Christmas Morning

The boys woke up early Christmas morning. Fortunately, they waited until 6:45 to get us up. Will said that he woke up at 5 something waiting for 7 to roll around! The boys were so excited about their presents and that Santa left them a note!

my little Jedi's!

Andrew got the Lego fire station

Will got the Lego airport

We had a quiet day at home. It was nice and relaxing....we actually didn't even get out of our pj's. We built Lego's just about all day and then went and looked at Christmas lights at night.

Merry Christmas!

We are very thankful this year for many things. We are so blessed! Thank you Jesus for coming into this world as a baby to save us!

Christmas #1

We went up to my parents the week before Christmas to celebrate with them. It was a VERY short visit but still great! The boys got many nice gifts! I'm sure they will be busy with new toys and games for a while!

all the kids with presents!!

Will's Lego game

Andrew's skateboard

Happy 4th Birthday, Andrew!

Andrew's birthday was full of relaxation and fun! Will ended up having a snow day so they boys had a pj morning. We went to Incredible Pizza that night and had some fun playing games and having pizza.

Another example of Andrew's faces....

We got him a Lego camera. He loves it and has filled up the camera (about 60 pictures) before the night was over. He ended up deleting some and filling it up again.

We decorated cupcakes for dessert. Yummy!!

Oh my, what beautiful cupcakes!

Andrew's 4th Birthday Party

What a great birthday party we had! Andrew was so happy all day and loved getting to choose everything for his party! He picked (of course) pizza and jello jigglers to eat for lunch. He wanted to have a Toy Story day too!

We made him an alien cake. He loved it!!

He is into silly faces lately - here is one example!

Andrew got lots of great gifts for his birthday. He got a Leapster (that he would play all day if I let him), Legos, and a Spiderman car.

My Dad made him this table with 2 stools that he could put in his room to build Legos on. He loves it!

Andrew and Madeline

Andrew's School Party

I went to Andrew's preschool for his Christmas party. Since his birthday was a few days later, he got a birthday crown and everyone sang to him. He loved being the center of attention.

Andrew enjoyed his cupcake...can you tell???

Will's Reading

Will is learning so much in school this year. I am amazed at how well he is doing and how much he is enjoying it. I still can't believe my 5 year old is learning to read. It is so neat!

They had carriage rides - it was pretty chilly but neat with snow falling!

Saturday night, Santa and Mrs. Claus came to visit. They had the elf band singing and playing instruments. It was so neat that I had tears in my eyes seeing the boys and how excited they were. I love this picture of Andrew...

my 2 little wolves!

The boys were excited to see Santa. When Santa asked what they wanted for Christmas, they both responded "every Lego set."

Great Wolf Lodge

We went to Great Wolf Lodge last weekend and had an incredible time! The first day the boys were pretty scared and only went on the little slides but they got better as the weekend went on. It was their Winter Wonderland weekend so they had some really neat things all weekend long.

They had story time at night. They boys went down in their pj's and listened to the stories and songs.

Because of the Winter Wonderland, it started "snowing" inside after story time. They boys thought it was so cool and they tried catching snowflakes!

Will's favorite thing was the lily pads - he usually crawled over them.

Andrew loved all the splash things!

He also like the little slide!

Wisdom from a 5 year old....

Will and I were cleaning up his room. Here's how the conversation went:

Me: Andrew, you want to help us clean up Will's room?

Andrew: No thanks

Will: Andrew, didn't God give you arms to help?

What a great piece of wisdom from my 5 year old!!

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!

Nashville

We went down to Nashville, Indiana on Saturday to meet Grandma and Yeh Yeh to surprise Grandma on her birthday. It ended up being a beautiful fall day! It was great to see them and be able to celebrate Grandma's birthday with her!

Grandma, Yeh Yeh, and the boys

Can you believe this is the best family picture we got?

They boys were in a trace watching the street performers. I think music is in their future!

What's the problem with taking a bite out of the bottom of the cone? Oh yeah, then it drips all over!! He is loving it!!

Zoo Boo

Zoo Boo was so much fun this year! We went with some friends from church and had a great time together. One of the funniest moments I had in a while was when Andrew fell down. He wasn't watching where he was going and he couldn't get up. A second later, Will wasn't watching in front of him and fell right on top of Andrew. They were both stuck (not hurt though)! I helped them up but now really wish I had taken a picture first!! It gave us all a huge laugh!

The boys rode the merry-go-round - they couldn't sit down because of their boxes - it was pretty funny!

Fall Party

At school on Friday, Will was able to dress up for the Kindergarten Parade. He wanted to go as Peyton Manning. All the kids were lined up along the walls and he waved to them the whole way. He was pretty excited because they loved his costume. Kids kept calling out for Peyton...I had a good laugh - it was so cute!

Fall Break

The boys and I went to Aunt Nicole's house for Fall Break. Grandpa and Grandma went there too. We had a great time playing with our cousins, Leslie and Adrienne.

Andrew and Madeline

We went downtown to visit Aunt Christy. She took us on the L for a train ride. We loved it and can't wait to go again!!

We found this big eye - isn't it cool??

Our New Cousin

Uncle Squirm, Aunt Alyssa, and Sage came and spent the night as they were going through town. The boys were so excited to meet their new cousin. They both love babies and thought it was so funny that she sneezed!

Louisville Zoo

The boys and I met my roommate Sara and her daughter, Payton, at the Louisville Zoo. It was so good to see them! We all had a great time! Hopefully we can see each other more often!

Will and the goat at the petting zoo.

the 3 kids

a ride on the carousal

Will's Field Trip & First Sentence

Will went on a field trip to the apple orchard. Josh was able to chaperone - they had a great time! Josh was pretty tired after that!

Will wrote his first sentence at school. I am so proud of him! He is doing such a great job in school. He already has learned to read several words, count to 100 by 10's and 1's. It's great to see him so happy to be learning!!