Trampoline

We love the new trampoline that we got from my parents- my only wish is that I could jump on it- I guess I will get me time in may- I took this video the day after christmas we were able to get it the rest of the way on the 27th. It has been really cold here highs in the 30's. The kids have tried several times to jump but just get to cold. Friday is going to be 48 so they are going to jump all day friday-

Garbage truck

Ryan states that this is amazing because him and jared wanted to be garbage truck drivers as little kids- I guess it is the blood.

Christmas 2009

Christmas Gifts

We got a new camera from my parents for christmas and a new printer from kim and lynda and we are working out the computer glitches with them. I am waiting for ryan to install everything to my computer we have had several issues the last few days - sorry for the christmas picture delay- We hope everyone had a wonderful christmas.
We took the kids today to the Princess and the Frog- they both loved it- Kaitlyn loved the princess and caleb loved the mean guys. The baby is starting to really be active and ryan felt her for the first time the other night- fun- And caleb has gone two days with no accidents- Do I dare say he is potty trained?

The Englerts

The Englerts sent us a package for Christmas- Michelle made the kids each PJ's- they are so cute- In Kaitlyn fashion she couldn't wait to put them on. In true Caleb fashion he refused- Hopefully we will get them on him soon! They are both so cute- Caleb got some spider man trucks and Kaitlyn got a fun art project which we all now she loves- THANK you for always thinking of us. We miss everyone so much and especially this time of year being so far away from home.

Outside photos of the snow

The kids loved the snow- after putting the snow outfits on at least 10 times I have had enough snow for a while- we ended up getting well over a foot of snow and it is still here the highs are in the low 40's and loves in the low 20's. Christmas it is suppose to be 55 and rain- so we will have a major flood issue if it does happen because of the amount of snow left on the ground.

Caleb is not afraid of anything (besides Santa)- here is a photo of the ramp Ryan built for the kids to slide down.

20 week ultrasounds Baby 3

Everything looks good with our new little one. Best of all we got a lot of little photos to share with you.

Caleb making Biscotti

Caleb made Christmas Biscotti for Ryan and grandpa kim- Ryan said it was delicious- It was sure fun to make.

Kaitlyn my artist

Here is kaitlyn's self portrait in water colors- She is amazing- I framed it and I just love it- I think it is better than most adults could do!

Holiday craft with Daddy

Kaitlyn and Caleb created some lovely garland for our tree with ryan the other night- I think kailtyn is going to be a professional crafter- She loves it- everyday she gets off the bus and right away starts to color or starts writing something. Today it was naming these dog stickers that her teacher game her.

SNOW

We got 11 inches of snow last night and we are going to get at least 4-6 more. With no where to go and all the snow attire we have the kids and ryan are all bundled up to play all day and have many cups of hot cocoa- I have a pair of x-large snow bigs I am going to try to put on in a little bit- with the ever growing baby- who knows if they will fit- ryan had to take my good friend and neighbor stacey to work this morning- she is a nurse other wise the world is shut down here- We thought Seattle freaked out when it snows- They say because we are not going to warm up that we will have a white Christmas- first here in many many years.

P.s. the patio canopy is a goner- we cleaned it off at 11 pm but we had a snow slide from the roof and well lets just say it has dump written all over it. I am completely done with Christmas shopping Ryan on the other hand has not taken the kids yet- So I might not be getting a present- Which isn't a big deal but typical of my wonderful husband. I will post more photos later-

The Jefferson Hotel

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We went with the Lewis family to see the Jefferson Hotel- what a beautiful hotel. They also have a huge tree and the largest gingerbread house I have ever seen- Another fun holiday thing to do with the kids-

Christmas tree 2009

Here is our tree- decorated with love by a 5 year old and 2 year old. Doesn't Calebs shirt just say it all-- Kaitlyn took the photo of the tree.

Homemade marshmallows

I have always wanted to make homemade marshmallows- They were so good with hot cocoa- we gave each our neighbors hot chocolate chip cookies- hot cocoa mix, homemade marshmallows and a pepper mint stick dipped in chocolate for a stir stick- Ryan and the kids towed the goodies around in the wagon last friday night. Everyone was home so it worked out great- we all had so much fun. we just love our neighbors.

Merlin is the best cat

WE

LOVE MERLIN-

He is the best kitten ever. Although friday night our neighbor Jon had to come over and climb 50 feet up in our oak tree to get him down. I think our lovely dog cased him up there. Anyone want a yellow lab??

Mechanicsville Christmas parade

I took the kids to the mechancisville christmas parade on sunday- There were over 100 entries and it lasted well over and 1 and half hours. The kids loved it- It was cold in the 30's and I brought chairs and blankets for all three of us. Kaitlyn was so excited that santa and mrs. clause and one elf came at the very end. She said that came from the north pool just for the parade. Kids are so much fun.

Girl scout day at nursing home

Kaitlyn was working on her caring and cosiderate bandge for girls scouts. There troup went to a nursring home and sang christmas carols, handed out cards and cookies that they had made- it was a good learning experience.

Cin. applesauce gingerbread ortaments

the kids and I made ornaments to hang from the tree. The smell delicious and Kaitlyn is such a good painter now it was a lot of fun to watch them. I am are trying to do a lot of things holiday things with my kidos this year to help make up for the family time- Ryan has been extremely busy with finals these past two weeks and will finish up this friday with the first half of his first year. He is almost done!!! only 3 semester left- not that we are counting.

My little helper

Caleb wanted to help with the dishes so he put all the silverware in the drawer- Lets just say it is in the drawer but not away-

Gingerbread houses 2009

The kids each made their own gingerbread houses this year- what a messy time. I think caleb ate more candy than he applied and he managed to made both walls of his house fall down so he now has a covered patio . Kaitlyn decorated hers all by herself. The kids both want to know when they can eat them.

Thanksgiving day pie making

The kids espeically caleb love to help bake- We made two pies to take with us on thanksgiving- a three berry pie and an apple. Both pies were delicious and with the left overs the kids made a pie for themselves to eat. They are so cute with their PJ's and aprons on.

Making Christmas Wreath

The kids love to crafts so I bought them stuff to make a Christmas wreath to put on the outside of there bedroom doors. They had a great time and we had glitter everywhere by the time we were done.

Christmas lights 2009

I put out all the lights in the yard on on the trees and front window-Ryan came out to help put the lights around the garage door. It is hard to do much more with our roof line- we will be looking for a house in the future that we can put lights on. Ryan decided to grab a light that was broken- this is his hand with the electricity entry and exit wound.

MERLIN

Merlin and caleb have become quite a pair- and because sadie is now outside most of the time because she has been a very bad dog caleb and merlin are like two peas in a pod- Merlin lets caleb do whatever- funny-Merlin and sadie have also decided that life is better as friends. Merlin also sleeps in sadies dog house.

Kaitlyns Thanksgving play

It was so cute to see the kindergarten class had a thanksgiving dinner and sang songs yesterday. I am going to try to record kaitlyn at home- the lighting wasn't very good in the cafeteria so the pictures aren't the greatest. We had tears at the begining because she was scared- KIDS