Swim Lessons!

 We signed the boys up for another round of swim lessons. They had been begging us for months. After two weeks though, they have grown tired of them:) Could be that it has been -30 degrees and they get SO COLD! Just one more lesson to go in this round!

 I love this picture with their goggles on and fake smiles! Oh they keep us entertained!

UND Sports!

The boys got to go to two UND sporting events in the past week! They get in free to most games as a part of the UND Junior Champions Club. Tammy got two free tickets to the men's basketball game on Saturday and invited me. It was during nap so Tim stayed home with Crosby and I brought the older two.

I gave them a little UND women's basketball history lesson! There are all sorts of pictures of my championship teams in the lobby. They were able to figure out who I was in the pictures!

The did a pretty good job watching the game but their favorite part was...

...treats during half time!

A couple days later the women's hockey team played the U of M and had $1 tickets for adults so we brought the crew! We only stayed for one period being that it was pushing into bedtime. My favorite interaction from the night:

Cooper: "There are sure a lot of girls on the ice."

Me: "We are at a women's hockey game Coops."

Cooper: "Ohhhh!"

Carter: "These girls are GOOD!!"

Selfies with Cooper...one at each game:)

Fall Soccer

 We are in the middle of fall soccer season. Crosby is still too young to play but we found an extra jersey for him:) It is a short season and they just have a 30 minute practice on Monday nights with a game on Saturdays. 

 Tough guys

 This is Cooper's first try at an organized sport. He seems to enjoy but spends a lot of the time wandering around while chewing on his jersey:) 

 Warming up 

 Mimi and Gramps came to town last weekend and got to watch a game. They cheered on the boys with Crosby's help!

 I just realized I have no action shots of Carter. He is super intense and goes hard after every ball! He is on a team with some buddies from school which is fun for him!   

This past week it was only in the high 30s for their games. Brrrr!

This is how Crosby spent most of the games:) True fan!!

Carter's Favorite Pastime

 Forget the "T", Carts loves being pitched to and makes great contact. Look at that form!

 Nailed it!

 Booya!

Easter Weekend

Britta and Steven came up to Grand Forks on Friday and Saturday of Easter weekend. They always jump right in with the kids and help out. We played hard with the kids while they were awake but got a couple of card games in during naps and bedtime! We love the Skalmans!!

 The boys flock to Britta:) 

A little backyard baseball!

 Isn't he adorable?!

 Outfielders

 The boys don't always love our help but Cooper took a quick lesson from Steven

Home run!

Wrestlemania

The boys spend at least half of each day wrestling. Carter takes every opportunity to pin Cooper down. Sometimes in self-defense, Cooper pulls Carter's hair. It is kind of hard to know when to step in and referee...usually they seem to be enjoying themselves!

Carter and Dad Playing Catch

This video is from December...I just forgot to post it. It is so fun to watch Carter and Tim play together!!