Here she is in all her glory! 10 lbs, 7 oz and 21.5 inches long :)

We had a lot of fun with an Asian themed party for Mercedes' 2nd birthday! It was especially fun (and helpful!) to have Auntie Liz and Cousin Sydney in town for the event!

We had a great time sharing Christmas with family in Canada this year!

The kids fell in love with hockey again during our trip to Canada. Uncle Harry's rink gets bigger every year, and they even enjoyed some good ol' street hockey with the cousins!

Playing in the snow, singing at church, visiting Canada...lots of Winter fun!

For the third year in a row (I think that makes it an official family tradition now, don't you?) we visited the Minnesota Harvest Apple Orchard. We had a great time out in the orchard with friends and the kids ate apples until their heart's content!

We made the long journey (24 hours straight in the car) to Canada to visit and vacation with all our family and friends in Ontario. The first week was spent in Ottawa and the second at Wesley Acres Camp on Lake Ontario. We had a blast! The kids loved being with all their Cousins, Nana, Aunties and Uncles! Jakob fell in love with a guitar that Cousin Alex gave to him and wouldn't get out of the lake, even after 4 hours of swimming! Mercedes was well loved and enjoyed being the center of attention!

After church, we had a picnic and went fishing on Father's Day.

We got some pictres done of the kids when Grandma was in town.

We've been enjoying the warm weather, spending time outside and Beka's mom came to visit for a few weeks!