Clan Broberg

SpamTown here we come

2008-07-28T17:19:00.000-07:00

As many of you know, Jess and I have decided to take an associate pastor position at Cornerstone Church in Austin, MN.

SPAMTOWN

Last Sunday, July 27th, was our last Sunday at Sparta New Life. We are sad to leave our friends in Sparta, but very happy to be moving to Austin to begin a new chapter of our lives.

Here is a picture of the sanctuary of the Cornerstone Church.

Aaron Lindholm Blog

2008-06-22T19:23:00.000-07:00

Hey just wanted everyone to know that my best friend Aaron Lindholm and family now have a blog. They recently just added their third child to the family, three boys. I think there names are

Boots, Maverick, and Butch.

Well one of those is correct. Be sure to check out there latest video it is pretty cute.
THE LINDHOLM BLOG
Here is a picture of me and Aaron from the old days.

Coconut Cake for Breakfast

2008-06-11T15:05:00.000-07:00

This weekend we got a chance to run down to my parents house just for a night. My dad had a new pier that he just put in down on their lake and he wanted the boys to come do some fishing. Jacob had been looking forward to it for a long time. We had a great night friday night. We ate fish and frog legs (a specialty at the local restaurant) and then spent a beautiful summer night fishing on the dock. We caught a bunch of sunnies and they were good sized too. The boys had a blast! Levi only fell in once and he hung onto the rope and I was able to pull him back in. (It wasn't real deep where he fell in anyways...but it still made my heart skip a beat.) The next morning while waiting for grandma's egg bake to finish levi helped himself to some coconut cake. His sweet tooth is from his father's side:) On Saturday jacob got a chance to fish with his friends dylan and zach. There was a fishing contest being held by a local church and we signed the boys up for it. Jacob ended up winning second place in the size category. He was excited because he won spiderman boxing gloves. Thanks grandma & grandpa for the great memories!!!

Claire Elizabeth (a.k.a.#5)

2008-06-08T18:27:00.000-07:00

Claire Elizabeth made her entrance into the world saturday morning. Auntie Rachel was very happy to finally meet her sweet little girl. We are all excited about having another little girl to add to the very boy biased cousin count. She was 9 lbs. 12 oz. and 21" long. She has a whole head of dark thick hair & is absolutely adorable!

easter pictures

2008-04-07T18:57:00.000-07:00

We did easter baskets the night before because sunday mornings

are usually pretty rushed around our house. Levi got a new tricycle and

Jacob got a star wars lego toy. Levi liked his bike but I think he may have

liked the candy just as much. He is a candy freak!!! If Jacob or Hannah left

their easter basket unattended for even a second he had his hand in there

digging around for candy and shoving it into his mouth as fast as his little

hands could go. He is rotten little two year old...but one of the cutest I know!

We dyed eggs and that was a big hit with Levi too. He loved sticking his

hands into the dye and cracking the shells all over the table. Aaah...boys are

so much fun!

Good Friday

2008-03-21T09:46:00.000-07:00

THANK YOU.
May the old life pass away and the new life come forth
in Christ Jesus my Lord.

Cool Moves

2008-03-15T12:02:00.000-07:00

"Dad, can I watch my moves again?"

That is the question I get asked anytime I am at my computer or within five feet of the video camera. So here is another video of Jacob breaking it down.

He is just about as good as the original

Shift Work

2008-03-08T05:13:00.000-08:00

My parents are missionaries over seas (here) and while they are away this winter they are having their bathroom remodeled. So I brought in one of the construction heavies I know to help with the demolition.
Here is a video of his work.

145 inches = Snow Fort

2008-03-03T19:13:00.000-08:00

A couple weeks ago, yet again, we received another dousing of snow. While fighting the epic battle of "G.U.S." I decided to take a break and build a snow fort with my son. What else do you do when you have received just over 145 inches of snow this year. So I got out a flat spade and went to work. When we were all done we decided to have a fire and roast marshmellows and eat hotdogs. It was a lot of fun.

It is very important to end any snow fort activity with a couple cups of hot chocolate.

Enjoy a little snow fort video

Where's Old Ish?

2008-02-29T06:22:00.000-08:00

I am a Yooper! If you don't know what that is try google . Recently I have been displaced in Sparta Wisconsin. But this year it feels very much like home. We have received over 145 inches of snow as of Feb. 29th. I feel as though I am back in 985 Wabash st. Ishpeming. Here are a few pictures of my driveway.

Cousin Camp 2007 pt.2

2008-02-25T07:43:00.001-08:00

Gone fishing. Here is the second installment of my cousin camp series. I thought there would be only two, but I was wrong it has turned into three parts. If you didn't know my family hangs out up in Northern WI for a week out of the summer. The following video is a small glimpse of that week.

You can also see other videos by visiting our youtube channel at
CLANBROBERG YOUTUBE CHANNEL

or by clicking on the link in the side bar.

The Dells, The Clairs & A Pair of Levis

2008-02-17T14:06:00.000-08:00

here's some pictures from our time with the clairs. we went

to Mt. Olympus in the dells for a little waterpark vacation. last year

we went to the Wilderness which was beautiful but this

year my parents were able to get us a

great deal through their time share so we

thought we'd try a new place. it wasn't as

nice as the Wilderness but it was still really fun. jacob and lauren

played so well together...jacob loved sitting next to lauren when she was

working on her homework and pretending that he too had some

important stuff to do. we had a fun time guys...thanks for visiting. Some

day when we get together we'll be able to have some "adult time"

past 8:00p.m. also, i am praying now that the next vacation for you

guys will not involve sickness. hopefully your little levi is feeling

better. we love you guys!

Marshmallow Madness

2008-02-15T17:37:00.000-08:00

Lately my boys have been eating rice krispies treats almost daily. I made a batch for the superbowl party we had here and since then jacob has been requesting them quite frequently. Both of the boys love to help me in the kitchen so i figure it's a good bonding time for us. The other day we were making a batch and jacob's job was to count out 40 marshmallows for me. Well, in the process-and by process i mean jacob yelling that levi was messing up his counting piles-a few of them ended up on the floor. I was so involved in getting the treats done that I wasn't paying much attention to my daughter on the floor devouring the runaway marshmallows. When I saw her with marshmallow mush all over her face and clothes it was too cute...I had to take a picture.

here are a few pictures of the kids that i had on our camera. hannah's hair is so long that it is usually hanging in her face like it is here. (it's actually in a ponytail here!)

jacob asked if he could wash dishes for me. we pulled up a chair and were

having so much fun that levi decided he wanted to "help" too.

jacob and levi in their matching "camping jammies" that my mom made for them. they are so cute. they have little canoes, tents and matches for the buttons.

