Fall Fun

We had such a nice October and the kids definitely took advantage of some of the nice days. 

Introducing Owen Thomas Roinestad

Emily and Thomas welcomed Owen Thomas on 10/19/14 at 10:20 pm. It was a long weekend. Emily had been having high blood pressure that the doctors were watching closely and on Friday night they started the induction process. I got to the hospital on Saturday morning around 6:30 am thinking that things would getting started soon. Boy was I wrong. Emily's body was just not ready to have this baby. Thomas and I waited all day Saturday, all Saturday night and a finally on Sunday around noon the doctor could break her water and things were able to progress. 

 Emily did a great job! She had great nurses and doctors over the 2 days and finally this little guy joined us. 

 I finally get to be an Aunt and more exciting is the fact that my kids finally have a cousin! What can I say, they are totally in love with this little guy.

 Saturday we went up to visit since Trevor and Ben had not met Owen yet and it was Thomas's Birthday. When we left Ben was in tears and asked why we had to leave Owen. I had to explain that we did not live with Emily and Thomas. Olivia then asked all day Monday when we were home why we could not go visit the baby.

 Jameson has not wanted to hold him yet but he loves to kiss his head any chance he can get.

 I took this picture and when I looked back at it I started to panic a little. This is what our family will look like in a few very short months. YIKES! 

 Teaching her cousin funny faces already.

 We love this little peanut and we are so blessed to add another member to the Alm, Knight, Roinestad family!

Trip to the Orchard

This year at the suggestion of our neighbors Trevor, the kids and the Knights tried a new orchard down in Jordan. It was a beautiful day and the kids had a great time picking apples.

This boy melts my heart! Ben got these camo pants for his birthday and one day while Ben was at school Jameson found them and put them on by himself. He was so proud of his new pants! He wore them around the house all day even though he was drowning in them. He is now asking for a pair "Just like Ben's" for his birthday. Of course Grandma has already taken care of that...

He is 7!

I cannot believe that Ben is 7 years old. He has grown up so much in the last year. Lucky for me my big boy is still a sweet, tenderhearted boy that likes to snuggle with mom and dad. 

 Ben request this year was for a football cake. I was smart this year and took pictures of him with the cake before all 15 boys showed up.

 Ben wanted to play kickball this year for his party. We invited 15 boys and we had them all dropped off at the softball field at Tanglen. The boys played there for an hour and it was a great way to burn off some energy before walking back to our house. Trevor did a great job running the game and making sure they all made it safely back to our house.

 Olivia went to play with Addie while we were at the field but Jameson had fun at the game just walking around and playing in the dirt.

 When they got back to the house they went straight to the backyard for the Pinata. Trevor was a little tricky with the kids. He not only made them dizzy before they started swinging but he was also  raising and lowering the pinata as the kids were swinging. We did after all have to get through 15 boys before it busted open.

 Then it was inside for pizza, cake and ice cream. Lets just say I am glad all these boys were only in my house for 45 minutes before the parents came to pick them up. It was a great group of boys but 15 is just a lot of boys!

 The party was a success. We did not lose any kids, had no major injuries and they all had a great time.

Celebrating Baby Boy Roinestad

Last weekend Katherine and I hosted a baby shower in honor of Emily and her soon to arrive baby boy. It was a shower for my mom and dad's side of the family and a few of my mom's close friends. It was great to have everyone here as many made the drive up from southern MN just for the day. We can't wait to meet this little boy!

Great Grandma Eisenmenger, Emily and Grandma Jeanne

 Ben was VERY sad that it was a girls only party so he came over at the end and got a picture with Emily

 Olivia on the other hand was SO EXCITED that it was a girls only party and she was invited. She put on her party outfit and loved every minute

 Aunt Judy could not come for a visit without a little play time with Ben. After the shower had officially ended I am not sure who was more excited to get out side, Ben or Judy?

Judy was giving Ben a few football tips...

  on how to throw the ball...

And Hike the ball... I think Grandpa even a little video of the two them running around the yard. We all stood inside and enjoyed the show

Martha Burns Swim School

We started swimming lessons in September at a new location. Since Olivia is a little intimidated by large groups of new people we thought a small pool with just a few kids might be a better fit for her. The first week was still a little rough but she did get in and did some floating with the teacher. Trevor took the kids the second week and he said it was like a different kid in the pool. She was swimming with her face in the water and jumping off the side just like we knew she could. 

 The teachers are working on getting her to use her arms for the freestyle. She likes to just put her face in the water and kick her legs. The problem is she is really fast when she does this so she has little motivation to use those arms.

 Cannon Ball!

 

 Ben has an awesome back stroke so he has been working on breathing with his freestyle with slow smooth arms. Each week he improves. Overall we have been very pleased with the program.