Just because...

Cooper was trying on one of her sister's bows!

Cooper can wave!

Cooper has a new trick, she can wave! She loves waving at everyone in the house, and is trying so hard to say "hi!" She also says "dada" every time she sees her Daddy!

Emme & Papa are here!

Emme & Papa got here on Wednesday, and the kids were really excited! They had fun opening their gifts and were really wound up...The fun continued on Thursday when we all went to Bar Louie for lunch. The kids ate more than they had the their whole lives. Annabelle led the pack with by eating a full order of chicken tenders and fries. The food was great for us too, if you haven't been, check it out (plug plug).

Merry Christmas Everyone!

On Christmas Eve, we spent the day with "Nana" Evans, and Grandma & Grandpa Evans. The kids were still recovering from a variety of illnesses, but they still had a great time opening gift, playing with the snow village, and running around!

























Then, Aunt Ginger met us at our house and we had a great time getting ready for Santa to come. Aunt Ginger helped us do some "elf stuff" which was a HUGE project requiring tools...it was 3 hours of Christmas fun, thank goodness Ginger was here, we would had been up for a lot longer.





On Christmas Morning, the chaos ensued! The kids were crazy and we loved seeing them opening all their gifts from Santa. It was so fun for us to watch, even Cooper got into the action!

Montessori Sing Along Night!

Tonight was Carter's first Holiday Sing Along! It was at the high school, and the whole family got to go. Carter was the only one however to perform. Anyhow, it's your standard holiday singing program, but it was our first, so we were excited. The girls loved watching Carter on stage (when you could actually see him), and one of the highlights was Carter having to excuse himself to the "potty" during the program. Needless to say it was comical running down the hallway with Carter yelling "I am missing my holiday singing along!!!!" He made it back and finished with his normal amount of gusto (there will be some video eventually to follow!)

Lots of snow and a visit from an old friend!

Uncle Steve came over to plow the driveway after the big snow and he brought our favorite dog Jax to visit! Carter and Annabelle loved running around with Jax and playing in the snow! They had a great time, and it was only 7 a.m.!!! Of course Olivia, Cooper and I were in the house, you can tell who the cold weather fans are in this house!!!!

Back from vacation!

As you may know, Ginger and I went to Cabo San Lucas, Mexico last week for some "R & R"! And of course, we couldn't of had a better time! What's better than sun, fun, food, and friends? It was nice to get a break from "reality", but of course I missed the kids and Jason like crazy. Cabo is a beautiful place, and Ginger has an AWESOME timeshare there.

It's beginning to look a lot like...

Olivia will be moving south. On Saturday, we had "our" (we were gone when there was the official first snow) first snow! The kids were so excited to get all dressed in their gear and head outdoors. This task takes a little over 20 minutes, give or take someone needing a last minute diaper change (as Belle did of course). Well, it took Olivia about 6 minutes to realize that she didn't like the cold and wanted to come in. Needless to say, the others had a great time. Although, there was some explaining on Sunday when it was 54 degrees exactly where the snow went!