Snow Day

A week – SEVEN DAYS before Easter – this was our backyard:

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Easter 2013

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Jaden-isms

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Momma:  What WAS THAT?!?!

Jaden:  I farted.

Jaden:  ……EGG FARTS!!!!!!!!!!

Cue eyeroll.  Life with boys.

Jaden-isms

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Katy: Jaden, did you have fun at BSF?
Jaden: Yes, what did I do at BSF?
Katy: What did you do at BSF, Jaden?
Jaden: I listened to a story about Abraham and Sarah.
Katy: What happened in that story? Did Sarah have a baby?
Jaden: Yes, and God was in the story.
Katy: What did God do in the story?
Jaden:  Ummmm….I think he was playing basketball.

A snapshot of our Christmas

Hi Friends!

We know we’ve been MIA from the internet lately but we have been SO busy!  Our family had a really spectacular Christmas – the boys were just old enough to really get into the activities and it was so, so fun.  Here’s a quick snapshot of Christmas 2012.

Jaden & Weston got cookie decorating aprons – guess which child hated his?

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We made cinnamon ornaments for the boys’ BSF teachers with Jaden’s best friend, Charlotte.

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We got a little snow and Jaden bundled up in his snowsuit to play in it for the first time.  He came in red-faced and happy.

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Daddy got his Christmas present, a piano, a week early and all 3 guys in our house love playing it.

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We hosted a Christmas party for our small group, complete with a present exchange and cookie decorating.

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The boys learned how to play hide and seek which is a hilarious story for another day.

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On Christmas Eve we ate dinner at Steak ‘n Shake then had the Franklins over to decorate cookies for Santa and read the Christmas story.

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And Christmas morning was, of course, a BONANZA

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Things were a disaster.  This was after most of the wrapping paper had been cleaned up.

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Instead of making a huge Christmas dinner, we had Christmas Burritos.  Complete with everything you could possibly want to stuff them, including queso blanco and chips/salsa.  It was low-key, easy, and delicious.  Best of all we enjoyed the entire day and didn’t have to worry about spending hours in a kitchen. Ole!

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What did Santa bring the boys for Christmas?  A giant bounce house that takes up almost the entire basement.  They LOVE it and it’s been great for burning off winter energy.

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Hope you had a picture-perfect Christmas!  We definitely enjoyed ours!

 

 

 

Happy New Year!

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Hello world!

We have been gone for too long!  Keep up with us here, promise we’ll be back soon with all sorts of craziness!