Garden for Mothers Day and Singing in the Rain

Hi everyone! Summer is finally here.

We are so excited to be wearing shorts and short sleeve shirts.

We're counting the days until we get to go back to Sugar Lake.

Every morning we get up and ask if today is the day!

Mom says it is soon.

For Mothers Day, we made birdhouses at school.

Mom loved them so much!

We told her we wanted to put them out in the garden to see if the birds like to live in them.

Grammy helped us plant pretty flowers.

Awesome garden, huh?

Pink, purple, and green...our favorite colors!

Last night there was a big storm at our house.

Mom let us go outside, collect hail, and splash in the puddles.

Boy, oh boy, did we have a fun time!

We splashed, laughed and sang songs about rain.

Who knew rain could be so fun???

Love,

MLB

Maryn, Brynn, Leah and the Terrible, Horrible, Very Bad Morning!

Today was our race day! March for babies day!

We've been excited to "run our race" for weeks.

We even got new shoes and team shirts.

At the shoe store, Leah asked the sales lady which shoes were the fastest. She wanted the very fastest shoes so that she could beat poppa to the finish line.

We could hardly wait to get to Parade Stadium this morning.

We got pretty purple ribbons in our hair to match our team shirts and Velcroed up our shoes.

But, when we got there...AS SOON as we got out of the car...we just wanted to go  back home!

We were freezing!

No, freezing is an understatement. What is a stronger word for freezing?

We wanted to get a big team picture. It was simply too cold to gather everyone.

So thank you to our AMAZING team! (The Norton Family, The Vincent Family, The Westvig Family, The Newman Family, Grammy and Poppa, Mimi and Poppa, Ms. Pam and Mr. Dave, Uncle Nick and all of our friends who march with our cousin Abby! You are amazing!)

With bright pink cheeks, frozen toes, purple lips (literally), and a temp hovering around 35', we raised over $3000 for March of Dimes.

You'll notice that today was a terrible, horrible and very bad day. But, there was some good that came out of it. (which is why we didn't say it was a terrible, horrible, NO GOOD, very bad day.)

We raised money for preemies. For healthy babies. For Spencer Peterson who is in the NICU right now. So that babies who were born early, like us, can live healthy, happy lives.

Mom and dad....we're all for a good cause, but next year...maybe we could organize a bowling tournament?!?

Love,

Maryn, Brynn and Leah

Happy Easter!!!

He is risen!

Jesus is alive! Happy Easter!

We celebrated this day of days with our family and boy did we have fun!

(Well, except this morning when mom made us go outside for pictures before church and we were FREEZING!) 

Thankfully, the day got better from here!

After church, we went to our grammy and poppas house. We played outside in the sunshine and had an Easter egg hunt!

Lots of candy and lots of eggs!

Our great grandpa was there too. This fall he is going to be 95 years old, but he still gives great bear hugs!!

More outside fun!

Cousins!

Leah (aka. our 'lil fashionista) insisted on wearing tights this afternoon. She couldn't find any, but she made do with what she could find...dad's black socks.

Let's hope this isn't the beginning of a trend!

Happy Easter!

Love,

the Jonswolds

Preschool Circus

Hi! It's Maryn.

I hope you are enjoying the weather as much as we are. Boy, it's nice to get outside.

Last week, we had a circus at our preschool.

We were lions. ROAR!

(Don't worry, we're nice lions)

Leah Lion:

Maryn Lion:

Brynn lion is hiding. Can you find her?

She didn't put her mask down for the whole circus show.

(hint: she is the only Lion wearing a pink tutu and pink shoes)

Roar!!

We really love playing outside. We miss our neighborhood friends that we just don't see enough during the winter.

The gang's back together!

Mommy bought us some new big girl bikes with training wheels!

Sometimes we need a push, but we ride pretty well.

I still like my scooter best though.

Have a good week!

Love,

Maryn

Spring Time...Minnesota Style

A sign that spring is coming!

Today, we went outside to ride bikes and scooters.

Our favorite thing to do is to play princess.

Usually, there are 2 girl-princesses and 1 mom-princess. (a queen, I guess, but we call her mom princess. Maryn is the mom-princess.)

(if we are really lucky, we have a prince! Sometimes we can talk mom or dad into being the prince!)

Today we were playing "princess of the hill.'

We'd climb to the very top of the tallest snow hill and yell, "I am so high! I am princess of the hill!")

Here is Leah princess and "mom" princess (Maryn) hugging because they are excited to see each other after their adventure up the snow hill. (so sweet!)

The princesses also have a dog named Mina. (Maryn named her. She decided it was a better princess name than Reese)

Last year, we were too little to pedal our bikes.

This year, we can really get around!

We love being outside!

We are so excited that there is finally some grass!

Welcome spring!

Love,

MBL

March For Babies!

Drumroll Please....
So far, Preemie Primos has raised $1,315 for March of Dimes!
http://www.marchforbabies.org/team/t1524354
Thank you to EVERYONE who has donated.
We are grateful beyond words!
Our goal for this year is $3,000. We're on our way!

I am so passionate about raising money for this cause.
Every single year 500,000 babies are born too soon.
The March of Dimes supports families who have babies in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by bringing them food and other necessities. (We've been there! We know what this means to families with very sick babies)
They also fight to prevent birth defects, prematurity, and infant mortality.

Please, if you are able, donate to this amazing organization and/or walk with us on May 1st!http://www.marchforbabies.org/team/t1524354
It is a VERY fun day for adults and kids alike!

It is because of organizations like the March of Dimes that my tiny babies:

Now look like this:

There is not a moment of my life I forget how we have been blessed!
We only hope we can do our best to return the favor to other families.
Love,
Ali

P.S. Here are some of the current March of Dimes research projects that are close to my heart!

Erika Chiong Claud, MD, University of Chicago, is investigating whether use of certain antibiotics in premature infants may alter gut bacteria and increase susceptibility to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a life-threatening intestinal complication that is most common in babies born very prematurely. This study could possibly lead to changes in the care of premature babies to help prevent NEC.

Kristina M. Adams Waldorf, MD, University of Washington in Seattle, is studying how uterine stretching may trigger preterm labor, as a step toward developing drug treatments to prevent stretch-induced labor. Uterine stretching appears to be an important stimulus of preterm labor in pregnancies with twins, triplets and other multiples and in pregnancies with excess amniotic fluid.

Deborah McColl Money, MD, University of British Columbia, Canada, is using new genetic technologies to detect and analyze vaginal microbes that contribute to preterm premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM), a leading cause of spontaneous premature delivery. This could lead to more accurate identification of women at risk of PPROM, as well as new treatments to prevent it.

Jonswold Family Additions!

We've got some new stuff here at the Jonswold house.

Exciting thing #1: Our New Minivan!

It has a built in DVD player and doors that open with a remote. We have SO much room and we can get in our seats ALL BY OURSELVES!

Mom always said she would never drive a minivan.

HA!

Now she LOVES it! We love it too!

 

Here are some pictures of us car shopping. A look into the future!

Exciting Thing #2: Swimming Lessons!

We started swimming this week and we did great! We all got into the water and swam with our teachers. Gearing up for Sugar Lake!

Exciting Thing #3: We are big cousins again! Our cousin Campbell John Seaberg was born today.

Welcome Campbell!