lately...and PLEASE PRAY

the boys have taken over our dining room table with their legos

it is endless entertainment

and seemingly endless fights as well

while some children ask for candy

our boys

especially Elias

ask for fruits and vegetables

and how can you say no to that?

Elias is 3 1/2 years old

and he is just lately starting to potty train

partly because he has some stubborn Norwegian in him

partly because we are almost never home two days in a row

with the same parent supervising

it is frustrating

but as of now we have about 60 more free pull-ups

so he has a few more weeks to get it down before he is going to be in underwear

because we can not buy any more

nerf gun games are an almost daily event

we have found it to be great exercise too

and it is kind fun

until someone gets hurt

Emily has been working a lot of hours at the restaurant

Joel is balancing work with all the farm chores

Corbin started going to AWANA and is loving it

Elias just gets to go along with the ride

PLEASE PRAY:

We do ask for prayers as on February 8 Joel meets with a Dr. at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN to see if (but more likely when) he will need surgery. He has Trigeminal Neuralgia. He has had a lot of pain on the left side of his face since September. It was controlled with pain meds for a month or so, but they have stopped doing their job. We will be there for at least a week. God knows our needs, so please pray with us.

Thank you