Crazy X 2

Our Sweet Three Year Old

2011-05-22T16:23:00.000-07:00

Our sweet Enna turned 3 on May 6th. What?!!!! You say, 3 already, how can it be? Our feelings exactly. She is such special little girl. We are endlessly entertained by her. She seems to be pretty sharp for her young age. She is still our little peanut, 3 feet 30 lbs at her check up. We finally had her party this past Saturday(21st). Unfortunately it was raining so our plans were changed a little but everyone seemed to have a good time.

My rainbow cake, looks pretty, could have done a little better job but it was my first attempt so I was happy, I do not have the patience it takes to frost a cake nicely.
Enna with one of her gifts.
Her "3" cake

Happy 3rd Birthday Enna Grace we love you more everyday!!!

Our Daddy and other happenings

2011-03-20T20:57:00.000-07:00

This is our handsome daddy!! We think he is quite possibly the best daddy in the world(I'm sure many of you feel the same about your daddy!!!) We are soooooo proud of our daddy this year. His team made it to the conference championship game again(3rd time in 5 years, he has been head coach 6 years, yes we are bragging!!!) The Hardrockers had their third straight winning season!! This had not happened in 17 years!!! Pretty cool right? Oh, our daddy was also named the DAC Coach of the Year, even cooler right?!!! We are a little bummed because his team was ONE spot away from making it to the NAIA national tourament!!! Oh so close, darn it!!! We love you daddy! Congrats on such a great season!

In other news, us girls are as crazy as ever!!!! We were lucky to have Grandma and Grandpa Ryan here for a few days to take care of us while the rents went to Vegas. We had SOOOO much fun with them and even cried when we realized they were gone. We sang and danced, played memory games, put together puzzles, played outside(I, Gretchen can swing all by myself now, big girl huh?!!) and pretty much kept Gma and Gpa endlessly entertained. I think they probably were a little tired when they got home!!! I heard Grandma say we were good girls while mom and dad were gone!! Now mom keeps asking why we were good for our grandparents but naughty for her? Guess that's how we roll mom "Sorry!!" Mom hasn't been good about taking pictures of us lately. Maybe next post we can get her to take some good ones of us "Angels" ha ha!!! Hope all is well with everyone.

Take care, Gretchen and Enna

Pen anyone?

2011-02-23T06:54:00.000-08:00

So, not sure if I have ever mentioned how crazy my husband is but this post should show a little of that! Apparently he has been dealing with never being able to find a pen at work or maybe people had been taking his? but he found this GREAT(according to him!! ha ha) deal on the internet(one of many he has searched out during his late night surfing!!) Pen anyone?!!

The girls playing in the pile of pens
These pens had been misprints for some company, that's why it was such a GREAT deal!!
We love are deal detecting daddy!!! Thanks for the awesome pens!!

Enna's haircut

2011-02-23T06:50:00.001-08:00

Enna, you look so pretty!!!
Don't move!!

Gretchen's Haircut

2011-02-23T06:36:00.000-08:00

The girls got haircuts(a long time ago!)

My sweet Gretchen's new do!!

Looking good Gretch!!

2010-12-04T13:33:00.000-08:00

Gretchen's first basketball camp!!!

2010-12-04T13:17:00.000-08:00

Gretchen went to her first basketball camp today at daddy's work. Kid Rocker camp. She was a little nervous at first but did a great job!! It was so cute to watch.

In the huddle
Waiting for instructions

That's right my girl can dunk!!!

Enna was a good girl and watched with me.

Lately

2010-11-25T20:01:00.000-08:00

We haven't been up to a whole lot lately. Daddy is full swing basketball so a lot of mommy girl time!!! The Hardrockers are currently 5-4!! Have won the last three games, things are looking up!!

Enna displaying our reindeer cupcakes
Hillbilly Gretchen

Playing in the leaves

Happy Fall and Winter!!!

Over due birthday post for my Gretchie 4 years old

2010-11-25T19:39:00.000-08:00

So Gretchen's 4th birthday was October 29th!!! I know a month ago basically, a little late!!! We celebrated her birthday on Halloween with a costume party!! It was a lot of fun!! The girls dressed up as Daphne and Velma from Scooby Doo.

Enna as Daphne
Gretchen as Velma, pretty cute in glasses if I do say!
This is the morning of her real birthday October 29

Once again call me Betty Crocker!!! I left the cake on the stove while USING the oven to broil english muffin pizzas, um obviously you can see what happened. Luckily I had ghost cupcakes to serve and wasn't depending on the cake for everyone!!!

Make a wish!! Happy Birthday Gretchen, we love you!!!

Our Hike

2010-10-01T15:02:00.000-07:00

Some pictures from our walk in the forest!!

The girls running free on the path!!!
Gretchen thinks she can take pictures with my camera!! This one turned out ok!!

A little sister hug on the trail.

Enna saying "waterfalls!!!"

Just for fun, this is where Gretchen fell asleep on Wednesday!!

The beautiful Black Hills, Roughlock Falls

2010-10-01T14:45:00.001-07:00

The girls and I drove to Spearfish Canyon this morning and hiked a trail to the beautiful Roughlock Falls. It is a must do to drive through the Black Hills in the fall. We haven't done it for so long, I always say every fall that we need to but before we know it the leaves are gone and it is too late. So today I said "Let's go!!!" Unfortunately, Jason couldn't come with but the girls and I were able to manage, barely!! It was a mile hike to get there, easy, but with two girls that wanted me to carry them it got a little tiring. They did awesome on the way out though, taking turns leading us on the trail, even running at times. It was fun to watch them!! And GORGEOUS scenery to say the least. It really did feel like we were in a storybook, Gretchen kept saying "Mom, we are in the forest!!" Like it was magical or something. I did have a slight panic attack when I thought of the possibility of something crazy like a mountain lion could approach us(kind of a problem here in the hills) but I just said a little prayer and felt much better!! Everyone should try to come and visit us during the fall. It is worth the trip to take a drive through the hills and see God's beauty in nature!!

Let's go Rockies!!!

2010-09-27T20:09:00.001-07:00

We went to Denver this past weekend. We stayed with our friends Travis and Lindsay, they were such great hosts!!

Here we are with them celebrating the big Rockies win, too bad they didn't win the next day!!
ROCKIES WIN!!!

