Family Fun

It was crazy cold this past week but we were all snug in the house with the wood stoves!  Since Mommy had Monday off, the week just seemed to be a blur!  We told Ayson that his cousins were coming to visit for the weekend and he was so excited!  He kept asking "when are Kaela and Curran going to get here?!"


Happy boy!  Great smile, Ayson!!



Addie surfing on the floor...another one of her dance moves.  Mommy swears that Addie has not been watching break dancing videos :)



Addie taking her babies for a walk.  Addie says to Mommy: "Bye bye Mumma"



Addie fell asleep while eating lunch on Saturday.  Mommy and Auntie Julie went to the spa while Daddy stayed home with the kids waiting for Uncle Dan and cousins Kaela and Curran to arrive.



The kids enjoying a snack (and another crazy picture Mommy could not get to cooperate!)  The brie and other cheeses and meats were for the adults :)  Thanks for the yummy dinner, Daddy!



Once Mommy and Auntie Julie got home from the spa, we all went for a walk/sled in the orchard. Then we had a yummy dinner and afterwards Mommy, Auntie Julie, and all the kids had a dance party.

Anyone for a bit of crack with dinner? !



Dance night!



Sunday morning Sponge Bob and fruit with the cousins!  Auntie Julie and Uncle Dan made pancakes for breakfast...mmmm!



Pizza for lunch.  After lunch, the kids went outside to play at the park...Mommy stayed inside with a napping Addie so no pictures to share.

Happy Days

Another enjoying week with A^4.  The week flew by and then Grandpa Chuck visited over the weekend.  thanks Grandpa!

Ayson took Mommy's camera....Say cheese, Addie!



Playtime with Daddy!



A cute picture of our Baby Doll!  Addie said "I love you" for the first time last week!



Addie dancing with her baby doll.  Addie was NOT interested in this doll when she got it Christmas morning...but not she is slowly warming up to her.



We have more snow!!!  Grandpa Chuck arrived on Saturday for a visit (Pama was on call and could not join him).



The kids were ALL over Grandpa.


Nice face, Ayson.



The Sunday morning lineup.  Addie is slowly accumulating more and more stuffed animals in her bed (she still sleeps in a crib).



Even Grandpa colored with Addie Sunday morning.



Then it was off to the races with two remote control cars.



Sunday afternoon, A^4 went for a walk in the orchard.



Of course the boys had to climb the dirt "mountain"


Mommy had Monday off for Martin Luther King Jr and she spent a great day at home with the kiddos. Finger painting...




Playing outside,






goofing around...Ayson managed to snag Mommy's camera again...


and more coloring.



We ended the day with Mommy dancing with her Babies!  Mommy could not get the picture to turn...oh well :)

No More Snow

Last weekend had us building snowmen and this past Monday rain took all of our snow away!  A^4 still managed to have fun...It was just more of the inside kind :)

Monday
Addie posing with one of her new baby dolls.



Goofball Ayson sitting with Daddy.



Ayson cuddling with Mommy and Mason when he should be in bed.  Someone was not interested in going to sleep!



Dominoes!  It was hard to determine who had more fun...Daddy enjoyed building the mazes while Ayson could not wait to knock them down...Mommy had to restrain Addie so she would not destroy everything :)






Mommy and Daddy were slightly disappointed to find out that the holes for the "operation" game pieces were not as difficult as when we were kids...now the holes are all round blobs.  Granted, Ayson still had a hard time so maybe there is another version for older kids...man, you know you are getting old...when you start saying "back when I was a kid..." :)



Candyland where everyone was a winner!!!



Friday night pizza night!  YAY!!



This past week, Addie has been "surfing" on her Dora ball.



More dancing to celebrate the weekend.



Grandma Collene (Grammy to Addie) came out for a visit so that Daddy and Mommy could attend Daddy's work holiday party.  We all had a great time visiting with Grammy and Ruby and can't wait for them to come again!



A picture that Ayson took with Mommy's camera!  Nice job, Big Guy!



The cool spaceship that Daddy helped Ayson build while Grammy supervised.

A NEW Year!

A^4 feel very fortunate that we are all healthy and are loved by so many.  We look forward to 2014 and spending time with family and friends.

 We had a low key week with a relaxing New Years Day at home.

Addie loves to scoot her little pink pony across the floor and "whinny."  Ayson was checking out the instruction manual for is airport lego set.



Sigh...Addie letting Mumma know that she was done eating.


Too bad most of her food was on the table and in her lap.



Happy New Years!
Ayson and Addie had fun drawing on the wipe board AND on Addie (no picture :)



Playing with the parachute man!



Mumma and Addie dancing.  Addie loves it when Mumma twirls her around and around.


Cheese!



A Saturday morning smile from Ayson and Addie hugging Daddy's leg in the background.



Addie LOVED eating slices of the chocolate orange ball :)



Ayson messing around in his barn...that is a pig sticking out of the window.  He was singing "oink oink oink" to the tune of "jingle bells."



Crazy boy!



Sunday afternoon had perfect snowman making snow!  Mumma and Addie made 4 snowmen!  Addie enjoyed eating the snow.