Snow Day!

Well, this is what our street looks like at 1:45 p.m. on Thursday afternoon and the snow is still following steadily. So, we have been spending our day playing, watching Cinderella doing crafts (which for Owen means putting as much glue as he can in one spot) and playing dress up.

Aren't they cute?

Family Fun!

Before I talk about the fun we have been having over the last couple weeks I have to say that Owen knocked out his other front tooth yesterday. When he hit his mouth this summer and shattered the right front tooth, his left incisor (I think) pushed back a bit. Well, that really exposed his left front tooth and he caught it on something when he was falling and it came out. So, apparently things come in twos right? Emma had two broken arms this year and now Owen knocked out two teeth. I am going to write our Christmas letter today, hope I can fit it all on one page!

Today is a snow day and no school for us. It is nice to not have to go to work but this is the third day Emma has missed and we will have to make up these days later. But for now...fun. So, I struggled through what seemed like the easiest recipe for gingerbread cookies. I must have used 6-7 cups of flour just to keep them from sticking to me and the cutting board. But they turned out surprisingly good, so the kids decorated them before nap today and get to chow down after nap. Owen had a lot of the fun with the sprinkles, can you tell which is his? This is a picture of our gingerbread house we made on Sunday. The kids keep asking when we can eat it.

We went and played in the snow a little on Sunday also. Kylie likes the snow but like playing with passing dogs much better. She looks like she is smiling a little in this picture.

Our lovely Christmas tree. I had to reorganize the decorations because the kids put them all on the bottom or in one spot.

This was taken right before we went tree hunting. It was a fun time and it didn't take very long to find out tree for Scott to cut down. Last year we had snow but as you can see in the picture it was a pretty clear day.

Our smart girl!

As prove that Emma really loves school she has hit two awesome milestones in the last week. She made ready reader level one which means that she is reading some and able to answer questions, getting most correct. She was fifth in her class to reach this level. And she got Tiger Club which means that she is ready to learn everyday, nice to others, respectful of adults, etc. She was only the third in her class to get this. We are way too proud!!

Party Time!!

Emma was invited to her first party for a friend that she met at Kindergarten. We went to the Family Fun Center and had a fun time. Owen tagged along also and enjoyed throwing money away on video games he didn't know how to play but liked pushing buttons anyway.

Emma is quite the daredevil. She loves roller coasters, the ferris wheel and the frog hopper. Her friend Karissa next to her laughed but held on to the bar for dear life the entire time.

Can you tell they have been playing hard?

Happy Halloween!!

We had a fun party. I made green eyeballs and punch and we ate pizza before passing out nearly 300 pieces of candy. Emma and Owen had their friends there to help and both had a lot of fun trick or treating.
Buzzlightyear to the rescue.

Becca, Morgan, Emma (wonder woman or watermelon as Owen calls her), and Philip.

Enough said...

Luke was moonlighting as Superman.

Too fun!!!

Backyardigans are here!

Last year we decided to take Emma to see Go Diego Go at the Paramount for her Christmas present from us. She absolutely loved it and we had a fun time. There were tons of kids and it was loud and crazy and fun. So this year, we took both Owen and Emma to see the Backyardigans, which are a group of kids who go on adventures in their backyards and their imaginations run wild. It's a very fun show to watch. The kids were awesome and they loved the show, although Scott and I thought the plot was a little boring. The singing was fun and it's the perfect length for wee ones. Owen got crazy before the show even started.

Emma got to wear her pretty princess dress. She even walked the streets of Seattle like a princess, one hand holding up her skirt allowing it to sway side to side. Too funny!

Also, this Friday, Emma got another 9/10 on a spelling test. She is still loving school and read me a book the other day Biscuit Goes to School. She is learning a lot very quickly. What an amazing treat as a parent...and teacher.

Go Eagles!!

It was our homecoming game on Friday the 24th and the kids and I went to the game. This was the highlight of Emma's night, getting a picture taken with the cheerleaders. If you ask her what her favorite thing is about going to the football game with us it's the cheerleaders. And don't get in her way when they are doing a cheer, she might bite!