Looks Like Christmas

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas-- both indoors and out! The weather is finally coinciding with the season. I think the mosquitos may finally be gone! I spent some time with the kids out in the snow this afternoon (and took pictures, of course!). 

Here is a shot of a Christmas decoration to start with:

Tons of outside shots-- here we go:

Playing in the snow is exhausting!

Some mean sister threw snow on Big. He wasn't happy about the snow that made it down his neck:

We had a lot of fun outside. I had snow boots and pants for the first time, so was finally well equipped to be out with the kids (yeah, I know we've lived in snow country for 7 years). We're excited for what this new season has to bring, and are excited to see what the future has in store for us, too! Most importantly, we hope we can always have fun and love one another no matter what! 

7 Things Tag

It seems that I have been tagged. It requires a bit more brain power than I have at the moment, but I'll give it a shot. 

7 things I can do...

1. Cook

2. Eat things I cook

3. Sing

4. Be on time

5. Pack quickly

6. Use lots of tape when I wrap gifts

7. Talk very fast

7 things I can't do...

1. Sleep in

2. Lead music

3. Count my gray hairs

4. Have a conversation without interrupting (Sorry!)

5. The splits

6. Eat lots of sweets

7. Relax completely

7 things I like to eat...

1. Steamed vegetables with butter, salt and pepper

2. Bajio vegetarian ensalada

3. Bread

4. My Potato chowder

5. My Pot pie

6. Crackers and cheese with pickles

7. Chocolate Milk (I KNOW it's a drink-- be flexible!)

7 things I always say...

1. I'm sorry

2. I'm tired

3. I used to say, "I'm all muzzy headed", but then I got glasses! ; )

4. Crap!

5. I love you

6. Stop talking/singing/playing and go to sleep!

7. I ate too much

I tag janeannechovy, Lima, Mister, Jen, Anne, Babs and Tamsen! 

Pen Again

For those of you who are interested, Pen posted on her blog again. Hope you enjoy it!

Noo-ooooo!

So, I mentioned that the Laundry Queen family all had nasty colds... well, now you can add a stomach bug to that. If I fail to post for a few days, please don't hold it against me. I am most likely otherwise occupied. Yay.

Elving Around

The kids pretended to be Elves tonight. They all had Elf names and Elf jobs. Poor Big didn't seem to like where Elf management placed him. He was assigned the task of putting holes in whiffle balls. I could tell he wanted one of the more high profile Elf jobs like decorating Santa's tree or toy assembly. I tried to explain to Big about job seniority, I mean, he is the youngest Elf after all, but he still seemed to be disgruntled. Poor Big! I hope he doesn't go postal.

Photo Morning

The boys and I are all feeling a bit crummy today-- congestion, coughs, runny noses... you get it. Anyway, we were just kind of moping around this morning, a lot of whining from Big (he's the sickest), so I decided to take a few shots. 

At first it didn't go too well:

Luckily tempers evened out a little bit (for 5 minutes or so, anyway), so here's what I managed to get:

Not the best shots (it would help if I knew what I was doing, I guess), but they work to show how fast the boys are getting big. They change so quickly! Bud has grown more than 2 inches in the last 3 months! I feel like I need to take pictures so I don't wake up one day to find I've missed it all and only have fuzzy memories of how they once were. So, a lot more pictures to come, folks!

Bowls

Those of you who have been following my blog are most likely aware of the debate concerning what to do with Big's hair. I have received a few suggestions, one of which is the bowl cut. I really have strong feelings about the bowl cut, stated to perfection by the below billboard we saw on our Thanksgiving trip:

Couldn't have put it better myself!