Holy Snowstorm Batman!

I think this is March coming in like a lion . . .

New Bathroom

We decided it was finally time to put a bathroom in the basement . . . so we called a guy and it's done!

BEFORE:

DURING:

AFTER:

TA-DA!

What do you think?

Catching up with pictures

It has been brought to my attention by my sister and Anonymous (my other sister?) that I did not post in December. I am definitely a failure. Here is my attempt to catch up.

Logan finally got to play some football in September/October 2010. He has been asking for years and I never found one I wanted to spend the money on. It was flag football, which made me feel better. Logan LOVED it and their team had a winning season. He had a great coach who really made it enjoyable. We're hoping to get the same team and coach together next year. Logan is wearing blue shorts, blue shirt, blue flags, and is about to catch the ball.

On Thanksgiving morning, David ran a 5k. I think it was about 10-15 degrees. He is the one in the white and blue jacket. We, his not-so-supportive family, missed his finish because we were in the car warming up. Oops.

Grandpa came to town in early December to visit and shop and spend time with his grandkids. Here he is reading to Lauren while Easton waits patiently for his turn.

Grandma Liz came to town with Grandpa and got to enjoy spending time with the kids. Here she is reading to Easton.

One day the kids built a snowman, then continued to build snow boulders all over the yard. This one got too big and they couldn't roll it any further. When the surrounding snow melted, this boulder was still there, and still is, with some added snow around it.

Here is Lauren thanking Logan for the Zhu Zhu pet.

When Easton made his Christmas list he asked for a snow globe that lights up and changes colors (his grandma has a Halloween one). We figured we wouldn't be able to find one, and had given up looking. Whenever we talked about what Easton wanted for Christmas we downplayed the snow globe, trying to make him forget. He hadn't mentioned it in a few weeks, and I thought he had forgotten about it. Phew. Then David found one! It's even a penguin, and Easton likes penguins. He was very pleased with his gift and he asks me to turn it on every night for a few minutes when he goes to bed.

This is when the kids found out we got a Wii.

Here is Easton celebrating the new year (at 9:30).

The rest of us celebrated a little later and had obviously had too much to drink at this point.

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!

This little boy turned four

Last month was Easton's birthday.  He loves all things Halloween, so this year he picked a ghost cake.  He was also a ghost for Halloween.  He picked McDonalds for lunch and we partied at Grandma and Grandpa's house.  They got Easton a new pair of rain boots and lucky for him, it rained on his birthday!  He got to splash in puddles galore.

A few things to remember about the 4 year old Easton:

he loves the cat and loves to torture him

he loves playing with his friends and always wants Matthew or Elise to come over

he loves to cook . . . he always wants to help in the kitchen

he is still a lover, and is always willing to give me a kiss and hug

he likes to play the "Mad" game (a card game like UNO)

he says funny things, and when we laugh, he laughs and laughs and laughs

glubs = gloves

shlokit = chocolate

spensor = sensor

lizzard = blizzard

pomatoes = tomatoes (and he hates them)

he can write an E for Easton

he loves to play outside

his favorite colors are green and orange

his favorite holiday is Halloween

whenever we are slicing cheese for sandwiches he wants "cheese in my hand"

he loves pickles

he loves our extended family and always wants to go to their 'cabins' (my dad rents a different house every year for the whole family to come and play, and David's brother has a cabin)

he loves to take the garbage and recycling out and he loves to watch the trucks when they come

We love having Easton in our family!!!!


Easton with some birthday loot

blowing out the candles

the happy ghost

Easton & Axel

Lauren & Easton jumping in puddles

WITCHES

We went to Gardner Village to see the witches.  Easton LOVES to see all things Halloween, and had a great time.  Logan was very dedicated to his scavenger hunt and found all the witches he needed for his 25 cent cookie.  Lauren just loves to be with the family and do fun things.  David and I liked that it was FREE to go and see witches and spend time with happy children.

Easton squinting with the 'chocolate witch'

Lauren squinting with the 'hanging upside down witch'

Logan, with his witch of choice . . . 'witch in the shade'

Birthdays

I set a goal for myself that I would post something at least once a month.  It's the last day of September, so post I shall.  A couple months ago Logan and Lauren had birthdays.  They had friends over, water games, and yummy cakes.  Luckily for me, my sister was in town and made both cakes this year.  That leaves one left for me to make in October.  Speaking of October, I'm not sure if it's because his birthday is in October, or just a coincidence, but Easton LOVES all things Halloween.  He's been talking about it for months now, and finally he is starting to see the decorations up and the temporary Halloween stores popping up.  He is begging to go see the Halloween stuff.  The other day he stole a Michaels ad off the table and took it to his room telling me he wanted to keep it.  Then he informed me that he wanted me to save all the ads with Halloween stuff in them for him to look at.  When we walk into any store he points out every Halloween decoration the store has, then repeats it until you acknowledge. There were cardboard Halloween cutouts in the nursery at the gym the other day, and he couldn't wait to tell Lauren and Logan about it when they got home from school. The kid is hooked on Halloween.  Lauren prefers Christmas because, "you get candy AND presents".

Perhaps our recent family vacation inspired her birthday theme?