More Snow Fun

The kiddos have been having a great time with all of the snow. Greyson even liked it. He is borrowing a snowsuit from his cousin - he loves going down the hill on the sled. Raleigh does a better job of holding on to him than Sydney does.

SNOW DAY!

Raleigh had a snow day last Friday - the girls went out in their PJ's and snowsuits until I made them come in to get dressed and head out the door.

Our deck is great for Snow Angels!

Greyson was trying a reverse-inside-under-the-chair-non-snow angel. He did not get to go out with the girls...uh...because I was not out with them either.

25 Things To Be Thankful For...

Here is my list of 25 things to be thankful for this THANKSGIVING...
1. Thankful for James (how did I get so lucky??)
2. Thankful for Raleigh - a wonderful girl who is smart and talented in many ways
3. Thankful for Sydney - she keeps me smiling and she's always up for splitting a Panera frozen mocha
4. Thankful for Greyson - my little boy that I was not sure I would ever have
5. Thankful for our new house
6. Thankful for our old house - James picked a great place for spend the first 10 years
7. Thankful for our extended families - parents, siblings, nieces and nephews
8. Thankful for being healthy
9. Thankful for James' job
10. Thankful for Raleigh's school and her teacher
11. Thankful for Sydney's school and her teachers
12. Thankful for our church and the people we have met there
13. Thankful for M&Ms
14. Thankful for lots of good friends
15. Thankful that baby James and baby Hudson are in Heaven - there is no better place for them
16. Thankful that our family has boots, coats, hats, gloves and mittens
17. Thankful that our house is warm when it is cold outside
18. Thankful that the girls (on their own) put some of their money into their banks that go to the children in Mexico who live in the dump
19. Thankful for having money to pay for food and extra stuff
20. Thankful that the snow is coming! (I love snow)
21. Thankful that James and I both have vehicles that run
22. Thankful for the plunger that I bought today - 2 less clogged toilets (where is our other one??)
23. Thankful for Thanksgiving!
24. Thankful that the kids have Jesus in their hearts
25. Thankful that I have Jesus in my life and EVERYTHING that goes with that!

Water EVERYWHERE!

Normally when I give Greyson a bath, he is in-and-out in about 35 seconds. I wash him up, rinse him off, and wrap him in a towel. He normally gets mad because he likes the water but...I have stuff to do...so out he goes. Well, last night I let him play in the water. He was splashing like a crazy kid. There was water EVERYWHERE! All over the counter, all over the floor. James and I were laughing so hard. We tried to get his attention so he would smile for a picture and he would not even look at us. greyson, GREYson, GREYSON, G-R-E-Y-S-O-N!!! Nothing...just splashing. So between that and the fact that the girls want to take a bath in our tub so they can be dolphins, bath time is going to take a long time at our house:)

Minnesota

James and I took Greyson to Minnesota for a quick trip last week. James had a conference near Minneapolis so we stayed there for a few days and I took Greyson down to Rochester to visit one of my college roommates. We had a great time! Grey did great on the airplane - he even got his own seat on one of the flights because the plane was not full. The girls stayed home and got to spend time with both of their grandmas - they loved it too!

Halloween

As much as I don't love Halloween - I do like trick-or-treating with the kids. Sydney was funny again this year - she talked with the people handing out candy - telling them how much she liked their dog and telling them she was Cinderella... This year was fun - James and I walked with Greyson and the girls ran from house to house. Sydney broke a heel about 5 minutes into the evening - I am glad I brought tennis shoes with us - she was going slow but did love the sound that the high heels made. The girls got a lot of candy - and I got some butterfingers!

Go Go Greyson

Greyson surprised Raleigh and me last night and got up on all fours! He has a ways to go before he starts crawling but he is getting frusterated that he cannot do it. He can get himself to go backwards - there is drool all over the floor:) In our new house we will actually need a baby gate for the first time - weird.