The Hokey Pokey!

While the Roach's were here this past weekend swapping xmas gifts and hanging out, Allison taught the trio the Hokey Pokey! They loved it and made her sing it many times!

Let it Snow! - Monday photo frenzy!

We are walking in a Winter Wonderland! Almost 14 inches of snow fell over the weekend! Logan was so excited and kept racing to the windows to look out.
We bundled everyone and headed out for some fun.

"Come on Mom! We want to go out and play in the snow! Now!"










"Mom, I'm cold and my mittens won't stay on! Can we go back inside now!"


Nothing better after playing in the snow than warm chocolate milk and cookies while watching an xmas movie with Dad!

Monday Update - 2 Years Old and 8th Grade Photos!

Monday Morning Update and Picture Preview!

Well, as the above photo shows - the trio's 2 year pictures turned out awesome! I am so excited to share them on here, but we used them for Christmas cards that are getting mailed today, so I won't post them until next week to give the cards time to arrive! However, I hope you also noticed the new family shot as the new header for the blog. I absolutely love it - Charleen did an amazing job with all the kids and the dogs.

This weekend was a busy one. We were up and out the door by 8 on Saturday to have breakfast with Santa! The weather did not cooperate on Saturday. It rained all day so the parade that Lucas was going to be in got cancelled. Dave did manage to get most of the xmas decorations up on Friday, but could not do anything on Saturday, so he still has a little bit of work to do.

Sunday was church and then I had a day out while Dave stayed with the kids! My friend Rebecca from playgroup and I headed to Newport Rhode Island to tour a few mansions! They were stunning! It was amazing to learn the history and see how the very rich lived in the early 1900's! I really had a great time and it was so nice to get to know Rebecca. She is also a Navy wife and we had a lot to talk about. I felt bad about leaving Dave with all the kids, but I figure it gives him a glimpse into what I do everyday while he is at work! LOL!

We are getting all the stuff done for our xmas travel home. Most of the shopping is done, the dogs stay at the kennel is reserved, the packing list is being made, bags starting to fill and I am getting excited and nervous about Christmas! This is the first Christmas without my Mom and I am not sure that I am ready to handle it. Thanksgiving was not too hard since we were not often together, but we were always (except 1 xmas in HI) at my Mom's for Christmas. This year we are staying at my Aunt and Uncle's and it will be very different. I know it will be fun, but I am nervous too.

I guess we just have to figure out the "new" traditions and make it work!

Photo with Santa!

As you can see, it did not go well!

Jess went right up to him and wanted to sit with him! Logan was very nervous, but got more comfortable with his sister there. Will was just a nervous wreck from the get go. We went last night to the mall in the hopes of getting the kids excited to see Santa for our actual pics on Saturday, but now I don't think we will be making the hour trip to Dayville to go to Charleen's as planned. Logan and Jess stayed on Santa's lap for quite a bit while we tried to get Will to relax enough to take a good picture. I guess we can hope for a better try next year!