Pumpkin Carving!

Last weekend we had friends over to carve pumpkins. The kids had a lot of fun (along with the adults!)

Gavin actually put his hands inside the pumpkins this year and Abby was very stubborn and insisted she do hers all by herself. so with very little assistance she cut out her own pumpkin face!

Happy New Year

Gavin is starting out the New Year with a new bed! Last Friday I spent the day cleaning and reorganizing his room which included getting his toddler bed made up. We got him a 4 pc Thomas the Train bedding set so put that on. The toddler bed has been sitting in his room for about 3 weeks now along with his crib. When he got home from daycare I told him to go look at his new bed. He was so excited! since then he wants to sleep in his new bed. as you can see from the photo he is very proud of his new bed.

Abby has not attempted to climb out of her crib yet so we bought her a new princess sheet for her crib so she didn't feel left out! I am fine with her staying in her crib as long as possible!

The kids seem so grown up lately and are really talking up a storm! After the holidays we had some extra cookie dough leftover so I let the kids help me decorate the leftovers...as you can see they had a great time and they really love sprinkles!

Christmas 2008

I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. Our Christmas was really nice and the kids got spoiled! We now need a bigger house! (or to finish the basement to move toys down there!)

We spent Christmas Eve with my in-laws, had our own little family gift opening and breakfast Chirstmas morning and then packed up and headed to my parents in Rice Lake for Christmas Day through Saturday.

I will try to post pictures later this week!

Fun at McDonald's

Tonight the kids and I met my friend Lisa and her three kids (twins girls and a boy) at McDonalds. I forget how little you actually get to talk to people when you have young kids. I spent the evening chasing kids that were trying to escape from playland, taking kids to the bathroom to change diapers and helping them eat! But the kids had lots of fun...they love chicken and french fries!

Yesterday Santa came to visit the kids daycare and Abby is very afraid of him. The teachers told me that she cried when he came and then was very emotional after he left! The teacher also told me that when the kids start getting wild and naughty at daycare they have been telling them that Santa is watching and has his eye on them and I guess Abby has a meltdown when they say it. So we have to try to convince her Santa is not all that scary! I am sure she will love the presents he leaves (if she can be good that long :) )

Gavin is still sleeping in his crib even though we brought the toddler bed up. Hopefully this weekend we will take naps in the new bed and get him used to it so we can just have one bed in his room.

And lastly, I can't believe it is only 2 weeks until Christmas and I haven't even really started Christmas shopping yet! I better get moving before everything is sold out! maybe I will just do it online this year and hope it arrives on time!

Winter is here!

We have only had snow for less than a week and I am sick of it already! I like it better when it doesn't come so often! But I will be happy that there is snow on the ground for Christmas...I love a white Christmas.

Well I know I am way behind in blogging, it is amazing how hard it is to find the time to sit down and enter a few words on the computer! This time of year tends to get a bit hectic with planning holiday meals, parties, cleaning for the holidays and shopping!

Quick update on the kids...Gavin has been being very mean to his sister. He is constantly pinching and hitting her. He gets time outs but it doesn't seem to phase him. Hopefully it is a stage but if anyone has any advice I am all ears!

Abby is 2 going on 16! She wants to pick out her own clothes in the morning which is fine but it takes her 20 minutes to decide, which we usually don't have that much time to spare in the mornign! She is very into tights and skirts right now! She is also wanting to go potty every 30 minutes. She doesn't actually go on the potty yet but I take her in and let her sit on it!

I am hoping to get the kids over to see Santa early next week so hopefully I will have a picture to post. I didn't get any pictures over Thanksgiving becuase I forgot to charge my camera!

And lastly...I went to the Packer game last weekend and am so disgusted with the Packers! They are very frustrating to watch right now but I will always be a Packer fan! Lets hope they can get it together for next season!