Monday, December 28, 2009
Annual Sledding Party 2009
Our annual sledding party at Brad's Aunt Polly and Uncle Bobby's house. The temps were in the mid 30's! The kids stayed out all day. It was great! Always enjoyable. I'll post better pics later when I get pics from other people's cameras. There were some pretty cool pics of the boys snowboarding over some jumps!
Friday, December 25, 2009
Isaak's birthday party
We took the boys (all 9 of them) to the first tee down at the golf course. Great sledding hill! The temperature was in the low 30's , perfect.
Christmas pics 2009
Celie is the only one I could get before church yesteray.
Christmas morning.
Merry Christmas!
Christmas morning.
Merry Christmas!
Friday, December 18, 2009
The Holiday's are EXHAUSTING!
Which of the following sorry excuses explains the pictures:
1. Ocelia had way to much "partying" and passed out on the nearest table.
2. We had 7 children in our house that day, Ocelia did not get a nap, Mom had reached her limit and asked the boys to watch sister for a minute while she did the dishes, the boys played wii instead of watching sister.
3. I am a bad mom and just let her go all night until she just crashed in utter exhaustion rather than fight a bedtime routine.
4. The girl can't hold her drink (note wine glass in background of second picture) and is a sleepy drinker.
1. Ocelia had way to much "partying" and passed out on the nearest table.
2. We had 7 children in our house that day, Ocelia did not get a nap, Mom had reached her limit and asked the boys to watch sister for a minute while she did the dishes, the boys played wii instead of watching sister.
3. I am a bad mom and just let her go all night until she just crashed in utter exhaustion rather than fight a bedtime routine.
4. The girl can't hold her drink (note wine glass in background of second picture) and is a sleepy drinker.
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Gingerbread Houses!
Yeah!!! We love making gingerbread houses each holiday season. I am not so good as to make real gingerbread, but graham crackers can make some really cool structures!
Celie spent most of her time eating the icing glue. We did everything we could to discourage it. Eventually, we had to put her down from the table, which went over like a lead balloon. Oh well.
Isaak's house is a cabin in the woods, complete with its own out-house. If you have ever used an out house at any temperature below 32 degrees, you will agree that indoor plumbing is the best invention EVER!!!
Ellis took the simple square house structure and just piled. When all was said and done, it looked like the Sugar Plum Fairy threw up on his house. He basically took his icing glue, squeezed about 1/4 th of a cup, grabbed candy, dropped it on the glue like an excavator, and then added more glue on top. It was a great experiment in layering and height. But, he loved his house and said, "it rocked!"
When Avery was gluing his house together, he really had no plan. He just found a piece and glued it somewhere. Interestingly enough, it ended up looking much like a Frank Lloyd Wright house. He kept his decor simple and was the first to finish. Despite the crazed look on his face, his structure is quite normal.
Finally, I give you Bell Christmas Village, with additional town structures of the Advent house and the fruit factory.
Celie spent most of her time eating the icing glue. We did everything we could to discourage it. Eventually, we had to put her down from the table, which went over like a lead balloon. Oh well.
Isaak's house is a cabin in the woods, complete with its own out-house. If you have ever used an out house at any temperature below 32 degrees, you will agree that indoor plumbing is the best invention EVER!!!
Ellis took the simple square house structure and just piled. When all was said and done, it looked like the Sugar Plum Fairy threw up on his house. He basically took his icing glue, squeezed about 1/4 th of a cup, grabbed candy, dropped it on the glue like an excavator, and then added more glue on top. It was a great experiment in layering and height. But, he loved his house and said, "it rocked!"
When Avery was gluing his house together, he really had no plan. He just found a piece and glued it somewhere. Interestingly enough, it ended up looking much like a Frank Lloyd Wright house. He kept his decor simple and was the first to finish. Despite the crazed look on his face, his structure is quite normal.
Finally, I give you Bell Christmas Village, with additional town structures of the Advent house and the fruit factory.
And, in case you are wondering....
Yes, we did cut our Christmas tree from our yard.
Yes, it was 3 degrees below zero.
Yes, limbs on a tree snap instantly when it hits the ground at that temperature.
Luckily, our tree goes in the corner, so the side with no limbs fits perfectly. HA! It is our MOST Charlie Brown tree ever. Happy Holidays!
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