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!!



Preschool program

Yesterday, Soren's preschool had a Christmas program for the mommies. It was full of songs, rhymes, a treat for moms, a plaster handprint of each child and just some special time with all eyes on our kids!

Our family Christmas

This Tuesday we were able to celebrate Cmas...just the four of us!  We started out with our favorite appetizers by the Cmas tree.

 

 Then read the Cmas story and headed right into presents.....Kinley was NOT at all interested in opening presents...she just wanted to carry them around.

 Getting a light up toothbrush!

 Daddy bought Kinley her first car.....at 18 months!

 Soren was BEYOND excited about JD legos!!

 A Veggietale devo from good friends!

 Loving ice cream after presents!

 Soren got to stay up late to work on his new legos!

 Studying the directions.

A Cmas jammie pic before bedtime!