Candy!!

We have been doing an activity every day tis month to help us get into the Christmas spirit.  A few weeks ago we made gingerbread houses.  Lucy loved all of the candy and Bruce and Karina enjoyed decorating the houses.  

  We hot glues the houses together.  It was so much easier than the royal icing. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This is Bruce's house (I helped a little). 

 

This is Karina's house.  I helped not at all.

 

They had fun and I learned how to make gingerbread from scratch so I call it a success.

Soccer!

Alan plays soccer on an indoor soccer league.  We enjoy watching him play, well mostly me.  the kids enjoy running around and distracting me from watching Alan, but we all have a good time.  Alan's brother is also on the team so on occasion the kids have their cousins there to play with as well. 

 

 

 

 

4th of July Part 2

In the evening we went to a BBQ with our friends the Hansens.  

We both bought some fireworks so the kids could enjoy their own little show.  

 We gave them pop its first.  They started off by throwing one at a time, but it quickly turned into handfuls at a time.  We were stepping on them the rest of the evening.  

Lucy in another car.   

Here are the kids watching the show.   

 And the best part was of course the sparklers.  

Happy 4th of July everyone.  

4th of July Part 1

We went to the lake for the 4th of July to cool off and to celebrate a day off.  I love to swim, but the kids really enjoy playing in the sand.  

 Alan decided to show the kids what a true sand castle looks like.  

 Not too bad for a guy who works a desk job. 

He's so proud!  

It was a lovely day at the lake.  It is nice to have a place so close where we can go and cool off.   

My little water baby.  

The kids are starting to play with each other more.  I am really enjoying that.   

I told Alan his castle needed a flag.  I mean a castle is not complete without a flag!  

The kids found Alan's castle and enjoyed its destruction.  Alan was a good sport.

It was a lovely day, even though I got a killer sunburn.  

Happy Father's Day

Alan is a great Father to my children and we are very blessed to have him.  He loves to play like a kid and the kids know that dad is way more fun than mom.  This year the kids each got Dad a special gift.  

 Karina wanted to get him new flip flops because he lost his during a canoeing trip.  Bruce wanted to get Dad a baseball bat.  

 I got Alan something I knew he would love even though we have never watched more than 2 episodes...

 the first 2 seasons of Duck Dynasty.  If that doesn't say "I love you and appreciate what you do," then I don't know what does. 

Happy Father's Day Alan! 

CHOCOLATE!!!!

I borrowed my mom's chocolate fountain for Sarina's bridal shower.  I came home and decided it would be fun to eat some with the kiddos.  I was right.  They had a great time dipping things and getting messy. 

Bruce didn't get any though.  He wouldn't eat his dinner.  

Lucy thought it was all very yummy. 

 Karina had it down.  Dip, eat, dip, and eat. 

 Even Alan had a good time.  Now that is saying something.  

A great time had by most (all but Bruce, I am such a mean mom). 

March Family Field Trip/Family Pictures

We went to my parent's house for Easter weekend.  While we were there we were able to visit my brother's family and spend some time with my parents.  We had a lot of fun.  

We also took new family pictures.  They turned out pretty good considering that Lucy wouldn't smile and Bruce wouldn't look at the camera.  Karina always does well.  

 I have to crop this a little and I would like to edit all of them, but I haven't done it yet. 

 She is so stinkin cute. 

 The camera loves this one. 

 Put the boy in a tree and he will smile. 

My cute kiddos.