Fun in the snow!

Wheee!

Are we ready yet?

Who wants to go sledding?

Good times

Poor Naomi didn't enjoy the sleigh ride as much as the rest...

maybe next year will be more fun for her.

Christmas 2011

This pic was supposed to be the last pic but I'm having user difficulties with blogger tonight. I guess you'll just have to imagine it as the last pic. ;-)

Daddy caught Santa sneaking into the fireplace...

and leaving presents... THANK YOU SANTA!

Merry Christmas Daddy

Wow!

It took us a while to get through all of these. Mikey's favorite gift this year was his Batman Cave. Naomi's favorite was her air popper (a hit with both kids).

New socks are a X-mas must!

Mikey took this picture of Naomi. He gets some of the best pictures...

I think this skill of his just might be worth while cultivating.

After the holidays we went for a weekend to Minneapolis and sure there is great food and shopping but, our favorite was by far the Aquarium in the Mall of America.

Who know... in the basement of the mall is such a wonderful place.

Checking out the jelly fish... cool Mom.

Beautiful

Happy kids= Happy parents

They built the aquarium around you so these

giant manta rays would swim right over your head. Crazy cool!

look out behind you Mikey...

Look Mama!

Shark!

Mesmerized

Take a picture of that Mom... QUICK!

sharks, sharks and more sharks.

Happy New Year!

I have a feeling that 2012 is going to be a great year.

These kids...

Michal is learning to skate and he's doing great. Sure, he falls a good bit but every time he gets out there, it is significantly less falling than the last time. I find it amazing how fast kids learn new things. Way to go buddy, Mommy and Daddy are so proud of you for trying new things and your perseverance! You are doing fantastic!

Giving Naomi a ride, wheeeeee!

Want a ride?

Sweet girl...

This video was taken 2 weekends ago... Mikey is doing so much better now than he is on this one.

So, there are two noteworthy things this weekend that I must simply document so I don't forget.

First:

I unfortunately had the stomach flu (again and not the noteworthy part) this Saturday. Sunday we went to church and it has become a ritual that after church we stop on the way home to pick up some fresh, hot ham and rolls. We get home and I'm feeling really hungry after not eating anything for the past 36 hrs. I eat and it was delicious. My tummy, however, was not ready and I had horrible stomach cramps. Mikey and I are talking and this is how our conversation goes:

Me: I'm in a lot of pain... this is no good.

Michal: What's pain Mommy?

Me: it means that I hurt, my tummy hurts, you know... ouch.

Michal: hmmmm, (thinking) who's going to make us dinner then Mommy?

This kid is too funny!

Second:

Misiu still gets himself in a good bit of trouble around here as he likes to steal food. When Misiu gets in trouble we say "Bad dog! Go to your bed Misiu!" Then Misiu knows that if he knows what is good for him he quickly goes to his bed in the laundry room or he'll get locked in there on doggy timeout. So, yesterday Misiu of course couldn't help himself and tried to steal food off a plate and he got caught. I say "Bad dog! Go to your bed Misiu!" Then Naomi proceeds to chase after him pointing her finger repeatedly saying "Ba! Ba! Ba!" Naomi goes into the laundry room where she stands over him pointing her finger and saying"Ba! Ba! Ba!" over and over for the next couple of minutes until we said ok Naomi... that's enough. We think Misiu gets it. This is her new routine anytime Misiu gets in trouble which as I said before is frequent. It's really cute and quite funny. I'm going to see if I can catch it on film next time she does it. ;-)

This kid is too funny!

St Nicks Day

On the eve on St. Nick's Day Santa sent us an elf. The elf on the shelf (click on the link if you don't know about this little helper of Santa). Michal named him Frisbee which Daddy and I agreed was a perfect name for our little elf friend. Frisbee has been a wonderful little helper. He listens to what Michal wants for Christmas and passes the message along to Santa. He is a wonderful reminder to behave because he sees everything that goes on in our home. I have a slight crush on Frisbee simply because he has gotten my kids to behave so beautiful... well how can you not love the elf that can do that? If you look on top of the family picture you will see Frisbee hanging out, in the best spot to watch the St. Nick's Day festivities.

December 6, 2011

What's going on Mama?

Michal was so excited... poor guy looks a little overwhelmed here.

Naomi's new vacuum to help Mama clean. ;-)

Daddy's new jammy pants. Go UW!

Milk and cookies for Santa... Coffee for Mama.

Hope you all have a wonderful St. Nick's Day!

4K Christmas Concert!

I absolutely love Mikey's counting technique. They sang two songs and silly me I didn't turn the video on until the second. The focus is a little wobbly as we were sitting VERY far back. I think these kids are all fantastic!

Just because...

Just because...

you have a cold doesn't mean you can't still smile a little.

Just because...

you spill a little milk on your last pair of clean pants for school

doesn't mean you can't still smile a little.

Kids, why must you stand so close to watch tv?

Just because Mom.

Happy Halloween!

and a happy day it was!

We went to Madison to spend some time with our previous next door neighbors and took the kids trick-or-treating in Middleton. We had bumblebee, a fireman, the blue power ranger and a fairy... a pretty fantastic crew!

I love these kids!

Mikey: Can I eat 1 more Mom, pleeeaaaassssse!!!

Me: Go for it but, your tummy is going to hurt honey.

Wow! Look at those kids Mom!

Trying to keep up or actually she really wasn't... she had the best time exploring and doing her own thing. It was not easy to keep up with the big kids with this little fairy.

Bumblebee and Blue Power Ranger!

The sweetest fairy ever!

So these were actually the kids trick-or-treating a few days before Halloween. On Halloween night we dressed up and despite our best efforts to take them trick-or-treating Michal was more interested in handing out candy. Mike would just round the corner with the kids and Michal would see some trick-or-treaters coming and he'd turn and book it back to the house as fast as he could screaming at the top of his lungs "kids Mom, kids are coming, get the candy!" So we ultimately went to 4 or 5 houses and we had the most fun just passing out candy. We'd already went trick-or-treating a few nights back anyhow. It was the perfect Halloween.

The kids had a blast and that's what it's all about.