Real Sledding!!!

Yesterday;s sledding down the sidewalk was fun but we decided to do some real sledding, today. We went to one of the parks by our house and hit some great sled hills. Everyone got into the action, including my mom who I have never seen enjoy the snow ever in my life. It was so much fun that we are talking about going out tomorrow and doing it again. Seriously...one of the best days ever for me.

Are you ready for some pictures???

Our hill:

First up...Mom decides to go down the hill. Here I am giving her a push:

Mom going downhill:

Mom wiping out:

But, she was a trooper and went back up the hill and rode down with LC:

Dad went for a ride with Lauren, too and took out a random kid in the process:

Todd and I even took a ride down the hill on LC's tube. Don't ask me how we both fit:

Lauren did go down the hill by herself:


Wy-Guy's turn:


Henry!:


Todd and LC:



Me!:



Heading back up the hill:


Picture overload, I know. But, between Todd and Dad, we had soooo many great pictures that I didn't even post one-quarter of them. Let me know if you want to see more!LOL

Sledding!

We got another major snowfall last night into today, so after Dad and I finished shoveling, the kids got out their sleds they got for Christmas and hit our sidewalk.  That thing is like a bobsled run!  We have a hilly yard, but the snow is so light and powdery that the kids just sink in the snow.  So, we improvised and it worked out well!

Taking a break from shoveling:

Commence bobsled:

Me and Papa even got in on the action:

Then we did tandem rides:

So much fun, but I am looking forward to the hot tub tonight.

Christmas 2009

The kids got up, attacked the tree, opened more presents, played all day and then we had our typical turkey dinner. Enjoy the pictures.LOL

The tree with all the presents:

They slept downstairs in the basement under their little tree in their sleeping bags:

Diving in:

Henry excited over Wyatt's Legos.LOL He actually ended up putting it all together himself:

LC playing with her new DS:

Wyatt with both Transformers movies. Or, were they the video games for the Wii?:

The boys with their new school Hoodies:

Observing the destruction:

LC styling my hair with her new hair-styling station:

The kids stayed in their PJ's all day and loved everything they got. It was a very successful Christmas in our new house.<3

Gingerbread Houses

While I am waiting for Forrest to upload the X-mas pictures, I thought I would blog about the gingerbread houses that I made for Henry's class and then went to help decorate.

Last Monday, I got a call from one of the moms about "helping to decorate gingerbread houses." Mom and Dad offered to stay with LC so I called the mom back and told her I would love to help. She then informed me that that was fine, but I needed to make 5 houses for the class by the next day. No asking me if I could. Just telling me to make them and giving me the instructions. WTF? I'm not crafty and you're telling me this the day before you need them??? I just kept telling myself that it's for Henry to keep me from completely panicking. Mom and I got them made, and I have to say that they were the best ones in the class. All the kids were asking for "the big one" which was mine.LOL

Henry loved that I was there with him and loved decorating his.

It was Pajama Party day there, so Henry was comfy-cozy whele he worked hard on his house:

The five houses I made:

Christmas cookies

We had our annual day of baking cookies yesterday. We made 5 different types of "cookies"---Gingerbread Hugs, Peanut Blossoms, Hello Dolly's, Fudge, and M&M Pretzels. It took us almost 4 hours but, the kids were a big help this year.

LC's Christmas Party...

Lauren had her Christmas party at school on Friday and I was able to stay and help out. She loved decorating her gingerbread cookie and singing the songs she's learned. It was cute to see her in that environment. She is quite the popular little thing, too. The other girls basically played musical chairs to be able to sit next to her. One little girl even asked me to move so she could sit next to LC instead of me.LOL