Everybody is doing great. No big news out there.

Maddie has been sucking her thumb until it blisters and bleeds. It doesn't look good.

We've been working in the basement a bit. Olivia, Zach and I have put up a bunch of shelves to help get things a bit more organized down there.

We had a really fun birthday party for the two older ones the other day. Lots of people came up from Decorah along with relatives. The guys played cards. Although we were mocked at first, Ben and I won handily over Paul and AJ.

The kids got a lot of new toys and ways to make messes. They really enjoyed their Finding Nemo cake and ice cream.