Smile (-:

Here are a few moments that made me smile.....

Natalie and Michael treated Momma and Daddy with a dinner at N & M restaurant (short for Natalie and Michael restaurant). We rated the restaurant 5 stars! The service was unbelievable, the food was great, and the atmosphere was perfect. I cannot wait for another night at N&M (thanks Mom)!!

How can you resist this smile? Just stop what you are doing and play....
We enjoyed the morning at Minnehaha Falls. Just look at that pose...

Natalie and Michael love riding their scooters everywhere. They are perfect for areas when the bikes are not appropriate (smile).
Making Easter eggs was good fun.
We caught our first frogs of the season. Michael couldn't contain himself!
Just look at the joy in catching frogs!!
Smile!

March Madness

Here are the Final Four highlights of March for the Wiffler family. It has been a month of Madness! First and foremost, Natalie and Michael continue to grow and get even cuter. In this picture, Natalie is helping her Grandpa vacuum out his car. She is such a good helper and she is always looking for ways to contribute. She makes me so proud !


I think Michael is gaining a pound every night. After a recent sickness with strep throat, he is eating us out of house and home and he gets cuter every day. The other night we were laying in bed and I asked him whether he thought Dee-Dee (his baby doll) was beautiful. His response was, "Dee-Dee is beautiful....(pause)....Momma, you are beautiful too." My heart melted and Josh couldn't stop laughing.
The second highlight of March is getting the gardens ready. Josh filled the gardens with lots of dirt and the kids enjoyed helping with their shovels. Grandpa Jim and Carol visited and they brought more dirt! It was a nice Saturday morning moving more dirt and that afternoon Josh got seeds in the ground (in one of his gardens)! We are excited for it to start growing. You might think that some Madness has gotten into Josh, but he knows what he is doing.
The third highlight of Wiffler family March Madness is riding bikes. Here is my favorite picture of Natalie on her bike.
Michael started riding a 2-wheel bike all by himself! On the first try, he was off and going. A good portion of our weekend was spent sitting at the end of the driveway and watching him go back and forth in the street on his bike.
The last highlight of March Madness is Maple Syrup Fest at the Landscape Arboretum. In this picture, the kids learned how to tap a tree.
We filled our bellies with pancakes and maple syrup. Yummy! These are absolutely the best pancakes ever. Mr. Pancake stopped by our table.

Grandpa, Carol and Josh needed a break after eating all those pancakes (-:

I hope March Madness continues and we have more days of blue skys. Hugs and kisses to those reading!

Hi! Happy March!

We had a great..........no, a fabulous day playing outside and I am excited to think that Spring is right around the corner. It's been a while since I updated the blog...time flies when you are living life (-: Here are some pictures from the important milestones the past 3 months.

Natalie turned five years old on Christmas. I cannot believe it, just 5 years ago Josh and I were living a different life. Natalie is five, going on 15. She is wicked smart, adventurous and unbelievably cute. She helped me design her castle birthday cake.

Natalie adores our newest niece/cousin. She loves helping Auntie Amanda take care of the baby.

Grammi Pat hosted another birthday party for Natalie in January and she outdid herself again on the Rice Krispie cake. Check out the super cute Barbie cake....
On Superbowl Sunday, Josh created individual meatloaves in the shape of a monkey, lion, butterfly, and other animals. As a result, our party was a hit!
Michael turned 3 on February 11th. I cannot believe my boy is already three. I love the picture below because Michael is trying really hard to show three fingers, but he ended up showing 2 fingers on one hand and 4 fingers on the other. If you ask him how old he is, there is a high likelihood that he will tell you that he is five years old (like his sister). If I could summarize Michael in a few words, I would say "all boy." He love trucks, frogs, and crocodiles. He has won over the heart of his mommy!
Michael was sick for a week. I wouldn't consider this a milestone however, during the time he was sick, he spent a lot of time in a tote. It was the cutest thing. Natalie and Grammie Barb would push him around the house and let him rest in the tote wherever they were playing. He took his nap in the tote and he slept a few nights in the tote. It was a hard habit to break.
This is a huge milestone in the Wiffler house. We had an albino squirrel in our bird feeder!! Check it out. In order to bring the squirrel back we've set up multiple feeding stations and we've attempted to lure it onto the porch. We haven't had much luck yet, but I can assure you, we will post something when we do!
As I contemplate Wiffler family milestones, I had to recognize the plumbing milestones in our house. I have replaced two faucets and fixed a couple of leaks. Michael is my faithful helper. When I started to fix a faucet, Michael came down the stairs with his hard hat on and his box full of tools. In the picture below, he is helping me fix the bathroom faucet.
In this picture, Grandpa Jim helped us with the latest leak.
I hope everyone reading this blog is having a fabulous March. Hugs and kisses!