We had soo much fun and were very good girls!!!!

Aquarium

2010-09-27T19:50:00.000-07:00

We went to the Aquarium in Denver!!! It was awesome. We saw lots of cool sea creatures. Our favorite was when real, live mermaids were swimming in the tank with the fish. It was sooooo cool!!!

Before we went in!!
These are the mermaids, we loved watching them swim, and then we even got to meet them!!

Daddy and his girls in the cave.

Look at this big fish!!

Ooops posted this pic twice, oh well!!

I love my sister!!!!

2010-09-02T19:49:00.000-07:00

A rare moment captured of the girls not fighting!!! Gretchen loves preschool but the most memorable thing that happened on her first day was when we picked Enna up from daycare. She came running towards Gretchen and said "Gretchen......did you go to school?" and gave her a big hug! It was the SWEETEST thing!! She was soooo excited for her big sister to start preschool and so happy to see her again. They do love each other!!!

Our two favorite little people!!!!!

The Girls

2010-09-01T15:18:00.000-07:00

Oh my gosh!!! I can't believe I haven't posted on here for almost two months! Naughty me!! Summer went by way too fast. We had a busy, fun summer with lots of visitors and a couple of trips to visit family. The girls are still keeping us entertained daily. They amaze us with their little personalities and attitudes!!

Gretchen's first day of preschool. Enna was crabby because we had to wake her up to get going, she wouldn't take a pic with Gretch.
Gretchen at her desk at preschool!!

Arriving all smiles!!!

Leaving home to head to preschool

Loves her new Tinkerbell lunch box.

Obviously the big news around here is Miss Gretchen started preschool!! She loved her first day and we are so proud of our big girl. She let us take her and leave like it was no big deal. Hope it continues to be an easy transition! She will be going all day Tuesday and Thursday. The preschool is in the morning and the rest of the day is playtime!! We are so excited to see her learn new things!! She is almost four, hard to believe. She is a sweet little girl who is pretty good about playing with her sister Enna(she is a whole other story!!!) She still loves to sing and dance. Gretchen can pull out some "Gretchietude" from time to time but overall she just makes us laugh!!

Miss Enna Grace is something else. This girl is crazy!! Jason and I are convinced she is the energizer bunny. She is nonstop running, talking, screaming, playing, acting, etc. She is just so busy she has no time to sit and relax, way to much to do!!! She is EXTREMELY independent and is constantly saying "I do it Mom!!!!" or "I do it myself!!" We find ourselves just sitting, watching her for most of the evenings and laughing. Gretchen even looks at us and giggles because of how animated and silly Enna is!! Enna can pull out the "Ennatude"(these are Jason's made up words) on a regular basis but she is just so stinkin cute(in our opinion)that we have a hard time getting too upset. We do try to change her sassy ways though!!!

Lake Time!!!!

2010-07-11T19:33:00.000-07:00

The lake was a lot of fun this year with the girls being a little older!

Jet Ski
Super Bouncer

Relaxin with cousin Eden watching fireworks on the pontoon!

Floating with Eden and Nora!!

Vacation to ND

2010-07-11T16:10:00.001-07:00

We made our annual trip to ND for the fourth of July. We were there for extra long this year so I could see some good friends that were in town the weekend before the fourth! Thanks to our families for putting up with us for sooooo long this year. We loved spending time with everyone. We met our friends for a BBQ at Jen's house, the kids played and the parents tried to catch up between children watching!! Thanks to Jen for hosting all of us!! Then we went to Lake Metigoshe to Grandma and Grandpa Henry's cabin. We went pontooning, jet skiing, tubing and watched awesome fireworks!!! It was so much fun and our cousins Eden and Nora took such good care of us, and played with us the entire time. We loved it!!! Then we headed back to Minot for a few days. We were able to see more friends and spend time with Grandma and Grandpa Ryan, we even went to the zoo. They hadn't been there for a very long time!! We wish we could be closer to family it was so nice to be with everyone!

Gretchen and Violet chillin at the BBQ!
Some of the best friends a girl could ask for!! I have known these girls since middle/high school. They are truly wonderful ladies!!!!

Will and Enna swinging

Some of the girls taking turns on the swing

Fun in Champlin with the Johnsons

2010-06-27T21:22:00.000-07:00

We spent our last night in MN in Champlin with our good friends Jaime and Paul and their sweet boys Carson and Ashton. It was so nice to see them even though it was a short visit.

Enna and Carson
Daddy and Gretchen

Climbing the ropes

Fun with friends!!!

Weeeeeeeeee down the slide!

More Minnesota lake fun!!

2010-06-27T21:08:00.000-07:00

We had so much fun at the Fishers cabin. Gretchen went Jet skiing, tubing and pontooning!! Enna rode the jet ski once with Auntie Kris and that was enough for her but she did enjoy the pontoon ride to Aunt Mary and Uncle Niles place.

Enna and Jade sitting on the dock.
Quinn and Gretchen sitting in the awesome chair swing at Mary and Niles

Gretchen and Quinn tubing!!!!

Getting ready to take off on the tubes!

Going down the slide!

Summer Trip to MN and our cousin Jade

2010-06-27T20:53:00.000-07:00

We went to Minnesota to visit family and friends. We spent a few nights with Aunt Kris, Uncle Mike, and cousins Chance, Quinn, and Jade. They were the bests hosts and the kids were soooo good to the girls!!

This was the girls' favorite, Jade pushing them on the tire swing at their lake cabin.
Another favorite, freeze pops!!!

Ready in our life jackets!!

Cousins!

Running in the sprinkler at Jade's, Enna missed out because she was napping!

Crazy drivers

2010-06-06T17:16:00.001-07:00

You may remember the golf cart from last summer.......it's baaaaaaack! One problem, now little Miss Enna can drive so it is a constant battle between the girls for who gets to drive!! We are learning how to take turns!!

Enna's turn

This is fun!!!

Most of the time this is how she drives, not looking where she is going!! She has ran into the retaining wall, house, and basketball pole. Good thing it doesn't go real fast!!!

Gretchen is an old pro at driving, Enna is "helping" put the basket back on.

Gymnastics

2010-06-06T17:07:00.000-07:00

Gretchen had her last class for the year. We decided to take the summer off from gymnastics, maybe going to try some other activities.