Cousin Camp 2007 pt.1

2008-02-12T14:26:00.000-08:00

Each summer my family, my brother(when in the states) and sister's families head to northern Wisconsin for a week of vacation at a cabin on Bishop Lake near Crandon, WI. When I say cabin I mean a 600 sqft building with no running water, so it is the real deal. The week usually consist of a lot of swimming, grilling, fishing and in general a lot of nothing. I thought I should put together some video I took at Cousin Camp. Yes, we even have a name, competitions and chores for tickets in which the cousins can purchase candy and toys at the Candy Shack. Enjoy part one.

Can't Touch This!

2008-02-08T21:39:00.000-08:00

I think the video speaks for it self.

I edited this video earlier tonight and when I finished my last frame my program froze on me. YES! I lost all my work. Too bad the original was much better than this version. But, it is still very entertaining.

Jacob and Levi dancing is not an uncommon thing in our house.

update

2008-02-05T10:49:00.000-08:00

well, it's been a while since i posted so i thought i'd share a few pictures of the kids. we are ready for spring. the kids and i have been bound up in the house since christmas. we are looking forward to next week when we'll be at the dells spending a couple of days with the Clairs at a waterpark. jacob is excited to spend some time with his friend lauren and i can't wait to see their cute little levi again. our family is doing well. levi turned 2 after christmas and hannah will turn 1 at the end of march. this last year seems to have gone by fast. my sister-in-law and their family were on vacation the last week and a half so we got to dog sit. the boys were kinda sad to see him leave. levi especially as the dog treats that he came to enjoy himself are now gone with the dog. aaron came downstairs to find levi sitting in front of the t.v. with a box of dog treats just munching away on them. he said he was caught between running to get the camera to take a quick picture or taking the treats away. i found him "snacking" a few times myself. the difference between aaron and i is that aaron lets him finish eating whatever he already has in his mouth...i make him spit them all out in the sink and then take my fingers and rake through his mouth for every last morsel. life is definitely not dull around here.

Go - PACK - Go

2008-01-21T19:48:00.001-08:00

This last weekend I had the chance to go to Lambeau Field to the NFC Championship game between the Packers and the Giants. If you don't know this is quite a privilege. So I jumped at the opportunity. The last time I had the chance to attend a Packer game was when I was seventeen years old and a senior in High School.

Outside Lambeau Field ...0nly -15.

There is so much I could share about the weekend I will try to just point out a few interesting things.
1. NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
2. CHEAPEST TICKET ON EBAY - 1,500.00
3. -24 below winchill
4. Lambeau Field - AMAZING NFL HISTORY
5. Most people in the WI would have sold a kidney to attend.

The flag for the national anthem..pretty cool.

In the end the Packers lost in OT. But I do have to say I have never been to a more entertaining, suspense filled, and emotional...oh wait FREEZING... game in my life.

Question: How do I know when it is -24 below at a football game.
1. Most everyone is sober(abnormal for a packer game) because liquid freezes 2-3 minutes after opening it.
2. Frozen snot is the latest fashion.
3. Shopping carts every 10 yards in the concourse filled with free feet and hand warmers.
4. Everyone is wearing hunting clothes..even those who have heated box seats.
5. NO ONE LEAVES THE BATHROOMS DURING HALF TIME BECAUSE THE ARE HEATED! I am not kidding. 400 people in a 30x30 room and 2 people are actually using the urinal.
(top right)Me and Joey standing next to V.L. Trophy's...wow.
(bottom right) Joey and I just before the game started.

Here is a video of the end of the national anthem. A jet flew over right at the end and about made me fill my pants. I would have had more pics and video but my camera froze up after the game started. I could not take any more pictures. I tried putting the battery in a warm spot but that was to painfully cold.

Christmas 2007

2007-12-30T19:16:00.000-08:00

Enjoy a video of our annual trip to get the family Christmas tree. The adventure wasn't as intense as this guy's trip.

But still a lot of fun. It doesn't get any better than cutting down the family tree in a blizzard.

oh christmas tree

2007-12-20T16:14:00.000-08:00

For those of you who saw our christmas card this year...this is an

example of the kind of pitures we had to choose from. it took us several

days and numerous trips outside only to end up with no "one" picture with

all three of our children looking normal. levi had his own picture because 1. he is anti-people and

2. he decides when he wants to be compliant or not. (i just happened to have the

camera in my hand when he was actually being cute. statistically speaking, the chances

are really quite low. a part of me actually wanted to use this picture for our cards

just to show how really rotten he is. not to mention to embarrass him later in life.

the colonel has inspired me (by reminding me what a slacker i have become) to post something new. our annual outing to go cut down our christmas tree was enhanced this year as we decided to put up two trees in our house. the one upstairs i get to decorate with all my favorite ornaments and the one downstairs has all of the kids homemade decorations and all the "plastic canvas" ornaments that aaron and i made when we were just wee ones. my husband has been busting his broberg sized bottom to get our basement done in time for the holidays. we put a fireplace in, expanded my laundry room, gutted the old bathroom in the basement and added a shower and retexturized all of the walls. needless to say, he has been busy. aaron & i both have always wanted a fireplace in our house so we are both giddy about it. i am embarrassingly excited about my mantel and hanging the kids' stockings on it. well, tonight is going to be a late night painting the basement walls, so that's all the post you get!

Jumping in Leaves

2007-10-24T06:02:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was a beautiful fall day. It was chilly enough to wear jeans and a sweater which is my favorite thing to wear. The sun seemed to light up the leaves and our backyard was calling to me... and so was my son. He wanted to rake up a big pile of leaves and jump in them. It seemed like a great idea to me. Gone were the thoughts that I should be baking for the company coming the next day, gone were the thoughts that I should quick throw in another load of laundry or finish tidying up the kitchen mess from lunch. Nature and my son were calling to me. We raked up a big pile of leaves, took several steps back and then locked hands as we ran as fast as we could into the leaf pile. Being a kid is great. Acting like a kid once in a while is the next best thing!

Feliz Cumpleanos

2007-10-21T20:00:00.000-07:00

October 9th my little boy turned four. In many ways I cannot remember a time when he was not in my life. It seems like he's been around for as long as I can remember. Then in other ways it seems like just yesterday that I was holding him in the hospital for the first time. He has such a great imagination lately. Not the least of which is the fact that he seriously believes that he is a superhero. On any given day he may be spiderman, superman or batman. My favorite is when he fights off the "bad guys" (usually played by levi) and then yells that he is coming to save "lois" (usually played by me.) So, for his birthday we had a superhero theme. We had superman cake, played kryptonite toss, pin the eyes on spiderman, blasted villians with their sticky webs and had a spiderman pinata. Dad helped out by painting the kids' faces which was a hit with the kids. The birthday party was especially fun because jacob got to celebrate with his cousins and jonah and silas came all the way from Russia to be with him.:)

One Shooter or Two?

2007-09-10T07:08:00.000-07:00

Recently my family and I traveled to Dallas, Texas to go to my sister-in-law's wedding. Most of the time we hung out in the pool or were running around getting ready for the wedding.

