Snow Day

I have a tummyache from eating M&M's all day today! I guess that's what snow days are good for, right!? Caden and Macy have had plenty of M&M's too! Caden is home from school today because the weather is nasty outside.
C & M have been big buddies today. Macy is wearing Caden's old Green Bay jersey in order to match him.

Sliding on the ice was a favorite activity today. I slid around for a little while, but there is a fierce North wind...I don't know how they stand it for so long, but somehow kids manage to have more fun than adults!

Then there's Julia...who changed her clothes three times today because she kept playing in the kitchen sink and getting soaked. The 3rd time she attempted to dress herself. She ended up running around in her underwear yelling "NO" at me, because getting dressed wasn't going so well for her but she wouldn't let me help.

Hmmm...what will tomorrow bring?

A visit to Macy's classroom

Macy is star of the week in her Pre-School classroom this week. I am thankful for a good friend who cared for Julia and Noelle today so that I could be Macy's special guest. I read the book Green Eggs and Ham to her class....it was so much fun! I think I was a hit with the kids :) Macy was especially happy to have me at her side!

This is Macy with her friend Karlie and her 3rd grade friend Sadie.

Winter Concert

Caden had a Christmas singing concert at school this week. We weren't all going to go to it because 7:00 is Noelle and Julia's bedtime and that is what time the concert started, but he cryed and said that he'd worked really hard on the songs and wanted all of us to hear them....so we packed up the tired babies and went as a family. It turned out to be a really fun family outing. The songs they sang were super cute, we sat in the bleachers by some good friends, and we drove around to look at Reinbeck Christmas lights afterwards.
Here is the star of the show and his lucky sister!

Here is his class...sorry that it is a dark picture...he is in the top row.

Noelle and Macy were intently listening.

Lots of Excitement!

Well, we survived a week long flu bug. We ended up having our own "feast" at home on Thanksgiving Day. We had deer meat, squash, sweetcorn, and apple pie. The kids said it was the best Thanksgiving EVER, so I guess having the flu bug in the house may have actually been worth it because a memory was made. The kids made bows and arrows out of sticks and made Indian feather hats...check out the picture of Macy. We traveled to see Josh's parents on Friday and then on to Kirksville, MO to gather with the Romine side of the family on Saturday. The kids loved getting to stay in a hotel and play with their cousins.

This is a pile of 2nd cousins at the Romine gathering. The kids were in heaven!


Caden and Macy love the snow. They spend hours outside...Julia, on the other hand, throws a fit at the sight of her snowpants. Noelle is glued to the window when they are outside. She pants like a dog at the sight of Chief and laughs out loud at Caden and Macy's every move. Here is a picture of the girls watching the snow fall this morning. We are getting ready to settle in for a long winters nap out here in the country!