Long Winter Days.

January is such a long month.  The weather has been terribly frigid and we have spend a great deal of time hibernating inside.  I'm trying not to complain because aside from a couple bouts of strep throat and a minimal cold here and there we have been extremely healthy this year. 

 

On a positive note I have had plenty of warm and cozy snuggles!

The kids and I have played a TON of games!

Landon has been reading up a storm!

Kenzie has had a lot of time playing "mommy" with her baby.

Even Emma has had some extra snuggles...

When she isn't pretending to be a person that is...

OH we just can't wait for some warmer weather!!  This is the time we should be on vacation...

Osgood Family Dance Night.

Kadence had a Family Dance Night at her school.  It was a fundraiser for the P.E. department and included: face painting, hair dye, cotton candy, art projects, wii games, pizza and a big dance in the gym complete with loud music and glow sticks.  There were a ton of families there and I think the kids had a lot of fun!  Grandma Sue and Papa Gary were in town so they got to join in on the fun as well!  Ryan and Jack joined us at the end of the party so Kadence had  a lot of her family there!  She was pretty overwhelmed about the whole thing and had a bit of trouble controlling her emotions but it was great to see her in the gym dancing away!  The P.E. teachers had practiced dance routines to certain songs with the Kindergarteners during the week so they were all following the lead of their 2 gym teachers.  

We ran in to Kendallynn and Kendra for a little Wii game!  

It was a great event and I was glad to see such a great turn out!  I'm sure they P.E. department reached their fundraising goals!  

Sweet Girl.

Kadence has been battling a nasty virus for a couple weeks then caught strep throat again.  Poor thing. We definitely have had a lot of snuggling time.  She has just felt so awful it's heart breaking.  She even smiles when she doesn't feel well!  Such a beautiful girl!  We did some rearranging in our downstairs in preparation for Landon's new air hockey table.  I was complaining about a bare wall…

Kadence decorated the wall for me all by herself.  She colored some new pictures and found some she had already colored and then taped them up on the wall.  Then she says, "Mama, I decorated the wall for you, it doesn't look bare anymore does it?"  She can be such a sweet little person.  I haven't touched the pictures and it makes me smile every time I look at the wall!

Cold Day!

With -50 or colder wind chills, we had a "cold" day.  The kids had the whole day off from school and we all hibernated inside.  It was bitter cold outside and nice and warm inside.  We were so fortunate to be able to stay snuggled in all day.

 Such a good snuggle day!

The girls and I had time to do some winter projects.  They are both obsessed with doing projects!  I am running out of ideas, I need to buy some different supplies.  Ha!

These 2 crazy girls didn't care how cold it was outside, they insisted on putting summer skirts on and dancing around the house!

Enjoying some adorable stuffed animals cousin Jessie sent for the girls to play with.  Although I enjoyed having all the kids home for the day, I hope this cold weather subsides so we can get outside and play!

Happy Birthday, Emmers!

Happy Birthday to our sweet little Emma who for 9 years has endured a crazy chaotic life including adding 3 babies to our family along with 6 moves.  She loves us all unconditionally and we love her!

This sweet little puppy brings so much joy to our lives.  She is always so happy to see us whether we were gone for minutes or hours.  She has plenty of snuggles and constantly sits by all 3 kids and snuggles them.  We are all pretty attached to her and I can't believe she is 9 years old already.  Sweet Puppy.

 Best. Dog. Ever.

Happy 2014!

Happy New Year!  Hoping each day of the new year brings happiness and cheer to you all!

Another year has come and gone this one even quicker than the last.  I imagine time will just keep on flying by and I don't like it!  I have definitely been taking the time to slow down and really appreciate the time with our little munchkins and our sweet family.  They truly just grow up far too fast!

We had two wonderful Christmas celebrations with both of our families.  We are so fortunate to have two wonderful, loving extended families.  We were beyond blessed with our 2013 and I pray that 2014 brings us just as much health and happiness.

In light of New Years and the long tradition of making "New Year's Resolutions" I thought this would be a great place to share mine.  Perhaps if I say (write) them publicly I will have better luck continuing them throughout the year.  I think resolutions are kind of silly but hey, who doesn't need to work on self-improvement?

1.  Make and reach new fitness goals.

2.  Eat healthier, less-processed foods.

3.  Blog regularly.  (Speaking of, I will be working on some MAJOR back-blogging over the weekend)

4.  Be less judgmental.

5.  Save more money.

6.  Drink less Diet Coke.

7.  Maintain a cleaning schedule.

8.  Make God a larger part of our daily lives.

I hope you all at least use this time of year to reflect on yourself.  I know it sure helps me!  Oh…and instead of complaining about how busy the gym is for the first 2 weeks of January lets celebrate with those who are trying to make a positive, healthy change in their lives and hope that it lasts throughout the year!  Cheers!

Christmas 2013.

After Ryan was off call at 7am we loaded up the Pilot and headed to the farm.  Everyone else was already there waiting for us (the kids) and we couldn't get there any faster!  Ryan was going on little sleep but had had several cups of coffee.  The drive went well until we hit a bit of bad weather the last hour.  We arrived at the farm safely and were ready for a Christmas celebration!  We hung out for a few hours then got everyone ready for Christmas Eve service.  After church we came back and ate some yummy appetizers and the kids each opened one present.  The kids went to bed well considering there was BIG anticipation for Santa to come!  We set our cookies and milk out and headed to bed (I can't believe I forgot to snap a picture, sad.)

The kids woke up and were so excited that Santa had found them at the farm!!

 We all had a great Christmas Day celebration filled with family, good food and lots of new things to play with/wear.  We are so blessed to have such a great family to spend Christmas with!! Merry Christmas!!

Emma had a pretty rough few days and decided she needed to use Kadence's new American Girl doll bed as her own…oh holiday bliss.