Her ribbon
Sorry about the bad pics, not sure what was going on with my camera. A big preeeeeesent on the podium. She LOVES this leotard. Our daycare lady gave it to her, it was one of her daughters.
It is soft and she insists that everyone feels it!!

Waiting patiently for her ribbon!! We really liked watching her learn new skills. Good work Gretchen!!! We love you!!

Swinging

2010-05-21T16:00:00.000-07:00

The girls enjoyed a little swinging today. They would have stayed on these swings the entire day if I would have let them!

Enna likes to close her eyes "cheeeeeese" and Gretchen likes to be crazy on the swing!

Let's go fly a kite......

2010-05-08T19:10:00.001-07:00

With the help of Grandpa Henry, Gretchen was able to go outside and fly her kite today. She loved it!!!!

Not bad for her first try!!
Helping Grandpa get it back in the air

Way to go Gretch!!! Awesome kite flying!!!

My baby girl is 2!!!!

2010-05-06T19:48:00.000-07:00

Today my sweet little Enna Bear turned 2!!! It is hard to believe she is two already. She definately has her moments of "terrible twos"!! But most days Jason and and I just look at her and Gretchen and smile. They are so much fun and as often as they test our(more my) patience we can't believe how fortunate we are to have two healthy little girls that bring so much joy to our lives. She had her well baby check yesterday and is developing just fine. A little on the small side but has a big head!! Also turns out she might be a little ahead cognitively which leads to why she is so stubborn with potty training, the doctor said "smart" kids tend to do this milestone later than most kids. But I also realized she is probably doing better with it than I think. So, basically she will do it eventually!!

Our sweet little Enna!!!
Still our "sweet" little Enna!! In one of her moments!!

Gretchen's Goggles

2010-04-25T20:58:00.000-07:00

Random picture of Enna!

Gretchen had to wear her goggles for breakfast!

They look a little tight!

New shirts and hats

2010-04-10T20:38:00.000-07:00

So mom and dad went away for five days and four sleeps! Our friends Tiffany and Colin stayed with us. We were SUPER good for them(or so we say!!) Mom and dad had fun in Mexico but REALLY missed us!! They brought us these cool hats and shirts. Also some maraccas(sp?)and pretty dresses!!

The Giraffe
Showing how on our cool shirts the mouths open on the animals.

Nemo hat for Enna(one of her faves) and a monkey for our little monkey Gretchen!!!

Popcorn Party with Daddy

2010-03-30T20:09:00.000-07:00

After hot tubbing and a bath we had a popcorn party with daddy!! It was fun and delicious!!

Frog Slide

2010-03-20T22:14:00.000-07:00

Gretchen had fun going down this slide. It was a frog and you slide down its tongue. Enna went a couple of times but didn't like it as much. Their cousin Sanna would have gone down this slide all day, she loved it!!!

Cousins

2010-03-20T22:09:00.000-07:00

This is Enna and her cousin Sanna. They are two weeks apart(Enna is older). They fought like sisters but still had fun together!!

Swimming with Daddy

2010-03-20T21:57:00.000-07:00

We went swimming with daddy!! It was soooo much fun. We even went down a REALLY big water slide.(Didn't get a picture of that but it was AWESOME!!!) Mom forgot her camera so these pictures are from Auntie Jens camera!! Thanks Auntie!!

Looks like Enna is telling someone on the other side of the bars what she thinks? Sounds like something she would do!!! She is a little sassy!!

Daddy and his favorite girls!!!

So much fun with our Daddy!!

Daddy and his Gretchen, look like each other don't you think?

Our Girls

2010-02-13T09:10:00.000-08:00

Sweet little girls. Enna 21 months Gretchen 3yrs 3 months

Latest Happenings with the crazy Henry girls

2010-02-13T08:53:00.001-08:00

We haven't been up to a whole lot here. Girls are crazy and keeping us busy!! Gretchen is still in gymnastics and loves to sing and dance any chance she gets. Daddy bought her a microphone so we get to hear lots of songs throughout the day and some original hits of her own as well!!

Enna is still my sassy little peanut. We are trying to potty train. I think Gretchen spoiled me. She was so easy and quick and with Enna let's just say it has been..........frustrating, but she is getting better.

Sweet Gretchen
Sweet Enna

Crazy, Rockstar Gretchen

Crazy, trying to be a rockstar Enna

Snowballs and a Snowman

2010-01-10T16:11:00.000-08:00

We had some more fun outside in our nice weather.

This is Enna telling daddy "No, no, no!!" After he threw a snowball at mommy!!
Enna didn't like the snowman.
Gretchen loved the snowman.

I don't like him!!

Banana Belt is Back!!!!!!!!!!

2010-01-10T15:52:00.001-08:00

It was GORGEOUS out today, 45 degrees maybe warmer. We ventured outside to build a snowman, slide and try to find our front door. Gretchen LOVES to play in the snow, Enna not so much, doesn't like to keep her mittens on.

Enna trying the slide.
At the top

Going down

That was fun!!!!

The Cutest Picture

2009-12-15T19:43:00.000-08:00

My sister Kelly and her family came to our house for Thanksgiving. Of course I forgot to take pictures while they were here but did capture this precious photo of McKenzie and Gretchen. Seriously, have you ever seen a picture this cute? I didn't think soo!!!

A bunch of stuff

2009-12-13T14:42:00.000-08:00

It's been a few weeks so thought I would just put up some random pictures. The girls are getting excited to go to ND for Christmas and see their grandparents and cousins.

Awards day at gymnastics, preeeeeesent!
Enna sandwich!! Love this pic!!

Our PATHETIC attempt at a gingerbread house. In our defense, the two roof pieces were broken when we opened the box. The girls had fun licking icing anyway!!

Um, for some reason Jason had them laying on the kitchen floor taking pictures?

They insisted on sharing this milk bottle. Straw anyone?!!

Sisterly love in our matching jammies!!

2009-11-15T18:44:00.000-08:00

We haven't been up to much around here lately!! Daddy is in full swing with basketball. We just finished our week alone with no daddy, we survived but we sure missed him!!! The hardrockers had a disappointing weekend, losing all three games on the road. We really wish they could figure out how to win away from home!!!

