A great idea....

Soren asked me the other day if we could go on a date!  I said, "Sure! Where would you like to go?"  I am thinking Hawaii, Mom.  OR maaaaaaaybe Florida!!!!" I said, "Hmmmm, not sure that we are going to be able to swing that one buddy....." "Well, mom....how about next week?"

If only we could just go there! :)

Winter fun

With these past few weeks being SO cold we've spent many hours inside... here are just a few of the daily activities at our house.

 Soren loves reading books....and since Kin loves being like Soren....she spends her time next to him!

 Kinley has figured out how to push a chair over to the counter and get a favorite snack....an apple!  SO....we have started bungee cording our chairs to the table....her she is enjoying her apple!

 Kinley also loves to cook!

 One Sunday afternoon we met some of Scott's college friends for some bowling, supper and Cherry Berry!  It was crazy but good! :)

She also loves having her baby and puppy dressed in PJ's.  I bet I 'help' dress them 30-40X/day!

In his most annoyed voice

Soren says....mooooooom! Can you send me outside? :)

Makes my day

This makes my day.....when I come up stairs after putting Soren to bed and he's left a picture for me!! :)

Its in his blood....

Being outside that is!  Every chance he gets he is asking to go outside and play!  He loves it whether he's with friends or having independent play....he just loves, loves, loves it!  When winter comes around it's even more exciting as there is more 'work to do!' Of course, today it helped that he's just gotten a new 'outside' dump truck! :)

Sletto Cmas

We spent the past 5 days at my sister's house for my family Cmas.  It was a great time...but I gotta be honest...I am looking forward to a great nap today!

 

Highlights included:

24hr access to playing with cousins

Lots of time spent outide playing

Many meals of great food

Time with family, of course

Serving a meal at the Salvation Army

Christmas 'concert' by all the cousins except Kinley

Playing games and coloring

Marshmellow guns (not so fun on clean-up!)

Being close to a Starbucks :)

Did I mention great food :)

Sleeping on the top bunk

Celebrating cousin Sara's 7th birthday
Hearing memories (Cmas or not)
Zuba's (sp?)...who doesn't want a pair of these :)

Having LOTS of room to roam about and 'get into' many of Aunt Siri's things :)

There are many more...but those are the few that come to mind right now

 

A *few* pics of course

'Big' Newberg Cmas

Last Friday evening we gathered at Scott's aunts house for Big Newberg Cmas.  That includes, aunts and uncles, great grandma, cousins and girlfriends.

 

 Kinley was not so much into picture taking that evening!!