Dalyn's Ninja Training

Dalyn's 7th birthday party was a special training for ninja warriors. Ninja training inlcuded balancing training exercises, ninja sword training, and ninja star training (ninja stars made by Garrett). Then all the kids put their ninja skills to the test in a grueling obstacle course that required all their skills! It was a blast. Complete with Grandma and Grandpa ninja coming for an extra treat. Dalyn is our sweet little ninja and we love him to pieces!

New Year's Day Bowling

What would New Year's Day be without the traditional bowling? Across the country Gundersen siblings and their family's gather at bowling alleys, grease up the bowling balls, dust off the shoes for the annual game. After a breakfast of waffles with strawberries and whip cream (yet another tradition) we are ready to hit the alleys. As you can see from the faces, this game is not taken lightly. Bowling scores are compared and sometimes even saved in the wallet for future proof if the score is high enough (you can ask Scott for his bowling score the next time you see him, he might just have it tucked away).

I'm Blogging!

I was reminded today of my less than fabulous blogging performance. This really is something I want to keep up with. I really do want to document my family's precious moments.... oh but shouldn't I check my email one more time, or, look at the cute stuff they have on Zulily today, or as in the case of tonight.... do I really have to clean poop out of the tub, I thought we were beyond that stage! So ADHD and gross mothering moments aside, today I blog! No more excuses, no more procrastination, no more distraction Springer Life is coming back to life. Or, maybe I should just call it a night and hit the hay. My bed is calling my name....

So this this post is January, doesn't sound that far behind, we are only in February right.... ha, ha January 2010~ So we are starting a year behind, I better get cracking....

January 2010: we hit the Cour'd'lene Cruise after Christmas and had a blast, even if the Santa yelling out our names and telling the kids to be good boys and girls was a bit anti-climatic. The kids thought it was so cool to run around the outside of the ship in the freezing cold. I think I remember a hot chocolate spill in there somewhere too. I had gotten a new camera for Christmas so I was playing around with all the settings. Cassi and Caleb came for a quick over night visit on the way home from Wenatchee.