Let it Snow!

This morning we woke up with a ton of snow. It had snowed all day yesterday and last night, and then the wind blew!! I decided that I needed to help Chad out with the shoveling so I got the baby to go to sleep, we put on our snow clothes, and out we went. Owen couldn't even walk because the snow was so deep. We had fun for a few minutes, and then decided we wanted to go inside and have hot chocolate.

Owen's Fight with a Coffee table

I just have one thing to say - the coffee table won, and Owen lost getting 3 stitches in his lip. Yes, it was our first of many (I'm sure) trips to the emergency room. I had to work at the Holt and Chad was going to the basketball game with his dad and a few brothers, so we asked our friend Jolie to watch the kids for a few hours. They had a great time. They went and looked at Christmas lights, had ice cream and played. That is until Owen fell and hit his face on the table. It was bound to happen. He runs everyone and falls all the time. He was so good. He walked into the house where I was waiting, and just acted normal except for the ring of blood around his mouth. He didn't even cry at the hospital until they gave him a shot.

The doctors gave him a shot of something to make it so he would relax and not remember anything. Once they gave him the shot he started to get this strange look in his eyes, and then it was like he was all gone (at this point I started crying and had to leave the room. I have never felt like my legs were going to come out from under me until that point). Anyways, they stitched him up and then we had to wait for him to wake up - one problem it was already 9:00 - way past his bedtime. So finally at 11:30 we had roused him enough that they let us go home. He is doing fine, and only complained once when he realized there was something in his lip. He is one tough kid!!
You can't really see his lip because it is more on the inside of his mouth. He got the stickers from the nurse at the hospital and insisted on wearing them to church the next day.

Claire's Preschool Christmas Party

For our preschool Christmas Party, the kids played SANTA Bingo, and then decorated their own gingerbread house. They had so much fun. Claire has learned to love making gingerbread houses this year, and was so happy that this was her 3rd house she made!

Claire's finished Gingerbread House - she was so proud of it!!

3 Months Old

Time sure flies by! Grant is already 3 months old. He is such a fun baby, and slowing becoming less demanding. He still won't take a nap unless in his swing, but we are working on that. He jus won't get on a napping schedule. He naps well for everyone else though!! He loves watching Claire and Owen play, and is really starting to love toys and trying to grab them. He also loves to talk to everyone, and absolutely loves being held so he can stand up. We are very grateful to have Grant in our family!

A Pirate Party

For story time at the library this week they had a pirate Christmas party. A pirate came and read a story, and then the kids made telescopes. It was so funny! Claire would walk around saying "Ahoy Baby." It was so funny. I would try to correct her, but she didn't want to listen to me. Lilly and Heather came with us this week, and they had so much fun. After the library we attempted the mall with 4 kids, but we didn't last long (I don' know how some of you do it!!).



Lilly and Owen looking for other Pirate ships!

Tuckered Out!

This is how Chad and I found the kids yesterday after church. We thought they were being awful quiet.

Snowboarding??

Last week we got a little bit of snow, but the first real snow of the season, and Claire was so excited!! She kept asking me when she could go snowboarding. It was so funny. I kept trying to explain to her that it was sledding, but she didn't care. So, I bundled the kids up, and out they went. They only stayed out there for about 15 minutes, but they had a blast. Claire just loved that Owen could sled with her this year, and was such a nice sister. It is so great when they get along. The tried to go sledding today (we have a lot more snow), but it is so cold that they only lasted a few minutes. I did look out at one point, and Claire was swinging, so she must have enjoyed her time outside.



Claire was so nice and would give Owen a little push when he needed one.