A Visit to Grandma Martha - The Pool

The hotel we stayed at had a pool that was great for kids like us and our cousins. I took these pictures while we played.






Love,
Ben

My Birthday!

It was my birthday and some of my cousins, my grandparents, and my aunt and uncle came to party!

Ben and Cameron set up a water wonderland in our backyard!






My brothers tried to get Mommy in the pool, but she wasn't having it.


After a nap, we had a Minnie Mouse themed party!







Love,
Ainsley

Cousin Time

We spent some time with the Bierstedts to celebrate Christmas. Here's a picture of us where Dad was able to get most of us to look and most of us to smile.


Love,
Ainsley, Ben and Cameron

A Visit from Our Cousins

Some of our cousins came to visit this weekend. Emmitt, Maisey and Hayden stayed with us for the weekend.


The boys spent a lot of time building LEGO creations.


We eventually built this tower.


The younger ladies mostly climbed on one another.


In the end, the Vikings won, so Emmitt was happy.



Love,
Ainsley, Ben and Cameron

Hayden and Emmit Before The World Changed

We watch Hayden and Emmitt for a night with Mom and Dad's help. Here are some cute pictures of them.





Love,
Ben and Cameron

Cousin Time

One of the fun things of being down on the farm is that we get to play with our cousins. Here we are with Natalee and Hayden on Emmitt's bench.


Here we are playing with Hayden and Emmitt.


And here is Ben lounging with Hayden and Emmitt.

"The Look"

Our cousin Hayden has perfected "the look" and she can turn it on and off whenever she wants. We think it's hilarious!





Love,
Ben and Cameron

Mr. Emmitt Lee Bierstedt

We went to Iowa this weekend to meet Emmitt.









Love,
Ben and Cameron

Visiting Santa with Hayden

Hayden, Aunt Michelle and Uncle Jayson are in town for my birthday party with my friends. Hayden hadn't seen Santa yet, so we stopped by at the mall to see him. We know this guy was one of Santa's helpers, as we saw the real Santa at Borders for bedtime stories, but Hayden didn't notice the difference.


Love,
Ben and Cameron

A New Table and Chairs

Hayden's birthday present from us was a table and chair set. As you can see, she had a lot of fun playing at the table after Daddy put it together for her.






Love,
Ben and Cameron

A Visit From Hayden

Hayden came to visit while I was having surgery. Here are some funny pictures of us.



Love,
Cameron

A Visit from Hayden

Hayden came to visit this past weekend. Here is a funny picture of her eating a cupcake. It sort of left a cupcake beard on her.


Love,
Ben and Cameron

Hayden Visits

While Daddy was gone to Michigan and Chicago, Hayden and her posse came to visit us.

She played in a blanket on the floor.


And she sat on top of our refrigerator.


And she got a lot of eggs at the egg hunt we had.


And we took this nice picture of all of us together.



Love,
Ben and Cameron