A look back at Christmas

I don't have many pictures from Christmas (camera situation from previous post). But I just wanted to share a few pics my inlaws had on their camera.

Here is the joint gift Santa brought the boys. It didn't work well on the ice but we went out to try it out anyway. No the boys didn't have on coats (actually they still had on P.J.'s). The excitement was enough to keep them warm for the short time they were out.

And some cookie decorating fun with the cousins. What a mess - but so worth it!

I think Karoline & Jack (the two 1-year-olds) were mostly eating the finished products! The cookies were so good - if you like a lot of frosting. Even the thinest sugar cookie can end of several inches thick if you layer sprinkles and frosting!

Eating Pizza Tacos! What else to you feed 6 hungry kids on a sugar high?

Happy 29th Birthday Tim!

(for real this year)

Tim's birthday is the day after Christmas so the festivities always continue an extra day. Kaden insisted his dad get a dinosaur cake. So we worked hard and it turned out pretty cute.

Jack's Firsts

Jack got his first haircut a few days ago. Now he really looks like a big boy! He got to sit on the same horse Kaden sat on for his first haircut. In fact I think his daddy and his grandpa sat on the same horse for their first haircuts. Anyway he did great. Of course, Kaden had prepared him. He had told him he couldn't cry and he had to sit still. When we got there I thought Kaden would go first to show him what to do but he insisted Jack go first. We are noticing Kaden is great at coaching Jack to do things but then backs out and makes him go first.After - The Reward

And Jack's first almost bad cut. It didn't need stitches but did require a little care from a nurse. I am actually really surprised Jack hasn't had an ER visit yet. With as much as this little guy climbs and jumps it will happen soon. The other day I caught him by the ankles. He was launching himself over the back of the couch head first.

It looked a lot worse in person!

Jack now knows where his grandma keeps the m&m's! Everytime we walk in their house he goes to check the drawer to see if there are any there.

Making Snowmen ... Boy Style

Okay so I let everyone know our blog address and then we had an ice storm. Our internet still has not recovered. I have it early in the morning and late in the evening. If any of you smart tech people can explain this let me know. Anyway we have someone who is going to come fix it soon. So I will be back! Oh and our power did return just in time for Christmas!

We had so much fun in the snow. This was Kaden's first snowman experience. If we would have had a few more days of snow we could have made a whole family!

As cute as the pirate & cowboy snowmen were and we had other cute ideas as well (fireman, alien to name a couple). I really wanted to make a princess snowman but as the only girl I was voted down. Oh well maybe someday I will have someone to vote on my side!

Baby its cold outside (and inside too)!

Well, it is actually not cold in our house anymore thanks to a generator. What a blessing it has been! Our power went out on Monday and is well still out. We did get the generator going on Tuesday. It actually gives us heat, water, and light. What more could I ask for? I am still looking forward to getting our actual power back though. We can only run one appliance at a time. Which, really I am not complaining about. I just can't believe what a convenice it is to be able to turn what ever on - when you want it. I look forward to runing the washer, dryer, dishwasher, and stove all at the same time!Crazy I know. Anyway, I just thought I would let you all know we are okay and actually making lots of great memories in this Ice/Snow storm. More to come later.

October & November

Some of you may have wondered why I haven't been blogging as much. Most of the reason is my camera is broken. So until it is fixed I feel like I am kind of on hold. But anyway, here is a recap of what we have been up to.

Pumpkin Patch

Right before Halloween our Sunday School Class had a social at a close pumpkin patch. We all had a great time despite the very cold day. We picked pumpkins, petted the animals, rode the family bike, and took many trips down the hayloft slide. We are very lucky to have such an amazing and cute pumpkin patch so close to us.

Preschool Party

Of course Kaden got to have a halloween party at preschool. The kids were so cute. Kaden's teacher is the red M&M.

And yes I know I am being lazy by not turning the vertical pics around. I uploaded them before I realized it. If you have ever gotten to experience satalite internet you would know why it is not a top priority to change the pics right now.

Trick or Treating

We had so much fun this year. Kaden had decided he wanted to be a fireman and that Jack would be his spotted dog. Well, of course, I couldn't let the theme just go with that. I had to make a fire truck for us to trick or treat in. I used a big TV box and with a lot of help from my parents we made a fire truck (complete with flashing light) that fit over our sit and stand stroller. It was supper cute with the fireman and fire dog. Of course, I am going to have to wait to show pictures as I am now using a disposable camera so it could be awhile.

Last Weekend

Well, we went to the KU - MU game last weekend. It was quite disappointing but what can I say Ku had a great season. Overall though the atmosphere was so much fun! They had the stadium split just like the border. To the west was KU and to the East was MU split at the 50 yd line. We had great seats which was nice except we were on the 50 yd. line so right beside me were MU fans. Which as you know just stinks when your team is losing. But the game did give us a great excuse to spend the weekend in Kansas City. We stayed at Crown Center and arrived just in time for the official Christmas tree lighting. So that was exciting for the kids. We got to do lots of shopping, looking at trains, and the kids got their annual pic with santa. All in all it was a great weekend. Pics to come soon!

Coming Up: Preschool Christmas program, Church Christmas Program, Santa Pictures through the years, and Christmas Preparations.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween from a fire man and his spotted dog. There will be more pictures to come after Halloween. I need to catch up too. I have pics from the pumpkin patch and Kaden's preschool party. Thanks Brad for these pictures! They turned out great!

Jack Attack

It just amazes me how much of a big boy Jack has become since he turned 1! He is now walking everywhere. He is also "talking" up a storm. Here are a few stories from the last few days.

1) We didn't think Jack would be our scholar he just wasn't in to books the way Kaden was at his age. But wait a minute there is still a chance. Recently he has really started enjoying being read too. The other night we noticed Jack was making lots of trips from his bedroom to the livingroom. We watched to see what he was doing. He was bringing one book out at a time and stacking them in the living room. When he found just the one he wanted he took it to Tim to read to him. After, that we went and got another one. It was so cute!

2) Yesterday, I heard a noise and instantly knew it was the sound of a box of cereal being spilled or dumped on the kitchen floor. I went it expecting to see Kaden sitting there and I was ready to yell, send him to time out, give a lecture - you know all the "effective" punishments. But instead I saw my sweet, "innocent", big eyed, blond headed 1 year old with a mouth full of froot loops and a big pile of froot loops beside him. Of course there was also an empty box and sack somewhere in the mess. My heart melted- it was such a cute sight. Why is it cute the first couple of times but then by the time they are 3 the same things drive you nuts? Anyway, of course Jack helped me clean up. I just can't believe he is tall enough to reach the shelf in the pantry where the cereal is or that he thinks to do stuff like this. I know it was all Jack too because Kaden was busy playing in his room and the toy I had just seen in Jack's hand was on the floor of the pantry where he got the cereal down.

Hopefully, I will have pics next time I post.