We did find a couple minutes to sneak away to downtown Texas and went to the 6th floor museum. The 6th floor Depository Building was where JFK was shot by Lee Harvey Oswald. I have been fascinated with the JFK assignation since I did a report on it in 9th grade. I vowed to not leave Texas until we visited the museum. We as very great. To be able to visit a place that is cemented in US history was a great experience.

Probably my favorite display at the museum was in the corner where Oswald shot JFK. The corner was all glassed off and inside was re-created from pictures to look exactly the way Oswald left it. The museum as a whole gave you a feel for the events of the day.

As you walk through the museum you will notice no where will you see the couple frames of the Zapruder Film that shows JFK actually being shot in the head. No where do they say why they left these frames out of the film. I believe it is out of respect for the President. I thought that was unique.

As far as one shooter or two? I think I am going to go with one. I have read several books and now have visited the grassy knoll. I am going to stick with my instincts. One shooter.

We were not allowed to take pictures inside the museum so I snapped a couple outside.

This is shot is of the Book Depository Building. Notice the far upper right window is where Lee Harvey Oswald shot JFK.

This picture was taken where the second shooter would have stood. If you look at the road you will see an X that marks the spot where JFK received the wound to the head that killed him.

This is the famous grassy knoll. To the left is the orignial picket fence where the second shooter hid.
At the grassy knoll there were a few conspiracy theory people informing others of the truth and selling books, etc...

Wedding Weekend

2007-09-06T16:28:00.000-07:00

This weekend we flew down to Texas for my sister's wedding. We ended up taking 2 out of the 3 kids with us. Originally we planned to leave them all. (We thougt maybe we could make a little mini vacation out of it. silly us.) Then my sister asked jacob to be the ring bearer. So, we thought we'd leave the baby and levi. Well, hannah decided she wanted nothing to do with the bottle so we had to bring her along too. So, we left levi with auntie sarah (god bless you sarah) and took the other two. Some people may think it wierd that we left only one of our children behind. Why not take them all? you may say to yourself. Well, if you really want to know...just ask sarah. :)

We got some great pics so I thought I'd share a few. Jacob was pretty stinking cute in his tux. Auntie Meredith was absolutely beautiful!

My Beautiful Baby Boy?

2007-08-23T20:42:00.000-07:00

I know I shouldn't have, but I couldn't

help myself. Levi is such a "pretty" boy

that I thought if I put his hair in

piggytails that he could probably

pass for a girl-i was right. Some day,

years from now, i'll be able to pull out

this picture and embarrass him. See,

parenting has it's fringe benefits.

The picture below captures one

of Levi's favorite looks which seems

to be "buzz off-i have no interest in you".

Here's Levi hanging out with the innertubes

at Cousin Camp '07.

My Girl

2007-08-20T14:52:00.001-07:00

Here's a couple pictures of me and my little girl. She is

getting big already. She no longer has that newborn look

to her. She is in the 95th percentile for her height, so she's

pretty long and I am hoping that maybe that will stick and

she'll be tall like my dad and brothers. Tall or short though...

she is CUTE!

Cousin Camp '07

2007-08-18T07:43:00.000-07:00

We had a great time again this year at our 3rd annual cousin camp. This year

we let the guys come along too so it was a family affair. The kids pretty much swam and

ate lots candy. This year we had the addition of grandma's SnackShack which was a hit

with all the kids. They got an allotment of tickets each day and then for special behavior

they could earn more tickets to spend. This was great for me because I just offered up

grandma tickets to the girls to keep an eye on Levi for me while I floated around on a raft.

The only complaint we had were the mornings when levi got up at 5:30 or so and we had to entertain him until the rest of "camp" woke up. One morning aaron took levi in the van and put a movie on for him and drove around for a couple of hours. You can imagine how exciting that was for him. But, for most of the time levi just ran around either in a diaper or nothing at all and sporting a life jacket. It was pretty funny. Thanks Steve and Rach for all the great memories!

Brothers

2007-08-15T07:46:00.000-07:00

Since i am on a trip down memory lane I thought I would post one of my favorite pictures. This photo was taken at Rocking Chair lake in Upper Michigan. As you can see I thought that my brother was a king when I was younger. I think I may be in 7th grade in this picture. I was trying to be as tough and cool as my bro. That was tough to do when you are in seventh grade and your brother is 20. I gave it a pretty good shot though.

I have many memories of following my brother around on all sorts of adventures. From hunting porcupines with homemade spears to dressing up like Skelletor and being beat with a forty-five pound sword for youth camp.

I am glad that Jacob and Levi will each have a brother to grow up with. There is nothing quite as grand as the bond between brothers.

Bible Camp

2007-08-05T05:33:00.000-07:00

I have been at Bible Camp all this week. As expected it has been a great experience. Wayne Northrup preached. Some of you may know Wayne from North Central or from hearing him speak at some event or camp. He did a great job. The altar times were very good. I think I prayed with about 17 kids to get Baptized in the Holy Spirit. This weeks altars were some of the best that I have had the chance to experience.

It made me think about the bible camp I went to when I was a kid. I know that I was baptized in the Holy Spirit at Lake Hellen or Lake Ellen cannot remember the exact name. But I definitely remember the camp itself. I thought you would all like to see a picture I found of me when I was at bible camp. This picture has to be from 1986 I would have been in 7th grade.

From left to right: Aaron Lindholm, Cory Vial (front), Aaron Broberg, Dennis Leanas (back), Jamie Kahkola.

piggytails

2007-07-21T18:40:00.001-07:00

My daughter has enough hair already

to put it in piggytails!
Her hair has really grown and she didn't lose
any of it yet...and I don't think she's gonna. It's
been a lot of fun doing her hair.

Here she is in jeans and her hair done up.
She looks a lot older than 3 1/2 months to me.

A Camping We Will Go

2007-07-19T14:03:00.000-07:00

Cousin Elsa lounging around with her new

favorite cousin-hannah.

Jacob making some goofy faces while

sitting around the campfire.

Little miss hannah seemed to enjoy
camping as much as her brothers.

Levi "helping" grandpa Broberg carry

some firewood.

Jacob and his cheesy smile again. I can't wait

until he grows out of his silly stage and I

can take a picture of him with a normal smile.

El loco LEVI

2007-07-18T20:48:00.001-07:00

My son Levi is crazy. I have not been able to keep him clean or dry for the last two months. He is constantly moving and constantly making messes and getting into trouble. The picture of him asleep on the chair outside is an example of how rotten he is.

The other night we put the boys to bed and were hanging out in the basement where it was cooler. About an hour later I come upstairs to put Hannah to bed and I see the screen door is wide open. My heart started beating fast because levi has been "escaping" the house lately without my knowing it.

