Gingerbread Houses

My mom hosted the Loncorich Christmas this year and we had a big project planned for the kids - decorating Gingerbread Houses!  We had to leave before the decorating started so we brought our houses and decorations home. Thanks to the Tylenol, Jules was up and decorating her house at 7 am the next morning!

Jules getting her decorations just right. 

Even Will decorated - he ate half his candy before it got on his house, but he did pretty well, with a little guidance. 

Hard at work!

Finished!  Looks like a multi-million home to me!

 Julianne with her masterpiece

Christmas with the Extended Cousins

It makes for a hectic schedule sometimes, but I'm so glad we still have Christmas get-togethers with my dad's side of the family and Nick's mom's and dad's side.  It's fun to see all of our cousins and now their little ones.  Because we are all spread out across the state, we don't get to see each other very often, which is too bad - cuz look at all those kids and imagine the fun they could have!!!

The extended Loncorich kids - we ended up having to leave this party early, because Julianne came down with the flu - thank goodness for flu shots and Tylenol!  She was down for a couple days, but it didn't get too bad thanks to the Tylenol and lots of rest and cuddles from mom and Grandma.

The extended Frank kids - so much energy in this room!! Can't believe how big these kids are getting!!  I can still remember in 2008 when everyone started announcing they were pregnant - 7 of us to be exact!!  There are 7 kids all born within 12 months!  And now there's lots more... 

Mickey Live

In October we took the kids to see Mickey Live at the Target Center.  Jules did great - Will, not so much.  He had a melt-down when he couldn't get juice out of his snow cone - LOVE the 2-year-old stage!  But it was still a good time.

Grandma and her fav girl waiting for the show to start 

Tough man Will - "I can carry my OWN popcorn!" 

The infamous snow cone..... 

Julianne's snow cone worked a little better for her!

Mickey!

Will and Henry all smiles before we left for the show.  The Weckmans came with us to Mickey, but apparently I didn't get any pictures of them!!

Garth!

We were lucky enough (after waiting 90 minutes on-line only to find out 9 more shows were added - arg!!) to get some Garth Brooks tickets for one of his original shows in Minneapolis.  We went with our good friends Megan and Kurt.  What a fun grown-up night out on the town!!

Megan and me 

Our seats were pretty high, but we could see everything and it really was a great view.  I hope I have as much energy as Garth when I am 60!!  He can still sing and he can still entertain! Great show!  

"Celebrating" after the show

Harvest

It's another year in the books for Harvest.  This year the weather was beautiful in October so it allowed the guys to move along and get all the crops out without any major problems.  The yields weren't the best through, but at least all the crops got out this year.  Here's a few pictures from Harvest 2014.

 Will helping pick up sugar beets that didn't get into the truck

Jules helped pick up beets too 

Going to catch Daddy and Grandpa for a ride! 

Truck driver daddy! 

 Filling the beet truck

 Hi Grandpa!!

 Will helping daddy drive the truck

Harvest sunset

Just taking selfies while we're waiting for the combine to get to the end of the field!

Daddy and Jules checking how much corn is in the truck

Halloween

This year we carved pumpkins with Ashley, Shay, Bree and  Jessie while the guys were busy in the fields- we got out the drill and made some really neat jack-o-laterns!

The kids with all the pumpkins

The pumpkins that the kids and I did

 On Halloween I took the kids trick or treating at the Pines Assisted Living apartments.  The kids got LOTS of candy and I think the residents just loved seeing all the kids!  We then went to the party that is put on by the Brownton Lions at the Brownton Community Center.  Such a fun time - I remember going to this party when I was little and it's fun that my kids get to enjoy it now.  There's lots of games, candy and a ton of prizes!

This year we had Elsa (princess for the 4th year in a row!!!) and Spider Man.  Will looked so cute in his little muscle costume and his mask- so impressed that he kept his mask on!

Jules playing a game 

 Julianne playing Plinko

Even Will got a chance at Plinko 

The next day we went to see Grandma Edna with Henry.  This is the best I could get Elsa, Spidey and Frankenstein!

It's a....

We are so excited that another baby is joining the Loncorich family - my baby sister Kelly and her husband Jake are due with their first little one in April.  They had a fun gender reveal party in November - it was so fun to be a part of it!!

The gender revealing CAKE!!!  They had a friend of theirs make the cake and dye the inside of the cake to match the gender.  They gave the sealed envelope to the baker right after the ultrasound so even they didn't know if it was going to be pink or blue!!!

The soon-to-be mom and dad 

And it's a BOY!!!!!!!!

There will now be three boys within 2 1/2 years of each other.... look out grandma - that spells trouble!  Can't wait to have another baby to snuggle!