Anyone can build a snowman!

Instead of the traditional snowman,

Josh & the girls built this caterpillar

next to the porch in our front yard.

With all the the snow storms we've had

in the past week, they could build a whole

family of caterpillars!

Happy 9th Birthday Kylie!

Christmas is also Kylie's Birthday, Lucky kid!

This year for her birthday dinner she

asked for crispy chicken sandwiches and french fries.

She wanted me to wait until her

family party to make her cake,

so we stuck a candle in her sandwich instead!

Kylie opening "coconut".... a dog for her American Girl Dolls.


The Cake complete with trick candles
that didn't know they were trick candles!

I can't believe we have a 9 year old!
I just can't make the math work out,
being how I am only 21! :o)
Happy Birthday Kylie! We Love You!

Merry Christmas!

This year, as with every other year, Christmas

took forever to get here

and then was over way too fast.

I wish my kids could stay little forever!

The kids telling Santa what

they would like for

Christmas this year...

Aiden really only cared

about the candy-cane!

Spiffy new pajamas on Christmas Eve!

Family Pictures...

We had our family pictures taken this week to send out with our Christmas cards.

My brother took them and he did an awesome job!

I had been procrastinating because I really wanted them

to be in the snow.... the weather finally cooperated!

This field is next to our house and we are

lucky enough to enjoy that beautiful view every day!

Dancing Queens....

Kylie & Megan had their winter dance recital last week.

They are such good little dancers.

Megan danced to the song "Cruella DeVille"

from 101 Dalmatians, and Kylie danced to "Hero" from the

movie Shrek. How cute are those costumes?

The girls with Sara, their cute dance teacher.

And of course, Aiden has to do everything his sisters do.......

Happy Thanksgiving!

This year we had Josh's Dad & Grandpa come to our house for dinner, I cooked a turkey with all the trimmings.... mashed potatoes, stuffing, rolls, gravy, brown sugar carrots, apple pie, banana cream pie... And what do I get in return? A horrible case of the stomach flu! Thank goodness it wasn't food poisoning! I still don't think I will ever eat turkey and stuffing again! Stomach flu aside, it was nice to have a little time-out from day to day life and take a moment to count our blessings.... given the current state of things, I sometimes forget how much I really do have to be thankful for. We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving, we sure did!

Megan painted this turkey at school...

He is saying... "Don't Eat Me... Eat a popsicle and cherries!"

Kylie made this delicious apple pie

all by herself at Activity Days.
Needless to say, we had it all eaten by Thanksgiving
and she got to make us another one!
YUMMY!!