(The other day I found him in the neighbor's backyard playing with their dog. )

So I found him laying outside on a chair all snuggled up with his stuffed lion with nothing on but a diaper. He was so cute! He is rotten rotten rotten. But he is adorable!

look auntie meredith

2007-07-18T09:25:00.000-07:00

Mere-i have this little tux that fits Jacob perfectly. just wondering if you thought it would work for the wedding. i thought it would be easy to throw the pics up on the blog and you could see what it looks like. The shirt, vest and tie are white and the suit is black with like a strip of black satin on the side of the pants so it looks like a real tux. let me know what you think. (he's pretty handsome in it huh?)

Jennifer Broberg has a blog

2007-07-15T15:28:00.000-07:00

I just wanted you to know that Jennifer Broberg, my sister-in-law has a new blog. She is a missionary to Russia and is currently living in Krasnadar, Southren Russia. I know that many of you know her and would like to be able to keep up with what is happening with the Brobergs in Russia.

Check out her blog by CLICKING HERE

Or by clicking on the picture below

Some Strange Pictures

2007-07-01T18:23:00.000-07:00

Amber came down for a visit and I got a few good pictures of her and Brittany.

2007-06-28T18:18:00.000-07:00

First Photo Shoot

It's official. I have become one of those moms that I used to roll my eyes at. You know the kind. The moms that think their baby is the cutest baby EVER. Now don't get me wrong. I think my kids are cute. But I have always been a realist as to the actual degree of "cuteness" when referring to my own children. For example, my son jacob although pretty cute now, was NOT the cutest baby. (He had some crazy hair thing going on). Hannah, however, is in my humble opinion, the most beautiful baby ever. Yeah, I told you. It's official. I have become one of them. I am in love with my daughter and think she's the best thing ever. And you know what...I think that's how it's supposed to be.

1 month 2 days

2007-05-02T06:19:00.000-07:00

Having survived our first month with three kids. 3 1/2 yrs, 1 1/4 yrs, and 4wks. I now have a new parenting plan. It is called Alive. Currently my whole approach to parenting is captured in that word. Keep them alive. Here is a few pictures of Lizzy and the boys.

She Has What I Do Not.

2007-04-09T05:17:00.000-07:00

HAIR!

Easter Egg Hunt then Baskets

2007-04-08T06:40:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we went over to Rachels for an Easter Egg hunt. We hid about 2 million eggs.

The plunder...

No post would be complete without a picture of Lizzy.

Haircuts

2007-04-08T05:09:00.000-07:00

The boys were looking like hairbears so I decided to take them to the barber. Well you need two week reservations to get in to have your hair cut. So not wanting to make another visit to bambi. Who is Bambi? No not the cute little disney deer. Bambi is a stylist (that is me being gracious) that works at Cost Cutters here at Walmart. She has made a name for herself here in Sparta.

Last time Jacob got his hair cut it was from Bambi. Wow, she must be blind. I thought I would never see a hair cut that was that bad. Enter my brother. The same day Jacob visited Bambi my brother decided to try out Cost Cutters. How bad was it. I started laughing when he walked in the door.

"What the crap happened to your hair?" I laughed.
"Bambi got it", was his smart reply.

That sent us into fit of laughter since we were just talking about how we had never seen such a bad hair cut on Jacob. But Mark clearly recieved the worst bum end of the deal.

So I asked around where to get the boys a haircut and I recieved one response...DO NOT GO TO BAMBI... I asked three people and they all gave me the same response. So if you want a hair cut in Sparta there is only one real rule: NO BAMBI.

So being that it is two days before Easter I took things in my own hands. I decided that I couldn't do worse than bambi and cut the boys hair. I will let you decide how it turned out.

Levi looks like a girl with a short bob style hair cut. I had to give him a trim on the sides. So shove some candy in his mouth and start the clippers. It looks a lot better now.

Jessica and Baby

2007-04-05T20:48:00.000-07:00

Here they are just before they came home from the hostpital. Jess and baby both look great.

Hannah was three days old when each of these pictures were taken.

and now there were THREE

2007-04-03T20:19:00.000-07:00

Yep, thats right three. The clan is a little bigger. Jessica and baby came home Sunday night. Baby and mom are doing very well. Here are a few pics over the past week. For a little less fuzzy picture you can go HERE...Sue Williamson took a better picture.

She has a bunch of hair. I have never seen that much hair on any new born. It is crazy.

Meredith, Jessica's sister flew up from Texas to spend some time with the kids.

The rest of Jessica'a family came up on Sunday to celebrate bringing home Hannah. Josh read while Levi used him as a jungle gym. Gloria is staying for a week to help us out with the kids.

Jacob enjoyed putting on uncle Gabes helmet. Even though it was a little heavy at times. It was a pretty busy weekend when all was said and done.

The Other Two

2007-03-31T14:39:00.000-07:00

Since I posted a few pictures of Hannah I thought I should drop everyone a few pictures of the other two.
Jacob has many different jobs at the house. Lately he has been helping dad finish off the room in the basement. He has been a big help with his big boy tools.

When he is not fixing something he is swash buckling the open seas. The "green sword" pirate looks a little more scary. The "barely asleep jammy" pirate looks alittle too friendly.

Playing in their new camping room has also been a favorite pastime for the other two.

Last week we had temperature in the 70's and 80's all week long. We couldn't keep them inside. A new tire swing was a big hit and being able to run around with no shirt on also topped the fun charts. Levi loves being outside.

Hannah is Here

2007-03-30T17:26:00.000-07:00

Friday, March 30 2007 @ 7:41am Hannah Elizabeth Broberg arrived here are a few pics of the event.

Uno, Dos...Tres!

2006-10-18T08:45:00.000-07:00

On Oct. 9th, 2003 we had numero uno. On December 27th, 2005 we had numero dos. And, with a due date of April 1st, 2007 numero tres will be here. Luckily, I have the ability to kind of pick the date I now have my kids on being that I will have a scheduled c-section. So, I will of course not put my kid through the utter ridicule that would accompany someone with an "April Fools" birthday. We are of course hoping for a little female broberg. We'll see.

Superman likes juice, not water

2006-10-13T06:31:00.000-07:00

Well, first of all I'd like to say sorry for taking so long getting back to blogger world. Things have finally settled down here a little. I found myself getting on the internet lately and checking everybody else's blog and decided it was time to write something myself. Jacob had his third birthday this last monday. We had "just" family over for the big event. But, for those of you who know how much family we now have living near us, you know that meant 10 kids, 2 sets of grandparents, and another six adults. Plus, sue and the kids stopped over. So, we had a good crew here. My son has a passion for anything trains or planes, so that was the theme for our party. One of his favorite gifts was his superman outfit. He has been playing superman a lot lately and so I have spent good chunks of entire days clothespinning a hand towel around his neck to make a cape. The other morning he was in his superman outfit and asked for something to drink. I said "okay, jacob, what do you want?" He turned and looked at me as if I had just called him some strange name that he had never heard before. There was a couple seconds of silence and then the reply. "It's superman." I said, "do you want some water superman?" and the reply again, "Superman likes juice, not water." I had to laugh at that one.

Here he is with great bed head and his new thomas the train jammies.

