Making Cookies

Greetings!

Jonas and Elsa had a great week at school.  They learned all about the letter J this week!  Jonas was very thrilled.  They baked cookies at home and helped with all the delicious frosting.  Their birthdays are almost here and they are sooooo excited! 

God Bless,

Mari & Dan & Elsa & Jonas

Jack and Jill

Greetings!
Jonas and Elsa had another great week.  They are loving school and learning lots.  It is always amazing to hear them use a new word they learned at school or sound out letters that they see.   Everyday it seems like they are learning something new! 

Elsa and Jonas are getting increasingly excited about their upcoming birthdays.  They are very aware that they are almost here!

Jonas helped Dan put up the Christmas lights!  Go Jonas and Dan!
God Bless,
Mari & Dan & Elsa & Jonas

Elsa and Dan singing at church

Greetings!
A couple months ago, Elsa and Dan sang at church.  The timing of it was immediately after Grandma Jeanne breaking her knee...so she missed the performance.   Elsa and Dan performed again this weekend and Grandma Jeanne was able to make it!  It was a great day!

The videos don't capture Elsa's voice very well but we can confirm that she knows more of the lyrics than Dan does.

God Bless,
Mari & Dan & Elsa & Jonas

Happy Thanksgiving!

Greetings!

A quick note.  Happy Thanksgiving to all!  We have many things to be thankful for this year...Yeah Elsa! Yeah Jonas!  Great job working hard this year in school and getting stronger each day!


We are so thankful that we are getting the Lysne band together for a performance:)

God Bless,
Mari & Dan & Elsa & Jonas

Where there is smoke...

Greetings!
What a fabulous week.  Jonas and Elsa got a special treat at school.  A visit from the local fire engine!  This was the talk of the table at home.  They were so excited to meet some local heroes and get to sit in the fire engine.  Their teacher sent the pictures and wow!  It looks like a great day to be a preschool teacher.  The final picture is of Elsa and friends playing a pattern matching game...great learning!

Elsa and Jonas are getting very excited for their upcoming birthday!  They are noticing advertising (curses) and have started to say, "I want ____________ on my special day!"  They are also remembering that they share a birthday:)  It is getting very exciting in the Lysne house!

Elsa and Jonas had great check ups with their GI doctor this past week.  He was impressed with their weight gains and said that he didn't need to see them for six months!  (He is going to do a little examine on vocal cords in the upcoming months but is really happy with their weight gains!). 

Another great week!

Congrats to the PLU Lute Football team and their football consultants and football announcers for a great season and a playoff game next week!

God Bless,
Mari & Dan & Elsa & Jonas

Special Delivery

Greetings!
A special delivery arrived today.  Couldn't wait to share.

God Bless,
Mari & Dan & Elsa & Jonas

The Halloween candy is all gone!

Greetings!  Halloween was so much fun!  Elsa and Jonas went trick or treating at our church and received lots of candy, high-fives, and hugs from people at church.  Several of Dan's students were workers at the event and they were really excited to meet Elsa and Jonas in person.  

Jonas was dressed as Bob the builder.  Elsa was a finely dressed rabbit ala Alice in Wonderland.  Great times!

It is kind of refreshing to be at home during the midst of a hotly contested election and only have to decide who is right about whether the tv show caillou or the tv show thomas the train should be watched as a reward on the weekend.  

God Bless,

Mari & Dan & Elsa & Jonas