Happy New Years and Happy Birthday

New Years Eve is Kade's Birthday. We had a little family party. Kade loved the cake. He was eating it the way Cookie Monster eats cookies.

Kade is such a joy on our home. He wants to keep up with his brother and sister and they love playing with him. His birthday was a wonderful way to end our 2009.

On New Years Day we rang in the new year with a little facelift to the house. We put some color on our white lifeless walls. The lucky rooms were the formal living room and dining room.

The next day I put a little more life on the walls with some strips.

I have more photos of this project and other projects that I have done on my craft blog not-to-shabby.blogspot.com

Santa Baby!

We had a wonderful Christmas! It took all day to open gifts because the kids wanted to play with everything right away. If a picture is worth a thousand words then there is no need to say any more. Merry Christmas and we love you!

Let It Blizzard!?!

We were in and out all day today, playing and working.

After the driveway was cleared off some we enjoyed sledding down. After some R&R more work and play.

Could there BE any more snow?

Brian help the kids make a snow cave. And they had a blast!

The kids are just Loving all the snow. It really has been a lot of fun! We'll be out in it again tomorrow. (No Church.)

Let It Snow!!!!

Here is what we woke up to this beautiful December morning.

We have been playing and moving snow all morning long. Every time we turn around we need to start over again. It's like painting the Golden Gate Bridge. We had a wonderful neighbor come snow blow out our driveway or we would not have caught up any time soon. The kids are having a blast playing in the snow.

Sorry folks, No cookies in the culdesac this round.......to much snow to get the truck in proper cookie mode......maybe next time.

Santa is coming to town!

Santa came to see if the kids were naughty or nice.
Kyle thought it was so cool that the elves were in firemen suits.Thanks for the candy Santa!

Snow!

It snowed all day today and the kids loved it!!!!!!Brian even got in on the fun, teaching our kids the finer things in life.

Brian celebrated his birthday on Wednesday. We kept it very low key.

We love you Brian!!!!

What? And Thanksgiving

Brian had his appendix taken out last week right before Thanksgiving. So we have been trying to get him well. Our Thanksgiving was fun. We got tickets to the top of Washington Monument and so we went down town DC on Thanksgiving day with Brian. I tried to be the party pooper and keep Brian home but no one listened to me. That is also why Brian's side bothered him for over a month. I told him to go to the Dr because I though it was his appendix. But we took it easy and had fun.
Like all our trips down to the Mall I find myself even more grateful for our freedoms and the price of it.

We found this tree last year and the kids had to see it again. Plus they found another tree they really like.