We are so sweet!!
and Silly!!!

and CRAZY!!!!!!

Happy Halloween!!!

2009-10-31T20:52:00.000-07:00

We had a monkey on the loose in our house tonight!!! Daddy took her trick-or-treating with Jarek and his dad around the neighbor hood. Enna and mommy handed out candy to the kids, but were bummed because they only had like 18 total visitors :(

Even remembered her banana!!

Gretchen's Birthday Party

2009-10-25T16:10:00.000-07:00

We had Gretchen's birthday party this weekend. A few days early but it worked out best with daddy's schedule. Grandma and Grandpa Ryan came from Minot and Auntie Jenny, Noella, Archer, and Sanna came from Hillsboro and surprised us!!! SO much fun. Thanks you guys. Plus Grandma and Auntie helped mommy soooo much for the party. Thank you, thank you,thank you!!!!

The Birthday Girl.
The gang with their Hardrocker shirts

The birthday cake Auntie Jen made, well mommy cut the three out but auntie did the beautiful decorating!! Thanks Jen, you are the bestest Auntie ever.

The big birthday girl, Gretchen Olivia, we love you sweetie.

Pumpkin Patch and Maze at Bear Country

2009-10-25T15:44:00.001-07:00

We went to Bear Country to see the baby bear cubs,other animals,pumpkins, and to go through the maze. It was a beautiful day,perfect to be outside.

The gang, Tate,Isaac, Baron, Gretchen,Enna, and Cannon. Thanks Lyndsi for the invite. We had a lot of fun!!

Gretchen's haircut

2009-10-25T15:29:00.000-07:00

Gretchen finally got a haircut!!

Proud Mommy and Daddy!!

2009-10-07T17:11:00.000-07:00

Miss Gretchen received an award today at gymnastics!! She did great bear crawls and knew what the straddle position was when asked. We are so proud of our little Gretchie!! The coach said she had a great day!! Way to go G!! Now, could you listen at home? Ha ha!!!

Enna really wanted her pic taken too, but couldn't keep her eyes open!

Gretchen holding Carl's(Jason's player) little girl Brooke! She is three weeks old and a little sweet pea. Gretchen only liked holding her if she didn't cry!!

Goooooooo ROCKERS!!!!!!

2009-10-07T16:58:00.000-07:00

Here are the '09-'10 SDSMT Hardrockers

The boys came over Monday night to watch the Viking/Packer game. The next day two of the guys found out they have swine flu!!! Lucky us, now Jason is sick in bed. We are hoping the girls and myself do not get sick!!!

The Seniors...Kyle, Robbie, and Carl

notice the snow ball marks on the backboard. Poor Robbie the entire team started whipping snow balls at them and he couldn't get down so he just had to take it!!
The team... be sure to follow the boys throughout the season. Go Rockers!!

Homecoming

2009-09-23T17:55:00.000-07:00

It was homecoming week at daddy's school so we headed to the parade on Saturday. We also hit the volleyball games and football game. We won one vb game and the football game! Go Rockers!!!!!!

We stood by a really awesome family who kept giving us their candy and at the end of the parade gave Gretchen this pretty balloon. She was so excited!!
Cheeeeeese! I love candy!!

Going in for the goods.

Gretchen after her bath in her super warm and fluffy towel from our cousins Ryan, Barb, Max, and George Henry. Thank you we love the new towels!!

Enna being her silly self.

Gretchen's hair

2009-09-07T20:01:00.000-07:00

We were going to attempt to cut this mop a little bit, actually a lot, but Miss Gretchen didn't quite understand the instructions. We managed to get about an inch off all around. Her Aunt Colleen was so nice to give her her very first hair cut. I know crazy right since she is almost 3!!! Thank you Auntie Colleen!!

There are no after pics since we didn't get a whole lot off this time!!

Auntie Colleen stayed with us and wouldn't you know Gretchen sat nice and still so she could french braid her hair. It is kicking and screaming for me to try and get a pony tail in!!! Love how kids are always better for others!! Wish Auntie could live with us and do her hair everyday!!

Front view of the braids

It's been too long since we've posted!!

2009-09-07T19:47:00.000-07:00

So mom has been slacking on the blog, sorry!!! We have not been doing much just busy with day to day life. Spent some time with our families over the long weekend but I didn't take any pictures. Nice huh? So here are a few from the last month.

The girls with our neighbor, Jordan. Love how Enna is in the process of attacking Gretchen and she has no clue!!! Little stinker I tell ya!!

Gretchen's crazy hair in the bath

Enna's Harley Gear

Rally Girls

2009-08-06T16:36:00.001-07:00

Daddy decided to dress the girls like bikers since it is the rally. Nice huh? Two and a half year old and one year old in Jager bandannas(Is that even what they are called? spelling?)

Gretchen's First Dental Visit!!!

2009-08-06T16:25:00.000-07:00

Gretchen had her first dental visit on Tuesday!!! Good thing mommy was her hygienist because she was a little worried about some of the things I had to do. She did AWESOME, and I almost got pictures of her teeth, so close, next time for sure!!

Miss Enna had to check out my office while she waited for sister to get done.
Opening wide for mommy

Such a big girl!!

Ready to start!!!

Enna

2009-08-02T14:28:00.000-07:00

Enna's crazy hair after she took her ponytail out and put food in it.
Checking out the fun stuff at Summer Nights

Waiting so patiently while sissy went in the jumpy thing!!

Downtown Fun

2009-08-02T14:16:00.001-07:00

Every Thursday in Rapid City they have Summer Nights. They have activities for kids to do and a street dance for the adults. We took the girls down for the first time this past Thursday. Gretchen loved it. She got to jump in the big castle and go down the slide. I thought she might not go on it alone but she went right in. Her favorite part was the slide. On her last turn she went down on her back head first. She is surprising me with her dare devil ways lately. Gretchen is usually our little one that is afraid. Enna is a little young to enjoy most of the things but she was still good.

Getting her heart painted on her face
Getting her butterfly, of course I didn't take an after pic.

Blurry but I had to show how much she loved it!!

Our Cousin Andrea

2009-07-27T14:03:00.000-07:00

Mom went on a little road trip and daddy had to get ready for a basketball camp so cousin Andrea flew over from Wisconsin to help watch us girls. We had soooo much fun with her!!Thanks cousin for taking such good care of us!! We Love You!!

