Our Year in Photos

  Potato sack races and Pin the tail on the Donkey with the kids!!! They had a blast :)    Brian and Megan were in charge of the musical entertainment portion and helped the kids put on a "show" We always have so much fun when Elijah comes to visit!!

Jaidie teaches Mason how to use the automatic pencil sharpener :)  

  A few minutes of reading before bed!  

Jumping on his trampoline!!

 It's a slow morning around here and neither of them are quite ready to start the day...

Whew...it was a busy day today! Doctor's appt (Mason has an ear infection :/), breakfast at IHOP, and off to Jump 'n Play to burn off some energy - all before nap time!!   Somehow Jaidie is the one who left the doctor's with stickers all over her pants....   We arrived right at opening time and we had the entire place to ourselves!!  And that's the only way to do it....you will not catch me in this place on a weekend :)

The boys are ready to watch the game!! The 49ers in the NFC Championship....and Josh is on pins and needles.

Cheesy Veggie Soup!! Another successful Pinterest find !!! The basic idea is whenever you cook dinner, you cook it x3.  You eat one portion that night for dinner and put the other 2 meals in the freezer for future use. The next time you want a homecooked meal but don't have the time you just defrost and reheat! I found a book with great recipes ( Don't Panic Dinner's in the Freezer ) and I am excited to do more of this!!

Isn't he the sweetest!! An impromptu photo session with Mommy's new backdrop!!

Watching some TV in his Mommy's shoes...   A little late night snack!

So precious when he's sleeping...

We have Snow!!! We've had very little snow this year so I'm actually enjoying what little we do get!! We had to get out for a little sledding :)

This boy melts my heart :)

  Touchdown!!!! The Niners Win....The Niners Win!! Mason got to stay up late to watch the game and the boys (mainly Josh) were on the edge of their seats watching this one! But we came away with a last second win and the 49ers are off to the NFC Championship game next weekend!! And Mason just can't help himself with the shoes!! He was tripping all over the place, but he had to have them on :)

Tea Party!

Watch out...I'm on a new health kick around here! The adults in this house don't eat near enough fruits and veggies and I've decided that it ends today! So while perusing Pinterest (I LOVE PINTEREST!!) I came across some great recipes for morning smoothies that'll jump start your metabolism and give you a huge dose of your daily fruit and veggie needs! Basically, you mix any fruits with a leafy green veggie, throw in some yogurt (for extra protein and calcium) add a little water and voila we have ourselves a great little breakfast :) Here was this mornings combo... And Mason and Jaiden had a sippy cup full this morning too! I wasn't sure if Jaiden would try it since it was pretty green but she loved it, and Mason sucked his down in 3 seconds flat. Tomorrows smoothie will have spinach, pears, bananas, and blueberries! I can't wait!! Oh and click here! if you want some great recipe ideas :)

Happy 25th Birthday Greggi!!

 He loves to color and he'll sit for at least 10-15 minutes making a picture.  We have those "no mess" markers that only show up on special paper (great for me and the furniture!) and he concentrates very hard on getting it just the way he wants it :)