You know you live in Michigan if...

• You are excited for the following week when the weather will warm up to 32 degrees

• You consider calling 911 when the furnace isn't working to its full potential

• You're eventually forced to just love the snow

(Landen last February)

(Landen this February)

• Your 6 year old is an expert snow cave builder (sorry no picture available).






• Your 8 year old asks if he can sleep in it! Noting that it's probably the same temperature as the sheets in his bed...since the funace isn't working.
  
  
  
• Your baby's first words are "cold" and "snow"
  
  (My video of Jared would not upload...I'll try to get one soon)

• Every February you find yourself researching job openings in Arizona.

Happy Valentines Day!

This picture pretty much sums up how we have spent winter. Including Valentines Day. Sorry, no Xs and Os from us!

Our Finished Basement!

We have been loving life with our new basement. I didn't get pictures of what it looked liked when we moved in so you'll have to use your imagination. Basically it was a big cement block with a stair case in the middle. The windows were tiny and black - couldn't see out of them.

I took this picture when we were getting excited...just about to hang the dry wall. This is the soon to be family room with a partial wall in the middle to separate a toy room. And new windows!



The frames to two rooms: laundry and toy room




The family room and toy room





Here, I'm standing in the family room looking back at the stairs. The door at the end of the stairs is an unfinished storage room. The door to the right is the unfinished laundry room.



Toy room with closet and egresss window

finished family room: complete with carpet and furniture!

Christmas 2010

FROM SANTA


Landen got a kitchen set and Superwhy




Jared a rocker/bike




Dallin got a lego city police truck - This is him after building completion




Isaac got a lego city police station - He built it all by himself





They were both finished by around 3pm, after taking this picture they both said, "I'm hungry!"





OTHER GIFTS

Army guys!



Blocks!

Bionicle movie

Paper airplanes

Merry Christmas everyone!

My Cute Funny Kids

I got a little laugh from each of them this week!


Whenever Jared spots these play safety goggles lying around, he brings them to me to have me put them on him. Then he walks proudly the house and is all smiles!



Landen and I were headed out for a walk/bike ride. He lifted up the seat on bike wich has a little compartment to put things in. Inside he saw his long lost cell phone, he gasped and said, "My phone!!"

Mom: "Oh good! You found your phone! Looks like you left it in your bike!
Landen: "Ya, I put it in there when I was a little boy."


Since turning 6 on November 6th, Isaac has come up with all sorts of interesting number connections like...
Isaac: " Mom, today is the 50th day of shcool, and there are 50 different kinds of whales!"


We were all sitting at the dinner table enjoying a rare moment of silence. Dallin breaks it with, "Air!! I see it! I know what it looks like!

Isaac's Birthday

Isaac turned 6 on Novemeber 6th! He was a very happy kid despite his lego cake not turning out quite like we pictured. It was my first experience using fondant, and lets just say it wasn't the greatest experience. Oh well, live and learn I guess.







We had a blast at Chuck E Cheese's with one of Isaac's friends from school -Ryan.

Isaac inside the ticket blaster! He caught 20 tickets including a big red one that was worth 50 tickets!

Isaac with his presents

Jared enjoying himself

Dallin and Isaac at the favorite game - Mario Kart

My own little lego creation, decorated by Dallin with bionicles.

Thanks Grandparents for the gifts!

Happy Birthday Isaac! We love you!

Happy Halloween

Dallin and Isaac were so excited to be Mario and Luigi this year! I really can't imagine what they would be like if we actually had the game!

Poor Dallin was sick and missed the halloween parties at school. But we were able to get to the church's trunk or treat, where the boys got their plentiful load of candy!

Landen was a dragon we had from previous years. He insisted on it, despite it being a little too small for this tall 3 yr. old.

What a cute puppy.