Snow day for the kids... oops I mean ice!

Of course living in Texas we don't get the usual snowfall as up north and that is exactly why I live down here and not up there! Our snow usually consist of sleet and ice and on rare occasions that we do get snow it doesn't last long. This year around we had the ice. Enough to get the kids out of school early on Tuesday and off on Wednesday. Caleb and Kelsey were so excited and couldn't wait to get out in it. I had to remind them that of course you really couldn't play in it b/c it was pretty much ice and below that mud - we are still working on growing grass! Needless to say they had a good time "skating" on our back patio as Chloe looked on in the nice warm house. Too cold for me to spend 15 minutes to bundle her up and only 2 minutes outside! She got to atleast watch them through the screen glass door while they played!!

The Count Down Begins....

Day 122 - it has just begun!! Disney World here we come!! Robert's parents have blessed Robert and I and the kids with a trip to Disney World in June. We are all so excited and cannot wait. However to avoid the dreaded "How many days?" question every other day - and let me remind you it will be alot of days - I have created a poster (thanks "Jon & Kate Plus Eight" for the tip!) that will avoid the constant nagging of when we are going! Along with the poster we have also put a money jar labeled "Disney Money". The kids can put in whatever money they have whether it be allowance, daddy's pocket change or money in the coach which yes we do occasionally get! This way come June we can add up all the money and split it between the three kids and of course Robert and I b/c we need souvenirs too! This will be our first trip to Disney World with the kids and we are really looking forward to all the excitement! Stay tuned for more counting down updates and see how much bigger the kids smiles get as the days get smaller!

He Shoots - He Scores!

Well today was Caleb's 1st basketball game. He has always participated in Tball and soccer but this was his first try at basketball. Despite him being vertically challenged, esp. for his age, he scored two baskets!! (Is that what you call it baskets not goals??) Mommy is also new to the whole basketball thing too. Robert and I were never big basketball people but we are starting to enjoy it more and more. A little faster paced to me than baseball and more scoring going on! Anyway we were very proud of him today and his cousins who also had games this morning. Nothing like getting out and supporting your hometown kids sports programs! Oh and Kelsey and Chloe did great sitting through the games too!

I love this picture of the girls and wanted to include it. Kelsey loves having PJ day and Aunt Jessica bought the cutest winter PJ's for Kelsey and Chloe. They will definately get a lot of wear out of them and they are soft and warm to spend all day at home in. Thanks Aunt Jessica!

Happy New Year - I think??!!

Our New Year Celebration was a little different this time around. For the first time in the 13 years that Robert and I have celebrated this holiday together - we weren't together this year! Instead I was home with the kids and Robert was at our cousins home. We started off together at my cousins but b/c of Chloe still getting over the stomach bug mom and I decided to take the girls home around 10:30. Since Caleb was not feeling to well we decided to take him home too. Sure enough about 10 minutes into the car ride home he decides it is time to throw up - and he did! All over my floors b/c of course he didn't unbuckle and move to the window. Seven year olds still aren't familiar with the hanging the head out the window and throwing up there yet! So we all got to drive home for the next 10 minutes with the wonderful aroma of that. (Robert got to clean that up the next morning since he missed out on all the fun!) Needless to say when the clock struck midnight the girls were already fast asleep along with my mother in the other room and Caleb woke up once again right at that time so I could hold the trashcan for him to throw up in - thank goodness that is much easier clean up than the car! So as I said before no New Years Eve kiss for us and I wasn't about to kiss Caleb!

Kelsey and I seemed to miss out on the stomach bug however we got sinus infections and Chloe also got an ear infection. 3 out of 5 of us are on antibiotics for the next several days. I am beginning to think of our pediatricians office as our second home!

I have to remind myself daily God does not give us more than we can handle and I know our minor illnesses are nothing compared to what alot of families go through.

So as we begin our New Year a little run down in our household we are definately looking forward to what lies ahead. Caleb's first basketball game is this Saturday, Kelsey is enjoying going back to preschool and Chloe is so close to walking and we are anxiously waiting for that day!

By the way I got a new digital camera for Christmas but unfortunately Robert didn't read on it that a charger was not included! So once I get to use it for more than a minute I am looking forward to posting more pics of the kids along with videos too!