Country Thunder 2009

As usual, I got behind on posting! So here I am! Time to play Catch up :) Here are some pictures from Country Thunder this year. This kids came with us for two days! TONS OF FUN!! and Tons of Autographs! Caleb even got another kiss from Taylor Swift!

Us big kids got to meet Phil Vasser, as well as Neal Mccoy and Tracy Lawerence.

Kylie got tons of autographs too, including the one below from Ryder Lee. Another fun-filled year, and YES we renewed again for next year!!

Fun Times in the Spring!

We took a few adventures to the park. Here are a few pictures from the Photo book I made. We went to Viking Park this time! The kids had a blast as usual!

Caleb took swimming lessons again this spring at Zion High School. He took group lessons this time, and they went very well! he made a couple new friends, and he PASSED to the next level! YEAH! [no doubt in my mind though, he loves the water] Grammy did buy him a wet suit. He said the water was too cold, and he didn't want to get in. The wet suit seemed to help! [in his head at least :O)

Kylie took Gymnastics at Ultimate this Spring! She had a blast too. She was in a Tiny Mite class, barely old enough to start the session, but she did WONDERFUL!!

Caleb wrapped up is last year of PRESCHOOL! AH!! I'm not ready for him to start kindergarten yet! Oh well! He turns 5 next week. The picture below is from his last field trip to the Racine Zoo. He had a great time with his new friends. Too bad none of them will be going to the same school as his next year.

WOW! Time for a Catch up!!

I have been Terrible about Blogging, so sorry! I'm gonna do a quick :) run down of things in the past 3 months [AHHHH!] Donkey Ball! Yes that is correct. Antioch High School hosted a Donkey Basketball Game. Individuals ride around on the donkeys, and try to shoot the ball into the hoop! Really quite comical! I hope they have it again next year!

Kylie's 3rd Birthday

I haven't had a chance to get any pictures posted from her birthday... But I HAD to pos

to post her cake picture!! Not only was this cake so Beautiful, it tasted AMAZING!!! Check out the website if you are in need of a super special cake for ANY occasion!!

www.nikscakes.webs.com

Our April Adventures so far...

The Easter Bunny came to the house!!!!

Kylie Started gymnasitcs this month too at Ultimate! She loves it! Not afraid to try anything!!

T-Shirts for Firefighter's Children/Grandchildren

If you are interested in ordering a Tshirt or would like more details, please contact me at tmcjr430@yahoo.com

All orders must be received by April 24th, 2009. Thanks! Lori

Pictures with the Kids!

I took the kids to Portrait Innovations in Kenosha! Phenominal Job!! Ended up being slightly more pricey than I would normally like to spend, but they did a truly excellent job! We went there with one of my best girlfriends, Clarissa, and her two kids, Emma and Quinn. All the kids did WONDERFUL! They took close to 130 pictures for us to choose from. So below are just a few. I didn't actually buy them all, but because we spent so darn much we got all the pictures on a CD for free! SWEET DEAL!! Highly recommended!! The kids even got a wardrobe change, so Easter pictures are all taken care of too :)

Maybe I can win something in my life time :O)

Ive started following and checking out a few other sites latelt [Thanks Marci for this one] THis new site is having a bunch of contests going on this week for their big debut and it should would be great to win at least one...but the grand prize would sure be nice!

January Fun! Snowmobiling in Eagle River, WI

So I am WAY behind on posting anything... so sorry! Here are just a few quick shots of our snow mobile trip in January 2009. We had a great time! Below is Kylie and I on the sled.

Caleb and Daddy Kylie in the big Furry Boots! [Talk about Boots with the FUR!]

One of the few pictures of Tim and I together... not a great one, but oh well :O)

And Smiley Kylie after a long day of Riding!!

Christmas Eve and Christmas Day - long post sorry :)

So we had a very busy and full holiday as I am sure many of you all did too. I decided we would host Christmas Eve with all of Tim's family at our house. So we did an early dinner, and opened presents. I turned out to just be the Nystrom side, but that still left us at over 25 people. Wow! Below is Kylie with her very first Barbie. Thanks Uncle Randy and Aunt Jackie :) Caleb LOVED his gift from Uncle Bob and Aunt Janelle. Nerf shooting darts! They are still ALL over the house! But he LOVES the gift.

Great Grandpa Nystrom made the journey up to Illinois, and is looking forward to heading back to the warmth of Florida this Sunday, but it was so nice to have him here with us. First Holiday we've gotten to spend with him.

Traditional Christmas Jammies were opened before bed time. Caleb really wanted to go to the 11pm service with Grammy and Grampy, but by 9pm we were all ready to turn in. Caleb was SO insistent he went, but after we set out cookies and egg nog, and the key to the house [and Caleb through lettuce out the front door for the reindeer], we were all ready to turn in! Caleb tried to wait up in his room with a walkie talkie to catch Santa, but no luck this year!

Christmas morning brought ANOTHER Day of family fun! The kids got hoppity balls and a chair from Santa. They also got a set of Dominos. Caleb LOVES playing, so does Kylie. Below is Kylie trying to hop on her princess ball. Didn't work too well, I think it needs a little air out.

Opening stocking!

The Dominos

Some socks and clothing :O)

And a big hug for Daddy!

Then off to our first stop. Nana and Popa's. Great Grandma Christenson was also there for a nice Christmas morning brunch. More presents and tons of clothes.

Kylie got a nice bike helmet from Auntie NumNum [Stella] and Caleb got some roller blades.

Another favorite of mine for Caleb was his John Deer Cowboy boots! NICE!

Off to the Pieps! Below is a picture a few days after Christmas of the kids in their crowns from Uncle Dave and Jenna.

Caleb's wobble [balance] board, which he isn't too bad at. He needs to put on a few pounds to really be able to move it better on his own, but he's doing good!

Kylie helpipng Grammy open the gift from the kids!

and Caleb opening the TAG reading system! This thing is WAY COOL!

Caleb and Uncle Dave played his fun wack a monster game! Good for the coordination :O)

AH!!! It was a great holiday season, but it sure is nice that is over too :O)