Halloween highlights (and more)!

Just look at all those pumpkins! It was a windy day for pumpkin hunting, but we had nice blue skies.

Here is a picture of the cutest Spiderman and Supergirl EVER (with the completed pumpkins)!

Spiderman and Supergirl teamed together to save the world!
Well, it has been a couple of months since I updated the blog, therefore, attached below are some of my favorite pictures from the past couple of months.

Ahhhh!! There is a big walleye about to eat Michael's head!

It just wouldn't be a Wiffler blog update without a picture of a frog. Michael loved having this tree frog attached to him (on his shorts).

Natalie and I had fun one afternoon making ginger bread houses (out of grahm crackers).

We watched the Oktoberfest parade! In this picture, the kids anxiously awaited for the candy throwing to start.

Hugs and kisses!

LaCrosse fun!

We spent a couple of days back in LaCrosse and here are some highlights of the trip. We got to play in the big bouncey house that my mom borrowed from the neighbors.

We got to meet our new niece - Alyssa Ann. She is a cutie! In this picture, Michael is helping to feed the baby. Michael showed the most interest in Alyssa. He wanted to give her lots of kisses and hugs.
Look at the silly girls below! They had fun with Grammi Barb coloring each other's hair.

We got to hang out with the Gartners for one day. That was super fun! Inger worked her photography magic and she got the kids to pose for some shots. Here are a couple of the pictures (my pictures) - there were quite a few to choose from. I cannot wait to see Inger's pictures.

Steve is holding a lot of kid in this picture and they are loving it.

We miss you Gartners! Thanks for hanging out!

Hugs and kisses!

Some things to contemplate

What do you do with vegetables from the garden if you don't know what they are?

Should Natalie kiss the frog? Will it turn into a prince?

How many frogs are too many (to swim with)? (I think we had 14 frogs in the pool in this picture).
Is that frog bigger than Michael's hand?What's more interesting -the steam engine (to the right) or big body of water (to the left)?
Are they off to see the wizard?
Santa or Natalie?
Are they making salsa for the chipmunks or the squirrels?

Do you have any thoughts regarding these highly controversial topics?

Family and summer fun!

Natalie turned 4 1/2 on June 25th! She is growing up so fast. We celebrated her birthday with Grandma Barb, AA, and Lizzie.

Natalie got a toolbox for her birthday and she teamed up with Mikey and Lizzie to fix a bunch of things around the house. They got a lot of projects done.

Natalie, Lizzie and Mikey got to see the Dan Patch Days parade. Good fun! I think all three kids were simply amazed that people would drive/walk by and throw candy at them. Natalie counted every piece of candy (all 302 pieces) and it was a good lesson in counting past 100.

On the weekend of July 4th, we hung out in LaCrosse. Hanging out in the pool....
Going for a cruise down the block.....Natalie (driver), Brookie (passenger), Michael and Lizzie (trailer).

Driving a tractor with Uncle Eric.....

Riding the trails in the mule....
Having a tea party with cousin Taylor....

We hope you are staying cool! it is supposed to be 98 degrees today in Savage! We'll be spending lots of time in the water.