Enna and Andrea
Gretchen and Andrea

Fireworks and pontoon ride

2009-07-11T20:41:00.000-07:00

We watched the fireworks from the pontoon on the night of the 3rd. They were really good. On the fourth daddy, cousin Jonah, and cousin Ryan lit fireworks off at the cabin. We all agreed that Jonah lit the best ones!! We loved chanting Jonah,Jonah, Jonah. Gretchen is still shouting GO Jonah at home. So cute.

Uncle Mark, Enna, and Buster the dog on the pontoon.
Front row seat for the show

The girls.....Gretchen, Eden, Nora, and Enna

Enna on a mission to get a good seat!!!

Floaties, Jet Ski, and a snack

2009-07-11T20:27:00.000-07:00

Eating some snacks

Water floaties are alway fun!!

Gretchen and daddy on the jet ski. They went really fast!!!!

More lake fun

2009-07-11T20:15:00.000-07:00

I can't figure out how to post all these pics in one post so there will be a few of the lake activities in several posts.

Gretchen digging in the sand
The BIG fish G caught

She was so proud

Look mom! I got one!!

Enna Bear chillin in the hammock

Tubin'

2009-07-11T15:27:00.000-07:00

We spent a week in ND for the fourth of July. Four days were spent at Grandma and Grandpa's cabin at Lake Metigoshe. We had a lot of fun there. Gretchen played so hard with her cousins Eden and Nora. Thank you so much girls for being such sweet big cousins to her. We all know she can be a little sassy!!! I was actually surprised Gretchen went tubing. She tends to be our little not so brave one.

On the tube with cousins Nora(left) and Eden(right)

This is fun!!!

Uncle Mark pulling the tube and Daddy following on the other jet ski filming the fun

Enna hung out in the tube with the girls too!!!

Father's day fun

2009-06-22T20:44:00.001-07:00

Happy father's day to the greatest daddy in the whole wide world from the luckiest little girls!! We actually had a nice day with no rain. The girls ran through the sprinkler with their daddy!!

Going in!!!
Daddy helping Gretchen run through(next to) the sprinkler

Miss Enna has no fear!!!!

Swinging!!!

2009-06-22T20:35:00.000-07:00

The girls love to swing!!!! They could do it for hours!!

Enna lovin' the ride

Swinging sisters

All smiles from G and stickin out the tongue from Enna!!!

Feeding the ducks

2009-06-22T17:06:00.000-07:00

Enna and our friend Tiffany feeding the ducks at a park in town

Gretchen tossing some bun to the ducks.

The bun..before getting tossed to the ducks!!

Visitors from up north

2009-06-16T19:21:00.001-07:00

Grandma and Grandpa Ryan were here from Minot for a week. We had so much fun with them here. They loved seeing the girls and stayed busy helping us with stuff around the house. My mom ironed for hours (which for some crazy reason she loves!!) I wasn't going to stop her!! Thanks so much for the help!! Of course I didn't remember to take any pictures until the morning they left and only Enna was up! I will have to for sure take some when we see them in Minot. We sure wish we were closer to them!! Love and miss you Grandma and Grandpa!!

Kisses from Grandma
Goodbye Pic! See you in a couple of weeks!!

New bike and rock eating

2009-06-16T19:09:00.000-07:00

Just a few pics of what the girls have been up to.

Enna tasting the rock. I was so excited because yesterday she played in the rocks for a long time and never put any of them in her mouth and then today she goes straight to the rocks and puts them right in her mouth!!
Picking out the tastiest rock!

So proud of her new bike. Unfortunately it is a little big, bummer!!

Maybe if we get her some platform shoes? She only needs a few extra inches until it would be the right size!!

Happy Birthday!!!

2009-06-16T18:50:00.000-07:00

Okay, so Gretchen is obsessed with birthdays. She loves to sing "Happy Birthday" all of the time and can even tell you her birthday is October 29th! This is what she did at lunch the other day. I asked her what she was doing and she said "Making sissy a birthday cake!" So, if a sippy cup with yogurt and a carrot on it sounds like a tasty cake to you, she will whip one up anytime!!

Our little golfers

2009-05-31T21:18:00.001-07:00

Jason is pushing for the girls to be golfers (even though neither of us really golf). He thinks it will be a good way to get college paid for?!! So.....he bought them a golf cart for Christmas and now it is getting used nonstop. Mostly by Gretchen who has no idea when to stop, she has ran into the house a couple of times now, good thing it doesn't go too fast!!

Enna's hats

2009-05-23T08:23:00.000-07:00

Just some pics of Enna in her hats. Grandma Henry made the first one. We were lucky to have Grandma and Grandpa Henry here for a week!!!! They came on Wednesday, May 13th and stayed until Tuesday, May 19th!! It worked out perfect because I had to leave Thursday to go to Sioux Falls for our state dental convention and then headed up to Fargo to attend a benefit for a good friend of mine. I think Jason enjoyed the help with the kids. The greatest thing was all of the work they did at our house. Jason and his dad built shelves for our garage. We are now organized out there which is nice!!!! They also hung a bunch of stuff in our basement!!! It looks like a new house. Thank you soooooooooo much for all of your help Grandma and Grandpa!!! Of course I forgot to take pictures of the kids with them.... bummer!!!

Enna loves her beanie!!

YO!!

Sweet little Enna Bear!!

Enna is One!!!!

2009-05-23T08:06:00.000-07:00

Enna is the big one year old now! We did not have a party for her but our friends came over for grilling and cake and ice cream! We can't believe she is one. She weighs in at 19lbs 10 ozs and is 29 inches tall. She is a little peanut but the doctor said her weight and height are fine and she is just perfect! We think so too!!!! Unfortunately, she has to get tubes in her ears due to all of her ear infections. We have a consult this Friday(May29) to find out when she will have that procedure. She is still a feisty little girl and is starting to give Gretchen some tough competition when it comes to playing and sharing with each other!! Enna is walking all over the place and keeps us laughing all day long!!This is our little buddy Peyton, he is 2.5 weeks older than Enna

Gretchen "helping" Enna open a gift.

Enna opening her present!

Our very own Pirate....arrrrgghhh!!!

