My Handy Man!

I have been wanting a picnic table for the kids for time now but have never done anything about it. My Sweet Husband put his handy skills together and in two days built the most heavy duty perfect picnic table. Our kids love it and when it gets warmer outside it will stay out there for picnics and projects for them. Thanks Dad for all you do!!

It'll scab over!?

I was downstairs with Violet early Tuesday morning watching her amuse herself as she crawled in and out of a tall hamper. She had tipped over and bonked her head on the entertainment center and let out a whimper. I picked her up to comfort her and noticed there was blood on my hands, as I looked at her head there was a gaping cut. I walked her upstairs and told Jordan I think she needed stitches. Jordan looked at it (half sleeping) and said,"Oh it's not too bad it will just scab over." Are you kidding me. I told him did you see the cut it is deep. We had to laugh at his reaction to her cut as I dialed the doctors phone number. Anyways we got her in and the doctor decided to do staples since it was on the back side of her head. I felt so sorry for Vi as I held her hand but she is so tough. The doctor was shocked when he numbed the area (with a huge needle) and Violet did not even make a sound, the nurse kept asking her if she was okay and she would nod. Putting in the 7 staples was a little more painful as she did have a few tears toward the end. I can't believe Violet's high pain tolerance, when her head starts to hurt she will say, "I don't like my owie on my head anymore." Then I will give her medicine. We love our tough little Vi. *there may be gory photos*

Tagged!

6th picture in 6th folder:

This is the cutest picture! Gage must be Maicey's dog-baby??

Maicey and Gage have always played so good together!

I tag anyone who wants to.

Maicey's Dance Competition!

Maicey had her first dance performance of the year, she looked so adorable and danced like a princess. She has really practiced hard thus far and it definitely showed in her dancing. Maicey loves to dance and she doesn't even get nervous before she performs, she would rather dance in front of a gym than in front of a small group. Way to go Maicey, we love to watch you dance!

*sorry about the video but little Vi kept moving around*

Shaving Cream Experiment

I remember when I was little playing with this stuff so I let the kids go at it. Violet ended up painting almost her whole body. I ended up having to go to a meeting so my wonderful husband put them in the bath and cleaned them off.

Gage's beloved silver tooth.

So here it is, Gage's first cavity and by the excitement of it you would think it was a good thing. I totally talked up the dentist so Gage wouldn't be scared and he did so good. He ended up having a root canal in the one tooth (same as Maicey's) and a couple other small decays. Gage was so brave and serious and complied with the dentist's requests. His dentist was great with kids and after Gage picked out his toy Violet hopped on the Dental chair and was ready for her turn so she could get a toy (Sorry Vi Gotta wait till next time!) Gage has been taking very good care of that silver tooth and at night when they brush he is the last one done because he is busy shining it up.

Bubbles, Bubbles, Everywhere!

This is what happens when you try to shampoo carpets with three kids running loose. It started with Violet tromping through all the fresh foam, me getting after them to stay off the floors or at least walk in the cracks, and this is how it ended. I figured I could either tell them no the whole time or let them in on the fun. They sure had fun, Violet was bathing in the bubbles and Gage and Maicey would just throw it around. It did make an extra amount of bubbles this time because I just used dish soap and I think I added too much but it turned out clean and it won't be long before I need to do it again.

home depot workshop

I wanted to try out the free home depot workshops and finally it worked out with my schedule. Gage wanted to do some errands with Jordan so me and the girls went and made wooden treasure boxes. The girls had a blast and luckily the kits were easy and fast enough for their interest. They even got some cute little aprons ta boot. Here are some pictures of them painting them when we got home:}

Violet's a big girl now!

I know I am not alone when I say, I hate the potty training process. After a couple of tries that I ended, I decided we both needed motivation. Who knew all Violet needed was a pack of strawberry shortcake panties and a jar full of skittles -- walla! Way To Go Vi!

My typical two year old!!

All the kids were asleep, so I thought. I heard something in the bathroom and when I came out this is what I found. The good thing is that it is conditioner not lotion so it washed right out, no detangler needed :)

Our Sweet Little Pumpkin

I just had to put these pictures of Vi on here, as you can see she will sleep right where she lands if she is tired enough. Violet was refusing to take a nap today (again), which ends up with falling asleep while eating dinner. The kids and I went for a walk today because it was so nice (okay, so it was mid 30 degrees) but we didn't need gloves and thermals so it was nice.

Preschool Sleding Fun!

We have been planning on going sledding with all the preschool kids and their famlies for a couple weeks now, not knowing that today would bring negative temperatures. We all toughed it out and had a lot of fun. We went to our local park, there end up being us and two other families. Their was a perfect hill for the kiddos with just the right amount of bumps. Our sled ended up being the fastest so we just crammed as many kids as we could on it. All in all we lasted about half an hour before our faces were numb. Gage would have stayed another hour if we would have let him, he loved the thrill. After sledding we went to the Johnson's house for doughnuts and hot chocolate -YUM!-

*ICE FISHING*

We had a great time ice fishing this last weekend with Corey and Mary Ann. Except for the boys, this was our first time so we didn't really know what to expect. It was snowing all morning huge snowflakes but Jord was able to take off so we took our chance. The kids loved it and were such good sports, Maicey and Gage were even able to reel in their own fish! Every time I turned around Violet was munching on snow, not the nice fresh snow but the already stomped in snow. Maicey and Gage especially loved playing (tormenting) the fish after they were caught, they would hold them until they wiggled and then they would drop them. Their favorite thing to do was tease Violet by putting the fish right up to her face until she screamed in horror. Jordan had to get a picture of me in his Elmer Fud hat, not too stylish but hey it kept me warm.