Birthdays

Esther wanted to go to Chuck E. Cheese on her birthday and had no problem going up for a photo.

She also got to have a party with friends on the weekend, they were a cute bunch of girls and she soaked up the attention and fun.

 Birthday packages in the mail are always so exciting, thanks Aunt Emily!

Ammon felt very grown up to be turning 4 but was disappointed when I told him he wouldn't ever catch up to Spencer.  Being a younger brother can be tough.

He chose a Ninja Turtle cake and I luckily found a super simple design to try out.  He was thrilled and that was all that mattered!

 Ammon also wanted to go to Chuck E. Cheese for his birthday but we didn't end up getting any photos.  He loved collecting all the tickets and riding the cars or anything else that moved and keeps asking when we can go back.

Christmas Break and January

FUNNY game from Kristy and Jim for Christmas, the kids loved it!

Micah has been Mr. Independent lately... 

He thinks he's going out with the big kids, despite missing a few things.

Bath time is one of his favorite parts of the day.

He has been falling asleep on the couch each night because he won't go in his bed without a big fuss and waking the others.  He is still doing great for nap time though so we're going with it!

 

Where did you find that rabbit whistle?

Putting the kids to work shoveling snow :)

Family Trip to the Children's Museum mid-January.

A happy Esther with her new bunk bed.

These Ninja Turtle cars have been a hit for both Ammon and Micah, who claims all cars as his own.

2015 Catch Up

Micah's Birthday

 Children's Museum

Esther's preschool group at our house

Guitar and "egg" music with Aunt Amy

Potty training is still going slow for this super hero.

Future Firefighters

Snuggle Time

Michigan Reunion 2014

We really enjoyed our visit to Daniel's family in Michigan.  Here are some highlights:

The Rogers Family Reunion (Daniel's mom's side) meets at the same beach each year and the kids always love getting in the water.  It was a little chilly this year so I was content playing in the sand and walking along the shore.

A huge hopscotch for the kids that Kristy and Tamara made, it was awesome.

Steven brought us to a horse farm he used to work at and all the kids got to go for a ride.  Esther even went a second time with me.  It was the first time in a saddle for our kids, they were all so brave!

 The cousins played super well together the whole time.  I'm glad the kids will have such good memories of being together at Grandma's house. 

 

 Here's a happy memory from 4 years ago, so cute!