The kids taking turns whacking the thomas the train pinata.

The train cake that jakers requested. I am humbled by my frosting and cake decorating abilities.

Puddles

2006-04-06T06:48:00.000-07:00

It seems to me that the very word "puddles" is reminiscent with childhood memories. Of little boys discovering their love for getting dirty, of embarking on an adventure all their own. I have two boys now and I think I am beginning to realize and embrace that unique aspect of them. They have such an innate desire to explore, to discover, to conquer. They are teaching me to squelch the desire to think ahead to the time and energy involved in cleaning up these "adventures" but rather, to focus on the joy and fun of being "in the puddle" right now.

He did good.

2006-02-21T05:45:00.000-08:00

Well, I had to share about my husband and what a great valentine's day we had. I got a rose with a handmade card and then he took me cross country skiing (which we have been doing a lot of together lately). It was the perfect day to be outside. It was warm and the snow was lightly falling. We found a bench and sat down and had hot chocolate that he had brought along in his backpack. Then he gave me my present which was an ipod inside of a box he made out of birch wood. I was really surprised because I hadn't even asked for one. He had just enough time to download one song on it for me "it feels like home". So, I sat and listened to the song and cried because I really do have the best husband in the whole world. When he wants to be, he is the most creative and romantic person. After that we headed home and he made a pasta dish for dinner, we put the kids to bed and watched "Titanic" and had dessert. It was a great day. Honey, I'd say you did good. You did very good.

One month old

2006-01-26T07:28:00.000-08:00

Well, Levi is one month old already. So,I thought I'd post a newer picture.
We went down to Sparta last week to visit aaron's family. My dad got a chance to meet up with us and see baby levi for the first time. I was so glad it worked out. Here's a few pictures of baby levi with his grandpa and a few of his cousins.

Here's a picture of my dad holding Levi for the first time.
Cousin Elsa holding Levi.
Cousin Jonah holding baby Levi.

Home Again

2005-12-31T06:56:00.000-08:00

Jessica and Levi came home from the hospital on Thursday afternoon. Jacob was very excited to see Levi and MOM. Two days with only a couple hours of Mom time was not enough. Jess spent some quality time with Jacob that made him very happy. The last couple of days have been good. Levi has be doing well. I will let Jess share about the late night activities. All in all things seem to be going well.

This picture is of Levi in his little plastic container and cart that he gets to drive around at the hospital. I really wanted to take this thing home. They are pretty sweet.

Levis first day home and his big brother was very excited. Here he is holding Levi. This moment lasted for about two minutes then Jacob went back to bashing all the balloons that came with his new little brother.

I took this picture of Levi lounging on the couch yesterday evening. I couldn't resist getting an close up. He was completely content on the couch enjoying his last meal from Mom.

Who is Who

2005-12-28T18:25:00.000-08:00

Here are two pictures one of Jacob on his Birthday and one of Levi on his Birthday. Everyone was trying to decide if Levi looks like Jacob. Well now we can look at two pictures side by side at the same time to see if the brothers do look alike. So what do you think? Do they look alike? What do you think?

Jacob 10/09/03

Levi 12/27/05

Jacob Michael David Broberg

Levi Mark James Broberg

So who do you they look like?

Levi's First Hour

2005-12-27T20:37:00.000-08:00

Levi has survived his first full day with his parents and older brother. His day consisted of sleeping, sorta eating and looking around. All of the real excitement was between 8am and 9am. I put together a short video of Levi's first hour. The video is about a minute long and was saved for the web it shouldn't take you along time to download unless you have dial up. If that is the case it may take you 10-15 minutes. Enjoy

To watch the video CLICK HERE

Here are a couple other pictures to hold you over until later this week.

Jacob checking out his little brother.

Dad and his new little boy...with lots of hair.

Levi Mark James Broberg

2005-12-27T10:45:00.000-08:00

Levi Mark James Broberg was born today at 7:50am. He is 7lbs 13oz 19" long. Here are a few pictures and a movie for your enjoyment.

Hopefully by this evening we will have a 1 min video of Levi's first hour. Check back tonight.

Hospital

2005-12-27T03:04:00.000-08:00

We are going to the Hospital as we speak (type) I am sure the next post will be about the baby.

Eating Snow and Playdough

2005-12-14T11:39:00.000-08:00

Well, I thought I'd post a few pictures to show you what jacob and I have been up to lately. We have spent a lot of time playing with playdough. Although I must admit that I have been having dreams (some would call them nightmares) of yelling at jacob to stop EATING the playdough. Now, I realize a small amount of it will probably not hurt him, but lately he has been literally taking handfuls of playdough and sticking it in his mouth. As a rough estimate, I'd say he's consumed a good half to 3/4 container of playdough over the last week or two. So, now I have to play "playdough cop" and watch guard that he doesn't try to sneak in another bite or two. He also decided the other night that he wanted to eat snow. So, we got a bowl and he went outside and collected some white (emphasis being on white) snow and ate most of the bowl of ice cream along with a glass of hot chocolate and many many mini marshmallows. I realized part way through that he was probably wanting me to make "snow" ice cream for him like grandma broberg did when she was up last visiting. I have never made snow ice cream before, so I had to surrender to husband's unlimited knowledge and get the recipe. (which of course is simply vanilla and sugar added to the snow.) So, until the baby comes (soon hopefully) the two of us will continue playing and eating...snow and playdough.

thanksgiving weekend

2005-11-28T07:05:00.000-08:00

I thought I'd post some thanksgiving weekend pictures. Jacob helped mom and grandma in the kitchen preparing the thanksgiving meal and got some beater licking time in. He thought he'd share the whipping cream with grandma. The day after thanksgiving we hired a babysitter (thanks molly!) and went shopping ALL day. It was a lot of fun though. We bought jammies that were gonna be for christmas, but grandma wanted to see him in them before she left, so we decided to get some good pajama snuggle time in. On saturday we went and got our christmas tree. Grandma and grandpa came with and it was a lot of fun. We got some good pictures of jacob running around in the field. We had a great weekend. I am so thankful for all the many blessings in my life, especially those of my family. Happy Thanksgiving!

hanging out

2005-11-11T06:32:00.000-08:00

The other day jacob and I spent the day just hanging out. I was in my pajamas most of the day and he spent the day with a shirt and no pants, the belt to my robe and a box of graham crackers close by. At one point during the day I realized how silly he looked and decided to take a picture. We read books, played trains, did lots of arts and crafts and just generally hung out. Jacob helped me do laundry and followed me from room to room as I picked up. It wasn't the kind of day most people would look at and think was very productive, but it taught me a lot about just relaxing and enjoying my kid and not being so worried about how my house (or myself) looked. Thank you God for the simpleness of life at times. May we as moms always take the time out of our busy schedules to stop and look at our children, give them a hug or kiss and see if maybe there's something they're trying to tell us or teach us about the beauty of the simple things.

