Fun at the Splash Pad

Here is Micah under a bucket spilling out water:


Here is Hannah.....do you think she is cold?

Jeremiah wanted his picture taken here:

Then we went to Pinicon Ridge Park and climbed the tower:

And watched the geese:

Hannah's new hair stylist......

(he was having so much fun playing with her hair, and I just couldn't resist the chance to snap a couple shots!)

Is this not the best part of making cookies?

Is this precious or what?

This video was taken when Hannah was almost 2 years old. It is so hilarious, she is trying to tell daddy about the Christmas tree, but in her words it came out "dee-da-dee" and towards the end you can here her say "Cheese!" It is also cute watching her put her arms up to daddy! This is so precious and so funny! Enjoy!

(you may want to scroll to the bottom first and pause the blog music so you can hear the video)

Hannah's Hair

Hannah absolutely HATES it when I do things with her hair! I am lucky enough if I can get it brushed, muchless styled. So when I was able to get by with putting it up in a cute little bun, I thought I better take a picture of it quick while it lasted!!!

Our Gingerbread Creations!

I've been wanting to do a gingerbread house project with the kids and not only did I finally get around to it, I was also able to get "daddy" involved!

What's funny about the picture above is that I was getting ready to take a picture of him assembling his house and as I started to take the picture he was going to lick his finger and I caught Randy being Randy!!!

Here are the houses made with graham crackers and royal icing, along with the toppings of gumdrops, M&M's, Mike & Ike's, pretzels, and cereal.

Here is Jeremiah creating his house.

And Hannah and Micah creating theirs. This is right up Hannah's alley as she is our little artist! However, we were ALL having fun. Even Randy said he was having fun being a kid again!

Here are the front sides of our finished houses. From left to right they are lined up from the youngest creator to the oldest: Hannah, Micah, Jeremiah, Mommy, Daddy

And these are the back sides, lined up in the same order.

Mommy and Daddy's up close. Mommy did a log cabin and daddy added an addition to his!

Back side of Mommy and Daddy's houses.

One tired mommy (with daughter) who still has to clean up the mess and put these pictures on the blog! We had lots of fun though! A great family fun night, and maybe some day we'll make bigger ones. I thought it would be best to start out small and see how it went. I'd say it went pretty good!

Best Buddies!

I just HAD to take a picture of my two handsome boys running around in their camoflauge! These guys are best buddies!

Another sick child!

Micah came down with some really bad coughing this last week, but since it was during the Thanksgiving holiday, we waited to take him to the doctor. So today, I took him, thinking that maybe he had bronchitis like Jeremiah did. Doctor Sevening said that he may have a touch of bronchitis, but he thought he had more of a walking pneumonia!! Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers that he will get over it quickly. And that he doesn't share it with the rest of us!

Pizza Hut

o.k. .......so I forgot to bring the camera lastnight. What was I thinking? I must be a mom or something because I was making sure I had all 3 kids, and that they all had their shoes and coats and gloves on, and that I had our bag of books and movies to return to the library, and that I had my purse and keys, and that I had my own shoes and coat on. (Thank goodness the kids are all potty trained and I don't have to remember a diaper bag too). So it isn't until we met up with Randy and went to Pizza Hut that I think *Oh duh, I should have brought the camera* With doing this blog now I should be bringing my camera along with me. But it isn't a thought that comes naturally for me because a camera is usually something I think of when we go on vacations, not for a trip to town. Anyway.....we went to Pizza Hut lastnight because the kids are in the "Book It " program where they get a personal pan size pizza for each month if they complete their reading goals for that month. But since I forgot my camera I guess all I have to offer is pictures of the leftovers of the pizza Randy and I shared. And no, I didn't think it was possible to have leftovers after a meal with Randy either, but it is!! :)

Our little princess....

Here is our little princess Hannah. She wanted to make sure she smiled big enough so everyone could see her bottom two teeth missing!! She is also our little artist. On any given day you will find her with paper, crayons, and scissors making her daily creations. Just follow the paper scrap trail through the house and you are sure to find her! If she is not doing that, then you will probably find her sitting with paper and pen in lap writing, as that is her other hobby. She brings so much joy to our lives. Daughters are definitely one of God's greatest gifts!

Poor Guy!

After about 5 days of Jeremiah laying on the couch like this with coughing and running a fever, we came to the conclusion that he wasn't going to kick this on his own. So off to the doctor we went yesterday and found out he has a touch of bronchitis. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers!

Loose Tooth

Micah finally lost his first tooth! It seems like it took him forever! Jeremiah lost his first tooth on his 6th birthday, and Hannah lost hers on her first day of kindergarten this year at age 5. Micah is 7 and will be 8 in March, so we kept teasing him about when he would lose his first tooth and FINALLY he lost it. It was kind of funny because he was eating cereal one morning and said,"What happened to my tooth?". I said,"Did you swallow it when you were sleeping lastnight?". He said,"No, it was there when I woke up." So I inquired,"Did you swallow it with your cereal?" (as he and Jeremiah were eating a bowl of cereal) And this look of worry came across his face. Then I recalled a few minutes ago when he spit out a "hard piece of cereal" and asked him, "Where's that hard piece of cereal you spit out?" Of course upon examining it- it was his tooth!!!