Monday, January 30, 2012

Happy 7th Birthday Carolyn!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR CAROLYN
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!!!

It doesn't seem possible that you could be seven already.  Time has sure flown.  Wishing you a day super sweet, just like you!

Love,
Daddy, Mommy, Benji, Katie and John


Thursday, January 26, 2012

winter fun

It's really been a mild winter.... so far.  Winter's not even close to being over, so I shouldn't say anything too loudly.  Only a handful of days with frigid, below zero temps and wind chills.  Typically we have way more snow, especially by the end of January.  But we've got enough to make playing outside and sledding fun.  AND enough for the snowmoblie!

Sweet pals and cousins: Meri and Carolyn
The best way to sled... behind the snowmoblie!

The Daddy's rigged up this sled the other year.  It works great.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

#3

Benji pulled out tooth #3 tonight (top right) !!!!!!!


4 years 4 months

These were taken the 2nd week of January!  It was in the low 40's!  The very next day we got 7" of snow.  It's been a very mild winter.  John was eager to pose, so I obliged him.  Not the most successful, but it was memorable.


"I hear something"
"It's an airplane"
"mmmm. Go stand over there now"
"I think I hear a big buck"
"Cheese!"
"Giggle. Snicker. Giggle"


***GRR-  Is anyone else having trouble scheduling posts?  I scheduled this one to post at 5:00am this morning  It said 'scheduled'.  Obviously it did NOT post, and when I logging on just now it said draft.  It seems to happen everytime I try to schedule a post lately.  It used to work just fine.  Any advice?

Thursday, January 19, 2012

Happy 2nd Birthday James!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR JAMES
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!

LOVE,
Uncle Benjamin, Aunt Heather,
Benji, Carolyn, Katie and John

Friday, January 13, 2012

Katie Kat

This little girl....


She's crazy about cats kittens.  Our 'kitten' is now a fat cat.  He still puts up with the attention the kids give him, but it's not the same.  Much to the kid's delight a little kitten has started to hang around our house.  "It" comes and goes as 'it' pleases.  (I think it belongs to our neighbors... aka Jacob, Emily and Meri) :)  Anyway... Katie loves the thing to pieces.  It's one way I can be sure she'll take a nap.. she drags the poor thing in, wraps it in a blanket and snuggles into bed.  Soon both are fast asleep! :) 
It's hard to believe she'll turn 6.  S-I-X in April.  That day can't come fast enough for her.  She's already doing a countdown.  First it's Jame's bday, then Carolyn's, then G. Gma Marx (who is turning 90!!! this year), A. Heather, Gma Linda, A. Jessica, Daddy's and then it's HER BIRTHDAY.
{ahem} Her kitten scratched her...
She loves to do art/craftsy things.  (both girls do actually).  This was the latest hit.  "Snow" painting.  Take equal amounts of glue and foam shaving cream.  You can also add food coloring.  It dries puffy. Looks like snow.  This particular picture is the start of the diamond she made me.  Quite the rock, huh?
Out of all 4 kids, she is the one who ended up with most of Mommy's genes.  She has two moles.. in the exact same spot as Daddy..so she got some of Daddy.  It's amazing to me, how 4 kids, from the same two people can be so different, yet so much alike.  (looks, personalities..)   It's what makes them so unique and special.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

New Year with old friends. Good times

New Years Day 2012
New Years Eve we got snow.. and ice.  It wasn't too much.  But just enough to enjoy with friends!
Our time together was short.  But very sweet.  Looking forward to getting together this year.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

"I'm so OLD!"

The other night the boys were in the tub.  I was folding clothes in the living room.  I could hear lots of giggling.  Followed by John saying in a deep voice: "I'M SO OLD!!"  This is what I found when I walked in.



Goofy kids!

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Happy Birthday Aunt Tanya!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR AUNT TANYA
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!


LOVE,
BENJI, CAROLYN, KATIE AND JOHN

Sunday, January 1, 2012

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