more holiday fun

The girls have a Christmas show were they get to show off their adorable personalities and dances they have learned this fall.  Now onto recital dances!

 Alivia with her regular class

 Look at these excited 3/4 year olds.  I think they danced to hard and ready for bed....

 My little dancers

 Onto school holiday parties.  Alivia with some of her friends.

 Busy making penguins 

 Snowball race

 Pin the carrot on the snowman

 Not sure what to call this, but the kids thought it was so much fun

 Any last but not least my little preschooler.  Ella at her school performance. My pictures are a little blurry since Colin was all over the place.  Who would of thought he wouldn't sit still for 20 minutes.

 Ella with her "best" friend Lauren

 Papa and Colin enjoying some yummy treats.

Cousin holiday party

Every year we try to get all the cousin together for some Christmas fun.  This year the girls made a ginger bread train and decorated it.  They painted magnents and even got a surprise from Santa!

 The two girls hard at work.  As you can see it's always a dress up party at my house.

 Ella switched from princess to princess

 sneaking in some candy or frosting

 Santa asking the kiddos some questions.  Colin stays back to make sure he is in a safe place.

So much fun!!!

Holiday fun!!!!

These past two weeks have been filled with so many fun memories of this year holiday season.  To start things off way back in the beginning of December we headed down to a family tradition to Macy's 8th floor. Colin loved it this year.  He loved the lights and all the stuff to see and climb on.

 My growing kiddos

 Checking it all out

 Leave it to these two to see if it's real

 Visit to Santa

 The day wouldn't be complete without a letter to Santa.  Colin even did one this year!

Totally my kid.... Can't stay away from the cookie bar.

Party fun!

Alivia has been going to many birthdays lately.  This time of year seems to be birthday season which has been a lot of fun.  Last Sunday Alivia and I braved the weather and headed to Maple Grove to the Paint Pub.  It was so much fun.  The was a teacher that taught you how to make colors from the five she gave us to start with.  She also led everyone along step by step and the kids did an awesome job.  

 Alivia and mom

 Working on the background.  All the girls on this side made pink and the girls on the other side did blue and purple.

 Some of the final products. 

 My little artist 

What a fun afternoon!!!

Kiddo Love

This month we have been having so much fun snuggling, loving and enjoying each other (well as much as siblings can).  My favorite days are when they help, love and enjoy playing with each other.  Don't get me wrong there are many times I am separating them or listening to them fight over nothing.  No matter what I love them dearly and cherish this time since they are growing up so fast.

 I was getting beds ready for bedtime and came in the girls room and saw this.  Ella was working really hard on her guess the shape and Colin loves it because it claps and plays music when she gets it right.  

 My Tuesday/Thursday days with Colin.  He has been growing up way to fast so I love these days well mornings.  This picture was taken while waiting for Alivia at school so we were parked...

 Ella and mommy time while Colin was sleeping.  Alivia  has been having more and more play dates after school which gives me and this crazy girls some fun time together.  This day we colored and took silly pictures..

 My kids love to clean.  It may not be the best job, but they love it so any extra help I can get I will take.  Today the two little ones were all about doing my floors.  I think my walls took a beating by Colin that day.

 Alivia writes, colors and is all about her art projects.  I am always looking for new ideas for this one.  She is creative and always wanting to learn new things.  We have a lot of signs around the house with every ones names on it so if your looking for any artwork for your house Alivia is always taking orders!

Holiday weekend

We had so much fun down in Iowa for the long holiday weekend.  We played, shopped, saw friends and went to Disney on Ice.  A lot of fun was happening all weekend long!

 Heading down on good old 35

 The girls totally into watching the parade this year

 Kelsey brought this yummy fruit turkey the girls gobbled up

 Who is going to get the big wish this year......

 Totally normal

 Ella going out with grandpa to check the cows

 Disney on Ice

 my little fish

Colin did a lot of organizing for grandma