being a boy

We had the stump ground up into mulch/woodchips. Dan and Calvin worked hard to transfer it to our flower beds. The boy LOVES digging in dirt!!

Tried and failing....

We are trying to take away ML's bottle. She is so attached to the thing. It isn't working though. So, in attempts to make her happy, we bought her a "noney" (pronounced NO-ney) Her BFF has one and ML loves it.

Valentine's Day Party (just my kids)

For the sake of time and sanity, I am only posting the pictures of my 2 kids from the party. We had a wonderful time decorating boxes, then filling them up with our Valentines.
There was also face painting, and a guess how much candy is in the jar.


This is Calvin and his "BFF" Reeves. The picture pretty much speaks for itself. They really are best friends:)

Happy Valentine's Day

Much better than the Christmas picture huh? (or did I even post that one?!)!!!

Happy Valentine's Day to you all!!!!!
we love and MISS you tons.

Painting

A casual, yet fun Saturday morning...

Swim Lessons.

Hannah is taking swim lessons. Actually, they are almost over. It was a 3 week class. She has made some improvements (I think). I noticed the other day she was jumping in without holding her nose! She still seems very attached to the teacher while in deeper water, and refuses to relax her body to float. But, I think that will come with more time spent in the water. She is also blind as a bat, which could be attributing to some of her fear. She loves the classes!!

Calvin has been watching her, and he can now put his head under the water without holding his nose, and he scoots around the tot pool like a pro. I think he may be ready for lessons too.

huh?

Check this girl out!
She loves playing games on our KindleFire. And, she is pretty good at it too.

May the force be with you

Some of Calvin's new Christmas toys. His fav is Darth Vador. He carries it with him where ever we go. He asked me to take these pictures of him so he wouldn't forget what his toys look like.

a fav.

This is my new favorite sweater for ML. I wish I had one...(apparently the cat in the hat is mesmerizing!) I find it lame...

getting BIG

ML is growing by leaps and bounds. She has started talking with complete sentences. She likes to play with the older 2, although she starting to be a little tattle tale:) They don't really like that part....HA.

VERY Warm weather in Jan!

We are having some amazingly warm weather here! Today we took a trip to the Zoo. Yesterday we went to the park.

Christmas sale

Hey all,
I am having a sale on my etsy site.

use code: xmas11


to score 15% off your item. Please spread the word.

http://www.etsy.com/people/Annesyarn

Christmas pin

just listed: Green Christmas pin for the Holidays

http://www.etsy.com/shop/Annesyarn

need a Christmas gift idea?

here is the link to my etsy account again. I have been making scarves this week, and will post them soon. e-mail me if you want something specific(color and style)

http://www.etsy.com/people/Annesyarn?ref=si_pr

how time flys

This is a picture of the kids 1 year ago this week. They sure have grown. I have tried to get a new picture of them, but they don't seem to want to cooperate. So you can just have a quick update:)

Hannah is now 1/2 way through her 2nd grade year. She wears glasses now, continues to play soccer, and LOVES to read!

Calvin is 3 1/2 and has been playing soccer on an indoor team. He absolutely loves it. He plays with his friend. He is really into math, trains and boy movies.

ML - she has probably changed the most. She can climb the bunk ladder faster than Hannah, loves cookies and basically rules the roost. She is SO cute. Her obsession with Dora is similar to Hannah's. She is very bright and loves to learn.