Pool party

We were invited to a pool party a couple of weekends ago for scouts and we had lots of fun except for the part were I forgot my swim bottoms so I had to were my pants rolled up and Olivia's tantrum when it was time to go. She did not want to leave and she cried and cried when I took off her wet swimsuit.

Happy Birthday Jake!

Today is Jake's 7th birthday. He had a Star Wars themed birthday party where he invited five friends to celebrate with him. (One of his good friends even came from Indiana to visit for the occasion!) Of course, there was cake (with a picture of Boba Fett) and ice cream, games (that involved Jedi knight training and skills) and lots of loud, crazy, happy FUN!! It's hard to believe that our oldest is seven years old already. I looked through lots of his baby pictures today to remember all the great times we've had over the years and man, has it gone by fast! Jake is a great kid and lots of fun. He has made us better people and we thank God every day for him.

Monkey Love?

This girl really loves her monkey! I, mean really, who doesn't? She plays with him during the day combing his fur and feeding him her milk. (The other day I picked him up and realized his fur was all crusty with dried milk and I gave him a bath so he would feel soft again). Then at night she throws her arm around him and cuddles him tight. Today was especially fun since she got a new monkey shirt. She did a lot of jumping (which she made me watch), carried him around, pushed him the the stroller and just love having a monkey on her front. Even though she loves her monkey, we love our "little monkey" more!

Too much snow

The last month has brought too much snow as far as I'm concerned. The snow plows really have no other places left to put snow and the snow mounds are already REALLY tall as shown in these pictures. Jake has loved playing in it which makes one of us!

Hockey

Jay and Jake went to a minor league hockey game with the scouts. They had a scout special that came with a ticket, hot dog, drink, patch and 3 shots on the ice with the team after the game. Not only did Jake make one of his shots (it was pretty far away) but he also caught a t-shirt that was thrown into the crowd during the game. He and Jay had a great time!

Sledding

I really don't care for the cold weather but there are brief moments that I love the snow and sledding is one of them! Jake had a great time but Olivia didn't really want to slide down the hill. She was just happy standing at the top of the hill telling whoever went down to "come on" so they could do it again. We only stayed for about an hour or so before we were cold and ready for hot chocolate!

Christmas with family

We were able to go to both sets of parents for the holidays. We had a lot of fun visiting brothers, sisters, grandmas, grandpas and cousins. Jake and Olivia loved opening presents on Christmas morning with grandma and papa Gibson. We got them matching jammies and they looked really cute! We baked cookies, played wii, played apples to apples, watched movies, ate and just had a nice relaxing time!