Are we having a party?

Nope, this is just how our entry looks lately. Yep, we do have TWO coat closets (although you can't open them because all of the shoes are in the way). Oh, and we also have a mudroom. I swear this house was clean 2 days ago.

We finally got some snow.

I don't know if we needed 5.2 inches, but yesterday was a great day to play in the snow!

Somewhere fun Friday

Noah had been asking for a hot dog for days, so we had a lunch date at A&W.
Then, we all gathered at Grandma and Grandpa's to celebrate Grandpa Steve's birthday.

You Stay Classy, San Diego...

For Uncle Rich...your nephew is an aspiring Ed Wilson...filmed with Noah's new spyglasses that record video...

one more

make that two

baseball (and shorts) in January???

love it!

what's new?

Eli started basketball yesterday.

Noah and I strapped on our aprons (handmade by Grandma Cathy) and made bugs with his Zombie Lab today.

favorite moments of the day

golfing in January

Noah earning his 3rd stripe

Eli multitasking

Home

We made it home on Monday afternoon 30 minutes before we had to leave for the boys' first night of gymnastics/fitness class. The kids were excited to see some snow on the ground.

Saturday/Sunday

Saturday was the annual game night/New Year's party. The kids and I made everyone stay up to watch the ball drop.
Sunday: We had a birthday party for Grace and went to a movie in the afternoon.

Friday

Christmas at Grandma's

Eli got an MP3 player that was connected to his head the rest of the trip. Noah got a lot of spy gear.

Christmas in Iowa

We arrived at Grandma's around 11:30 Wednesday night (12/28). On Thursday, we got to spend time (outside) with our friends. Eli went to Luke's birthday party, and Noah got to see a raccoon in a trap.

6th birthday gift idea??

my boys