2009-05-23T08:00:00.000-07:00

Not sure how I caught G doing this face because she can't do it when I ask her but it is too funny!! Aye Mate!!

Better Late than Never

2009-05-23T07:11:00.000-07:00

So here are some pics from Easter!! A little late but still cute!!!

We had the cutest easter bunnies this year!!!!
Gretchen loved coloring eggs!!

Daddy was the big helper!!

Birthday gifts and our princess

2009-04-28T21:17:00.000-07:00

When we were in Minneapolis Gretchen's cousin Jade gave her the coolest things. First, she gave her a box of princess dress up clothes!! G LOVES it!! AND she gave her a scooter!!! What a sweet cousin!! She can't wait to get out side to try it out. She wanted to yesterday but it was a little too cool out!

Our sweet princess Gretchen!! I guess she is kind of a fairy princess with the wings.
Enna got these cool blocks from the Fishers(where we stayed in MN)

She got these super cute sandals from the Kramers(they live in Minot but sent her gift with Grandma and Grandpa Henry, they came to MN for Jade's first communion too!!)

Mini Vacation, Early Birthday, and Fun with Family

2009-04-28T20:39:00.000-07:00

We went to Minneapolis this past weekend. I had to attend some continueing education classes and Jason and the girls were able to spend time with his family that lives there. We stayed in Stillwater with his sister. Our niece Jade also made her first communion, so it was a very special weekend. We also decided to celebrate Enna's birthday a few days early! She didn't destroy the cake to bad. Gretchen had sooooo much fun playing with Jade. Thanks Jade for being such a great big cousin!! We were also able to visit our good friends Jaime and Paul and their sweet boys Carson and Ashton. And we spent Friday evening at Jason's high school friend Brian Volk's with his wife Angie and their children Keegan and Kyra. A few other friends from high school also joined us. It is always nice to see people we don't get to see very often. Unfortunately I forgot to take pictures with our friends!!

Checking out the cake

Testing the frosting

Gretchen and her buddy Jade

Auntie Kris even had 1st birthday hats for the girls to wear

The early Birthday girl

Fun with the girls

2009-04-10T21:11:00.000-07:00

We haven't been up to much here in SD, other than having a blizzard every few days the past couple of weeks. I have missed three days of work! Not really too upset about that, except it does hurt the paycheck a little bit!! The girls are still as busy as ever and keeping us thoroughly entertained and testing our patience nonstop!! We can't believe Enna will be one in a few weeks. Where did the year go?!!! We are going to Minneapolis in a couple of weeks. I have to attend some classes and Jason and the girls get a mini vacation!! Hope all is well with everyone! Have a great weekend.

Gretchen and her big cheeeeeeeeese!
Sweet Pea Enna chillin' in sissy's chair! Also, missing a sock, pretty sure big sister had something to do with that!!

Gretchen is not a big fan of letting me do her hair lately. But when she lets me put in pigtails they are getting quite long. Pretty cute, if I must say so myself. Usually she looks like Harry from "Dumb and Dumber!"

Enna doing her "Oh No!" face. She is standing on her own now. I think she will be walking before we know it!

Let me out!!! and Big girl bed!!

2009-03-22T20:21:00.000-07:00

Please let me out to play mommy!! It is almost 80 degrees!
Gretchen showing how she is going to sleep in her new big girl bed!! We had hopes that this would get rid of her middle of the night need to get up. Now we just get greeted by her climbing into our bed instead of crying until we come and get her!!! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!! She is in her swimsuit because she was headed to the hot tub with daddy, although if we let her she would probably wear it for her clothes!!!

Random Pics

2009-03-22T20:06:00.000-07:00

Fish Lips
Gretchen in her pretty outfit, we attempted church last Sunday with the girls. They just don't quite make it through the hour and a half plus time!!

Enna's pretty dress. It is so cute in person. She got it from her cousin Samantha!!

What's so funny Enna?

Not a whole lot new here. Just getting over being sick(Again!!!) we can't wait for warm weather to come and stay. It was 77 degrees today but we are suppose to get a blizzard over night?!!! Crazy weather here in the hills.

Silly Girls!!

2009-03-07T10:16:00.000-08:00

Gretchen after eating Cheetios!! Nice big cheesy cheese!!
Look who can pull herself up on everything now!! Such a big girl. We can't believe she is 10 months already! Time has gone so fast. She is a sweet little girl and still has the biggest smile.

Polka Dot Bandits

2009-03-01T07:34:00.000-08:00

Got the cheese, just didn't get the look at the camera!!

This is Enna's new silly face!! She does it all the time!

So it has been too long again since I have put anything on the blog. It is hard to get a good pic of the girls anymore. Enna is too mobile and Gretchen is......two!!!(That should explain it!!) Plus daddy is gone a lot so I have no help to stand behind me to get the girls to look at the same time and try to smile. Unfortunately, both girls have the flu bug, it has been back and forth between exploding diapers and trying to get the bucket under Gretch in time!! I think they are pretty much over it, now just hoping I don't get it!! Jason is in MN recruiting for next year! The Rockers are done for this year. Overall a pretty succesful year, although if they could have played better on the road they may still be playing now. It was a really great group of guys for Jason to work with and to watch play! The girls are still keeping us entertained at all times. Gretchen can be a little sassy still and is really starting to pick on her sister. This is only scary because little Miss Enna can already put up a fight. She is a feisty one!! Not sure where she gets her temper! She is crawling full force now but still prefers the army crawl most of the time. She can pull herself up on most things and has put a large amount of teeth marks on her crib!! She did go through two double ear infections in a row so we are possibly looking at having to get tubes in her ears. If she can make it to June with no more problems she should be okay!! Hope all is well with all of you!!

These matching jammies are from Great Aunt Mary!! We have no intention of getting out of our PJ's today! That's what happens when you're sick!!

Go Rockers!!!

2009-02-08T22:08:00.000-08:00

Daddy had a good weekend on the basketball court, two wins!! They really needed to win these games at home!! They have three more regular season games, all on the road. Right now they are third in the conference.

Sanna wasn't sure what to think of Gretchen!!
Our girlies!!

The only pic I got of Auntie Jen while she was here. G wouldn't get in the picture and Enna was ready for bed!!