Auntie Meredith

2005-11-06T14:05:00.000-08:00

Here's a picture of jacob and auntie meredith taking a nap together. Meredith was up last weekend to visit. Jacob got some good quality time in with her. He also loves his birthday gift she got for him, an aqua doodle mat. I think it's a great toy, and has definitely earned it's title for toy of the year award. So, thanks mere for a great toy that is mess-free! We love you and miss you already around here. Hugs and kisses-aaron, jess and jakers

Choo! Choo!

2005-11-02T10:38:00.000-08:00

Jacob has recently become obsessed with trains. (choo-choos) I got a great deal on one at a garage sale this summer and kept it to give to him for his birthday. He has had a lot of fun playing with it. Then someone gave him a Thomas the tank engine book for a birthday present and we are now approaching our 277th time reading it! My husband despises the book because it's very wordy and some of the words are very hard for a little kid (or a big kid-aaron)to understand. Last night he was reading it to Jacob and he just started going off about how poorly written the book was and how he might as well write a children's book because he could certainly do better. Which, I must admit I agree. Anyways, he said he was going to blog about the book specifically because he is so annoyed by it and cannot believe someone actually published it the way it was written. It was a very funny little "soap box" moment, but I guess you would've had to been there to get all of the amusement out of it that I did. Anyways, I thought I'd post a picture of jacob with his screwdriver trying to fix the train. He is a determined young boy to say the least!

Bug Bash

2005-10-11T11:39:00.000-07:00

Well, this past saturday we celebrated jacob's 2nd birthday by having a "bug bash." It was a lot of fun to do. We had bug themed games like pin the spot (a.k.a. oreo)on the lady bug and the ladybug beanbag toss. We colored pictures of bugs and ate bug snacks like spider crackers and caterpillars (made out of grapes and cheese). We also had "bug juice" to drink. For our cake we had "dirt" served in a wheel barrow with a garden spade. We also had lots of creepy worms crawling around in the dirt. When the kids arrived they could go to the "local tattoo artist" (aaron) and get a bug tattoo. Some kids weren't real sure about that but jacob that it was a great idea. He had one on each hand and one on each cheek. The kid loves bugs! Here's some pictures from our party.

Isaac's Birthday

2005-09-17T07:25:00.000-07:00

Well, jacob and I just got back from a quick visit down to the cousins house for Isaac's birthday party. Aaron was pretty busy this week, (as he has been lately) so it gave jacob and I chance to get away for a little bit and freed up some time for Aaron to get a lot of work done. We had fun. As you can see-it was a Star Wars themed birthday party. The kids had fun....the parents were tired by the end of the night. Rachel invited 8 boys over and then of course there was my 1 kid, rachel's 4, and jen's 4. So, we had a house full. Actually, she had it in the garage, which was a good idea. About an hour before the party there was a pretty bad storm brewing and a tornado watch. But, by the time the party started it had ended. It kinda rained off and on, but that didn't stop the kids from running around and playing outside.

Darth Jacob & Darth Ben

2005-09-17T06:52:00.000-07:00

My son and his cousin have been taken over by the dark side. If they weren't so adorable, I'd be worried about it. May the force be with you!

Disc Golf

2005-09-05T06:50:00.000-07:00

Saturday morning we decided to head out and play a little disc golf. They don't have any baskets up yet, but it was still fun. They had big wooden sticks you have to hit which is actually a lot harder, I think. Jacob had fun running around with us and helping us search for our missing discs.

Here's the little man walking back to the car. He insisted on carrying all of the discs himself.

He almost made it the whole way. But, at the end he got kinda tired and dad had to carry him the last little bit. What a great way to spend time together as a family and get a little fresh air and exercise!

my sick little boy

2005-08-31T20:06:00.000-07:00

Tonight I am exhausted and yet somehow very fulfilled as a mother. Jakers didn't wake up this morning until like 9:30 which is very late for him! I went into his room and he was crying and his roomed smelled horrible. He must've thrown up in the middle of the night because his whole bed was full of it. I picked him up and his body was on fire. So, the day started out washing sheets and cleaning his room, in between caring for him. I gave him some motrin and he seemed to be doing a little better by late morning. Then I thought I should try to give him something to eat and he started eating but then threw up again. This went on throughout the day. Needless to say I called aaron twice because I was feeling a bit overwhelmed. I am not used to jacob being sick. He is always so happy and full of energy and today he didn't say two words and just laid on me all day long. It made me appreciate him and all of the joy he brings to my life. Most days I wish he would just relax a little and be mellow. But, today it made me think about how that is what I love about him. So, here it is the end of the day and I am exhausted from caring for my little boy all day. I smell like puke, i'm in pajamas that i've been in all day, my hair is amazing and I have no makeup on and yet somehow I feel more fulfilled as a mother than I do most days. I guess that is what being a mom is really all about. Doing whatever he neeeds, above all my needs, because he is the most important person (other than my husband) in my life. To all you moms out there caring for your children, whether sick or well-I commend you! May God give us the love, patience and wisdom we need to bring these children up in a way that would honor Him.

You can't get me!

2005-08-30T14:22:00.000-07:00

Okay, so the other day jacob was outside running around while aaron was mowing the lawn and they were so cute. Dad was letting jacob help push the mower and so I grabbed the camera and ran outside. After that I thought it would be nice to get a couple pictures of my son. He, however, had no intention of allowing me to do that and I had to play a tough game just to get a few good ones. What a stinker. First, he starts walking away from me, then he hides behind a tree and when all else fails, he starts running away from me. Let me tell you, he gave me a run for my money. But I did get a good one. ha!ha!jacob

Mackinaw Island Vacation

2005-08-27T06:33:00.000-07:00

Here's some pictures we took along the shore of Lake Superior on our drive. It was cold and windy which is what it's always like when I'm near Lake Superior. But, it was beautiful! The water was so clear and pretty and the sand beach was beautiful. Then I had aaron take a picture of me with my hands in the sand because it was so soft and felt so good. I know. I know. It's just sand. But, it WAS really wonderful sand.

The Mackinac Bridge.

We pulled over before we crossed the bridge and took a few pictures.

These are a couple of pictures of the resort we stayed at.I put these up for you mom and dad, thought you might like to see the place.The resort was very nice, you guys should check it out. Thanks for letting use some of your time.

We got a few pictures with both of us in it. Mostly we just took pictures of the scenery or else me with the scenery. The picture of us on the ferry was taken by a nice elderly lady who complained a good way of the boat ride back about how everything was much too expensive. She was funny at first and then just annoying so I put my head on aaron's shoulder and pretended to sleep.

Okay, so this is the general size of the houses on the island-amazing! There were so many gorgeous buildings, but these were some of my favorite.

This is where we ate lunch when we were on the island. It was a gorgeous bed and breakfast with a terrace overlooking the lake. The food was delicious and the view was amazing. Best thing about it was that it wasn't even expensive. We hit the jackpot with this place!

