we have stayed home cooking, eating, and playing with Hayden and Will. What a great way to spend a week! I love being an auntie!

Sweet Hayden napping on her activity mat... tummy time puts her right to sleep
This morning we woke up to the first snow of the season! Apparently we have some back home as well....

Will and Hayden sharing the mat

Uncle Scott with 2 babies!

Uncle Scott with Will - aka Chubby Cheeks

Pie Baking with Nana

Tyler loves baking pies with Nana Fofs. Last night they made us a yummy apple pie for dessert!

Sprinkling the flour onto the dough...

Patting the flour out...

Rooollll it!

Roll it some more!

And voila! Homemade apple pie! Thanks Tyler! Keep up the great work!

Autumn Days with Mom and Dad

Tyler and Daddy were raking the leaves the other day- probably the last nice day of fall- and the Goose wanted to play!

Sitting in the pile
Helping get the leaves on the rake

Rolling in the leaves

Raking!

Yesterday was wet and rainy, so Tyler and I suited up Raider-style and headed to the bar to catch part of the game!

He has his Raider outfit on and ready to go!

Then we made chocolate chip cookies because it was so dreary... and they cheered us right up!

Yummy! And the Raiders won! What a great day!

Happy Halloween!

We had a great Halloween! Tyler dressed up as Superman and we handed out candy all night. He was very good at it, and even gave the cute girls 2 pieces! Next year we look forward to trick or treating with Annemarie ( the cute skunk that give Superman a kiss!!)