A Date with Mommy and Daddy

Last week Olivia went out on a special date with mommy and daddy...without her baby brother. We brought her out to eat and then she saw her very first movie in the movie theater...Princess and the Frog. Olivia LOVED all of the special alone time with us and really enjoyed the movie and popcorn. I have a feeling she will want to go on another date soon!!!

"Princess" Ollie

These pictures prove once again that Oliver is one of the most tolerant animals in the world, and Olivia's best friend. Long reign"Princess" Ollie!

Elmo Boy

This week Joey has been home bound with another respiratory cold and double ear infection. He is beginning to get cabin fever. In order to keep his feet warm, I passed down Olivia's Elmo slippers. Joey LOVES them! He keeps watching his feet as he walks. (Sorry for the blurry picture...someone won't stand still).

Snuggled with love

For a Christmas present for Livi and Joey, I had a friend help me make a quilt. I went through pictures of Livi and Joey and chose some of them with their family and friends. Then Megan took all of the squares and put them together. I can't wait for Livi and Joey to open up their blankets...I know that Livi will love it! Every time they snuggle with their blankies, they are getting love from their family and friends.

Ahhh....Christmas Break!

Ahhhh...Christmas break is upon us. I get two whole weeks off with Jas, Livi, and Joey! Before I got my break though, our loving school administrators subjected us to some humility. All of the teachers at our school were asked to perform karaoke for the children as a reward for good behavior. Now, one would think that listening to the teachers perform would be torture instead of a reward, but it really turned out to be an awesome experience. The kindergarten teachers performed the Jackson's "ABC, 123," we performed the Rudolph Hokey Pokey, Second grade did "Grandma got ran over by a reindeer" (which was hysterical...picture one male teacher as grandma and the other a reindeer, then the two plowing each other over), Third grade did "Be True to Your School," Specials did "Frosty the Snowman," and the administration did "Celebration." I could safely say that everyone would subject themselves to the same humiliation just to see that much excitement in the kids' faces again!

Above is the picture of the first grade teachers in their reindeer attire.

Happy Birthday Grandma!

Phew...tis the season for craziness! The past few weeks have been very busy with holiday events and someone's birthday. That's right, grandma Dressler has gotten one year younger. To celebrate, Livi, Joey, and I made a cake and went over to grandma and Jim's new house to spend time with her. Great Grandma and Grandpa Sennott were there visiting and so was Brittany. We had a good time playing and visiting. Happy birthday grandma!

Olivia discovered that Spencer had his very own Santa hat...the poor dog wasn't left alone the rest of the time.

Joey's ABC's

Last night Joseph cracked us up with his rendition of the ABC song. We have the Leap Frog Fridge Phonics set that sings the ABC song. Joey discovered the song last night and was jammin' to it. It is adorable!