"The Grand Hotel" was indeed quite grand. But, so were their prices to even step foot inside. It was $10 a person just to walk past a certain point. I found the people there to be a little richy richy and snobby for my liking. And, after a guy told us we weren't allowed to walk any further without paying the twenty dollar price tag of looking at it, I decided I didn't want to pay their rediculous price. (Now that I'm home, I of course wish I would've just paid the dumb price.) But, Aaron and I did sneak down on the lower side by the pool and the lush backyard garden and got a few pictures. So, I felt like I had sufficiently "gave it to them" for being so obnoxiously snooty. Below is a picture of the dress code that I thought was a joke. I thought it was from the olden days. But, my husband happily pointed out the fact that that was the point of the island and the hotel-to make it like it was back then and that those dress code rules were in fact, still in place today. That too, I thought was little bit much!

2005-07-13T06:48:00.000-07:00

Beach Buddies

Blaine and Jacob hanging out at the Carey Lake beach on a hot day.

Cute picture, but I couldn't see their faces because they both like to wear their hats down over their faces.

Mary ran over and took their hats off so we could see their faces. It is so nice having Mary and Blaine around. The boys are the same age (a week apart) and so we can exchange highlights/challenges that we are going through at the same time. The boys have a good time together and it gives them a chance to learn how to play together and share??????????? Well, at least we're giving them the chance!

Do you see the look he's giving me here? What can I say. I love this crazy little ball of energy that is my son. We have been having a lot of fun this summer, especially since we've had such gorgeous weather.

my little parade lover

2005-07-11T07:02:00.000-07:00

Jacob loved the Hibbing Parade, especially all of the candy they kept throwing. I was a little disappointed in the parade this year because we only got one kind of candy the whole time. Some flavored version of a tootsie roll. Needless to say, they are not too appetizing. But, maybe that's for the better seeing as I am not allowed to have candy anyway with my gestational diabetes. It was fun just watching Jacob run out and get all excited and yell some gibberish about how wonderful the whole experience was.

The men in my life. Jacob and dad hanging out at the parade. I love this picture! There's just something about a dad and his son spending time together.

It was so hot out! I could hardly handle it. I have come to realize that in the last four years or so that we have been here that my ability to handle the heat has diminished quite considerably. I am now a cold blooded Hib-town girl. I never thought it could happen. I used to be able to sit out in the baking sun with the best of them (my mom)and now I am ready to melt away after a few minutes in the sun.

Okay, so is this the cutest picture or what? Lauren and jacob giving each other hugs.

Here they are giving me cheesy smiles while sitting on Lauren's little four wheeler.

Jacob had a blast playing with Lauren on the swing set.

Here's Lauren swinging as high as she can!

the 4th of July-"All American Style"

2005-07-06T06:38:00.000-07:00

We went to Jim and Carole Helstrom's cabin for the day. Jacob did a little bit of swimming. (If you call having your mom dangle you in the water for a few minutes "swimming". But, hey, he sure was cute in his swimming trunks and life vest!

Jacob tried wearing a pair a goggles that were only about 5 sizes too big for him! He was determined to put them on and look for fish while staying dry and safe on the pier.

Jessica Williamson would be so proud! Maybe she can show him a few moves to brush up on his basketball skills. Although we all know that's it's not just his love for the basketball, but ALL balls. I am already having visions of sitting in the bleachers and becoming a full time "cheerleader mom" for basketball, football, baseball, and soccer.

Okay, so does Mrs. Williamson look great on a Harley or what? I think she was born to be a "biker chick". Pastor's wife/biker chick. I like it. Sue said she had a blast going for her motorcycle ride. In her words, "what could be more american than riding around on a Harley?" I agree. Pastor, you better start saving your money for a bike-she was born to ride!!!

How do your wife is a mom?

2005-06-05T04:19:00.000-07:00

How do you know when your wife is a mom? Well when you hear screaming from the basement that goes something like this.

"AHHHHH! It's everywhere. Jacob, stop moving! Oh! your getting it everywhere. Stop moving! What am I going to do with you? Aaron!"

I suddenly freeze and try to change colors like a chameleon and fade into the couch.

" Stop! Auwgh it is on your bed spread and carpet, stop wiggling. Jacob stop laughing your getting it on me. Aaron, come down here and get YOUR son."

I realize my apparent useless camouflaging technique is not working how I expected. So I go down and put my kid in the bathtub. Particles of poop sink to the bottom of the tub. hmmm can poop get clean?

That evening I am playing cribbage (beating her might I add) and I realize Jess has a some poop still ground into her jeans. Hmmm. I guess that is how you know your wife is a mom.

Jacob's New Room

2005-05-02T09:18:00.000-07:00

Well, the little man has figured out how to crawl out of his crib. A few weeks ago it was early in the morning and I'm thinking jacob's voice is sounding like it's getting nearer and nearer. I thought maybe I was just still stuck between sleep and being awake and I was crazy. Then all of a sudden the door is flung open and in runs jacob yellling "ma! ma! and some other gibberish that oddly sounded like "come on, it's time to get up!" Anyways, since then he has become the houdini of getting out of cribs. So, I think it's time to move him to a bed. Pastor gave us an old twin bed he had. I'm just gonna move him right over to that and buy some bed rails for one side and put the other side against the wall. So, I of course have to re-do his room from nursery to big boy room. I found this really cute quilt at Target and decided to go off of that. We were in the cities a few weeks ago for District Council and we got some good shopping in at IKEA. We bought a bunch of stuff for his room. So, now we have to repaint the walls and then we can get the bed in there. Just thought you might like to see what the quilt looks like. It is kind of a safari theme with monkeys and alligators and snakes and stuff. Jacob already likes it. Every time I pull it out to show someone, he falls on it and wraps himself up in it and laughs. It's cute.

Jacob's First 4-Wheeler

2005-04-21T20:15:00.000-07:00

We picked up a used electric four wheeler from a friend. Here is a little video of Jacobs first ride.

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Spring in Sparta

2005-04-21T19:14:00.000-07:00

Recently Jessica and I visited Sparta, WI for a day to drop off Jacob at my sister's house during District Counsel. So I drove over to my parents house to see how my mother's perinial garden is doing. So mom here are some pictures for you.

Mom this is the clematis by the chimney. The rabbits have left it alone.

Here is a shot from the perinal garden. There wasn't much else coming up that was picture worthy. I am sure that by now everything is up and turning green.

Whats He Been Up To?

2005-04-21T18:20:00.000-07:00

Whats he been up to? Here are a few pictures to tell the story.

Hiding in laundry baskets

Sticking things in Steve's electric outlets.

Using gallon buckets to get to the candy dish while he thinks dad isn't watching.

These are just a few things that the boy has been up to. When he is not doing these he is running around outside and riding his new four-wheeler. Video of that coming soon.

