Word of Life Fun Day

We went to a Fun Day put on by a Christian Group called Word of Life and it was very FUN!  The kids, Hogan especially, were so into it.  They played all the games, jumped in the bouncy houses, got balloon animals, and won lots of tickets which were turned in for prizes (sticky ones).

They jumped to their hearts content...

Threw footballs through tires...

Bowled for Soda Bottles...

Tossed the rings...

Threw ping-pong balls into boxes and dropped some marbles.

For the first time ever Hogan had his face painted...and it was all HIS idea!  I didn't believe he was really going to do it, but he did and looked pretty ferocious as the most handsome tiger I have ever seen.  His face was frozen in this expression until the paint was washed off...it was apparently a little stiff.

So, the Fun Day was pretty Fun!

Best Friends

LOVE

Projects and Presidents

Celebrating Love

We don't usually do anything all that special for Valentine's Day but this year it seemed like too much fun to pass up, and it was.  Hogan and I cut paper strips and made a Valentine's Day paper chain, we decorated the kitchen with floating phrases from candy hearts, and blew up a few balloons (by far L's favorite decoration).  We had friends over for a festive breakfast filled with hearts and pinkness.  I love my Valentine's, all 3 of them!

We even had Valentine's Pizza for dinner...

Then we ended the day with a Spin Class in a feeble attempt to counteract the massive amount of calories consumed in the name of love ;)

Valentine

Happy Valentines Day!

My Snow Artists

Crafts by H

I cleaned off the refrigerator and wanted to remember the crafts made by little H since I am not organized enough to save them.  We had fun making them... love, love, love, LOVE that little boy!

Sledding

We finally went sledding, a first for all four of us.  The kids and I went earlier this winter but we didn't have a saucer or sled so we used the top of a plastic storage box and it didn't quite cut it.  This time we borrowed a saucer and headed out.

It was quite the hike to the (teeny-tiny but perfect for the kids) hill through some really deep snow...

 But the kids had it pretty good.

After the kids braved the stairs...

...the fun ensued!

Adam and I even got in on the action ;)

We LOVE hanging out with Daddy!!!

And Adam and I love these kids SO much!

Sledding - A LOT of work but even more FUN!

Mmmm... Cookies...

We invited some of our best friends over to decorate Valentine's Day cookies.  It was a wild and crazy time :)

I kept telling them not to eat the cookie dough and as soon as I was distracted by taking a picture L shoved one in her mouth...notice the puffy cheeks.

Lauralee loves babies, especially baby Charlotte... but then again who wouldn't love this adorable little girl?

She's a trooper.  

I love all these kids!  H and L are lucky to have such great friends (And I don't know what I would do with out their mothers!)

( That is L "smiling" )

Winter - Embrace It!

One of our "Embracing Winter" activities was to make a snow table and snow chairs.  

We let the table and chairs settle for a couple days because we got hit by a pretty bad ice storm here.  Fun stuff ;)

But once the weather cleared up we headed out to enjoy the fruits of our labor.  

Ta-Da!

Our next "Embrace the Winter" activity was a winner.  

We are fans of Hot Chocolate (especially the little man).  And what could be better than a nice cup of Hot Chocolate after playing in the snow?  A nice cup of Hot Chocolate WHILE playing in the snow!

Did H LOVE it?  Yes!  Was L supposed to participate too?  Yes. Oh well, best laid plans.  I guess this is what it is like when you have more than one child, at least for me... 90% of the time someone is tired/mad/hungry/bored/distracted and doesn't participate... even when I tell them how much thought and effort I put into the activity.  Darn kids ;)    If the table and chairs survive the current downpour of snow we will try again.

Over All... TONS of FUN!

Love and Winter

I can't believe that we only have one more month before Adam becomes a 4th year Med Student.  Time is going by so fast and this next year is going to be crazy.  We are trying to really embrace our time together this month since we won't be with Adam for the following 3 months (yikes!).  That means embracing WINTER, because that is what we are surrounded by.  

I made Valentine's Day Mailboxes and all month we are leaving each other gifts.  I am trying to leave a card in the kids boxes every morning that tells them (in pictures) what the day's FUN "embracing winter" or Valentine's day activity is going to be.  

   

They are LOVING it!  Especially when the card comes with a treat of some kind (oh sugar).