We’re having a blast of a Christmas!! December 28, 2010

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Christmas present for Dave’s office at work! The angle is a bit funny, and I’ll have to get a better picture yet. I started painting in October and got it done in time. It’s pretty huge (5×2 ft), but he has big walls that are crying out for something funky and his kids are his life – the perfect gift!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dave’s mom sews p.j.s every year for the kids. This year she bought the tops and sewed the bottoms. The kids LOVE them – it never gets old. Mom had wondered out loud awhile ago that maybe the bigger kids didn’t want them anymore…. they threatened to boycott Christmas – it’s traditions that make Christmas so fun!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sprite, Peanut, Bebs, and Budder

All four kids at the water park in Minneapolis recently. First time doing the water slides for the littles. The family raft ride was a hoot, and the hot tub was a favorite place too – the littles said they felt like mermaids – so I think it was a good time!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Bebs and Sprite, as different as night and day, and yet always connected in a special way.

Christmas has been amazing this year. The littles know what to expect and have been doing so well. Dave is off work all week and it’s been great to hang around, have people over, go out for gatherings, and just enjoy spending so much time together.

I managed to get Bebs’ hair done just before Christmas (Sprites has been in for a month and I just couldn’t do another head and so I waited!). It’s so nice to not have to worry about it, but there are draw backs. The first drawback is the time it takes (12 hours) and the second is the attention we get. Hair in braids compared to not in braids is insane! The braids go in and suddenly we are the center of the universe and I’m warding off strangers at every turn in the mall – admittedly very rude to a lady as I said, “DON”T touch her hair!” when she reached out for it. It was the fourth in an hour… I have to balance that with the fact that the girls love it so much and it’s such a break to not have to do anything for months. I guess I’ll just have to get a t-shirt that says “you touch their hair, I’ll let them pick your nose!” More about hair in a later post – I’m having huge debates in my head about hair and would love some input from those that know better!

Tomorrow is off on another first adventure – we’re taking the kids skiing! Peanut and Budder started skiing at age four and it’s something we have always enjoyed doing whether it’s here on our little bumps of hills or heading for the mountains. Tomorrow the twins get initiated into this winter fun – I can’t wait!! I know it will be interesting – Bebs said she’d “do the sitting part, but that’s it!” Later discussion clarified that she wanted to ride the chairs up and then down again – she’d just skip the skiing part! Our little Sprite is a whole different story -she’s fearless! (guess who I’ll “volunteer” to take with me?)

I better get to bed – the cooler is packed and the snow gear is out and ready – it’s a 6:00 wake up to drive to the hill!

 

 

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