Billboard 2015

1."You broke my heart" -Jacob

Do you love me

2. Chain Gang

3. "The man eats the food song"-Julia 

What a Wonderful World it would be

4. Greased lightning (singing it in the car on the way back from spring break)

5. Summer lovin- along with my favorite dance moves to "down in the saand"

6. Uptown Funk- the basketball game song 

7. Rhinestone cowboy

8. Ring ring goes the bell- School Day

9. It's so easy to fall in love .."all my life" meltdown city for Julia on the way back from PA because we couldn't figure out what song she was requesting:)

10. Sunshine- The Clarks perfect road trip song for our first Iowa family adventure of the summer 

11. True Believer- The Clarks

12. By the Way- the Clarks "she's the only daughter of her corporation father"

13."Topaloo" Inside- the clarks
14. The lion sleeps- table juke box

15. Try a Little Kindness- Glen Campbell My all time favorite song to hear you sing especially when you hit the "and if you try a little kindness"

Witchita Li neman- only because your grandpa is so sweet to teach you the words and their meaning

16. Fruitcakes- Jimmy Buffett "why does he do it naked?"

17. That really fast song- It really was no miracle- Wizard of Oz

18. Phantom of the Opera- Music of the night "Lotion, lotion, lotion lotion, lotion! 

19. Let it Go- Cowboy mouth

20. Mountains win again-Blues Travelers

We listened to this in the "combertible" one night and on the way to take Julia to see the mountains

21. Spotted Cow-Julia you've got this song down and we're ready to hear it in New Glarus

22. Annie soundtrack...little girls and hard knock life "you can say that again"

You can count on this cd when there is any baking going on in the kitchen!! You prefer it to be on the louder side and sometimes get sucked into my poor dancing.

Best of 2015

Fishing of course! 

Our new driveway and front porch

Lots of hockey and basketball games 

Our adventures to catch frogs, butterflies, grasshoppers, a snake and a crawfish

You guys adjusting so well to Kindergarten and preschool! 

A purple room (no longer our babies "green" nursery)

Finding out the meaning to Dutch oven (ok, my favorite)

Trips to see family in PA and St. Louis 

No training wheels for both of you!!!

Tailgating at Buffett and swimming at the hotels

Learning how to count money and having more than a couple dollars

A new experience with Pa and grandma

(Most recent experience) because of this Julia you say you want to be a doctor," like I did at that place and checked out the animals" 

Mom and dad's date to Jazz fest (minus the day of rest) 

Night walk in the beach

Camping with you guys 

Our canoeing adventure...hee, hee, hee

A great start to the basketball season 

St. Louis Christmas

This year your dad and I struggled with the decision of where to spend our family Christmas. It wasn't until you, Julia, had a plan for us! (Tiptoe downstairs, open up the presents and then drive to St. Louis.) You sealed the deal. 

We traded in a white Christmas in Iowa for a sunny one in St. Louis. Due to a cough and "not feeling so well" you also got a blue slushy out of the deal. Tis' the sugar season, right!

Some of our favorites...

Playing hockey with dad and his cousins was Jacob's favorite part of the day.

Along with all the attention you guys get immediately.

Christmas Jammies and a photo shoot on the fireplace is one of my favorites. 

 

This year you guys added a little drama and scripture reading. Julia, you jumped right in as Mary. "Caleb was my master!" 

While your brother was a little more reluctant but took the role of the Little Drummer boy a lot better than Joseph! 

Molly's debut as the little sheep was pretty cute and had us all laughing. 

This year our beginning reader felt confident in handing out the gifts. Julia you were so patient and we were all pleasantly surprised with our gifts.