Valentine's

We have been missing for MONTHS!! I know and if you are still looking for us we are still around. We have been busy but I have also found other things to do with this time. (Found facebook and that takes most of the computer time.)

We thought we would try and get back to posting a little. We made some fun Valentine's again this year. The kids each picked what they wanted to make out of a magazine and they turned out GREAT!!

Ice Cream made a space ship with google eyes. It said, "You're Out of this World." I was able to attend his class party and the kids loved looking and laughing at them. He got a lot of great compliments.





Candy made a beautiful flower out of hearts. She cut all the hearts out and I helped with the middle and leaves. If we had more time she would have done all of it but we needed to get done.

I did not get to attend Candy's class party but I think she enjoyed giving them out.

Candy also just got her hair cut and it turned out a lot shorter then we asked for. It is really cute and will grow. The first thing she asked for was a pony tail. (It was not long enough for one before we cut it but she thought it might be now.)

May Day

May 1st

I just love May Day. We celebrated this as kids and loved getting out there early before anyone else was out. Our neighborhood does not really do much but I remind my kids that it is the fun of delivering gifts (candy) to others and having them be surprised. We got up early and my kids were surprised when they got a few baskets from neighbors.

Rock band is now a family favorite and

Milk Dud enjoys playing a few tunes with the boys!!

Easter

April 12th

We had a wonderful Easter with family.

The kids had a wonderful time searching for eggs

and looking at their Easter baskets.

Coloring eggs was fun!

Went down the street to Auntie's house for lunch. They had a fun Easter Egg hunt outside for the kids. (Ok - we have a large family but it was just mine and Milk Dud was sleeping.) Thanks cousin for planning it my kids were spoiled!!

Our cousin's new little one!! She is SOOOO CUTE!!

St. Patrick's Day ....I know I am behind

March 17th

I know we are not Irish, but how can you not have fun and we Swedes can think green, right? Candy's preschool had a leprechaun come and leave footprints, and green snacks at school and I think the leprechaun decided to come home with us because we had a mess on St. Patrick's Day. The kids woke to find foot prints on their faces, gold candy money all over the floor (his bag of gold must have ripped), and green milk in the fridge. It was exciting for our household.

We had conferences tonight (April 2nd) with Ice Cream's teacher. She had to tell us how excited Ice Cream was on St. Patrick's day and how all the kids were really jealous they did not get gold coins at their house. I am not sure they were excited about the milk.

Milk Dud does not drink cow's milk for the most part. He just does not want it. But turn it green and he was willing to try it. He did not like it but he tired it. The other two children would not even try it. Thanks to Dad for finishing it so it would not go to waste.

We all wore green and had to take a few quick pictures.

Milk Dud turns 18 months tomorrow!

Valentine's Night Good Friends

We live in one of the greatest neighborhoods around. When Doughnut and I were looking to move, I wanted a neighborhood with lots of kids. We got it. We enjoy everyone so much and look forward to nicer weather when we see people more. We were lucky enough to be invited to a Valentine Party right next door. We had pizza and treats. The adults enjoyed a little Guitar Hero and band time while the kids watched movies and fell asleep. (OK - my kids did not fall asleep and Candy was up until 1:00 when I took her home. Just another reason why we should not let her sleep in the afternoon. She was GREAT the next two days and I do not regret the fun evening at all.) Ice Cream fell asleep around midnight, so not much better, but they were all good. I guess we will have to host soon. What holiday is next??!!??!

My Valentine's - I love ALL of YOU!!

Doughnut's Family Christmas

We had a great Christmas celebration with Doughnut's family. We had terrible roads to get there but we made it and stayed overnight.

We did have the kids go outside for a short time and uncles pulled them in the sleds.... a treat for my kids as they never get to do that.

We then enjoyed wonderful treats, hot chocolate, appitizers, and soup. Oh - and everyone had wonderful hat hair!!!

Before we opened all the gifts, we like everyone to pose for some holiday pictures. This year with 6 children, two of them under 2, it was hard to get everyone looking at the same time.

We were lucky enough to take 5 grandkids with us to sleep at grandma and grandpa's for the night. Our kids just love being with their cousins and would love to spend more time with them. We got up in the morning, and I was able to play with them until noon. We played sardines (a reverse of hide and seek) which everyone enjoyed. Candy hid at one point on top of the chairs in their dinning room and we could not see her at all. It took along time for us to find her as she did not say a word. Such memories are made when we are able to be together.

These are the stockings that I have made. The ones on the left were done a few years ago and the ones on the right were the Christmas gift for our new nephew and his mom, dad, and dog. It was fun to make them. They have the names across them where I have covered them with graphics in the pictures.