Elmo Rocks!

ps. elmo did break after this taping...

someone actually fixed him!!

zach wanted to bury him

Um, What!?

While the boys were sleeping today, Ellie and I were watching HGTV as I dream of the perfect home.
A commercial for Bobby Flay comes on and randomly, Ellie says:
"He cooks good food."

1. How does she know who this guy is?
2. How does she know he cooks good food?

So, I ask: "How do you know he cooks good food?"
She senses my confusion, but thinks perhaps she has offended me
and responds:
"You cook good food for us."

I wish I could capture the compassion on her face and the cuteness of her half falling out pigtails that makes the moment that much more precious!

My New FAVORITE book

I am so glad I am married to a "teacher for life"
Adam loves to keep up with the Caldecott Award books
and this one truly lives up to the award!

This is the first true picture book I have seen in a while!!
I hope you all have a chance to enjoy it!

Wanna laugh?

http://www.cutethingslaughing.com/

America's Song

Go Steelers!!

beat Ravens!

Mickey Mouse Clubhouse

as you saw in an earlier post, ever night and i mean EVERY night
we drove past this house, all lit up! and they had these little scenes.
Ellie loved it!! So here she is with all the little houses:


Here is her with the baby Jesus!

With Minnie, Mickey and Goofy

With Pooh, Tigger and frosty

More Minnie and Mickey

after we passed all the scenes (there were more)

we would turn around to back to the house.

she would say good night to all of them!

Then, we had to say goodbye to all of them on the Epiphany, the last day of the festivities and the 12th day of Christmas!

The Christmas party

There was a Christmas party at school


This is Josh and I working on his letter to Santa!

Josh is no where to be found

singing their songs...

i think josh actually sang this year!

"Baby was cold"

New Toys everywhere...

...and here is what they have been playing with:

the new storage boxes I got for the Christmas decorations since our boxes are falling apart!

This is their train:

This is their rocket ship:

This is another train:

(Josh is in the "conductor box")

Tissues.

I mean, "baby was cold."

The empty box...

as a hat:

and another version of a train:

(ellie pushed josh then josh pushed ellie)

My Cute Boyz!

at Grandma & Grandpas Christmas Day

so zach totally spoiled the kids this year!
here is ellie opening up her present from zach

and josh showing off his chain saw!

then ellie "helping" zach

uncle zach still working on the ball pit

and mom enjoying it!!

Christmas Morning

Mom always goes first, to see if santa has come...


checking out the empty plate and the letters he left


Ellie just kept saying,
"he ate the cookies!"





Our Birthday cake!
We sing and EAT first thing...
after the days leading up to Christmas, Ellie was the only one up for eating cake that morning!




MY CHRISTMAS MIRACLE

Ellie's present from mom and dad and Josh checking it out

My First Christmas

with his presents from Ellie and Josh

Santa brought Ellie a baby doll and a crib

Josh checking it out

Santa brought Josh a handy Mandy car and tools

and Ellie checking it out!

the aftermath:

Where is Matt! First to comment with his location wins!!

(daddy learning how to dress baby!! haha)

Christmas Eve part 2

We baked our cake for Jesus' birthday,
Got the cookies ready for santa,
made a snack...

Ellie still had to finish her letter...

Each year, Adam gets our family a Christmas book

Here is Josh enjoying books of years past...this one Polar Express

And Matt enjoying last years book "In a Manger"

Then the big reveal of this years book!!

And reading Merry Christmas Curious George

(still Josh's favorite series!)

Christmas Eve

The reason for the season


trying to get the kids picture in front of the nativity...
matt wouldn't look at the camera...
and Josh was trying to help! haha


this is the best we could do!