Happy St Patrick's Day!...and Spring Break!

We had a great break! The kids and I enjoyed being together all week! It was beautiful weather here and we spent a lot of time outside! We went to the Mall a day and Quinn got to make a Build a Bear that she named Candy. Maclain loved riding the carousel.
We went to the Parade downtown on St Patrick's Day and that was crazy but fun! The kids got some candy and enjoyed seeing the green colored dog (poor thing!).
We did a lot of spring cleaning, went to Manchester to get our hair done, and spent time with Grammy. We went to lunch with friends and just enjoyed ourselves. Today was hard to go back to work...not use to that early morning alarm. My guess is we will all be in bed early tonight!
Happy Spring...let the nice weather continue PLEASE!

My Grandma is in Florida for the winter and is missing the kids. So we made her a few little videos so she could see the kids.
Hope this helps with the home sickness Gigi!
Love ya!

My sweet kids..

Both my kids love reading the Robert Munsch book called Love you Forever. We read it many nights before bed, and about a week ago, I realized Maclain could sing the song. I love their sweet little voices singing it...I love watching Quinn watch him with such a loving smile on her face. I love my kiddos!

Christmas 2009

New Christmas jammies
Quinn was so excited to get a make up set!
Maclain loved his Lightning McQueen shaving set
Quinn and Gwen ready for church
Handsome kids
opening a few gifts before church
Pj's after church
Maclain and his two favorite trucks


Christmas was awesome again this year! The kids got lots of nice gifts, we were able to spend lots of quality time with loved ones, even though we went to Minnesota the day after Christmas because of all the snow! Mark had the whole week off between Christmas and New Year's, which he never has before, and it was great! We got a lot of things done and lots of family fun time too!

Jingle bells...

Maclain and Landon decided to give us a little Christmas entertainment. I love how Maclain notices me taping and then turns it up a few notches. Wow...I still giggle every time I watch this. Merry Christmas everyone!

December fun

It is December 11... Happy Birthday to my dad! We have already did a lot of fun things in December! We decorated the tree, went for a drive to look at Christmas lights, baked, and had a Blizzard! This week we only went to school Monday and Friday. The snow left about 10 inches and there was a lot of blowing. The salt doesn't work at these freezing temps, so the roads are an icy mess. The kids loved playing and shoveling in the snow. Maclain more so than Quinn, she continues to tell me she is a "summer girl" and the snow is just tolerated. She isn't one to beg to stay out longer that is for sure!
I am excited for the rest of December! We are going to the musical Annie this weekend, my birthday and Christmas still to come... I love the holidays! Our kids are so excited for Santa and to celebrate with family.

A lot to be thankful for...

What a great and relaxing weekend. Thanksgiving was wonderful...lots of good food and great company. We missed Kamber and her family being with us, but we enjoyed ourselves anyway. They came for dessert later in the evening.
Friday we spent decorating the house and watching all the boys. Katie and Kamber were in a wedding on Saturday, so the rehearsal was Friday. We watched Kade, Landon and Louk for a couple hours and the kids had fun playing. It was a relaxful day and I enjoyed it a lot! It was fun getting the decorations out and watching the kids get so excited about it.
Saturday we went to the movie Planet 51. Maclain sat so well for it, and Quinn thought it was a fun movie. There is a lot of adult humor in it, and of course she caught most of it...gotta love her!
We also decorated Quinn's little tree in her room and she asked if I would take a picture of it for the blog...how cute is that?!? So I did, and then realized I hadn't posted any pictures of her room after I redid it this summer. I love the wall above her bed the most with all the Q's on it.
Since it is Thanksgiving, we talked about what we are most thankful for. We are thankful for our family, jobs, a warm house with lots of love, kids that are each other's best friend, and great friends. Happy Thanksgiving!