Fun in the February Sun

Wow!! What a beautiful, "warm", sunny weekend we had! After Snickerdoodle's birthday party on Saturday, we spent some time outside blowing bubbles, throwing a football around and just enjoying the sunshine.

Snickerdoodle and Dino Dude make each other laugh...











Ladybug has fun blowing bubbles and looks beautiful in the sunshine...













WildCat also loves the bubbles...

(Karate Chopper was playing football with Daddy, but the sun was too bright towards him for me to get a good picture...but he was there having a great time outside too!)

Snickerdoodle is ONE!!

A year ago I was blessed with a beautiful baby girl. The first year of a child's life is always full of changes. First smile, first laugh, first full night of sleep...learning to roll over, sit up, crawl, walk and talk. Even though Snickerdoodle is my fifth baby, I have enjoyed every change and been surprised by some of her firsts.

Snickerdoodle brings so much joy to our house. She loves girl time with Princess Ladybug, having "tea" and playing with babies. One of her favorite games with Wildcat is to run around yelling and laughing. Karate Chopper can make her laugh like no one else, and she smiles everytime Dino Dude walks in the room. Her new fun thing with Daddy is "high-five".

Yesterday was Snickerdoodle's first Birthday. We celebrated today with a few friends, at a Circus-themed party. She loved her Snickerdoodle Cake, decorated like a Lion. We all had a great afternoon with friends.

Wii love the Winter Olympics

Last week, we did a lot of research on the history of the Olympics and different Winter Olympic events. We also had a lot of fun doing our own Olympics on the Wii. ("Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Winter Games") We have been keeping track of Gold, Silver, and Bronze medals. We are almost done with all the regular events, skating, skiing, snowboarding, bobsleigh...and Asher is far ahead of the rest of us!

Valentine's Day

On Valentine's Day, we made a special breakfast for our little loves... heart-shaped pancakes with strawberry syrup, strawberry milk,...to start our day out letting our children know how much they are loved.

Later...I made a heart-shaped cookie pizza, topped with M&M's for the kids. They really loved it.

Daddy's Girl...

First Hike of the Year