Playing Catch Up

This is what Patrick has to deal with on a daily basis....2 crazy kiddos hanging all over him!  No, just kidding, but the kids DO love to play with their Daddy and rough-housing, playing swords and "fight" are among their favorites!

More rough-housing:)

So, this blog post is a collection of random photos from Nov, Dec and January....just trying to catch up!

The kids with Nana Sandy before they left for Naples, FL in November.  I took the kids for one last visit in Waconia one weekend when Jim and Patrick were on their last hunting trip for the season. 

We always have a lovely time with Nana!

Little G with his chocolate mustache:)

Sophia and her good friend, Sydney, playing princesses on one of our playdates...so cute!

Gavin dressed himself to go and play outdoors...

 

Sophia also dressed herself to go play outside...

I think that Sophia might have won the "dress-yourself" contest that time, don't you???

 

Craft night at the Berger home...actually, I think that is how most nights at our house go:)  We have one ultra crafty 5 yr. old!

G being silly as we have a family game night downstairs:)

Sophia trying her hand on some pool!  She looks quite determined!

Funny Gav.

Papa Jim and Nana Sandy came home from FL for Christmas...here the kids are with Papa Jim having a good old time!

And now with Nana Sandy too!

At the end of 2012 we were able to get together with Patrick's cousin, Mark Berger, his wife, Jess and their 2 kids, Sadie and Cohen.  We always have a good time with these guys and it was so fun to see the kids play together! 

Me and my baby:)

I love this one of G laying his head on my shoulder...melts my heart:)

 

Little Miss Art Project herself is concentrating so hard here painting a little puppy sculpture.....which, by the way, turned out pretty darn good!

 

These last photos are ones that I took from my phone on Christmas Eve as the kids were all dressed up.  Sophia was very willing to pose for the pictures but Gav....not so much....

"Do I have to do this?"

He is definitely not going to smile...

Yup, this is as good as it's going to get.  He still looks pretty darn cute though...even with no smile:)

I love those TRYING 3's!

33 in 2013

Me with my favorite little girl and favorite little boy....I asked Sophia why she didn't smile for these pictures and she says, " I just forgot"....oh, ok:)

 On January 26th, I turned 33....wow, that number just keeps creeping up there...yikes!  Oh well, I feel like this year has something good in store.  Not sure what that might be but only time will tell.  

My family and friends made it a very special day for me.

 33 years old!

Patrick took me out for a lovely dinner at Meritage in St. Paul.  It was a lovely evening out...thank you honey!

Sophia's 1st Gymnastics Meet

Before Christmas, Sophia had her 1st gymnastics meet!  It was just a meet for the kids at her own gym and they "competed" against each other.  It was such good experience for the kids to get out there and show what they can do in front of other people.  She did a great job for her first meet ever and she was soooo proud of herself!  

We were quite proud of her as well!

The first picture is of Sophia with some other girls on her team and her coach for that day.

Soph waiting in line for her turn...

There she is taking her turn on the bars.

 

Little G cheering his big sis on and enjoying one of his many snacks:)

Go Sophia!!!!

Warming up on balance beam....

Look at that candlestick with pointed toes!

Soph on the floor exercise....this was her best event!

Sophia with her gymnastics friends.

G watching in anticipation!

 

 "Just how does she do that??"

 Our proud little gymnast with her 3rd place trophy and water bottle that she won!

 Super happy Sophia!

 

All the girls that competed that day.

This was such a fun experience for Sophia and the rest of us too.  I for one was choked up several different times throughout the day as I watched my own daughter in her first meet.  It has been so long since I have been at a meet and I look forward to the next one as I know my little girl does too:)

We are so proud of our girl!

Ice Skating

 

 We had our first family ice skating outing for 2013....although only Pat and Sophia skated, we all had a great time.  We will have to work on getting Gavin some skates so we all can take part next time.

Sophia did sooo good this year compared to last year!  She was very determined to get it down and falling did not discourage her.  By the time we had to leave she could skate on her own for quite some distance....she was so proud!

 Daddy and Soph on the ice.

 

 Gavin.

 

 

 Daddy helping his girl...so sweet:)

 

 

 And she's on her own....

 

 

  

and is slowly getting the hang of it!

 

 

 G having a good old time on the playground...

 

 A few faces of G....

 this is a popular one...

 

 

 Gavin was quite excited about skating with Daddy!

 Me and my babes.

 Silly G.

 Sweet Soph.

G getting a ride from Daddy.

It was a chilly but fun afternoon on the ice!