We've Moved...back in to our House!

We've finally moved back in to our house! Here are some pictures - the inside continues to be an organization challenge, but we're happy to be home.


Front Door



View from kitchen looking out the front door.




Kitchen

Wall oven

Looking into the family room.




Hallway to the Master Bedroom/Computer work area.

Master Bathroom

LOVE!

Windows in Master Bedroom

Piano Room (right inside the front entrace on your left).

The toyroom. Obviously no shelves in the toy closet when this picture was taken. They are up now!

So I'm blogging again....

I managed to get the 2010 Halloween photos up this year, and realized that blogging is like riding a bicycle. Kind of... Anyway my goal is to get each of the last 11 (yes, 11!) months up over a two week period.

Today: December. I should be caught up by November 15...

Happy Halloween

We had a great Halloween this year. Benjamin was Zorro and Jonah was a Ninja. For those of you who don't have young boys, Ninjas are VERY POPULAR, and yes, this was Jonah's second stint as one. Benjamin has known he was going to be Zorro since our trip to the Badlands/Custer State Park last July - when our good friend Jon Nero gave him a mask and cape. Ben was in heaven and wore the mask and cape every chance he could after that. We've noticed you don't get as many stares when you let him wear it on Halloween! :-)

Pumpkin decorating (Ben wanted a Cyclops pumpkin).

Zorro and The Ninja

This was the first year we had the scary costume debate. Jonah negotiated well - a "Scary Skeleton Ninja" was the result.

Notice the tooth gap - he has lost two on the bottom now!

End of the night at Grandma and Grandpa Deters - I think this is how we all felt by that time!

Jonah loses his first tooth!

Big day in the Udstuen household - Jonah loses his first tooth! Pretty exciting!

Christmas 2009

Christmas Eve

Leaving cookies for Santa

Jonah wanted to sleep in the living room to keep an eye out for Santa! :-)

Christmas Day

Clearing off a layer of rain/sleet/ice so that Mark's family could get here!

Uncle Paul teaching Jonah how to play LEGO Indiana Jones

Ethan and Alissa

Nicholas (and uncle Dave and Aunt Alissa!)


Grandpa Udstuen and the boys

The day after Christmas Mark brought out his 1984 Nintendo for the boys. Classic!

Daycare Holiday Party

The kids did a Christmas Eve Play for the parents.
Ben LOVED his gift from Amy!

Meeting Santa

Dance Party!

Sunday School Christmas Program

Jonah, 2nd row on left


Benjamin, front row, second from right


Jonah singing "Away in a Manger" with 3 other children. Sorry the about the shaky videotaping, but I was laughing pretty hard when Jonah started to really belt it out.

Benjamin's favorite was "Little Drummer Boy" or the "Barumparumpbum Song" as he called it.

After the program