Saturday, December 28, 2013

Projects

I have been nesting like crazy and am finally finishing up some projects that have been waiting for a while.  This is a plaque that I got at Fabulous Friday over a year ago.  Brent took the kids out this afternoon and I sat down and got this done.  It turned out super cute and I am excited for the girls to enjoy it in their room.  Yea!


Wednesday, December 25, 2013

A Christmas Eve Baby... Rafe Bratt

After celebrating Christmas with the family I headed to the hospital to check in on my friend Heather who had her baby yesterday.  It was so fun to meet little Rafe and it certainly got me excited about meeting my new little one in a few weeks!  Rafe is about 3 lbs heavier than my babies, but he still gave me a feel for a newborn.  So fun!



Rafe received two hats from the hospital.  One was this cute little Santa hat that all of the babies born on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day received.

Christmas Day

It's Christmas Day!  Santa definitely made it to our house this year.  The kids were so excited, but patiently waited for Grandpa & Grandma Powell to drive up from Colorado Springs before opening presents.  They arrived at 9, we ate a quick breakfast and then dug in to the presents!  A big part of our presents this year was a trampoline!  Grandpa & Grandma Powell's contribution helped us to purchase that.

We spent the day playing with toys, taking naps, going for a walk, snacking on treats and food, and having fun discovering our new toys.  Grandpa & Grandma left around 5 so that they could get home.  Merry Christmas!

 Jacob was excited to find out what this present turned out to be.  What a fun shape!  It was his Hex Bug holder.
 Brent with his presents:  a book of unusual knowledge, a Bazinga (Big Bang Theory) t-shirt, Captain America, the two Sherlock Holmes movies.
 Jacob with his presents:  A Hex Bug city with 8 Hex Bugs, a case & batteries, a rocket launcher, walkie talkies, a Hulk night light, a belt, shark slippers
  

 Hannah got the loot!  She received slippers, tights, a spirograph with pens, a cursive notebook, a card making kit, a scripture case, hair chalk, and a rainbow loom with all of the accessories. 

 Ellie received a laptop, a hello kitty night light, a hello kitty coloring set, hello kitty slippers, a magnetic princess set, a hello kitty umbrella, and 3 sticker fun books.  She refused to give me a nice smile, so this is what we got!
  

 Daddy, Jacob & Ellie setting up the Hex Bugs... hours of fun!
Mom received new silverware and a duffel bag.

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Christmas Eve

It's Christmas Eve and it has been anything but relaxing!  We had a good morning and then at lunch time I got a frantic call from my sweet friend Heather Bratt telling me that she was in labor!  Her husband was in Denver picking up her parents from the airport, so I threw all of our kids in our friend, Shani Crawford's house, and then headed to the hospital with Heather.  We got her checked in and settled and her husband showed up.  Their cute baby boy was born this evening around 7 and he was 10 lb 3 oz!

So after helping Heather I went home and worked on dinner preparations and making sugar cookies for Santa.  We had the Crawford family over tonight for sugar cookies, dinner, and Christmas carols.  We had a fun time, but man was it busy!  Here are some pictures at the end of our busy day of the kids unwrapping their new pajamas from Grandpa & Grandma Luke.  So fun!

 Ready to open! 
 Go!
Jacob got cars jammies!
 The girls got Froggie jammies! 


 All dressed for bed and ready for Santa to come to our house tonight.
 Thank you for the cute pajamas Grandma! 

Wednesday, December 18, 2013

Jacob's 6 Year Old Birthday Questions

How old are you?                                      6
What makes you happy?                            My tarantula & my track
What is your favorite animal?                    Any kind of animal
What is your favorite thing to eat?             Pizza & Lasagna
What is your least favorite thing to eat?      Broccoli & Corn & Meatloaf
What is your favorite thing to do?               Play with my family & Snuggle with Mom
What is your favorite TV show?                   Wild Kratts
What are you really good at?                       Drawing Pictures
What is your favorite movie?                      Dinosaurs
What is your favorite color?                        Red, Blue, Black
What is your favorite song?                         "Silent Night"
Who is your best friend?                             DeShawn
What do you and your mom do together?     Snuggle
What do you and your dad do together?       Tickle each other
What is your favorite sport?                        Soccer
Where is your favorite place to go?             Aquarium
What is your favorite book?                        Percy Jackson
What do you want to be when you grow up? A Clown

Jacob's 6th Birthday

Today is Jacob's 6th birthday!  We had a great day celebrating with him.  Tonight we had pizza for dinner and then opened presents and ate up his Monster Truck cake.  Happy Birthday buddy!

 Batteries?
 More Hot Wheels 
Swedish fish 



 His own, personal box of Froot Loops!
 Jacob can't get into his present because of the bow


A remote controlled tarantula!  Cool! 





 A Hot Wheels Wall Track


 Time for cake!




 Showing off the tarantula... it's pretty creepy!