Today's Activity.

Today the girls have concocted a fort by dumping many, many of their toys.

Opps...they found a hole!

Got it Covered!!!

It's a Record!

6 Farm Fresh Eggs today! One so fresh that it was HOT when we picked it up.
We made them into boiled eggs for a snack...oh my, were they tasty!
Amazing!

Girls and HAIR!

Today we played with BIG Hair-du's!

Funny Girls!

A witch and 2 princesses riding on a broom! Only on a long snow day would they come up with such an activity!

Snow Day Fun!

This is our first real accumulation of snowfall for the Winter, and the kids got to be home from school. There were lots of hoops and hollers this morning before 7 AM when the phone call came saying NO SCHOOL! We accomplished lots of activities today including...playing plenty of Wii games and watching cartoons, making chocolate chip cookies, free play including making forts - setting up a library and Macy making us visit to check out books - and playing musical instruments. We spent some time outside and gathered enough fresh snow to make snow ice cream. Oh my it is good! I highly recommend trying it out...
1 gal fresh snow
2 cups milk
1 Tbsp. vanilla
1 cup sugar
Mix it up and YUM, YUM!!
Oh what fun these kids are!!!

Breakfast Ideas....

Oatmeal-Peanut Butter Bars
Make these ahead of time. They keep well on the counter and can even be frozen.
Line a 13 x 9-inch pan with foil.

In large bowl, mix together 3/4 c. peanut butter, 3/4 c. brown sugar, and 1/4 c. butter, until well blended. Stir in 1/4 c. honey, 1 egg, and 1 t. vanilla. Add 1 c. oatmeal (uncooked), quick or regular, along with 1 c. uncooked oat bran and 1/2 c. nonfat dry milk.

Stir until mixed. It will be a little crumbly. Press into prepared pan and bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes, until edges are lightly browned. After it cools, lift out of pan by the foil and onto cutting board. Cut into two-inch squares.


Berry-Lime Smoothie
Smoothies are a great way to get fruit into your kids. If they like them, you can experiment with all kinds of ingredients, from mango to blueberries to peach nectar to yogurt. Here's a tasty start.

Place in blender 1 c. frozen strawberries, 1 c. fresh or frozen pineapple chunks, 1/2 c. frozen raspberries, 1/4 c. orange juice, and 2 T. frozen limeade concentrate. Whirl together - you can add a bit more juice, if needed. Bendy straws make it even more delicious.

Back to the Grind..

Back to the school routine this morning with 7:10 AM bus arrival.
Before School.

Monkeys after school.

Happy New Year!

Cashed Out!

We had one final Christmas celebration today at Grandma Karla's house. Caden fell asleep on the couch just before we decided to head home. It's been a good day-I think food, cousins, and more presents are good enough reasons for a boy to have a nap right before bedtime!

Noelle all ready to go home from Grandma's house. She endlessly asked to spend the night at Grandma's house, but is now safe and snug in her own little bed. I just had to share this picture with you, because she is such a doll! We'll sleep at Grandma's soon :) OK, Grandma?!