Summer's almost here....

Summer's almost here, we can now see the deer moving around. Yep, won't be long.

My friend sent me this picture in an email. It pretty much sums up the weather we have been having lately. The snow is deep enough to cover up mailboxes! It is as tall as buildings even in small parking lots where it has been snow plowed. Two of my friends have gotten stuck in our driveway (sorry gals). I am seriously ready for the snow to GO AWAY! But I guess there are a few good things that come with snow. How about sledding!

Some friends invited us to go out sledding with them this afternoon. We went last year and only made one trip down the hill before we had to come home because the kids were screaming bloody murder. They really really really didn't like it! This is the first time we have gone this year because we have been a little afraid of a similar reaction. But they LOVED it!






Poor Sammy biffed it on this run. I think that was pretty much the last run down the hill for us. But it was fun while it lasted. We even took Ben to the park. I dressed him in 3 layers of clothing and then tucked him down the front of my coat. He didn't like the cold at all. He and I just stood at the top of the hill and took pictures.

Our next snow venture is going to be ice cream made out of snow. I will let you know how it turns out. :)

Sammy having a ball...

...for breakfast!?!?!?

Kids LOVE Sprinkles!

So knowing how much my kids LOVE sprinkles I bought a big container for Valentine's Day, but knowing how much my kids LOVE sprinkles I should have known to lock them up!

Tummy Time!

Our friends Bob and Lizzy gave us this fun tummy time toy. Benson is the only baby I have had who doesn't like tummy time (unless it is while he is sleeping on me). But he will actually lay on this handy little gadget for a few minutes before he starts to holler. What a little cutie!

Fun with friends.

We took a little road trip on Saturday to visit some of David's family as well as some of our good friends. Our kids had a GREAT time playing with Bob and Lizzy's kids. Gracie loved Owen and wanted him to sit on her lap while she rocked him.

Sammy loved this little green frog and ran up to everyone saying "Riddit....Riddit!" We have tried to ask him, "What does the frog say?" in the past, but he had never actually said ribbit until he saw this little green frog. Now we can't get him to stop!

Sammy loved little baby Anna!

Sammy loved little baby Ben!

Ben is trying to reach his hand out to Anna. Only 3 months old and already making the moves on all the little girls. Just like his daddy!

Thanks for letting us come and visit everyone!!

Benson- almost 3 months

Benson will be 3 months old on Friday. He is getting so big and his cute little personality is so fun. I just wanted all of you to see his beautiful smile this morning!

(Sorry about the orange ring around his face... we had the camera a little too close.)

One of these things is not like the other...

UPDATE

Congrats to those of you who guessed that the baby on the left is Sammy and the baby on the right is Ben! They are both just about 2 months old in these pictures and they are SO cute! I just love them! If you want a prize for getting the answer right come on over to my house and I will let you play with them! :)

So many of you have said that you think that Sammy and Ben look alike that I decided to do a little comparison. Can you tell which baby is which?

Smile!

Ben is such a big and happy boy. He went to the doctors on Monday and had to get 4 shots! He was so brave and only just barely cried. He weighs 15 lbs 13 oz. He is so big! He is in the 95% for his weight and is 26 inches tall and in the 99% for height! He is happiest early in the morning (which is why all of these smiling pictures are taken while he is in his pj's), but is a very happy boy most of the time. He doesn't like poopy pants or his car seat very much, but he loves milk, his baby swing and his family! Isn't that smile just the sweetest?

A Magical Christmas!

We had a wonderful Christmas! We were very spoiled. We have lots of good friends and an amazing family! David and I stayed up late watching for Santa Claus so we were pretty tired Christmas morning. Our kids gave us a pretty great present and slept until 7:30!

Here is Gracie first waking up. At first she didn't see the Pinky Pie Pony with the white dress which was all she wanted for Christmas (well, that and a pink chapstick) but when she did see it her face just lit up!

Santa had to pick Sammy's presents this year and he did a great job. Sammy loved his race track and his new Cars cars so much that he wouldn't even open the rest of his presents. Gracie generously opened them for him!

Here is my cute David. All I want for Christmas is you babe! David and I had such a great time watching our children's excitement and real joy on Christmas morning. I think this may have been my favorite Christmas since we got married! It was such a fun and special day!

Benson and I aren't in the pictures because I was holding Ben and taking the pictures of everyone else (Ben was asleep on my lap and pretty much oblivious to the festivities going on around him). But don't worry, I have lots of new pictures of Ben to post (hopefully tomorrow). Until then Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!

David's Birthday

Sorry I have been absent from the blogging world lately... But I do have pictures and things to blog about. Here are some pictures from David's big B-day. His birthday kind of got lost in all the Christmas preparation this year (sorry honey, I promise to do better next year...) but he claims to have had a great birthday anyway.

David made sugar cookies with the kids for his birthday. I didn't even help (how lame am I that I don't like sugar cookies...?), I did make other Christmas candies though. They had the time of their lives making and eating the cookies. We had plans to put the kids to bed early and I was going to make a candle lit dinner for David, and we were both so tired after a busy day of Christmas preparations that we didn't even do that. We ordered take-out from Moe's and ate it in front of the fire and then went to bed. I owe you David! Love you!