Catching Snowflakes

These could be included with our January school art, but they were so much fun to make that we thought they deserved their own post. I wasn't too keen on taking my picture with my tongue out, and it took some convincing by my teachers, but I finally obliged and I'm so happy I did. Lily of course stuck her tongue out faster than anyone in the class since catching snowflakes is one of her favorite things to do. We decorated everything from our hats to our mittens, and then we got to display them proudly in our classroom for quite some time. With the way this winter is going this may be some of the only snow we get to catch here in our world!

Lily's January School Art

Bears, snowmen, wax crayon paintings, angels, owls, snowflakes, the letter B, sleeping bears, ice paintings, and bird feeders were just a few of the fun things we did at school during the month of January.

Ryan's January School Art

Snowmen, owls, sleeping bears, marble paintings, ice paintings, snowflakes, angels, bears, the letter B, cardinals, and bird feeders were just a few of the fun things we did in the month of January.

Picture PERFECT

There are a few rare times when Lily and I get along perfect, and Mom just happened to capture the moment!

An Extended Christmas

This year Christmas was extended by a few weeks due to the craziness of our schedules. Gigi and Pop Pops came up for the weekend and it was like Christmas morning all over again! We both scored big, and I don't think I've ever seen Lily smile so big as when she opened her Barbie bride doll from Titi Molly, Uncle Craig, and Baby Marc. She had been so worried that she'd never get it because she had forgotten to tell Santa, but she did, and she exclaimed that there is "nothing" else that she now needs. Not sure I'd go that far, but hey, she's happy! I was pretty happy myself with my new Tag Reading System, Cars2 movie, and LeapPad game, not to mention my giant Mater truck that's big enough to sleep in. There were so many great presents that both of us were wondering why it is taking so long for next Christmas to get here!

Weird and Wacky Weather

It is January 6, and we live somewhere that typically has lots of snow and freezing cold temperatures. Not today! It hit 50 degrees today and we took full advantage of the beautiful weather. Mom loaded up our bikes, Wrigley, and us of course and we headed to the lake. We were so excited to just be outside that we rode our bikes for over an hour. We had to stop once the sun set, which was probably a good thing considering our legs were like jello and Lily wouldn't stop complaining about her sore behind. It was a great way to end the week here in our world!

Ryan's December School Art

3K Lumen Christi Catholic School - We are completing more and more things by ourselves. I wrote Merry Christmas all by myself with no help from anyone!

Lily's December School Art

3K Lumen Christi Catholic School - It is fun to watch us become little artists. Our handwriting is improving as you can see by the Merry Christmas. We wrote this all by ourselves, and I only needed Mom to help me out a bit on the "M's". We are starting to cut much better too, cutting out whole projects by ourselves.

Christmas 2011

Every Christmas keeps getting better and better. After playing Santa the Superhero and putting out our milk and cookies, Lily quickly yelled good night and basically put herself to bed. I was quick to follow, and I heard Mom and Dad say that they wish it was Christmas every day. Better be careful what you wish for! We didn't wake up any earlier than usual, but as soon as I was up, I ran downstairs to see if Santa had come and sure enough he had. I was nice enough to run upstairs and let everyone else know before tearing into my gifts. Lily welcomed my good news with a "I don't want to talk to you." Guess that's what I get for waking her up, but it was for a good reason which she quickly realized. We soon all headed downstairs and the chaos began. Santa did well again this year getting us almost everything we wanted. He even managed to find me a Brachiosaurus and Lily her Sleeping Beauty movie. We almost made it through the morning unscathed as well, but I managed to step on the shovel I bought Lily and it flew up and hit her in the lip. One fat lip and cold fudge pop later we were good to go! After opening gifts and filling our bellies we headed up to Grandma Jackie's house to celebrate some more. I got cool orange Crocs and Lily got her Playful Pup which she appropriately named Wrigley. We had a blast hanging out with our cousins. Lily and Elizabeth managed to discover every little thing there was to know about Lily's new LeapPad while AJ and I hid in a closet to watch Cars2. Mom and Dad had to leave early to head to Lambeau Field for the Packer/Bears game. Dad left me alone to fend for myself amongst a sea of Packer fans, but I managed to hold my own even though the Packers won. We celebrated Grandma's birthday too with a giant brownie cake that was delicious! The magic of Christmas was definitely in full swing this year here in our world! Merry Christmas everyone!

"Hand"made gifts

This year for Christmas we made "hand"made gifts for Mom and Dad, that's mine on the left and Lily's is on the right. If you look closely you'll see that the tree is our hand print and the trunk is our thumbprint. We're getting pretty crafty here in our world!