Yesterday we went up to Patti’s cabin to help get some work done. The weather was perfect. There was a cloud cover and it wasn’t too hot or too cold. We spent all day outside either working or sitting on the porch.
Patti purchased a swing set that Mark, Jeff and Emily mostly set up [...]

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Well, we had the ultrasound yesterday to find out if we were having a boy or a girl. The final tally on the vote was:
Girl: 33Boy: 31
Well, the final verdict was…
Drum roll…
Boy number four!
After we told the boys that the new baby was going to be a boy they were not very happy. They kept [...]

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This week we returned from California. We spent three days camping at the beach. The boys loved the beach. Andrew preferred not to go to far into the ocean but Jake and Isaac had no fear. Isaac and Jake were quite upset when it was time to leave the beach and go to Grandma’s house. [...]

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Today Jake turned 5. It’s only 8:00AM and he is already having an awesome birthday. We started the morning off by opening presents. His biggest gift was his new bike. You can see him sitting on it in the picture. He is really excited because the bike is yellow and yellow is his favorite [...]

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We finally got it done. We have a new backyard. We laid so this week to finish our yard. Of course it still needs time to root so we can’t enjoy it too much yet. However, we are excited for the day that we can go out and enjoy the new grass. Here are some [...]

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This is just a simple announcement that we are expecting our 4th child on November 4th. We will be having the ultrasound on June 18th. You can go vote on the gender at http://baby.danandemily.net/vote.

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We are really enjoying owning our own home. We love the fact we can do what ever we want whenever we want. The downside is the amount of money it takes to do what you want with a house. So, Emily and I have talked about what we should do. We decided we would [...]

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Okay, so I know that my birthday was over a month ago but that just shows how bad we are at updating our blog. The reason I decided to back track was because Emily took pictures for this blog post so I might as well post and use those pictures.
So, for my [...]

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I guess it is time to update everyone on what is going on in the Olsen family.
We had a good Easter yesterday. We started the day with Emily’s brother Jeff, aunt Patti and her aunt’s roommate Rosemarie over for an Easter egg hunt and breakfast. The boys loved picking up all the eggs and [...]

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Emily is off to California for the weekend and I’m left home alone to finish my final thesis revision and paint our bedroom. Emily and the boys are off to the beach enjoying their time in California. From the sound of it, California is pretty hot (above 65 degrees). So, here is a message of [...]

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