Disney on Ice

What a fun time! The kids loved seeing all the Disney characters playing and having fun. Jay and I also had fun and were surprised at how much we enjoyed ourselves! I would definitely do it again!

Christmas in Indiana

We were able to go back to Indiana and visit all the family for Christmas. We had a great time catching up on everyone's busy lives and just having fun with brothers, sisters, moms, dads, grandmas, grandpas and cousins. We baked cookies (to add to the mounds that grandma Gibson already made) and frosted them with the little girls and the boys played in the snow either sledding and snowboarding down the little hill behind grandma Gibson's house or being pulled on a sled behind the 4-wheeler. Aunt Leslie had a tea party with the girls and Uncles Adam and Joe played with the kids as much as they could. We all enjoyed good talks and lots of laughs with everyone. It really was a great time!

Snow Fort

Jay and the kids had fun making a snow fort over the weekend. We had wet snow that is great for packing although not a lot as you can see from all the dirt and leaves in the walls.

Making Cookies & Going Sledding

Sledding is always the best thing to do in the snow. The first real snow we had was last Wednesday and Thursday. On Friday, Jake didn't have school (teacher in-service) so as soon as Jay got home, we went sledding. We only stayed outside for about an hour (it was 4 degrees) and then we came home and had hot chocolate and played games.

Last week the kids and I made candy cane cookies. They loved rolling the dough and twisting the colors to make the candy cane shape. They were so proud of themselves when the cookies were finished baking that they ate several as soon as they could!

Star Wars

Right before Thanksgiving there was a star wars extravaganza at our public library and Jake couldn't wait to go. He wanted to wear his storm trooper costume so bad! He loved posing with the "actors" for this picture.

Gibson Family Pictures

We went back to Indiana last weekend for the funeral of Jason's grandpa Gibson and as it happened, all the family was able to come in to town for the event. It was a sad occasion but it was great to see everyone. We got some pictures of the gang before we all had to leave again.

A visit to Grandma's house

We went to grandma's house a couple of weekends ago and the kids had a great time. We were able to go to a pumpkin place that had a corn maze, pony rides, feeding animals (deer, goats & turkeys) and mining for gold not to mention the pumpkins, gourds and mums that you could buy. The kid had lots of fun as they ran around playing with their cousins and feeding the animals. Uncle Adam gave the kids rides on the four-wheeler and Olivia made biscuits with grandma. The whole weekend was great and we are looking forward to Thanksgiving!