WISCONSIN CHRISTMAS 2008

Tirzah meets Grandpa Pedersen, Miracle photo considering she doesn't really like other people holding her and especially men. She was very tired from a LONG day in the hotel parking lot waiting for road side assistance to help with our tire. blah!Levi had a great time visiting the Great Grandparents ......
chocolate and animals nothing better.

Great Grandma Gilman meeting Tirzah for the first time, thanks Tirzah for letting her hold you. She sure did love you. Second time seeing levi, the first being when he was 4 wks old.

Great Grandpa Gilman
The only picture we could get .....kids!

CHRISTMAS 2008- PART 2 WISCONSIN

Levi enjoying some breakfast at the hotel before we go visit family This was our sleeping arrangements for the children, it worked great. It did help that we exhausted them out by the 11 pm bedtime that inevitably happened every night while in WI.
Levi helping with the luggage

Yes, we did put him to work!

The Gilman "men" bringing in the bags.

MORE CHRISTMAS 2008

Tirzah squeezing her new monkey Levi admiring his new dino puzzle

The first of many times to sit at Levi's new table


where's Esther........
funniest thing of the entire gift opening experience...Esther so excited about her huge gift bag
she climbed in as well as bounced, giggled, jumped, squealed, danced....so fun!


Levi and Daddy watching and enjoying Esther enjoying her gift opening experience

CHRISTMAS 2008- MN

Tirzah 5 months old!All the "Cielinski" cousins

The two newest members of the family, enjoying their first Christmas!

Christmas 2008

Levi LOVES his boy "buddy" cousins. Wyatt is so good with Levi. He kept letting Levi tackle him and "bring" him to to the ground. They wrestled a lot!

WINTER IN MINNESOTA

WINTER BEGINS....LEVI ENJOYED SNOW MUCH MORE THIS YEAR.

TIRZAH EAT CEREAL FOR THE FIRST TIME

TIRZAH EATS CEREAL FOR THE FIRST TIME.

SHE LOVED IT, TOOK RIGHT TO IT.

WE DID FIND OUT SOON AFTER CHRISTMAS THAT SHE

MUST HAVE SOME SORT OF ALLERGY TO RICE

SO ONLY OATMEAL FOR HER.

TIRZAH IS 5 MONTHS OLD!

TIRZAH EATS CEREAL

COUSINS!

Tirzah, Izzy, and Levi

Christmas celebration at G&G Gilman

Fritz's, Union Station and Trains

We all went to the Union Station to see these incredible model train exhibits....it was amazing and Levi loved it. We also went to Fritz's which was very fun for Levi since our food came to our table by way of train below is the train dropping our food off at our table...like I said Levi loved it, but the food was a little less impressive.

If I wouldn't be updating this blog 7 months late I would have written, Here is Tirzah trying to roll over it will probably be soon...however, I know differently since she just rolled over for the first time in April 9,2009 ....at 9 months old. Good Job Baby!

Levi got a Mr. Potato Santa head for his birthday and really likes to were His beard.

One Last trip to the Omaha Zoo..it was a little chilly!

DECORATING THE TREE CHRISTMAS 2008

WHAT'S UP WITH OUR KIDS AND THEIR CHEEKS!!

TIRZAH


LEVI

PANERA RUN AFTER CHURCH

OUR BABY GIRL IS SO CHILL SHE NEVER EVEN COMPLAINED THAT HER HAT HAD FALLEN PAST HER EYES WHILE DRIVING, SHE JUST SITS THERE CALMLY AND FALLS ASLEEP!!

TIRZAH'S DEDICATION

NAUGHTY DOGS

THESE DOGS ARE SO NAUGHTY....THEY ARE ALIVE....THEY TORE OPEN THIS BAG OF DIAPERS AND SHREDDED THEM ALL OVER OUR LIVING ROOM FLOOR. WE WERE THANKING GOD THAT WE INDIVIDUALLY WRAP THE POOPY DIAPERS AND THEY DIDN'T GET ANY OF THOSE OPEN.

COUSINS

COSTCO CAKE.....YUMMY!!!

LEVI'S BIRTHDAY PARTY

LEVI TURNED 2!!!!

LEVI'S NEW COUSIN IZABELLA AND HIS AUNT JAQUE. IZZY IS 2 MONTHS OLD!

