LegoLand

Jason and Jake went to the Legoland Discovery Center today. School was cancelled because of snow so we thought Jake would like this place. I didn't actually go, I stayed home with Olivia. Jake told me all about the fun time he had looking at all the characters built out of Legos. They took a riding tour in a dragon car that showed Lego scenes. He also watched a 4 D castle movie where the Lego mini figures were the main characters. Jake had a great time and said he would go again if I wanted to see how fun it was. What a nice guy!

Family Pictures

It's that time once again to get the family all together at the portrait studio and try to take a decent family picture. Olivia would not sit down or cooperate no matter what any of us said or did. She had her own mind set to what she wanted to do. Jake on the other hand would not stop getting his picture taken when it was time to go. He wanted to sit in front of the camera all evening. Considering the crazy time we had, we did manage to get a few that we liked.

Thanksgiving

We went to grandma's house for Thanksgiving. The kids had fun hanging out with grandma and grandpa. We watched a couple of movies and relaxed most of the time. Jake also helped make the apple crisp that we had for dessert. Overall, it was calm and uneventful, just how we like it!

Timeless

OK, I love this picture for three reasons. First, Olivia is just cute despite the bland look on her face. Second, only a little kid wants to put their gloves on while they're watching cartoons. She insisted and I couldn't resist. Third, I use to wear this great velure shirt when I was a kid. Hey, it's not every day you have a treasure like this that your mother saved for thirty some years and actually get to use it.

Weekend Home

We went back home to visit family and friends this past weekend and had a pretty good time. Jake was able to get together with his uncle Adam and ride a horse named 'Nick' on Saturday afternoon. We hung out over at Jay's parent's house with his brother Ben and his wife Lindsey and his sister Leslie on Sat. night. It had been about 4 months since I'd seen my parents so we had lunch over there Sunday afternoon. It was great to see everyone and we shouldn't wait so long to do it again!

Downtown Halloween

We went to the downtown area where they had their annual Halloween festivities. They had trick-or-treating, a petting zoo, live music, a costume parade, a costume contest, games and prizes. The kids loved dressing up and getting candy and we liked watching them have fun. It was a little windy but nothing to stop us from having our fun and doing all the activities. Jake was a black ninja and Olivia was a fairy princess compliments of grandma. Thanks!

Boo at the Zoo

We have gone to Boo at the Brookfield Zoo since we have lived here. Jake loves going and Olivia loved going this year as well (now that she's old enough to enjoy it). They went through a hay maze, rode in a play car, saw pumpkin carving, made a scarecrow (which Jake said looked like Jay), saw the animals and of course, got a goodie bag on the way out. Can't wait to do it again next year!