Push-Ups or Push-Ems?

Cute story to share with you... We have been attempting to get fit at our house and have been watching the Biggest Loser this year. Cory said the other night "come on Noah lets do some push-ups". Noah replied with "o.k. Daddy I'll get them for us" and he then ran to the freezer. Noah thought push-ups were a yummy snack to eat, like the Schwan's "Push-Ems." Which he was right because we call them "Push-ups "not "Push-ems". Which is what his Daddy said, "Push-ups". Which we have in our freezer. Which brings Noah to the freezer to get some "Push-ems because his Daddy said "Push-ups", Right? Well Cory had to give him a lesson on how to do a push-up and not eat a "Push-up". He wasn't sure about this new push-up thing? But now he will tell us in the evenings "lets exercise like the Biggest Loser".

Then the "Push-Ems" come after the push-ups which is what we really call "Push-ups"!

Has this confused anyone? Not Noah, he always knew what he wanted!

"Snow" Fun!

We had a fun day playing outside at the lake yesterday. Noah loved being pulled behind the snowmobile. My parents also came out to play but had some trouble with the sled. Always an adventure when the two of them try to do something together! Bright out...sunglasses anywhere? Noah also loved being on the snowmobile and lasted along time outside. Maddie, Nevaeh & Mareyn being pulled behind a snowmobile. Bodin turned 3 yesterday! We (the Komestakes side) all ended up being at the lake yesterday so we had a little celebration for him. It was "snow" fun!

Happy Halloween, Happy Thanksgiving, Merry Christmas, Happy New Year...

Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! We have been gone for too long. We have had a great Fall, Christmas Season, and now looking forward to a New Year ahead of us. Cory had a full fall season with work. Noah decided it was time to ditch the diapers this past September, we got a lot done to our house and I have been busy keeping up with Kids everyday. I have 2 + Noah everyday but had 2 add-ons for 5 weeks or so this fall. Whew...that was non-stop busy. Noah was the oldest at 3, two 2 year olds, a 10 month old and a 6 month old. As far as our home renovations go we were able to re-rock the front, added new garage doors, did some spray insulation in the basement and garage, Cory has the house almost all sided and added new soffit and fascia. We will have lots more painting to do this summer but looking forward to seeing the finished project. We had some Woodpecker trouble this summer and fall. They have pecked at the old siding since we bought the place but with re-doing everything we really didn't want holes in the new siding. Thankfully the cement board siding doesn't suit their taste. But there are still places not finished where they look for their next meal. To make a long story short we actually had one fall into it's pecked hole on our house and was lodged between the outside wall and the inside sheet rock. No joke! Cory worked until dark that day and had to set up lights when he got home and tear open the house. The woodpecker flew out just skimming his head, he jumped, I screamed and Noah had some great entertainment. Well one of our Christmas traditions is to buy new ornaments each year. We try to look for something that reminds us of the past year, etc. So I thought it would be so great to find a woodpecker ornament for Cory. But who would have a woodpecker Christmas ornament to buy? No one, right? Well,do you know I actually found one! It was the perfect find and now he will never forget the year of the Woodpecker's!

I got the Pillsbury Dough Boy...Noah always tells me

"your a good cooker, Mom"

Noah got the M&M guy...his favorite treat to share with Cory.

Eating Christmas Day Brunch in the living room.

New sweatshirt for Cory and hat for Noah. Cory is a big Gopher Hockey fan.

It was so nice out Christmas Day and the "big storm" never came

to our house, we just had a lot of nice new snow.

Noah is always willing to help out & he loves being with his Daddy.