We have had some 'normal' weeks and weekends since the holidays...still busy with work, school, soccer, gymnastics and Awanas though. Our winter has been very mild (especially considering the beating that the US is taking right now)...it dipped into the 30's for a few weeks, but we didn't even get a dusting of snow! Now it's back up in the mid-40's and lots of rainy days. We definitely get outside every chance we get, but we are still hoping for at least one chance to make a snowman!
Kai has always loved swinging (she was even the only baby of ours who loved the swing)!
My, how time flies!!!
Leevi was out of town for a few days and the girls tried to take over my bed!
Just playing around with some B&W shots after naptime!
Hailey had another school project and this one was pretty intensive...she had to create an imaginary creature from a specific assigned biome. Then she had to research facts about her biome/creature and list predators, prey, climate, and adaptations and then give an oral presentation! She created a Mersea (a mermaid seahorse)...the rubric guideline was very detailed, but she got a 100%!!!! Kailee wanted in on the action and created her own poster...she is soooooooo ready for kindergarten next year!!!!
Mr. Luke in the bath...he loves it and never wants to get out!
Leevi went on a Man weekend snowboarding trip in Garmisch over the Martin Luther King holiday...there were about 8 guys from his work and they had a great time. Of course I had to take a picture of them using the minivan for a man-trip!!! We hate to admit how much we love our minivan!
While the guys were gone, Jenny and I got together a few times with the kids. The kids' Christmas presents to each other arrived late, so we held off until the Man Weekend to get together for the gift exchange...each family drew names from a hat and picked a Playmobil set for the person they got. We found it too funny that they each drew the same giver/recipient...the Lukes got each other, Hailey and Eli drew each other as did Kailee and Andrew!
Luke's latest grumpy face...
I know I've posted often about the crazy places that Kailee sleeps, but here are two more ways I've recently found her when I've come up for bed!
We did another kid swap/parent getaway with the Millers last weekend...the girls had a great time with Ava and Ella while their parents celebrated their anniversary and Leevi and I are going to get our turn later in the Spring for a golf trip! :)
I'm begging Leevi to hold off until Luke's 2nd birthday to cut his hair! :( It does need a little trim in the back (it's getting pretty ratty), but I'll be sooooooo sad to see those curls go!!!! It's still not long at all in his face, so maybe I can get away with just a little trim for a bit longer!
Some days are better than others....hahaha!!!
Hailey's most recent school project....a Valentine's box for her cards...there is going to be a contest in her class.
Kai moved up a level with her soccer training! Our Wednesdays are really long now (3:30-6:00) for soccer, but the training that they are getting is worth it! Hailey and Ava are on the same team, so I usually leave when Hailey's practice starts at 4:30 and take Luke, Kai and Ella home with me to play for an hour before we go back up at 5:40 to watch Hailey scrimmage at the end of practice.
A little bit of Xbox Kinect after all three woke up with snotty noses. Hailey stayed home from school because of the constant snot sneezes. They didn't really feel too bad and they gained some energy as the day went on...
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