First Snow.

We were graced with the first snow of the year yesterday.  It was just a dusting and didn't last very long.  As soon as the kids saw that it was snowing they wanted to go out and  catch snowflakes on their tongues.  This turned into eating the snow off the ground; yummy.  I remember how exciting the first snow was when I was a kid!  It's still kind of exciting; although now it means shoveling, cold, and more shoveling.

This picture doesn't show it, but it is snowing very lightly.  Too funny.

It was sort of funny because the kids were outside for about 30 minutes and then ready to come back inside.  It had stopped snowing, the sun had come out, and the few snowflakes on the ground were nowhere to be seen.  The kids noses were red and as soon as I told them that, they asked for hot cocoa!  So they had some hot cocoa and talked excitedly about the snow.  Kenzie was napping during the first snow and I was doing things around my warm house while keeping an eye outside!  Love these cute little munchkins!

Farmers.

My Grandma Betty had given these cute little bib overalls to Landon and Kadence last year.  They found them in their closets and decided they wanted to wear them.  They call them their "farmer suits" and think they are pretty sweet (despite what Aunty thinks of them).  I happen to think they look pretty stinking cute with their farmer suits!  They had to wear them for our quick trip to the farm.  I thought this was some pretty clever thinking actually.

Grandma Sue made Landon a cute cake for his birthday and we celebrated again!  I was a bad mom this year and didn't make a cake, so I was glad Sue had made one for him.

Make a wish!

Waiting patiently for her piece of Landon's cake.

Looks like Kenzie was trying to blow out the birthday candles, too!  Practicing up for her big birthday next week!

I love this picture of Ryan playing with Kenzie.  She sure loves her daddy!

Nothing better than some snuggle time with Grandma and Papa.  They say couples who have been married for many years start to look and act alike.  Notice how Grandma and Papa both have their left hands on their heads!  Pretty funny!

 We got to spend some quality time with GG.  The kids sure love GG!  Her and Landon put together legos for a long time.  It was really sweet!

 The neighbor girl Madelyn came and played with the kids.  She's a cute blonde haired blue eyed little girl just 2 days older than Kadence.  She sure loved to play with Kenzie.  Love this picture!

Kadence absolutely loved playing with her auntie's cabbage patch dolls.  Her and Grandma had a lot of fun.

Lets not forget all the trips outside with Papa!  The kids rode in the tractor, picked rocks, fed cows, drove the pick up, shot muskrats, and just hung with Papa.  They love it!

We hadn't been to the farm since Memorial day, so it was a great visit!  Ryan was able to help his dad quite a bit which was nice.  The kids just love going so much!  Even Kenzie did pretty well!  Thanks for another great weekend Gary and Sue! We love you guys so much!

A Little Mischievous?

This is Kenzie...my busy busy little baby.  I honestly thought the third time around would be a piece of cake.  I thought wrong.

My littlest munchkin demands not only a ton of entertainment and attention, but also constant supervision.  The little stink bug is so persistent and gets into things knowing she isn't suppose to.  Today she found one of the kids markers and managed to get the cover off and was eating it when I found her.  I can hardly get her to sit still and smile for a picture when I want her to, but for some reason she sat and grinned at me without a problem.  Did she know her entire mouth was green?  How could she have?  At least she picked the color that matched her shirt...

My little love bug.  I could not love her more.

Landon Turns 5.

Landon started his birthday celebration on Friday at school.  He got to wear a birthday crown and was very excited he got to pick a toy from the treasure chest.  He picked an airplane, "just like Carter did on his Birthday."  He was pretty excited.

The celebration started bright and early on Saturday morning.  Earlier in the week Landon had asked if I would hide his present for him so he could find it.  So, he woke up and searched for his present and was very excited to open it.  I think he really likes his leap pad.  He tells people, "yeah, so I don't play Mom's ipad."  Ha!  That's not why we bought it! It is just much more age appropriate!

Landon picked out a cookie cake for his birthday this year!  Very yummy!  We forgot the candles; he blew out pretend ones and was just as thrilled. 

We all did lots of swimming and had a blast!  The pool area was pretty chilly but the kids didn't seem to mind too much.  Even Kenzie did a little swimming! Kadence is a fish and never wanted to get out of the water.  She's pretty brave, too.  She just loves the "pool-yo."

