Hosting Monica and Baby A's shower

I got the idea for this adorable banner on Etsy. I thought it turned out so cute! Monica took it to hang up in her nursery since they don't have much for decorations as of yet.....waiting to find out what sex Baby A is.





Found out it is possible to fit 15-20 people in my house and everyone could see Monica as she opened her gifts.



Monica and I.

Wrestling wrap up

Well, we finished the 2010-11 season on Saturday at a meet in Caledonia, MN. Practice has been over for two weeks but Therin was in fine form, crushing his competition (and they were very good wrestlers). Travis and I were a little shell shocked. Travis had taught Therin the 3/4 Nelson and Therin tried it in two of his matches but didn't have it quite tight enough. He finished the day in 1st with 2 pins and a win by a tech fall (16-0). It was impressive, a great way to end the season.



The tallest trophy yet. Grandma asked if we were going to need to build a shelf for Therin's trophies, at this rate, maybe a room!



Therin and his biggest fan. Kya is so supportive and proud of her brother. She enjoys going to his wrestling meets and never complains about the hours we spend at these tournaments. We all feel lucky she has such a great attitude about it!



After we got home, there was a package from the Cornell Coach, Mike Duroe, in the mailbox. I was so impressed and appreciative that he sent Therin the hat he promised and a note. It really makes an impression and motivates these little guys. I am excited to say the 2012 DIII Championships will be in La Crosse again next year; so, I'm hoping they put the clinic on again. We sent Coach Duroe a thank you note.



Therin finished the season 12-3 with 4 or 5 pins but as always we are most impressed with his hard working and humble attitude. Keep it up Bud!

If only,

I had discovered how easy it is to make strawberry-Nutella crepes AFTER I got back from Hawaii.....

2011 NCAA DIII Championships Youth Wrestling Clinic

I was very disappointed in the pictures I took. In every group picture I got, Therin was blocked by someone moving at exactly the right time....

Exhibit A: Someone's headgear up in Therin's face.


Coach Mike Duroe from Cornell with the kids.

Exhibit B: Therin behind UWL Coach Dave Malecek's leg.



Exhibit C: Didn't have a chance.





I was so excited to take advantage of the opportunity to do this clinic with top coaches from around the nation. Coach Mike Duroe of Cornell College took down Therin's address to send him a hat for guessing the correct number of national championships his team had won. I read in the newspaper that the DIII National Championships will be in La Crosse again next year; so hopefully, we'll have the opportunity to do it again and maybe study for any trivia questions! =)

Can you guess what's different?

The Tired Princess and the Toliet Paper Cake

Grandpa Doc's 60th Birthday

My Dad turned 60 and to surprise him, all of his daughters made it home. He was very surprised! My Mom threw a party for him Saturday night. Unfortunately, a winter storm warning rearranged some travel plans, like instead of Ashley, flying out of Wausau or Rhinelander on Sunday morning, she needed to get to Minneapolis; so we made a night out of it and my Dad and I drove Ashley to the Cities. We started our own drive home a little before 2 and didn't make it home until 7:30. The roads were terrible but I was most impressed with my husband's driving, dodging accidents like a pro race car driver. We were happy to get home but glad we made the trip, got to see everyone (but Brian) and got to celebrate with my father. Happy Birthday Dad!

Lessons at Mt. La Crosse

Gundersen hosted a night out at Mt. La Crosse so lift tickets were offered at a considerably reduced rate and lessons were free. I took advantage and the kids had a blast. This was Kya's first ski lesson and Therin's second snowboard lesson. I thought about attempting to bust out the snowboard myself today but made the right decision and just watched and helped the kids (I kept busy and got enough of a workout running up and down the hill to help Kya.) I think we'll be ready for the chair lift/bigger hills after another day on the bunny hill. You could tell how fatigued the kids were after an hour and a half because it got harder and harder to make it up the tow rope; so it was time to head home for a hot shower and food!! Both Therin and Kya were complimenting each other on how well they did on the ride home. I was proud of them both and wished Travis could have been out there with us on such a gorgeous day!!! It was 50 today in La Crosse and so I had the kids wear rain pants and rain jackets instead of their usual winter gear-it wasn't nearly as water logged to bring home!!