Sweet little Enna!!

Fun Pics

2009-02-01T20:29:00.000-08:00

Auntie Jen has a cool camera that puts these borders around the pics. Cousins only two and a half weeks apart! Enna is older (on the left in this pic).

Gretchen, a little blurry but still cute!!

Two cute kids!! Wish they could always be together!!

Visitors!!!

2009-02-01T20:13:00.000-08:00

Our sweet cousin Sanna came to visit us with her mommy! They flew here on an airplane from ND to spend the weekend with us!! We love them soooooo much and wish they lived closer!

Bear hug from Gretchie!!

Matching T-shirts

Showing the size difference

Bathtime together!!

She is too precious!!! We love her!!! Thanks for coming to see us!!

Still Here

2009-01-25T19:39:00.001-08:00

I have been horrible with updating the blog!! Sorry!! The girls are great. Getting bigger everyday and constantly keeping us on our toes. Enna is army crawling all over the place. Not real good at standing, so I think it will be awhile before she walks. She gets into things enough already!!! She still only has two teeth. Enna likes to do paddy cake and sooo big!! She is really interested in everything Gretchen has or does!

Gretchen is officially my big girl now!! NO MORE DIAPERS!!! She wears big girl underwear now!!! Of course most of them are Dora or princesses!! Her latest favorite saying is "Uh oh mommy, gotta go to the store!!" this is said whenever she realizes we are out of something or I throw away packaging from what she is eating! She is also convinced her dad is some kind of handy man, which most of us know he really isn't. But she is always saying "Daddy fix it!!" and she is certain if things do not work they "Need batteries!!" Such a fun little girl. I will try to do better with the updates!!

Ice skating!!

2009-01-04T20:26:00.000-08:00

We took Gretchen ice skating over the holiday break in Minot! It was fun watching her try for the first time. A lot of her cousins were there too!! Thanks to Uncle CJ for the rink time!!

She mostly just wanted to ride the carousel!!
Cousin Archer tried too!!

Cheese!!

Dad's back hurt after!!

Family pics

2009-01-04T20:00:00.001-08:00

All of the grandkids with grandma and grandpa Henry. Notice Gretchen on the far left.....cooperating so well isn't she?

All of the grandkids with great grandma and grandpa Schoenwald

Goodbye Roomie

2009-01-04T19:46:00.000-08:00

Most of you know we had a roommate, Beth, who had lived with us for the past year and a half. She just moved on Saturday, to Seattle, to be with her fiancee, Jake. The girls really liked her. We wish her the best as she moves into this next phase of her life!!

Our sweet cousin Sanna

2008-12-28T16:36:00.000-08:00

This is our "little" cousin Sanna she is two weeks younger then Enna but has her beat by about seven pounds and probably an inch in length. She is the sweetest, most loveable peanut you will ever meet!! All she does is smile and hang out. Enna didn't let the size difference stop her from trying to attack her whenever they were near each other! I sure wish we lived closer to our cousins, the girls loved being around all of them over the holidays!! My favorite pic is the view from behind... too cute!!Sanna's big sister Noella is the other girl in the one picture.

My Girls

2008-12-28T15:45:00.000-08:00

Not loving the close up of me but the girls are cute!!

2008-12-07T17:35:00.000-08:00

Sorry for the lack of posts. We have been busy and sick here. Daddy had two games this weekend....they won!!! They were conference games so winning was important! I can't figure out why this post is messed up as far as format!

Gretchen is sucking her thumb and holding Enna's ear. She tolerates it most of the time but will sometimes scream in annoyance!

Enna is sitting up like a big girl these days.

Gretchen had to model her Dora skates/gear.

Big blue eyes!!

Saturday morning and gymnastics

2008-11-22T07:47:00.000-08:00

Today is a lazy Saturday with the girls. Jason is gone for his games(they won last night!!!)

We are just bumming around waiting for my sister and fam from Grand Junction to get here on their way to ND for Thanksgiving. Have a great weekend.

Gretchen had to have her picture taken after I took Enna's!

Squash anyone?

Jumping on the trampoline at Just Jymnastics

Preeeeeeesent! How they are suppose to stand after they do a move. She had to do this before receiving her blue ribbon!

Our animals

2008-11-15T20:45:00.001-08:00

These little creatures will be as close as we get to having animals of our own!

These deer are feasting on our neighbor's lawn

Turkeys nibbling on our lawn

Yes, they get this close to our house!!! That is my patio to the left. This is taken right outside our dining room window.

Saturday Pics

2008-11-15T20:29:00.000-08:00

It's been a week since we've posted anything. Thought I'd put up a few pics of the girls... Enjoy!

This was the best I could get of the girls together, both looking at the same time!!

Gretchen loves her daddy!!

Enna helped me do laundry today.....gotta start training early!!!!

Shovel anyone?

2008-11-06T12:53:00.000-08:00

Out our front door, had to shoot through the screen because I couldn't open the door! Sorry for the bad pics.
Behind our house

Well, winter is officially here. We are stuck home in a blizzard, no travel advised, four feet snowdrifts everywhere around our house. No work today :(!!!

Enna Stats

2008-11-05T13:05:00.001-08:00

Enna also had a Dr. appt today. She will be six months old tomorrow. We can't believe it! Time has gone so fast. I think she was 15.2 pounds and 23 inches? but not sure. I will change them when I get the exact numbers. Dr. said she is growing perfectly!! Good to hear! She is a much more content little girl now that she is older. Her first few months she was a little fussy. She still isn't the best sleeper.....only likes cat naps during the day and wakes once at night Dr. said it is time to let her cry it out at night so we'll see how that goes!!! We will be starting veggies this weekend!! Here are a few things Miss Enna enjoys at 6 months!!

She rolls over all the time

She "talks" nonstop when she is awake

She likes rice cereal

She puts anything/everything in her mouth

She likes to sit-up.... can almost do it by herself!!

She has the biggest smile that can put you in a better mood instantly!!

She likes to belly laugh when you tickle under her chin

Her big blues eyes are constantly checking things out

She unties her shoe laces when she is sitting on my lap with shoes on

She grabs at whatever you have

She LOVES her big sister!!

Gretchen Stats

2008-11-05T12:35:00.000-08:00

My favorite thing....if you are lucky, I will even grab your ear while sucking my thumb when you are holding me!!

