5 Years Ago

5 years ago today our mom and dad got married. They tell us it was quite a party!! We wish we could have been there. Mom tells us that we wouldn't be here if it wasn't for that day so I am guessing it was pretty special!! To all of you who were there, my mom says thank you it is a day she will never forget!!

Wow has it been a LONG time!!

I am not sure if you guys remember me but I am Lauren and this is my sister Brielle. We have been neglecting our blogging for a long time now!! So what is new you ask, ALOT. We have anew house, it is in a little town outside of Lodi called Okee. We love it, we have our own playroom and a really cool purple bedroom. Most of all we like it because it is so close to our Grandma and Grandpa Clemens and close you Aunt Brenda, Uncle Jeremy, Sadie, Uncle Alan, and Aunt Chrissy. We have visitors almost everyday, it is very exciting.

We also had birthdays!! I am now three and Brielle is one. We got to have a party and a cake and open lots of presents. A whole bunch of our friends and family came over to celebrate with us. Our favorite part was wearing out pretty dresses though. I would wear a dress everyday if my mom would let me, she always seems to have a "it's too cold" excuse, I can't wait until it is warm every day!! Brielle on the other had I think would be happiest if she didn't have to wear anything at all. Just yesterday I looked out side and she was helping water the new grass with no clothes on. Silly girl! Dad said it was the result of a poopy situation, what ever that means?!

We have been busy planning a very fun summer. In June we get to spend a weekend at Grandma and Grandpa's house while my mom and dad go visit St. Cloud, we wish we could go but we are excited to hang out with our grandparents!! Also we get to do to another birthday party for Sadie, she turns two this June. Then in July we get to go to the Lodi fair and get to go spend a weekend in Wisconsin Dells with our MN friends. Then comes August and we can't wait for the arrival of our new cousin, Brielle is looking forward to a little seniority!!

Well that is what is new with us we miss you all and hope to see you soon!

XOXO, Lauren and Brielle

Chuck E. Cheese

I think I found the best restaurant in all the world...CHUCK E. CHEESE!! My mom said we were going to a special lunch with Alan, Chrissy, Brenda, Jeremy, Sadie, Mom, Dad, Brielle, and Me. Then when we got there I saw all the toys and games to play. Mom was smart she made me sit down and wait for my pizza before I could go play. I am sure if she let me play first I would have never ate. But I kept a close eye on those games the whole time I ate. My favorite part was the jungle gym that was a whole bunch of tubes connected to the ceiling that had a slide to go down when you wanted to get down. Sadie and I played up there for hours. My mom said that she wasn't surprised that we only wanted to play on the only game that didn't cost tokens. She said she learned her lesson for next time...what ever that means. We were there for 4 hours them my mom and dad made us go home. Brielle and I were sleeping before we got out of the parking lot. I hope we get to go there again soon!!

My new Friend Maren

My mom's friend Stacy has a little girl too and her name is Maren. We went to visit my new friend Maren in the snow storm last week. She had lots of toys for Brielle and me to play with. So mom and dad got to visit with their friends while we all played. I taught Maren how to go up and down the stairs and Brielle taught her how to hold her own bottle. I hope she is practicing. Stacy thinks that my mom and dad should look for a house near theirs so we can play with Maren more often. I think I get to go see her again this week. I will get to show her all my new stuff I get for Christmas. See you soon Maren!

Making Cookies

My new favorite pass time is baking. I usually help Grandma with her baking but this time I got to help Dad. We rolled out dough and then I got to cut lots of different shapes into it. Then Mom cooked them. After they cooled off Grandma and Dad frosted them and I put the sprinkles on. BOY DID I MAKE A MESS!! But it sure was fun!! Then for Christmas Grandma Irma gave me a new apron, hat, and oven mit. Now I am a professional chef. Mom says now maybe my clothes won't get so dirty. Brielle liked the cookies too. After I got done eating one we went into the living room to watch TV and we were wondering where Brielle was. She was sitting under the kitchen table chewing on something. When Mom picked her up we realized that I had dropped a piece of my cookie and Brielle was eating it. It was pretty funny. I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas!

Winter Wonderland

In Wisonsin it snows ALOT! The first time it snowed I ran downstairs to get my mom and told her she just had to come up and see what had happened. Once we got up there I told her to look because it was Christmas. She told me, "not quite yet, it is winter." Well since then it has snowed even more. I can even take my sled down the hills along the driveway. Brielle likes the snow too. I taught her how to make snow angels. Grandma says we definitely don't need to worry about not having a white Christmas in Lodi. I hope the rest of you are getting lots of snow too . . . its TONS OF FUN!

Letter to Santa

Just so you all know Santa doesn't know what you want for Christmas unless you write him a letter. My mom told me this so we got right to work. You see I have been thinking about Christmas ever since it snowed the first time, so I was ready to make my letter. I told my mom everything I wanted and she wrote it down for me. Then I did some extra coloring on there special for Santa. My Grandma took the letter to work with her today to mail it for me. Did you all know the Santa lives in the North Pole. Well I just wanted to be sure that you all knew all this information because it was news to me. Now that I am in the know so are you!! Have a fantastic Holiday!!