Christmas Clothes

My mom got new Christmas clothes for the kids. They look so adorable in them so I tryed to get a pic of them together, which is almost as impossible as getting to 9:00am church on time.

So we got a few like this before Tom became a genius and gave Crew some of his church snacks and he finally held still for two seconds and actually looked at me.

Thanks for the fun new Church clothes Grammy we love you and hope you're feeling better and walking better soon! (Grammy just had her first of two hip replacements. poor little crippled Grammy. At least they are going to be able to fix her. yea!)

Thanksgiving Break '09

This is what came off the bus last Tuesday instead of Kya.

Tom got tickets to a CHL hockey game for the night before Thanksgiving. We became huge fans of the Sundogs when we lived in Az. Tom was always getting free tickets when we lived there too since he's in the same type of work. So when he was offered tickets to a Broncos or Nuggets game, he asked if he could just have tickets to the local CHL game. It was fun but it made us miss our Sundogs. We will have to go again when they play the Sundogs, who this team lost to in the championship game a couple years ago. Haha.

There was a family sitting near us who were very nice and even shared their doughnuts with Kya and Crew. Anyway their teenage daughter was obviously pregnant. So on the way home Tom and I were talking about how hard that would be if your kid got pregnant while in high school. So Tom yelled back to Kya, " Your not allowed to hold a boys hand, EVER." Kya's response was, " what about when we're playing ring around the rosie?"

This was Kya's contribution to our Thanksgiving meal. So sweet.

After Crew ate his meal in his high chair he joined the big kids table.

Yes, Kya is eating a whole turkey leg. She insisted that she have one.

Crew stole this from our friends baby girl, who came to share Thanksgiving dinner with us. Crew bud, I don't think they wanted to share their binky too, but great color.

On Saturday we met Kindy and Nate at Bass Pro Shop. They had activities for the kids while they waited to see Santa. Conor and Kya got to race each other on this track. Conor stood in line a long time to get a turn.

Crew found this and we couldn't keep him off it, even if another kid was on it. He just tryed to but his way in.

He gave Briley a ride........

.......and she obviously loved it!

Giant Snowman

We got more snow and after shoveling the driveway and sidewalk, Tom, with his two little helpers or course, made another one of his giant snowmen. I don't think he knows how to make them small.

Hot Air Balloons and Swimming

These hot air balloons were going up right by our neighborhood. We were watching out our window and one came so close that we could see the people in the basket waving at us. It totally made our day!



A few weekends ago we went to this awesome pool near our house. We've been wanting to go for a while and finally had time. Tom and Kya went down the huge slide a few times before they told Kya she was not tall enough. She was bummed for a second and then found other slides for kids her size. Conor and I each went down once and that was enough for us. We're the not so daring ones in our family. At least we have each other right?

Extracurriculars

Conor's Archery goes year round, we just sign him up every month. There are actually twice as many kids in his class than you can see in the picture and there are a lot of different skill level classes. He is trying out different things trying to find something he likes. He is liking archery and has improved quickly. Tom takes him on Saturday mornings while the rest of us sleep in. Last time they got out 3D targets, like fake animals, and Conor shot every one at least once. I think maybe I'll take him next time so I can witness his mad skills.




Soccer is in the Fall and the Spring here. Lucky for Kya because she is always asking when soccer starts again. This was her third year to play and she loves it. I go through the list of things to sign up for with her because she wants to be in something right now but all she wants is soccer. She only has to wait a few more months to play and she can hardly wait.

STAR OF THE WEEK

Conor was star of the week and got to bring in some pics and stuff he wanted for his bulletin board. He brought a target from archery lessons and his favorite book, Peter Pan. His teacher made a special bullletin board about him and each kid in his class and his teacher and parents got to write him a letter telling him why he was a star to them. She compiled them into a little book for him to bring home. I went to his classroom after school one day and took a pic of him in front of his board. On top of the pic I cut off the part of the paper that says, "Star of the Week," but I got all of that sweet face in so I'm good. Conor truly is a star and we love every minute of him!

Boys will be boys

I need to post a million things but because of a busy little guy in our house I don't get much done lately. So while Tom is here to wrangle him I will post about what my days have been filled with.
Mostly keeping up with three amazing little people. Although exhausting, and sometimes frustrating I have to say I'm enjoying every minute of it. I love my job!
We call Crew our little explorer. He is into everything and nothing can stop him, not even those child proof outlet covers or closed doors both of which he has conquered. He empties cupboards and drawers, and rearranges every room in the house daily. He stands up in his high chair, even when we strap him in. He will not stay in the cart at the grocery store either and stands up even with the strap cinched up tightly, little Houdini. I have given up on getting anything done when he's awake. I just watch in amazement how quickly he goes from emptying all of his diapers and half the wipes to unrolling the toilet paper and emptying the bathroom cupboards. We try to channel his abilities, we give him things to throw in the trash or shoes to put in the shoe basket and he happily helps out and then claps for himself. Conor and Kya painted little cardboard mailboxes that we found at Hobby Lobby. Tom and I leave little notes and treats in them and they also leave treasures for each other in them. So today someone decided to leave a little sentiment in Conors mailbox. It was left over toast! Any guesses who that was from? Kya told me today that something smells funny in her room. If we could interigate our little explorer we'd probably find something he was storing in their for a snack later on. He loves it when the kids include him in their play. The other day they were all three hunting crocodiles with toy guns. This sweet busy little dude keeps us on our toes and very entertained. He blows us kisses by sticking his index finger in his mouth and blowing. We love him tons and wouldn't have him any other way.
Plug covers........check

Open bathroom door......check

Black tongue from candy......just cool.

crocodile hunting.......check

see if one of my toys fits in daddy's trophy....check

oatmeal cream pie out of wrapper and into belly before Mama notices.....check

flash a sweet grin so they can't be mad.......check

dive in for left over crumbs......check

let "BuBu" know how much I care.......check