Snow!

We got our first real snow of the season.  About 3 inches.  Enough to go sledding and build a huge snowman.  It was perfect snow!  Devan spent a couple hours out in it.  Dustin and I took turns playing because Lexi doesn't have any real snow gear, and she was having "one of those days".

Hat, snow pants, and boots

All set!  Can we go outside now???

Devan's first experience with a sled.  We got it from a neighbor friend who Devan plays with all the time.  It's their old one from a couple years ago when their boys first started sledding.  Devan took to it really fast!  Last year he wouldn't even sit on the sled.  Maybe the next snow he will go down the big hill with the big kids!

Taylor had fun chasing Devan on the sled

Their giant snowman

Catching Up

It's been almost a week since Christmas now...  We've been very busy! 

 

We've painted the kitchen, laundry room, living room, dining room, 2 bathrooms and have started on the ceilings.  No more teal and pink walls, and yellow ceilings!!!  Yahoo!!!!  And now we're working on getting blinds on the windows.  Yay for neighbors not being able to see us at night :)

 

Blackberries are delicious!  (and they turn my face purple!)

 For Christmas, Devan got some hot cocoa with marshmallows.  His first experience.  He didn't really like it, but he was determined to get the marshmallows.  So after nursing it all day he finally hit the bottom and sucked up the marshmallows.  Silly kid :)

hugs!

Chocolate everywhere after eating a peanut butter ball

Thursday, the Gooch's came over for the day.  It was SO nice to just hang out and catch up.  Grace and Devan played really well and entertained themselves the whole night.  The craft room was a disaster, but they came up with some great stuff!  Grace is so creative and does a really good job about encouraging Devan to think outside the box, and is also really good at helping him do what he wants.  Lexi was good also, just walking around trying to keep up with them.  We had a big Mexican spread for dinner, complete with margaritas :)  Delish!  Oh, how I miss them.....  Hopefully we'll see more of them as they're moving a little farther north!

And here's a video of Devan helping daddy install can lights.  He did really good pulling the wire through :)

Christmas

Christmas day: Devan comes running into our room at 7:30am yelling that Santa has come!!  Later than I expected- I'll take it!  He patiently waited in the "homework room" doing stickers and coloring until we drug ourselves out of bed.  Lexi?  She didn't know any different and she slept until almost 9!

I think Santa left this for me.  It has my name on it.

Santa brought me a giant cookie!  But daddy, you don't get any because you didn't write him a letter.  But mommy gets a little because she helped me.  LOL.

Yes, he's eating the little one.  It is Christmas, after all :)  Aren't we the best parents ever???  :)

Our snow is melting :(

 

 

Devan showing his big present from Santa

And showing her that Santa ate all the cookies, but left a few crumbs

Making ableskivers for breakfast :)

 Present time!!!!!

 

Sooo.... I'm NOT supposed to sit on these???  But they look like pillows!



Is there a dog in there??

Devan's cleaning up the paper while he waits for Lexi to finish

Here Lexi, let me open your presents for you.  You're taking too long!!!

 

 

I love clothes.... I love clothes.... I love clothes... :)

It took her HOURS to finish, but she ate the WHOLE rawhide!

 And Skeeter enjoyed his present :)