LEGO

I came out to find Zac had made this with his legos:

...and he did it all by himself!

the deer

The kids are loving watching the deer in our yard.  They (the deer not my children) sleep back there too. 

The main attraction is the little 4x6 and there is another little 2 point behind the fence, you can kind of see his antlers.

Oh Santa

Last Friday Zac had a Christmas party at his school.  When he first got to school they had Santa Claus sitting in a chair for all the kids to go and sit on his lap and get a picture.  I was helping that day with the party, and when I came back the teacher informed me that Zac had said the present the teachers gave all the kids was for babies and he was not taking it home.  I was so embarrassed, I told the teacher sorry, and that he was taking it home.  He then told me he was giving it to Reagan, which he did and she LOVED it.

Then when we were leaving he informed me that it really wasn't Santa and it was just some "old guy" dressed up as Santa.  I tried to convince him otherwise, but he told me his beard wasn't even really attatched to his face and so on.  So I had to give in and tell him that since Santa is so busy he sometimes sends helpers in his place.  This has seemed to convince him for now. 

But, we are having Santa come to our family Christmas party tomorrow night and I told Zac he was coming, but he is not convinced that it really will be him.  He told me it will just be another old guy pretending to be Santa.  I can't believe I had to tell my 5 year old that he can't tell the other kids it's not Santa and to just play along or the other kids may feel sad that it isn't him. 

I am finding it to be a lot of work to keep him believing in Santa Claus.  I asked him if he believes and he said he did, but boy he sure has a lot of questions.  He asks how the reindeer fly, how the sleigh holds so much weight without "sinking".  He told me Santa wasn't bringing him video games because he can't make things like that.  Santa's too fat to go down chimneys. Wow, I don't think I was this smart when I was his age. 

But for now he remains convinced and I am happy that he is.  There is just something about kids believing in Santa that makes Christmas so magical.

Temple Lights

the makings

Love Christmas!

This year in addition to our yearly gingerbread house...

we decided to add the tradition of making suckers.  The kids lost interest after the first batch, but Jeff and I kept it going.  They turned out great, and are surprisingly easy!

baby it's cold outside!

Only 10 degrees out, but they still know how to have fun...

to paint or not to paint

Left alone for all of five minutes and they manage to get more paint on themselves than the paper.  "it's just more fun mom" Zac says...

fun wagon ride

pics of my kiddos

I've had some people wondering who took the pictures of my kids.  Her name is Julie Teig-Stainbrook.  She lives here in Midway and did an awesome job! Here is a link to her website:
click HERE
and also some more pics she took

She did a really great job.  And you get all rights to the pictures when she gives you the CD of them.

Zac turns 5 today

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BUDDY!

I can't believe your already 5!

Some of his favorite things:

• anything camo/army
• legos
• riding his bike
• school
• candy
• the colors green and blue
• chocolate milk

Happy Birthday Reagan

Happy Birthday to my baby. I can't believe how fast the last two years have just flown by. 

Some of her favorite things:

1. Cinderella - we have to watch it atleast twice a day

2. Zac - need I say more

3. Chocolate milk and mac and cheese

4. her fingers and toes painted

5. going for walks

6. her purse

7. shoes

Fun things she says:

1. I'm good (when she falls or gets hurt)

2. Broken (when she's sitting on the potty and can't pee)

3. just joking

4. I back in 2 minutes, don't move (when we're playing and she needs a different toy)

5. Zac go to school all day long

6. she'll start laughing and then sigh and say "ah funny"

caramel apples

the bag says 5

we got 3

Wordless Wednsday

I am trying a new thing I found on another blog entitled "Wordless Wednsday" You simply post a picture about that day and nothing else...

11th Heaven's Homemaking Haven is giving away THIS apron!...





Click HERE to find out how to win!

bows

I got this website from my cousin's blog.  This girls sells bows for no more than $3 and they are amaizing! So cute!  As for me, i'm done making them, i'm just going to buy from this girl.