Valentine's Day

Yesterday we met our friends at the park and the kids exchanged valentines.

We spent today at home. I made pink heart shaped waffles for breakfast. After lunch, we had heart shaped rice krispie treats. For dinner, the kids decorated a white tablecloth and dressed up. We turned off the lights and lit candles. They had grape juice in wine glasses. For dessert, we had heart shaped brownies and strawberries. Then we played music and everyone danced. The kids thought that was very fun.

Birthday celebrations

Yesterday we went to the park with our friends. I took Lego cupcakes to celebrate Colin's and Caleigh's birthdays.

 My dad and sister are visiting to celebrate the birthdays. We all went bowling today and then to lunch.

Colin's birthday and snow

The kids were so excited to see it snowing last night. It's only snowed one other time since we've lived here. Colin said God sent snow for his birthday present. Luckily, the snow was still around when they got up this morning. Chad had already taken the day off for Colin's birthday. We had planned to take them out somewhere, but they were happy to stay home and get to go out to play in the snow.









Colin decided he wanted to decorate his own Star Wars cake this year. He drew everything out on paper. I helped him get the outline on the cake, but he did most of the decorating.

 







I can't believe he's already 9 years old.

A few more Disney pictures

We're back

I'll try to post a few more pictures from our vacation soon. Molly and I apparently brought colds home from Florida so I'm a little behind on getting things done. Anyway, I just wanted to share this picture of Molly. She and Caleigh loved riding the teacups. They wanted to spin as fast as we could and made crazy faces the whole time. On the last day, I asked them to show what their faces would look like once the ride started. This is what I got of Molly. It just makes me laugh every time I see it.

Happy Birthday, Chad!

Today is Chad's birthday. We visited Hollywood Studios and then went out for dinner. After that, we came back to the house for cake and presents.

Happy Birthday Caleigh!

Caleigh is 6 years old today. We went to Chef Mickey's for breakfast. Mickey, Minnie, Pluto, Goofy, and Donald walk around visiting your table while you eat. After breakfast, they brought out a cupcake for her. Then we went to Magic Kingdom. We did all her favorite rides and met some characters. She wanted to leave because she was so excited about getting back to the house to open her presents.

Vacation

Last week, I was busy preparing for our vacation. Colin did his testing for the year as required by North Carolina. We left home and came to Florida on Thursday. The kids have had a great time visiting Disney World. The weather had been great, but now it's cooler and today it rained.

Colin got his hair cut at Magic Kingdom and had them paint a Mickey head on the back. They also sprinkled pixie dust on the girls' heads.



Playing in water



Donald liked Chad's shirt



Colin was chosen for Jedi training. Then he got to fight Darth Vadar. It really made his day.

Molly's haircut

I took Molly to have her hair cut on Friday. I tried to get a picture to show how it looked, but it didn't show up well. It was just a hole in that side so you could only see it if you were looking for it or she turned a certain way. Here's one to show how long it was before though.



They were able to cover up what she did by putting some layers in that side and then matching the other side and blending it in with the back.

Happy New Year!!!!

The kids decided they wanted to stay up until midnight and see the ball drop. Well it's 10:50 now. Molly is laying against me asleep. Caleigh is in the floor in a sleeping bag. She's still awake, but she looks really tired. I'm not sure if she'll make it. Chad asked her if she wanted him to wake her and she said no. Colin shouldn't have a problem. I sometimes find him reading or playing in his bed when I check on him before I go to bed sometimes later than midnight.

What will I do with Molly?

I guess everyone has one child who does it. I should have known it would be Molly. She found some scissors today and cut her hair. It's not terribly noticeable so it could have been worse. She cut a good chunk out of one side though. Molly said she thought it was okay because it's her own hair. Here's what Caleigh brought me when she came to tell on Molly.



Caleigh actually came to tell me because Molly was chasing Caleigh trying to cut her hair too.

While I was trying to comb it and see how bad it was, Caleigh said she knew how to fix it. She said just put Molly in the bathtub because her hair always gets longer when you wash it.   I guess I'll be taking her for a haircut tomorrow or Friday to fix it. It was only in May that I was able to let her get her first real haircut. I hope they'll be able to do something to blend it in without having to cut it all as short as that section. 

Merry Christmas!

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas.

The Polar Express

Yesterday, we had a Polar Express party. I gave the kids new pajamas and invited some of their friends over in their pjs and watch the movie with us. I printed boarding tickets for each of them. Before starting the movie, I punched their first initial on the ticket. They had hot chocolate and snacks while watching the movie. I punched the letter for their last name on the ticket when the kids in the movie were boarding the train to go home. At the end of the movie, I gave them each their own bell.

Here's a pic of the kids waiting for their friends to arrive. I don't know what this face is that Molly is making, but she was proud of it. As soon as I took the pic, she turned and showed it to Colin and Caleigh and laughed about it.