The Lieslands

May 30, 2015

11 Year Anniversary

Yesterday Susan and I celebrated 11 years of marriage! It has hard to believe that it has been that long. The past 11 years really have gone by in a blur.

We got out for a nice date last weekend, so for our anniversary date we went out for dinner with the kids, bought a new bathroom faucet, and then headed to Over the Top, our favorite ice cream shop. Using a fake promotion I put together (which also caused much confusion in the shop) they served us the Liesland Special, with 11 scoops of ice cream in one dish.

May 28, 2015

Jasper Winery

This evening we hit the Jasper Winery Summer Concert Series, with the Reagens (of course). The kids had a blast dancing up front!

May 27, 2015

Susan at 40.3 Weeks

This afternoon we had our regularly scheduled midwife appointment. Most of the preparation is behind us now and Susan is in good shape, so the appointments are pretty quick. We usually go through some basic stuff, check on how Susan is feeling, look at some vitals, and then head home.

May 20, 2015

Rollerskating

May 20, 2015

Mari Singing

May 12, 2015

Baby Pool

One of the items that we discussed at our family meeting tonight is a baby pool for some of the details of #5. The winner, determined by #5, Susan, and I, gets their own Over the Top the first time we go after the baby is born.

Family Meeting

May 12, 2015

This evening we had a family meeting. Things have been a little tense lately and we wanted to talk about some things we have been seeing and how we can get things moving in a more positive direction. Our meeting lasted for about 45 minutes. The theme for our new family action plan is ‘Only Love Here.’ We’ll see how it goes!

May 12, 2015

Lucia is a Monkey

I took this picture for something else, but when I came across it I decided I had to remember this period in Lucia’s life. She loves to swing like a monkey. She climbs all over our playset and playhouse and loves to climb up and sit on one of the railings on our deck. I try to stop her, but she just insists. One of her favorite things to go is swing from the ‘grab handle’ – I had to look it up – in our minivan. She insists on swinging every time she gets in and out of the car. It is cute, and impressive, but it makes getting in and out of the car a pain.

lucia playing in car — Lucia will not get out of the car without doing this first.

Happy Mother’s Day

May 10, 2015

Today we celebrated Mother’s Day in style, as we always do. It was a nice, relaxing day. Susan met her mother and sister at Panera and then she was home for some planting, napping, and eating. The kids made some great cards this year and we made a chocolate treat from a chocolate cookbook that we have.