SNOW DAYS!!

Yea, you heard me… 20 degree weather, lots of white stuff, and happy kids.  When I was a kid I really really didn’t like snow.  I guess I’ve learned to appreciate it as I’ve gotten older and I get to watch the excitement through my kid’s eyes.  It’s also a lot easier to appreciate something you see MAYBE once a year.  Here are a few fun pictures of our family partaking in this years whitesome delightsome…

(Notice how there are 2 things going on in these pictures.  Christian crashes and burns… but all Mia is worried about is her hat falling off. )

Kalea in my hat… I guess it pays to have a peanut sized head sometimes.

Landen LOVED sledding down our hill.

Landen liked the snow except when he fell down he’d hold out his hands for me to wipe them off.

Proof that I really was outside. (THIS IS FOR MY MOM)

FUNNY SLEEPER

I’m not sure why we have all these strange pictures of my kids sleeping… but I thought I’d collaborate them and share!

All 3 kids worn out… nothing better.

Kalea napping at the foot of our bed

 

Mia snuggling and then deciding to nap on me

 

This is one of my favorites… Mia sleeping and half standing.

Mia sleeping in the closet… I think she had gotten in trouble and was in time out. I went looking for her and freaked out a little bit cause she wasn’t in her room.  Then I opened the closet door and found her here.

This is when chubby baby Landen used to suck his thumb. He’s so stinkin adorable!!

Mia fell asleep in her car seat after church. This is where and how she ended up afterwards.

Landen fell asleep on Aunt Cherre’s lap on the boat.  He looks like a little turtle in his shell.

And Lastly… HANDS DOWN MY FAVORITE… This is how we found Kalea and Mia one night after putting them to bed. Mia had climbed up onto Kalea’s bed and apparently they had played until they dropped… literally… where they were.

ONE YEAR OLDER AND WISER TOO….

HAPPY BIRTHDAY (clap) TO YOU!!

Christian turned 26! YAY!! Happy Birthday to my sweetheart and my best friend!

Thank you for every moment… and for all of the moment’s to come. I love you. K

ZOOOOOMMM!!!

That’s pretty much what December did… it zoomed on by. I think I was there for most of it, but I honestly am not sure.  Lots of things happened…. I started back at a new/old job, Christian and Kalea had 2 weeks off, and I’m pretty sure Santa came one of those nights too.

I was able to take Kalea and Mia to Disney on Ice early in December. They went with their cousins, Mackenzie and Caroline, and my sis-in-law Cherre.  We had a great time!  We started our evening eating homemade pizza that Cherre made for everyone, and then drove over to the RBC Center and evening of Disney goodness.

 

Christmas was busy busy busy as usual. I had to work Christmas Eve but ended up getting home at 9:30 so we could open one present before the arrival of Santa.  The girls were so excited and went to sleep promptly afterwards.  The next morning Santa definitely delivered and the girls were read to tear into all of the color wrapping under the tree.  Landen spent his time carrying around 2 suckers from See’s Candy. He knew what the good stuff was.

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We also spent time at Grandma and Grandpa Alo’s house and Grandmother and Grandpa Simpson’s home.  I think we were all pretty exhausted by the end of the evening.

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Lane was able to come home from Hawaii and it was his first Christmas back since his mission. The kids really loved having their Uncle Lane around to joke around with and attack. Lane and I took the girl’s to go see Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs which they LOVED. I think Lane and I loved it just as much. Mia and Kalea said they wanted to go to another movie right after. Which we DID…. not.  Anyways, life has been undoubtedly busy and at times exhausting with trying to balance the kids, the holiday’s, work schedules, etc.  Oh… and PS… I am currently re-employed at Sullivan’s Steakhouse in downtown Raleigh again. So let the tips roll in, and the exhaustion begin.