So we had a great birthday celebration and the kids even slept decent at the hotel.  Once the kids had fallen asleep Ryan and I rented a movie off the tv and relaxed.  Then swam some more in the morning before heading home.  

Happy Birthday to the sweetest little boy in the world!  Love him SO much.  

Halloween 2011

 We had a very nice Halloween this year.  On Sunday evening we went to the Bison Sports Arena and trick-or-treated with the Bison.  They had a ton of fun little games set up for the kids to play.  Landon had an absolute riot playing the games and getting candy afterwards.  Kadence played about half the games.  She had fun, but was sporting some serious 'tude; it must have been the costume.

 Love this picture of Kadence being silly.  The kids had "black/orange" day at school and did a lot of fun Halloween activities.  We trick-or-treated around our neighborhood at about 6pm.  It was a good way for us to meet a few of our neighbors and the kids loved it.  I was amazed by the amount of small children that live right around us.  It will be fun in the spring when it warms up and everyone gets back outside.  After trick-or-treating we came back home and watched the "Shrek" Halloween special on tv and Landon and Kadence handed out candy.  I think they had just as much fun doing that.

I can't believe it is November already! We are counting down sleeps to the big 5th birthday!  Just 4 sleeps until my boy turns 5 and then shortly after that we will be celebrating Kenzie's FIRST birthday! Wow.  Happy November!  I am anticipating a first snowfall soon...

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween!  We enjoyed trick-or-treating with the Bison last night and the kids are very excited to go trick-or-treating around our new neighborhood tonight!  Love my little "Frankenstyle," (as Landon says) Princess, and Strawberry.  Hope everyone has a safe halloween!

Feeling like Friday!

I love Friday.  When I was working as an RN I never experienced the true love of a Friday.  When you work 3 12 hour shifts a week and every 3rd weekend there was really no such thing as a normal work week or weekend.  This was actually both good and bad.  It was awesome those weeks that your week ended Wednesday and you had at least Thursday-Sunday off and sometimes even longer.  It was awful when it was Friday night and your work was starting while most normal people were ready to celebrate their weekend.  With my staying at home with the kids and Ryan working mostly Monday-Friday, I have discovered the love for Fridays.  It means we get to wake up with Daddy here the next two mornings and can plan family time for Saturday and Sunday (scheduled around the Vikings).  It is great!  With that said, I love waking up Friday morning and knowing after work today, Ryan will be ours for the next 2 days!

On a side note, our girls are definitely adjusting to sharing a room together.  They are doing very well for the most part.  They don't always go to bed/nap at the same time and often wake up without waking one another...until the past couple of days.  The girls were napping the other day and I heard Kenzie for just a second and then didn't hear her anymore, so I assumed (wishfully thinking perhaps) that she had fallen back asleep.  Pretty soon Landon informed me that he heard the girls laughing.  So, I stood by the door and heard them, too.  When I entered their room, this is what I found. They were playing and as happy as could be.

 I think Landon felt left out, he hopped in for some fun, too.  I didn't really think too much of these events since they were during the day.  Well...last night about 3:30 I heard Kenzie (not uncommon this is normal for her).  I was going to get up and get her when all of a sudden I heard nothing.  Again, I was assuming she fell back asleep on her own.  Had I not been half asleep myself I would have realized the likelihood of her falling back to sleep once she wakes up in the night is not good.  So, about 15 minutes later or so I hear, "Mommy, mommy."  I went in to the girls' room and the light was on and Kadence and Kenzie were in the crib again.  They thought it was play time at 3:30 am.  Kadence called me in because she had to go potty and she is afraid to get out of the crib by herself.    This is the girl who never crawled out of her crib, we just took her out a few months before she turned 2 when she was potty trained.  Kadence went potty and back to sleep pretty easily.  Kenzie...not so much.  She had been up and playing and thought it was time to be up!  I fed her and put her back to bed and I don't think she went back to sleep for at least 45 minutes.  Little stinker.  Don't worry though, she still woke us all up before 7 this morning!

*I think we probably will only need one bed for the girls when Kenzie outgrows her crib.  I have a feeling they will be sleeping together most nights.

Any other day, I would probably be tired and cranky, but it's Friday!  The kids are at school and my baby girl is taking a nap (can't imagine why she'd be tired) and I am taking a few moments to myself...drinking my coffee and blogging.  Life is good!  Happy Friday to you all!