Smile!

A while back, Broc was playing with the kids and their cameras. This was one of the pics that I found on the camera. CUTE!

Hand Made Birthday Presents

Last week we received a hand made birthday present from great grandpa and grandma. Caden received a barn and fence. Allyson received a doll cradle.
Both kids love their presents. They play with them all the time and will for years to come.

Girl's night out

Last night, some gals from church got together for a girls night out to see the movie 27 Dresses. This movie was so funny, I had tears in my eyes I was laughing so hard.
It is a chic flick where the girl ends up with the guy - but there is a twist. I would highly recommend this one!

Arky Arky

We found a new cd (well - new meaning we haven't listened to it for awhile).
It is kids bible songs. We got it out because a couple weeks ago in Sunday School, we sang This Little Light Of Mine and Allyson will start to sing it and then ask "what comes next mom?" and want me to help her.
Another song on the cd is Arky Arky - I was singing it with the kids, and trying to do the actions to the chorus - "so rise, and shine, and give God the glory glory; rise and shine, and give God the glory glory, rise and shine and give God the glory glory, children of the Lord."
I have to admit, it has been a long time, since I have sang that song - or did the actions.
If anyone can help me out with the actions, that would be great - just leave a comment so that all can see.

Big Girl Panties

Allyson is doing so well with going potty! She stays dry all day long, and is starting to even wake up at night to go to the bathroom.
I have to add that every time we go to a public place to use the restroom, when we flush, she covers both her ears and says "that's loud".
She also has started lately telling me "I'm peeing in my pants" when she really isn't but usually that is a sign that she needs to go soon!

Heat Wave?

For the past week (at least) it has been downright cold! Like -15 degrees F. Yes - that is below zero! It has been colder than that at times - but we don't want to think about it!
We have been under the weather here, and are all on the mend, so this afternoon when it was 40 degrees (above zero) we took advantage of the warmth and played outside. We used our new sled, and played on the big snow pile that uncle Kyle and grandpa made with the tractor.

climbing to the top

"Knee deep" in snow













Eating snow












Sledding Fun!

Chocolate Covered Pretzels

These are one of Allyson's favorite treats. She loves to eat them - but she licks all the chocolate coating off and then leaves the pretzel (now soggy from being wet) to be thrown away. This is what she looks like after just one pretzel.

Tired Out

On Saturday, Broc and I had Cursillo meetings all day, so the kids went to Grandma Kay for the day. They are at the age where they don't like to take naps.
About an hour after we got home they were pretty tired. Caden fell asleep on the couch watching tv.

Dora and Diego birthday

On Sunday, we invited Grandpa Rick and Grandma Kay, Grandpa Wayne and Grandma Mary, and Uncle Dan, Aunt Dana and family over for cake and to open birthday presents.
We received lots of nice gifts including a V Smile with a Shrek game, a sled, Underdog movie, Little Mermaid movie, sheets for our new beds, cases for our digital cameras, the Cars characters Lightning, Mater and the tractor, and furniture for the Dora house.

Allyson's new bed sheets










A V Smile game system!~










CARS!










The Cake

Foggy Road

Today on the way to work, the wind was blowing snow across the road. Allyson looks up about half way to work and says - "Mom, is the road foggy?" "How we gonna get to daycare?" I tried to explain to her that it was just snow blowing across the road, but she was insistant that it was fog on the road - but just on the road - not in the sky.