This is my rockstar dance......hands above the head while shaking it saying "Rockstar Rockstar!!"

As you all know from previous posts, Gretchen is the big two years old now. We had a doctors appt. today for her checkup. She weighs 25 lbs and is 33 inches tall? (Might have to change those the nurse usually writes them down for me and we forgot to today!!) We have to take her back on Friday for an ultrasound on her hip. It has been popping lately so the Dr. wants to make sure everything is okay. We sure hope it is!!

Here are a few things Miss Gretchen likes/does these days:

She LOVES Dora the Explorer and anything on Noggin!!

She likes to dance for her sister when she is crying

She likes snacks(variety of things fall under this)

She is really good at giving "5" and "knucks"

She enjoys going to gymnastics

She likes to play with other kids

She likes to cheer for the rockers!!

She is starting to go potty on the big girl potty!!

She gets really excited when she sees the moon.

She also likes flags(daddy taught her how to stand for the national anthem)

She thinks it is cool when we let her put chapstick on

She gives really good hugs and kisses

She loves to dress in a silly combination of clothing, hair accessories.

MOST of all she loves to suck her thumb and pull her ear!!! That should be a fun habit to try and break!!!

Happy Halloween!!!

2008-10-31T20:08:00.000-07:00

We had a quiet halloween this year. The girls are still too young to know what is going on so we stayed home to hand out candy.(Plus Jason is gone for bball..they won their first game tonight!!!)Unfortunately, we had only 10 trick-or-treaters!!! We live at the end of a cul-de-sac with a lot of empty lots past us so I think kids didn't want to come this way for only 3 houses, of which 2 did not have their lights on! Gretchen did have a party at gymnastics on Wednesday so she dressed up then! I was feeling bad about not having a costume for Enna so she was a homemade M&M for two minutes for pics. G did not really cooperate for them so they are not real great!! Happy Halloween!

More Birthday Pics

2008-10-29T07:06:00.000-07:00

The big 2 year old!!

Her four wheeler from our roommate Beth, she loves it!!

Enna and Tate(2.5 weeks older than her one day older than Peyton from last post!!)

Birthday guests

2008-10-29T06:50:00.000-07:00

Addison from daycare
Ireland from daycare

Brenna my co-worker's daughter 2.5 weeks younger than Enna

Peyton his daddy works with Jason 2.5 weeks older then Enna

Sarah and Lane from daycare

Birthday Party!!!

2008-10-28T17:26:00.000-07:00

Opening presents
The cake...I know call me Betty Crocker!! Actually a very funny story to my decorating skills but we will save that for those who were here!!

Blowing out the "2" candle

Yummy!!!

Birthday princess

It was a few days early but we celebrated Gretchen's 2nd birthday on Sunday. She had some friends over and received some really nice gifts. I think she enjoyed it!! Not sure she really knew quite what it was all about but had a good time!! Tomorrow is the real day! We hope to have a special day with her!!

Grandma and grandpa visit!!

2008-10-28T17:12:00.000-07:00

Reading with Grandma Sandy
The gang

Grandpa helping G feed her baby

Grandpa Dale playing with Enna

This past weekend grandma and grandpa Henry were here to visit. The girls really enjoyed spending time with them. They were here at a perfect time as Enna really started to jibber jabber this weekend!! She told some great stories!! They also were here for Gretchen's birthday party on Sunday afternoon. They were a HUGE help for mom and dad as grandpa helped hang things on the walls and grandma helped prepare for and host the party. Mom and dad would have been lost without them!! Thanks sooooooo much for the help grandma and grandpa!! We love you!!!

Miss Independent

2008-10-22T07:38:00.001-07:00

This will be the fashion trend this winter!!
She wouldn't let me get a full body shot so I had to catch her on the run!
Her attempt at "Cheese!"
A little short....
Happy Baby!!

Gretchen has decided she likes to tell me what she will be wearing. The swimsuit over her clothes is one of her favorite looks. She likes Dora and a lady I work with had this suit from her daughter so she gave it to me. Of course it had to be put on immediately!! The plaid outfit is actually Enna's DRESS size 3 months. Which is kind of interesting because Gretchen really could have worn it as shirt this summer if I would have been thinking!! I'll have to check out other options like this.They could really share clothes that way!! Ha Ha!

Soooooo tired!

2008-10-12T18:37:00.001-07:00

Don't worry I moved her to the crib!!

Freaky Friday

2008-10-10T12:02:00.000-07:00

Future Rockstar/Coach
Enna loves her exersaucer
The Girls

"No Gretchen, you can't play with the camera and your bottom lip isn't going to get me to give in!!

Gretchen thought that 3:30am would be a nice time to wake up today. Daddy took her and tried to get her back to sleep but I'm not sure if that ever happened. I was dealing with Enna at that time so I joined them around 4:30 to try and end the "its time to get up" idea G had. Jason had morning practice and left shortly after 5. By then the going back to sleep hope had diminished so I (being the great mother that I am) plopped Gretchen in front of the TV with cartoons and layed on the couch. Enna also decided it would be nice to be awake so she joined us. It was a struggle of "Gretchen don't touch your sister, PLEASE don't poke her eye,etc....." until about 7 am when she finally fell asleep in the recliner. Thank God Enna was also ready to resume sleeping. We were able to get a couple more hours of sleep in for the day. It is now 2 pm and we are still in our jammies. It is cold and rainy out, ideal weather to be lazy. Have a great weekend!!

Big News!!!

2008-10-07T20:58:00.001-07:00

Enna rolled over today!!! 5 months one day old!!! (Ha ha to all of those who thought the "Big News" would be me pregnant!!)

Weekend Fun

2008-10-05T12:29:00.000-07:00

Gretchen getting candy at the parade
On the way to Spearfish
Nappin' Losing all our $$

This weekend was homecoming at daddy's work. We went to the parade and football game. We also had friends from ND in town, Jason and Kristy Horner. Mom and dad went to Deadwood with them on Saturday night. The girls went to mommy's friend Mandie's house in Spearfish. Mandie and Troy have FIVE boys so they were up for a little girl time!!! The boys loved having them there and the girls had fun too!! Of course I forgot to take pics of all of them together. I will next time for sure though!