Decorating Christmas Cookies

And the winner is...

Corbin's picture - Groll's Gym, Santa got a tan! ;)

His prize - a dinosaur Nerf football and a one month membership to their kids classes.

Marley's picture - Mountain View Nursery (my favorite picture she colored). 

Her prize - this cute teddy bear that she named Christmas. 

"On the Socks"

Our family likes to watch The Sing Off and this year our favorite group was On the Rocks. Little miss Emma LOVES them. Whenever she was bored, cranky, tired, wanted to cuddle or just wanted some entertainment and dance time we turned on On the Rocks (which she calls "On the Socks"). Thanks heavens for DVR - we have the episodes recorded and saved - we watch them over, and over, and over, and over...

This particular night we watched them (over and over and over...) while I was putting curlers in Emma's hair. She sat like this and didn't move. It makes me laugh how much she likes them. She sits still watching them better then she watches Dora. 

Look at her love stricken eyes. 

Singing "Live Your Life" with On the Rocks. 

So happy... plus pretty cute in curlers. 

Winter with Corbin

This was a fun little assignment that Corbin did in school. He needed to write an ending for each sentence. His answers will be in quotations. I liked how he finished the sentences and I wanted to remember them. So here we go...

When I see a snowflake, it makes me feel like "snowman and Christmas."

The best thing about snow is "snow forts and snowball fights."

My favorite thing to do when it is snowing is "make snowballs."

If I could change one thing about snow, it would be "make it look like horse shoes."

Ope, there we go, there's the connection with the Colts. I love his imagination!

12/18/10

We got so much snow on Saturday. When we got back from Grandma Pam's house Colt took Marley and Corbin outside to play while he shoveled. By the time I got the camera out there (which died right after this picture was taken) it was dark, Dad was done shoveling, and snowballs were being thrown. Clever Corbin put up his sleds to protect him. 

my scholar student

"Corbin is a hard working student. He learns very quickly and uses what he learns in his work.  Keep up the great work Corbin!"

We are so very proud of him! He's a great second grader and it's fun to watch him learn and grow. He also got a coupon to the Pie Dump for a free donut. That was probably the best part for him. I love him so much!!

3 down, none to go...

Tonsils due to come out on Monday, December 27th. Merry Christmas, baby girl! Here's to a non-sick winter...   

Emma & Baby Tessa

Emma absolutely adores this little one. She loves to hold her, kiss her, and help take care of her. This day we didn't have Brooklyn (she had gone to the dentist and spent the afternoon with her mommy) or she'd be in these pics, too. I'm so glad they all get along so well. 

This picture of Emma reminds me of her cousin Emily. It's fun to see when my kids resemble one of their cousins. 

Cute Tessa!! She's waving at her favorite Auntie Stef. :)

I just like the way...

... Emma holds her spoon. :)

12/13/10

Corbin J.

12/11/10

It's no surprise that Corbin is a sports fanatic. He has been begging his Dad for a long time for a real set of football pads. The mean Mom says no (do you know how expensive these things are?!?!); however, we found this set while dropping a load off to the D.I. They were sitting out there just begging for us to buy them, so we did...

And he couldn't be happier!!

They're rather large, but that doesn't bug him. He'll grow into them, right? :)

 12/15/10

Corbin had his first practice of Junior Jazz basketball this night. I asked him how he liked it and he replied "I bit my knee." How in the world do you bite your knee??

"Like this."

Annual Coloring Contest

12/10/2010

Daddy, Marley, & Corbin delivering pictures in town.
This is a fun tradition we have. The kids look forward to it every year!

Marley (left) ~ ~ ~ Corbin (right)
Just one of the many pictures they colored.

This was out at the nursery in Elwood. They sell real Christmas trees and it smelt sooo good out there. Very pretty, too. It makes me think that next year I will want a real tree from this place. 

Their cute sucker prizes for coloring the pictures for the Mountain View Nursery. 

a little piece of Emma

12/6/10

She's hiding, that's right, hiding. I'm sure that is the Shrek movie on her lap. 

 12/7/10

Watching Shrek with her baby on her lap. 

She was actually dressed that day, she just found those pant/shorts that she loves so much. Yes, seriously, they're 0-3 months. 

12/9/10

She is such a helper. This is her "job". Whenever anyone takes the garbage out she quickly gets to work putting the sack in the garbage. She's so proud. 

Such a big helper!!

Napping. Doesn't look comfy to me so I did lay her down after the picture. 

Sunday fun!

 12/5/10

Our kids love to draw, it makes me so happy to have creative little kids. It's also fun to see their imaginations in their creations. 

Marley drew the family wearing Colts horse shoes.  Tink is "hairy" on the bottom right. I should have taken a close up of her picture. 

Corbin drew Emma on that day, the bow in the hair and everything. Emma thought this was pretty cool. 

"Emma"

Emma is just funny. She put these pants on that she wore when she was a brand new baby. They still fit, only now they're Bermuda shorts. She thinks it's pretty cool. And there is Bubba in the back drawing. 

Such good kids!