snow day

it's 11 am and we are still in our PJ's!!! Loving it. So glad I didn't have to drag these kids out in the cold this morning. Camille slept in and woke up talking happy talk instead of in her grumpster mood. It has been so nice having happy Camille back today. Avery didn't wake up until 930 and Everett ate and went back to bed until 10 so Camille got some great one on one time. We both needed it for sure!!! The girls are painting now and Everett is doing belly time. We have gotten extra cuddle time and we have got a lot done. Great morning!!

red sleeper

I have a picture of all 3 of my kids in this sleeper in this swing. So cool!!

Sunday

We made a gingerbread house. The girls loved it. I think about 3/4's of the candy made it onto the house even if it had been tried first. heheheh Notice the 2 peppermints on the side. That was Camille's side.

Saturday

We had our great friends the Shumans over. It was a blast. We have a holiday dinner with them every year and we usually exchange gifts. This year we decided that our kids had everything and didn't need anything and not to buy stuff just to buy stuff. We decided to do a craft instead. We were going to paint and make picture frames to put our pics of the beach in them but the kids got along so well and played so well that we didn't even get to it. Usually Camille and Stella fight pretty badly but there was none of that. We had so much fun hanging around. Everett was as usually a great baby and let us all sit down and eat at the same time!! We all can't wait until him and their little girl are running around with the other 4. It sure will be a big party!!!

Friday

John got off a plane (after his second business trip of the week) at 5 on Friday. As soon as he got home I had plans for us. It was the last thing he wanted to do (leave again) but he did for us!!! We got a quick dinner and then headed downtown for a horse and carriage ride. It was so fun. Av and Camille selected an all white horse named Joe. In Camille's music class there is a song about called, "Old Joe" so that was sung a lot. Around the city we went and got to see all the lights. It was a very nice night out (pretty warm) so it was perfect. The ride was short and sweet and the girls LOVED it. (at least Av did, Camille tried very hard to continue the gumpster mood she was in)

our weekend

We were either all laughing together or all crying together. It was either all or nothing this weekend. Camille is challenging to say the least. She is a 2 year old MONSTER. It's a very trying time for us. She can be so so so bad and boy is it stressful. So the weekend was challenging for sure. I hope it gets better very soon. We did manage to have fun though.

ACE

John and I are having a really hard time remembering to move ACE every day. One of these days it's all going to come tumbling down and we will forget. Many mornings I come running down to do it and thankfully John has already. He is in the Christmas tree right now. Yesterday he was in Jack's stocking. The day before in the pen jar. The girls are loving him though. They really enjoy looking for him. Camille came all the way downstairs by herself the other day to find him. She came back upstairs two minutes later saying, "I not know where he is." It's been cute, I am glad we got him! Neat to have a new tradition.