2012 extras

Just a couple extras from 2012

(SUMMER)

THE MONTH LONG Christmas Celebration

  It seems like Christmas is the season that keeps going and going and going.  When we hit January we are always exhausted from all of the "FUN" we make happen for our kids. 
We, as parents have fun too!  Especially this year when both of our kids were old enough to really get into CHRISTMAS, both the fun and spiritual parts of the season.  It was a great year for making new traditions for our little family. 

12/1/12 Going to cut down our Christmas tree  (VERY EARLY in the season- we had a very busy month and it was our only available Saturday.   Funny thing- we searched 2 lots and couldn't find a tree we both liked.  In the pre-cut area of one of the tree farms we found a beautiful tree!  So, this year we attempted to cut down our own tree.)

 

St Nick brought new pajamas, a Christmas Ornament, and 2 new houses/accessories for our Christmas Village

Christmas Eve in Naperville, IL  with the Holladay Family

and Wilson Grandparents

 Ice skating at the neighbors backyard rink and Mary and Joseph in our Family Nativity

Grandkid picture- and a realistic view. 

 Thanks Grandma and Papa Russ!

 DANCE PARTY before we head home

 Christmas Morning at our house

Grandma and Grandpa Boston come to visit

 Nora got her favorite Rapunzel Pajamas and a Rapunzel Wig and  Jack (not pictured) got his last two rescue bots he was missing- Blades and Bumblebee.  He still talks about how Grandma Diane got him the girl RescueBot (Blades).

And our self-taken Family Christmas Card Picture 

HAPPY 2012

A Long Winter Ahead

 It seems as though we are always anxious for winter to start- for the snow to fall so that we can build forts, and snowmen, and have snowball fights.  Winter in Wisconsin was no different than usual.  We loved playing outside, building snowmen with our new "Snowman Building Kit" that Dan got for Christmas.  I HIGHLY recommend getting one for your family- the kids loved it and it made my job of collecting things for the snowmen SO EASY!

Sadly, our family seemed to miss out on sledding this year- maybe we were just having too much fun in our own yard. 

 Our first snow- playing in our front yard waiting for piano lessons to come. 

And when it was too cold or crummy outside we enjoyed doing big kid things all together. 

Making McQueen Cutout Cookies In Jack's favorite color- GREEN

Cake Pops

Painting on big paper Dad brings us home from work

And a night with a babysitter, so mom and Dad could go out and celebrate Birthdays with friends.