Kade's New Love

Since we're going to Idaho we let Kylee and Kade open their presents last night for Christmas. Kade fell in love with a present I never thought he would really like. He just lights up and smiles and starts jumping whenever he sees his big stuffed dog. Funny boy!

Christmas Lights

This year we did not put up any lights on the house, but when you have this house as your neighbor is it even worth it? How can you equal this? They even have a Christmas ferris wheel that spins by their front door. My pictures do not give justice to this house.

Capturing the Moment - I Wish I Had!

So I totally WISH that I had a video or at least pictures of what happened this past Friday night.

We invited a family over for dinner Friday night. They have two kids close to Kylee's (almost 3 yrs.) and Kade's (3 months) age. Anyways....we were all sitting at the table when the friend's oldest son had this worried look on his face. Not too much concern there, but then....he suddenly climbed onto the table AND then started crawling through all the food to get to his mom and dad. Thankfully his knees missed the butter and bowls of chili. The only fatalities were a cup of water and the little guy's pride. Everyone was so astonished and shocked about what was going on that there was delayed reaction to grab him. I was the first one up and grabbed him as he was kicking. Oh poor guy. Later that evening after they left I just could not stop laughing. These are the kind of moments you see on television, but you never expect them to really happen.

Lesson Learned: To always sit this little guy next to his parents, not across from them. And, it was nice for once not having one of my kids being the culprit of doing something embarrassing that I have to apologize for.

11:00 P.M. and this is what I am doing

I am not sure if boredom or easily entertained will explain these upcoming pictures. Probably a mixture of both. So what does any normal person do during a snowstorm at 11:00 at night? Go outside and take pictures of course! (I was supposed to be going to bed, but I got a little sidetracked.)

An icicle has been forming off our back porch and I was going to knock it down, but never got around to it.

 

If I had, I would not have been able to show how big it has gotten. It is more than half way to the ground from the roof.

Have you ever wondered what it would look like to take a picture of snowflakes falling?

Well after last night I can answer that question.

 Just for kicks and giggles: It's snowing inside!

*WARNING: The author of this post never acts her age.

Catching Up

So I have been slacking off on posting blogs over the last month. So what has been going on?

Kylee started sleeping in her big girl bed the day that we moved to Colorado. Before moving she got to say goodbye to her crib, which would become brother’s once we moved into the new house. Kurt and I were nervous at first about the transition, but she passed with flying colors. She has tested the limits with me a few times, but most if the time does great. (I guess the makes up for the failure in potty training we had about two weeks ago.)

 

Kade has started eating food. Yeah for me! This means a little less nursing. He took to food like he had been eating his whole life. He loves most everything, but is not a big fan of peas. (If he is hungry enough, he will eat them without too much complaint.) I am still surprised everyday how different he is from his sister.

Kurt’s job is still going well and he is still learning new things all the time. The drive down to Dulce has not worn him out yet, but I am sure in a few more months he is going to be liking it less. 

Christmas Presents

After spending about 4 days and who knows how many hours, I have finally completed the Christmas present for my in-laws and parents. Hallelujah!

Check it out on the link below:

Christmas Book

Christmas Tree

So the original plan for Christmas Tree hunting was to go up in the mountains, find one, cut it down, and then bring it home. The kids and I even went to the local Ranger Station and purchased a tree permit earlier this week. We made plans to go tree hunting Saturday after Kurt ran his errands. Well, after Kurt had ran his errands he called me to say he saw some really nice trees at the local hardware store and would like to purchase one of them. Well, this is what he came back with. Not a bad tree at all, but we are still going to have to cut one down sometime.

This was Kurt's and my first tree to decorate as a family. We were always going to Idaho for about 2 weeks while he was attending dental school so it was never worth the time or effort to put a tree up before. Thankfully I received all of my mom's decorations so we did not have to purchase all new ones. The rustic country theme works for here, definitely would not have worked in D.C.

 A little bit of a winter wonderland out in our backyard.

Yes, this picture was taken a few weeks ago. (No snow on the trees like in the picture above.)