Thursday, December 11, 2008

Kajsa's Birthday


Kajsa Birthday, originally uploaded by TroySims.

Kajsa had her millionth b-day party on the 10th of December. Here's one of the pics out of the set. Should be able to click on the pic to see the set.

Thursday, December 04, 2008

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Quin - 1yr Old


Quin - 1yr Old, originally uploaded by TroySims.

On the 6th of November, Quin turned 1 years old. Still isn't walking, but he's dangerously fast at crawling. He'll easily be walking before X-mas.

Saturday, November 01, 2008

Batboy


Batboy, originally uploaded by TroySims.

Quin was a bat for Halloween. He had only 2 hours worth of naps when he otherwise should have had closer to 4. So his night ended with him going into a coma before 8pm. But at least there was no meltdown.

Belle


Belle, originally uploaded by TroySims.

Kajsa was Belle for Halloween. She went to only about 4 houses before a total and complete meltdown (no naps) ended her day.

It's not easy aging


It's not easy aging, originally uploaded by TroySims.

Birthday Boy


Birthday Boy, originally uploaded by TroySims.

Well not quite yet, his birthday is Thursday, Nov. 6th.

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Quin can climb


Monkey 3, originally uploaded by TroySims.

Quin has been climbing up on Kajsa's rocking chair and either violently rocking back and fourth until the chair falls back on him, or he uses it as a step to his next climbing adventure. Waiting for injury to occur when we aren't looking.

Helpin' with the dishes


Helpin' with the dishes, originally uploaded by TroySims.

Quin has been fixated on helping out with the dishes, so Elise finally relented and let him get his hands dirty

Monday, October 06, 2008

200th Post! ... Quins Walking Practice

Working on getting Quin to start walking, at least by or around his 1st birthday. He's got pretty good balance already, so it's just a matter of putting it to good use.

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Almost 11 months


Quin and high chair, originally uploaded by TroySims.

11 months old next week, this little guy has taken some bumps and bruises as he gets accustomed to being on his feet. I'm not sure if this dude will be walking by the time he hits the big 1, but he's lately been pretty quick to learn new tricks, so who knows.

Monday, September 29, 2008

Brynley Nicole Winterquist


Brynley Nicole Winterquist, originally uploaded by TroySims.

Yet another cousin for Kajsa and Quin to play with. Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you Brynley Nicole Winterquist.

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Flickr

I guess I'm going to blog from my Flickr account from now on. There may be some tweaks to this pages template to accomodate the size of the pics I want to publish.

If you are the type that hates to read, you can just visit my flickr photostream and view the plethora of pics I hope to upload.

Quinny Close-up


CAM_8998.JPG, originally uploaded by TroySims.

Just in case you haven't seen his mug up close in a while. This is what his personality is like, in a nutshell. This one is going to be a clown, much like his older sister.

Thursday, September 04, 2008

2008 Harvest and August pictures

It's easier for me to just upload a bunch and embed a slideshow instead of posting pic by pic.



Quin had a pretty productive month, he mastered the art of mobility, in which crawling and climbing came hand in hand. Towards the end of the month his 2 top front teeth started to cut through, and that has wreaked a little havoc on us all. Quin is picking up on things at an alarming rate, with the help of his busy little sis, Kajsa. With cold weather rolling in, Kajsa still thinks tank tops and skirts are appropriate, it's going to take a little re-wiring to right the ship.

Friday, August 01, 2008

Storybook Land and South Dakota Harvest

Here's a slideshow of some pics in July and our visit down to SD which included going with our friends, Barry, Tricia, and the ladies (Kyra and Lauren) to Storybook Land in Aberdeen and then our visit out to Gettysburg where Rick, Jodi, Nathan and the crew were out harvesting.

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Quinny, nearly 8 months


Sunday, July 6th, the big Q will turn 8 months of age. We still don't have him crawling yet, but I get the feeling it's right around the corner. He's got 2 front teeth on the bottom, and an eye tooth on top, with another one coming (we think). I'm almost certain he can't wait to sink his teeth into Kajsa's hand and arms, which are constantly wrapped around him (whether he likes it or not).

Kajsa at the park


The look on her face pretty much tells you the story of what Kajsa is like in her 3s. Terrible 2s are nothing compared to 3s, especially with this child. We pray Quin will be a little less "busy".

Quin at the Park - Still shot

Quin at the park



Quin and Kajsa at the park. Q, as you can see, likes the swing. Kajsa wasn't in the best of moods.

Friday, June 13, 2008

Dance Practice

Before the dance recital, Elise took Kajsa to dance practice earlier that day. As luck would have it, she decided to take some video of it. Enjoy!

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Quin @ 6 months

From 2008 May Quin...


This should have been posted last month, as the big Q is now 7 months old. But my blogger isn't communicating very nicely with Picasa (please fix Google!).

Anyway, clicking on the link SHOULD take you to an album of the many different faces of Quin (all with his very big 1/4 blue / 3/4 brown eyes).

Dance!



Kajsa had her dance recital last Sunday, June 7th. Quin slept through half it, and whined through the rest. That's my boy!

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Springtime in Kittson County

Here are a few fun shots of our adventures in Kittson County... fishing at Lake Bronson, paddling in canoes in the pond, going for stroller rides in the woods, and just enjoying the great outdoors!

















Wednesday, April 23, 2008

First reading








Quin showing the beginnings of being an avid reader.

Toe Jam





Kajsa's first fetish. Cleaning lint out of her and Quin's toes. We are proud.

Sunday, April 06, 2008

April Showers?



Just as soon as the last remnants of snow melted away in 60 degree weather, this crap happens.

Quin, meet foot. Foot, meet Quin


In the past week or so... someone found their feet, and tries to peel off his socks and eat them.

We're still here!


Sorry it's been so long. We've weathered kidney stones (Elise), bad colds (Kajsa, Mommy, and it's coming on to Daddy)... but we're still keepin' on. Quinny the pooh is still a fair bit finicky with the bottle, but he isn't bitter about it anymore.

Thursday, March 06, 2008

Dragging Sass

Kajsa exemplifies what we felt like coming back home Sunday, after celebrating Uncle Nathan's 30th birthday bash.


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Roly Poly


The little man, a novice in the practice of mobility, performed his first maneuver today, rolling over. A milestone achieved on the day he turned 4 months old (how fast was that)!!
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Sunday, February 10, 2008

Keep moving foward


Sure, they look cute and cuddly. But sadly, both of them are(were) monsters. The past 3 weeks, Quin has been fighting the bottle from his daddy-oh. Meanwhile, Kajsa's been trying to pull some strings more often than not.... jumping at the chance to take advantage of any parental struggle (she'll make a brilliant sociopath someday). On Friday however, February 8th... Dr. Brown's bottles came in via UPS, and changed everything. Quin only reluctantly takes the bottles after 3-5 minutes of whining, instead of 60 minutes of screaming bloody murder. All is well again, and we keep moving foward (we recently watched Meet the Robinson's on DVD with Kajsa).
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No more pudding

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Someone else isn't camera shy either

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Monday, January 28, 2008

Who's the hat for again?


Kajsa was confused, for whom that hat was made... was it for Baby Alive (a.k.a. Buried Alive) or for brother Quin?
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Kajsa's First Ice Skating Lesson


This instance was the most time Kajsa spent upright on the ice.
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Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Quin's new pose


New TV watching pose.
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New caps


New John Deere caps from Grandma & Paps!!
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