Videos are back!

Whew!  I think I finally got the videos figured out (again).  Here's a video of Julia laughing the hardest we've ever seen her laugh before... and I only was able to catch the tail end of these giggles on video:

Video taken March 26, 2011

She's been giving us lots of kisses lately!  She's a bit distracted by the video camera, but you get the idea:

Video taken March 26, 2011

In South Dakota we all enjoyed watching Haune take turns swinging kids in the blanket.  Here's Julia's turn:

Video taken March 10, 2011

As mentioned previously, the cousins greatly enjoyed their nightly baths (and the adults got a kick out of watching them too):

Video taken March 8, 2011

Here's Haune's surprise 30th Birthday party his family threw him in South Dakota:

Video taken March 5, 2011
(Videographer = Brendan Alex)

Video taken March 5, 2011

A couple of weeks ago Julia greatly enjoyed playing peek-a-boo with Grandpa Gene:

Video taken March 1, 2011

She also enjoyed dancing to 50's music with Grandpa as well.  These sweet dance moves have remained in her repertoire long after this video was taken... she continues to use them during church, singing the ABC's, throughout meal time, etc. etc. etc.

Video taken March 1, 2011

Layin' Low

Since coming home from IA and SD, we've been layin' low here in Rochester.  Last weekend, Daddy and Julia went for a run and we also spent some time visiting our friends the Lanzas.  This weekend, my Aunt Jane came up to visit and spoil us. :)  We've been enjoying these days immensely.

Ian and a very distracted Julia.

Hunter showing Julia how to climb.



Off for a run with Daddy!

Great Aunt Jane and a morning bottle.

Hanging out before church.

Ten Months Old!

Oops!  I'm a bit late in posting these pictures... in any case -- here's our 10 MONTH OLD!



The Black Hills

This past week we visited the Black Hills.  We had an absolute blast spending time with Haune's side of the family (Cousins, Grandma, Mom, Dad, Sisters, Brothers-in-law, Niece, Aunts, Uncles, Friends, etc. etc. etc.)  Mark and Gloria spoiled us all so much with yummy food and excellent hospitality!  In fact, we got SO SPOILED that I'm yet to get back in the routine of cooking/dishes/laundry for myself!  Enjoy just a few of the many pictures taken over the last week.  (Sincere apologies--I'm still unable to upload videos on the blog... bummer!  Hopefully I can get that figured out again soon.)

Haune's family threw him a nice surprise 30th birthday party and invited his
 best friend (Dustin) and his little boy (Tyrel) to join in the festivities.

The birthday party crew.

Grandma Donna and Erin

Grandma Gloria and her little helper.

Yaya eating breakfast.

Yaya got to go sledding for the first time in her EVER! 
She loved it, and the adults had a ton of fun simply WATCHING her!

"Lets go again!"

The "big kids" had fun sledding too...

The cousins had fun playing with one another.

Julia attempted to do some gambling in Deadwood.

We spent an afternoon at a beautiful indoor
 water park--fun was had by ALL!

Cute picture compliments of Brendan

Bath time was oh-so-much-fun every night!



A Week in Iowa Followed by a Week in South Dakota

Yes, the title is quite accurate--we've been hitting the road a lot lately!  Julia, Zoey, and I traveled to Iowa for a while to spend time with Mom and Dad and tomorrow we'll be leaving for the Black Hills for a week to spend time with all of the Hauans.  Julia continues to be a great little traveler, so hopefully she'll keep up her track record over this next week.  Here's a few quick pics, but unfortunately, I am currently unable to upload videos. :(  Hopefully I'll get it figured out (again) soon and have a whole bunch to post after we get back from South Dakota!

Perhaps the start of a few curls???

We enjoyed our supper with the Shroeders on Friday night.

Julia received lots of love from Grandma...

... AND Grandpa!!!

One of MANY kisses

Julia got to play with her friend Hudson again this morning.  Out of 10
pictures, this one is the best one of the lot.  They are both moving a lot more
than they used to...

On the 18th we went to a wine tasting with our friends (l to r) Fixs, Burdicks, Hauans, and
the Lanzas.  A good time was had by all of the moms and dads.  (Thanks for the picture, Katia!)