Toads

Jacob loves toads and mommy thinks they are gross. I'll say, "That's nice. Put them down or they will pee on you." Well one day Jacob came inside to show me his toad so I said my little sentence. Jacob said, "I go put him in toilet...he go pee." So I chased him down the hallway and escorted him outside. :)

Branding Time

Brendon and a neighbor wrestling.



Lane, Hannah and Jacob with Grandpa Jim.

All cleaned up and ready for bed!! Grandma Cheryl, Jessa, Jacob, Faith and Hannah.

Trip to Rapid

Wendy Schwartz, Wendy Irving Scheenen and me. These two girls were my best friends in college. We lost touch with each other after Tony and I moved to Hayes Center. Wendy Scheenen's mom passed away a few months ago, so I decided to go to the funeral in Chadron. After that Wendy and I have been to each other's house, call on the phone and chat on Face Book. After we were on Face Book we "found" Wendy Schwartz!! She lives in Wyoming so we planned a day trip to meet in Rapid. It was so much fun to re-connect with my Wendys. :)

Baby Goose

Tony, Koby and Brendon caught a baby goose and brought it home for Jacob to see.

Track Meet 2010

Easter 2010

Tony's family came to our house for Easter. (Pete, Angel, Kory and Abbey, Amber and Joe). We decorated and hunted eggs.

Brendon Got Braces!!

His mouth is so tiny and his permanent teeth were starting to cause a crossbite, so he got braces at the age of 7 1/2!! Crazy I know!!


Lookin' Cool


All Done (the "coils" help spread teeth to make more room)

Dr Webb and Connie

Free icecream cone

Two "brace-faces" :)

Koby was in the spelling bee.....he got a little nervous and misspelled bicycle.

Our handsome boys :)

In January we went to Amber's in Sidney to spend time with Tony's family.

A sundog at our house.....it was so beautiful!!!

Christmas 2009

This year Christmas Eve and Day weren't the best for us. :( The weather was awful and we thought we were going to have to stay home. Well, Christmas Eve the weather calmed down so we were planning on going to Jennifer's house to eat the YUMMY lefse we made. That afternoon Koby started running a fever, so Tony, Koby and Jacob stayed home and Brendon and I went to Jen's. Christmas Day was a lazy day. All three boys were sick. Jacob was on medicine already, but the other two didn't feel well. On the 26th we decided to take the boys to NP to the Urgent Care Center. Koby and Brendon both had red/inflamed ears, so they got medicine too! :) Because of the weather and sick kids, we postponed the O'Brien get together until Monday (28th). It was a GREAT day. We all got together and we celebrated my parent's 40th wedding anniversary and Jacob's 2nd birthday. Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!!!

Mama Faith holding Jessa

The boys shooting.

A little Wii time

Happy Birthday Jacob (a little late) :)

Nice! :)

Homemade wraping paper made by Chris and Laura!!! Very cool!!!!

Lefse Making

We have a traditional Norwegian meal for Christmas called lefse. We take mashed potatoes and flour, form a ball and then roll them out flat like a tortillia and then brown them on a griddle. On Christmas Eve we put more mashed potatoes on top with either roast or fish and pour browned butter on it. They are yummy and VERY filling! The guys in the family have contests on how many they can eat.

My mom, her brother Chuck, his daughter Jennifer and I got together at Jennifer's house to make lefse last Saturday. Mom and Uncle Chuck had made lefse a time or two, but it was a first for Jennifer and me!! Grandma Beth made it out to give a little advice!! :) Chris, Laura and girls were able to make it a little later too. It was lots of fun and hope to make it a new tradition.