Merry Christmas!

Maclain loves his new Elmo phone that says his name!
Quinn is excited about her new roller skates!
TinkerBell wonders where her presents are...she did get some new bones.
Way too many presents at Grammy & Papa's
With cousins and Grammy and Papa
Christmas morning on the New Thomas Train that Santa brought
Look at that smile...Quinn loves the Ipod Santa brought her

The train...

We had a GREAT CHRISTMAS! I think Quinn got everything on her list and then some. Maclain loves his Thomas train although it is taking him a while to figure out how to hold the foot petal down so he can drive all the time. Quinn helped him by giving him a ride Christmas morning. Quinn was thrilled with her nail sparkler and drawing set plus lots of clothes from Grammy and Papa, clothes and makeup from Aunt Katie and Uncle Matt, and the Password Journal from The Boeckmanns. Maclain got a fun video game from The Boeckmanns, clothes and a play vacuum from Katie and Matt, and a car, a race set, a basketball hoop and clothes from Grammy and Papa. Gigi and Mel gave Quinn a snow cone maker that she was really wanting and Gigi made a car blanket for Maclain that he loves. I can't believe this was only one side of the family and we still have Christmas in MN with the Felber side. I don't know if we even have any more space in the playroom. Thanks to my family for making Christmas special again for my kids this year. It's not just the gifts, it is the fun and just being together that made it really awesome. love you guys!

Snow Day Fun!

Maclain on the sled
A good picture of all of them...
Maclain loves Frosty and his Papa
Sledding anyone?
Heading in for cocoa and cookies
snow fight!
Friday was a snow day so we went to Grammy and Papa's for a little fun in the snow. It was cold out so we didn't stay out long. The kids loved it.

Karate Kids

I love how Maclain wants to do everything big Sis is doing. So CUTE!

Bad night

Ok...I feel like I am the worst mom ever...Maclain has had a few rough nights sleeping, and I rocked him to sleep last night, put him in his crib and he instantly woke up. I decided not to fight it and after I rocked him the second time let him sleep next to me. I propped up pillows around him, but somehow he pushed them all over and rolled right off the bed. He woke up screaming at 5 on the floor. I rushed out of bed to find him on the floor with a bloody nose.
I cleaned him up and the bleeding had already stopped. He seemed fine and wanted to be rocked again. Finally around 5:30 I got him back to sleep and laid him on the floor so I could get ready for work. When Mark woke him up to get him ready for daycare he asked for the Tylenol. I asked why and he said Maclain looked like he was in a fight with Mike Tyson. When I saw him I wanted to cry...ok I did, most of the way to work. When I dropped him off at Judy's he was thrilled to see a Life size singing Santa and went right to Judy without a second glance at me. I guess I may be more traumatized than he was.

Visiting Santa

Maclain wanted to see Santa and he sat in awe on Mark's shoulders as we waited. When we got up to see him he stared at his beard. When we started to try and get him to smile for the picture he saw me and started to then get nervous. That is why the video is short. But we did get some pictures and he did give Santa a hug before we left. Quinn was very excited to sit on Santa's lap and tell him her wishes. It was a fun time...and now we will wait to see what Santa will bring.

Making cookies and dinner at Gigi's

We made Christmas cookies on our snow day this week! We all went to Kamber and Jamie's to bake and decorate. It was a lot of fun...Gigi, Katie and I were also there but we some how didn't get in the photos that Kamber emailed me. I walked out of my house without my camera that day, so I was at the mercy of other people for pictures. It was a fun day and got me more in the holiday spirit. I will try to add pictures of Gigi and Katie later if I can get Kamber to send me some.

We also were at Gigi and Mel's for supper the night before. Grandma made us some yummy fish and we played the Wii. Quinn decided to use Maclain's blanket to play Mary...so cute! She has such an imagination!

Decorating with Grammy

Last week I had both kids at the doctor and they both had ear infections. After our doctor appointments we headed to Grammy's to help her decorate one of her trees. We also made banana bread and Maclain had to help too. Fun Day!

Frosty time

Kamber had class last night so I had the boys. Everyone has colds and not feeling well so I put in Frosty the Snowman and we cuddled in. I love the way these two are dancing and the way Maclain can say "Frosty". He got much better as the night went on too...he said it over and over for a long time. These two are going to be great buddies.

Happy Thanksgiving!

What an awesome week we had! I loved being off so I could spend time with the kids and Mark. We had a delicious Thanksgiving meal with mom and dad, Katie and Matt, and my Grandma and Mel. Kamber and Jamie were at his parents but came over later that night. My mom decorated the table so beautifully and even gave the kids an early present...their ornaments for the year.
We also took advantage of our time at home by decorating the tree and hanging outside lights up. What a great weekend.