Jan 2014

 January was full of new things! We went iceskating for the first time that the kids can remember and the 2 oldest had a great time, but T was less than thrilled, it was still worth it though! Next year maybe he'll be more on board! Darci has really started sucking her thumb, if the binki isn't in, her thumb is! It's cute now, but it won't be later! At a week shy of 5 mo she is up on all 4s and rocking and burying her face in the floor and pushing. She is definitely starting to move! We also started feeding her a little rice cereal at night and she is loving it!

 Mom and Dad came home from grams with us and help give me the support to potty train T! Needless to say, it only took a week, he was super ready, and he's completely trained now! It is amazing. Couldn't and wouldn't have done it without them :) They drove from our house to Dennis and Tony's in FL and drove them to maryland to get married. So happy for them, we love them so much.

 Meili's family photo, she is a great big sister

 Kai loves his karate class and recently won sensei says amongst all the kids in his class. He was pretty excited. On the same night Meili climbed to the top of her gymnastics rope and rang the bell! She suffered a raspberry on her inner thigh as a result, but was still thrilled with doing it.

 We are sure lucky folks :)

Grams & New Years!

 We met Bre and Mom/Dad at Grams house and got to spend time with cousins & aunts/uncles there. We even found time to see a movie out with Jen & Mike this time! Darci is 4 mo and learned to roll from her back to her belly while we were there. It was so fun to see everyone again :)

 These guys were fast friends :)

 The kids and I decorated and blew up balloons for new years, we did cheers and had a blast. They all stayed up till midnight!

 Gram is a partier. We had the best week with her! We could barely keep up with her! She loves cards and played skip bo with the kiddos and euker till 2 and 3 in the morn every night! She's doing amazingly well for 91 and can't wait to see her again soon! We love Gram :)

XMAS 2013

 Christmas is such a busy fun time. We made christmas cookies, saw santa at bass pro, did gingerbread houses, picked out a real tree and decorated it, and got hot chocolate drove around and saw lights and visited the magic tree. We love the memories of doing those things together. Santa seemed overly thrilled at bass pro this year... NOT!

 Twas the night before xmas...

 I think christmas morning is my favorite part of the whole year. I LOVE catching their awesome excited faces on camera. IT is PRICELESS :) This year Kai asked for a rock crystal necklace, Meili asked for a pogo stick, T asked for camo clothes, and Darc just was happy to be here :) Enjoy.

The loot