Snow Day!

This has been a longer week than usual. The kids were off school last Monday for MLK day, Wednesday Jack was sick from school, then Friday was a snow day! The first part of the week Maya and Jack had bad coughs. Towards the end of the week, when the kids were feeling a bit better, the weather turned COLD, too cold to play outside. There was one point where we didn't leave the house in days. Finally, today Chad and I said lets bundle them up and go sledding. It was so much fun! We bought these new covers for their gloves called Glover Covers. They go over their snow mittens to keep them on and in place. It absolutely worked and the kids (boys) could have stayed out in the 18 degree weather all day! I bought Maya different mittens that haven't arrived yet, so her hand weren't as warm. She was fine with the cold until her and Jack's sled flipped over and she smacked her face on the ice. After that, Maya and I watched a movie in the car while the boys finished up sledding.

Random pictures of our winter days

Maya and her "Snow White" hair

Maya has decided that she will only let me braid her hair if I call it "Snow White hair". I'm pretty sure Snow White doesn't have braids, but I'll do anything to get Maya's hair cute. She either has cute "princess hair" aka pig tails or she looks like a caveman with her scrappy hair in her face. I was so excited she let me do her hair that I took a ton of pictures!...and she loved every second of it!

Adam with Short Hair

Power Wheels

Our neighbor girls got a new power wheels for Christmas. The kids have so much fun riding around in style! It's hilarious to watch the difference between boys in a jeep and girls in a Barbie Cadillac.

Christmas 2010

We had a great Christmas. The kids were soooo excited for Santa to come. The boys woke up at 4:45 and came in our bedroom. We INSISTED they go back to sleep. Oddly enough they woke up at 7:45, which is really late for them! Once we all got up, we headed downstairs to see what Santa brought for everyone. Maya got a trunk full of princess dresses, tiaras, slippers and jewelry. Jack got several dinosaur books with 2 dinosaurs. Adam got some cowboy guns and an Indian bow and arrow. They were all super happy...especially since the "naughty list" was a big topic in our house these past weeks. After we all opened gifts and relaxed, we went to our friends house for a yummy dinner (thanks, Passalacqua's!)

Now we anxiously wait for Nana and Papa to arrive to celebrate with them. It's torture for the kids to know there are unwrapped presents under the tree.

Cookies for Santa

'twas the night before Christmas

Yay! Everyone got what they asked for!!

(again, my kids are always in underwear. Jack's new thing is to "get cozy" in his "white underwear".

Even Lola was a good girl this year!

The grand finale was taking the kids to the basement to see their "big" presents. Maya got her first vanity, which she LOVES. The boys got a huge bundle of Geo Trax trains. I was lucky enough to find them on craigslist for only 100.00. Thanks to Chad and Grandma Nancy for putting it together without instructions.

Merry Christmas! We are so blessed!