Tommy the artist

Tommy, he's a cool kid! He has grown up so much in the past month. I have enjoyed the time we get to spend together while Kassie is at school. He has developed a new love for drawing and coloring.

Don't worry! Lee's medical journal Tommy is coloring in isn't missed. Trust me, Lee has plenty!

I figure I better take pictures of the kids' drawings and different art projects because I know I don't want to store all of them. Here is a picture of the family that Tommy drew along with his name.

New Year's Eve

For New Year's this year we went over to our new friend's house, the Martins. The kids had a blast dancing the night away in the basement. Kassie was crowned "Best Dancer" of the night, hence the tiara. Tommy didn't do much dancing but did run around with a batman cape and a sword. He might have chopped off a few arms. We tried so hard to make it until midnight with the kids but we just couldn't. At about 11 o'clock, the melt downs hit and when you have a tired crazed dancer and a no nap batman with a sword, it can get pretty scary. So, we bundled up the screaming kids and headed home.

New Shirts

The kids received special new t-shirts in honor of the new middle school that was named after my dad. Do you love the kid's dirty faces and messy hair??

We're having a......

GIRL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stampin' Up Christmas Projects

I'm finally getting around to post some of my Christmas projects. The blocks were from Stampin' Up's Holiday Mini catalog. They came with vinyl lettering and I just added some Christmas paper to it. I made so many of the little boxes that I lost count. The boxes are a die cut from the Stampin' Up Big Shot. They turned out really cute.

First Snow

Why is it that kids love the snow so much? It doesn't matter if their hands and feet are frozen or their face is bright red, they still want more, more, more. These pictures are from when Kassie and Lee went sledding. Our neighborhood has a pretty awesome hill that's perfect for dedicated sledders like Kass. She loves it and can't get enough.

Tommy on the other hand is not a sledder. He's usually just fine in the front yard where he does the typical things a boy would do, like stomp, kick, throw, and eat snow.

Chirstmas

I love Christmas morning. It's always so much fun with the kids and how excited they are. Santa brought Kassie a baby doll and Tommy a work bench. Kassie really, really wanted a puppy for Christmas, in fact she always says she wants one. We compromised and bought her one that was as close as you can get to an actual real one. Hopefully that will hold her off for a while. Tommy also got a really obnoxious sword that's as big as him and makes loud noises. He likes to chase Kassie around with it.

For dinner we went to our friend's house and had STEAK. Ahhhh.....steak that's something we never have and wish we did!! Again, friends rescued me when I wasn't in the mood to cook a big dinner and invited us over even though they had family in town. Our kids had fun running around together and playing with their new toys.