My First Remote Control

2005-04-05T09:19:00.000-07:00

Great Grampa Nueneder gave Jacob a remote control truck when he was still in the womb. Well a couple weeks ago he got to put it to use. So enjoy watching Jacob drive his truck.

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2005-03-29T05:46:00.000-08:00

Mom & Jacob Easter Morning

2005-03-29T05:45:00.000-08:00

My First Suit

2005-03-29T05:40:00.000-08:00

Happy Easter

2005-03-29T05:37:00.000-08:00

Dad & Jacob Ready for Easter

2005-03-26T20:52:00.001-08:00

J & A's Easter Eggs

2005-03-26T20:52:00.000-08:00

Grampa Lubenau and the son.

2005-03-26T20:51:00.000-08:00

Jacob in his new jammies

Easter is Here

2005-03-26T19:47:00.000-08:00

Well Easter is here. This week has been a busy week. Jessicas parent's came up on Monday night and left on good Friday. Gloria (Jess's mom) chased Jacob around and talked about how he was the golden child. Mike found a barber sleeping on the job so he stopped in and got a trim on the beard and a haircut. Wednesday we had youth service and Thursday we went to the Whistling Bird (Jamaican restaurant) for Mike's birthday. Over all it was a great week.
Here are some pictures from the week.

Abe Speaks Now Running

2005-03-25T07:01:00.000-08:00

Hey where did all the info on Kyrgyzstan go? Well my personal blog is now up and running. Click HERE to go to Abe Speaks.

Jacob Speaks

2005-03-21T05:46:00.000-08:00

The way things are looking I may have to change the name of this Blog to Clan Jacob. It seems he has a monopoly on it. This video features Jacob sharing a few of his comments about the events of the day. Enjoy.

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Baby Jacob Day Two

2005-03-18T12:30:00.000-08:00

This is my first installment of a video of many, I hope, to Clan Broberg. I took this video with my digital camera of Jacob on his second day at the hospital. I forgot how small he used to be. He is a full fledged toddler now. Jess and I are ready for another baby. Hopefully this video will hold you and us over until that happens. Enjoy.

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J Bros Birthday

2005-03-13T18:59:00.000-08:00

Friday was Jessica's Birthday. Ihave been trying to decide what to get here for her birthday for a month or so now. I really wanted to get her a video camera but the one I wanted was out of our price range. Well thursday the price dropped right into our range becaue they are coming out with a new line of video cameras. So on Thursday I snuck down to duluth and bought it for her.

On Friday morning when she woke up she opened her birthday present in bed. She was very excited to get the camera. It takes great videos. Soon the Broberg Blog will have videos for all to see. We decided we would go to Duluth for the evening for a nice meal and to do a little shopping. We went to the mall and checked out the shops basically just spending time together. Then we went to the Blackwoods Grill. It is a really nice place just on the outskirts of Duluth twoards the North Shore. It is right of Lake Superior. We had ceasear salad and bbq ribs and macadamian crusted halibut. Everything is always good there. It was a great day with my wife. This is good thing about marriage, when your wife has a birthday you get to enjoy it too.

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Jacob snuggling with my old stuffed dog

2005-03-11T10:05:00.000-08:00

Let me see if I can bite his nose off!

2005-03-11T10:04:00.000-08:00

Old toys, new fun!

2005-03-09T13:33:00.000-08:00

This is a picture from this year's christmas children's program.
I know that Christmas has come and gone but my husband just
showed me how to post pictures and I couldn't help but post this
one because in this picture he looks so sweet and innocent and yet
only moments later he turned into a screaming teridactyl and I had
to take him off stage so that the other normal kids could finish their
song without having to compete with his amazing decibal of sound.
At least he's cute!:)

2005-03-09T13:17:00.000-08:00

My bright shining "star"

2005-03-09T07:29:00.000-08:00

I wanted to instill the "arts" in him as soon as possible!

2005-03-09T07:27:00.000-08:00

Jacob's thinking about what he wants his masterpiece to look like.

2005-03-09T07:26:00.000-08:00

My Little Picasso

Winter Retreat #4

2005-03-07T17:58:00.000-08:00

Yesterday Jessica and I returned from yet another great Winter Retreat with our youth group. This is the fourth WR since coming to Hibbing as youth pastors. It was probably one of the best WR that we have had since we have been here. God's presence was moving among so many students and leaders it was really fun to see.

I am really excited about what is going on in our youth group right now. There is a lot of momentum. I thought I would share a couple of things that God did in me this weekend. Our theme this year was "Mosaic", how each of us are represent mosaics. God doesn't reveal the big picture all at once but just little pieces of at a time. So some of my little pieces are.

To create a large team of adults who minister to students. Not that I didn't know that but that he has already called some people in our church to youth ministry I just need to begin to involve them the Youth Leadership team. The second thing is that God has football players that he wants to lead to him. It is my responsibility to move beyond my fear, pride and selfishness to bring them into the kingdom of God.

Jacob stayed here in hibbing with Jenny Clair, our friend and church secretary, for part of the time and with Sue Williamson, our friend and pastors wife. It was great of them to take care of him for the weekend so that Jess and I could be freed up to spend time with students.

2005-03-01T12:21:00.000-08:00

shaving cream hair-do

2005-03-01T12:19:00.000-08:00

Shaving cream fun with auntie meredith

Bring on the Wheat

2005-03-01T04:24:00.000-08:00

A couple weeks ago Jessica took Jacob in to the doctor for is 3 month check up. The doctor decided to do some blood work on Jake to see where he was at with his wheat allergy.

If you didn't know Jacob has had a sever wheat allergy since he was about 6-9 months old. He cannot eat any sort of wheat product. It would cause his intestines (or something) to block calories so that it was very hard for him to gain any weight. So if the kid wanted a cookie we had to spend 8 trillion dollars on a cookie at the health food store that was made out of seaweed and cow hooves.
It really stunk. As a parent you have this weight that you carry knowing that you kid is not completely healthy. Back to the story.

The doctor calls later that afternoon and says that he is NOT allergic to any sort of wheat products.
He says. "I don't understand it. It is not a mistake and it was a not a mistake before. He is just NOT allergic to wheat any more."
So on hearing the news I made brownies as fas as I could and gave Jacob the biggest one brownie. He shoved it in his mouth, it took him about twenty minutes to eat. When he was all done he grabbed his sipppy cup and chugged his milk down. He slammed his sippy cup on the high chair like he just finished a shot of whiskey and said, "mmmmahhhhhh". As if to say thanks Dad I have needed that all my life.

PTL, my kid can eat pasta, bread, orieos! We have been feeding him every fattening thing we can get our hands on. Though he still loves fruit and broccoli more than anything. All I have to say is Praise God for healing my kid. It is pretty cool.

2005-02-28T08:07:00.000-08:00

First Brownie

Sleeping Kid

2005-02-26T10:04:00.000-08:00

There is nothing better than a sleeping kid. I thought that the crib would be a little better than the high chair. I hope he doesn't have food in his mouth.