What a weekend!

This weekend was so much fun!! Maybe it wasn't as much fun as I make it sound, but compared to last weekend it was gobbs of entertainment. FYI: Last weekend my family was all very sick and we spent the weekend either at the Dr. or in bed (well some of us were in bed) ;) . Anyway we got tired of sitting around so here are some of the things we did...

Binky Fairy:
I got this idea from Chelsea--thanks Chels, it worked great! We told Emily that since she was grown-up now she needed to get rid of her binkies for good. So we put them in a bag and the binky fairy came and took them away. In return the Binky fairy would leave her a prize. And since it happened to be really nice outside (at the time...uggh!) The Binky fairy brought her a new princess bike. She is still learning to ride it, but I sure summer will be alot of fun. I can't wait!


Bowling:
There is a bowling alley right by our house and it is for the most part really nice. It is smoke free so you don't leave feeling all stinky. Anyway we took our kids and they had alot of fun. Emily wanted to do it "All by myself" and at times we weren't sure whether the ball would make it to the pins, but lo and behold it always did. It was fun! Look at Emily's shoes...gotta love those bowling shoes.




Snow and more snow.....:
I am not a fan of the snow, mainly because I wanted spring to come. But what can we do other than just enoy the cold before we complain about the heat...right? So we built a family of Snowmen. Only Mom and Dad snowmen have noses but oh well. It was fun and they have lasted since it is what....7 degrees outside?

It has been awhile...

The Holidays were fabulous and so much fun! It was fun to have Ben home for 10 days of vacation, but nice to get back in the routine of things (no offense Honey!) Here are some pictures from the holidays:

This is a picture of my little Santa!! He is so chubby and cute, I had to capture it for blackmail!

My mom makes Christmas pjs every year for the grandkids and they are always so cuddly and cute. Thanks Mom!!!

Lo and Behold, Emily got a kitchen and a dollhouse from Santa. She was so excited. I truly believe having kids makes Christmas so much more fun! I loved to capture this sweet suprised face of total believement (if that is even a word).

Caleb's first Christmas...he is just wondering where these toys had been all along...Emily of course loves his toys as much as her own, if not more (of course).

The weekend after Christmas my parents were so nice (more brave than anything) and took all of the grandkids (except Caleb...stinker still nurses) for the weekend. They had so much fun, Emily still talks about it EVERY day!

MORE:

Caleb will be 10 months old on the 17th of January and I can't believe how fast time flies! He is a busy boy and it so dang cute. He recently discovered stairs and I am now constantly chasing him away from them.

Emily has just accomplished the most amazing thing....she no longer has a binki!!!! Hallefreakinlueia!!!! We tried the "dip the binki in vinegar" trick, by telling her that as she gets older her binki starts to taste yucky and it totally worked. SHE HATES IT and has not wanted it since. If I would have known that it was going to be that easy, I would have done it MONTHS ago!!! But oh well! She sleeps better and is just so sweet (mostly)! Below are some pictures from Emily's first night EVER without a binki. I am so proud of her!

I just started doing pre-preschool with Emily and this was the first day. This is a picture she drew of herself, it is so cute and so funny!