LEVI WITH ALL HIS PARTY FOOD.

WE WERE DRIVING HOME FROM THE STORE WHERE LEVI GOT AN EARLY BIRTHDAY GIFT, A T-BALL HELMET. WE WERE WONDERING IF PEOPLE THOUGHT OUR CHILD LOOKED A LITTLE OVER PROTECTED FOR THE CAR RIDE. WE WERE IN SEARCH FOR A FOOTBALL HELMET BUT THEY WERE REALLY EXPENSIVE AND HE DIDN'T CARE WHAT KIND OF HELMET HE GOT. WE FIGURE HE CAN USE IT WHEN PLAYING T-BALL AND BASEBALL SOMEDAY.

MATCHY MATCHY

TIRZAH'S FIRST SWING RIDE

TRIP TO THE NATIONAL FOREST....NOT ONE OF DADDY'S BEST IDEAS

THIS TRIP WAS SPUR OF THE MOMENT, A "3" HOUR DRIVE TO THE NATIONAL FOREST.....YEAH RIGHT....6 HOURS LATER WE GET THERE IT IS NOW 5PM AND NOW WE STILL HAVE TO DRIVE BACK.....WE GOT BACK AFTER MIDNIGHT AND WE WERE SOOOOOO TIRED AND CRANKYISH! WE ALMOST STOPPED 3 TIMES TO STAY IN A HOTEL JUST BECAUSE WE WERE SO TIRED AND WERE NOT SUPPOSED TO GET HOME TILL AFTER 1 AM ACCORDING TO GPS.....AND THERE WAS A LOT OF FOG. IT WAS THE NEVER ENDING TRIP TO KNOW WHERE AND BACK.

EATING APPLESAUCE

COUSIN RUTH AND ESTHER HANGING OUT ON HALLOWEEN AFTER OUR DELICIOUS CHIPOTLE!

FREE CHIPOTLE DAY ON HALLOWEEN WITH TIN FOIL

CUTIE PIE

BOO AT THE ZOO

DATE NIGHT WITH SOME GREAT FRIENDS!!

BUMBO FUN

RANDOM PICS

TIRZAH HAS FOUND HER OWN OBSESSION....

THIS SILKY WORKS SO WELL...SOMETIMES TOO WELL THAT SHE GETS ADDICTED TO IT, BUT IT WORKS IN THE CAR OR IN THE STROLLER GROCERY SHOPPING...SHE JUST SUCKS AWAY AND IS CONTENT OR FALLS ASLEEP. YAY SILKY!!

RAG DOLL

SOMETIMES HE LOVES HER A LITTLE TOO WELL!!! WE WANTED TO TAKE A PICTURE AND HE THOUGHT IT WAS HILARIOUS TO KINDLY "WHIP HER AROUND" WHICH SOUNDS WORSE THAN IT WAS ....BUT WE DID STEP IN AND END THE FUN....SHE CLEARLY DID NOT MIND....HER BROTHER CAN DO NO WRONG IN HER EYES...YET!!!!

PUMPKIN PATCH PART 2

FALL DAY AT THE PUMPKIN PATCH

CORN MAZE....WHICH WAY IS OUT


STOPPING TO SMELL THE FLOWERS ( I LOVE HOW THE FLOWERS MATCH HIS SHIRT PERFECTLY)

FOOTBALL THROWING "101"

THIS KID AND HIS OBSESSION WITH BALLS AND THROWING.....WHAT A LITTLE STUD THOUGH!

THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THEY GET A LONG GREAT AND TIMES WHEN ....THEY DON'T!

THIS WAS SO SWEET WE LOOKED BACK AND THEY WERE SITTING THERE WATCHING A MOVIE IN THE VAN AND HOLDING HANDS....IT WAS SO PRECIOUS!!

THIS WAS ON ONE OF OUR TRIPS TO JOANN'S...LETS JUST SAY THE KIDS WERE DONE...ESTY JUST GOT DONE PULLING LEVI'S HAIR IN THIS SHOT. THEY USUALLY DO REALLY WELL WITH GRANDPA C. PUSHING THEM AROUND THE STORE LOOKING AT STUFF. THANKS GRANDPA!!! WITHOUT YOU HOW WOULD WE EVER SHOP ANYMORE?