New Year Pictures

Dance Baby Dance!!

Game called Doggie Doo

Yes the dog poops, gross I know

Rung in the new year on the ice



HAPPY NEW YEAR!!



Dinner with the Cooks

Last week we had dinner with the Cooks. They our amazing neighbors upstairs.Julie and Kara are like family and we enjoy the time we spend with them. I made lasagna, yes by myself. I almost messed it up if Reggie wouldn't have come up for lunch. But they turned out really good, (one for the meat eater and one for the veghead).

After dinner we exchanged gifts. Everyone got some cool stuff. But Summer getting her fish was fun to see. She named it Sam. Thank you Julie and Kara. We are blessed to have neighbors like family. :)

Happy Birthday Jesus! Party

In honor of the season and what Christmas is all about I hosted a Happy Birthday Jesus! Party for some friends. We're been working hard this year to really hit home about the true meaning of Christmas. Guest list: Erica and her 4, Shaunna and her 3, Kaylie and her 1, and of course my 3. We made candy cane cookies, Shaunna read a book called J is for Jesus by Crystal Bowman, which tells the story behind the candy cane. We let the kids out a bit to burn off energy while the cookies baked. When back inside some of the kids made cards for Jesus. We sung happy birthday and blew out candles, one for each kid. Then made the kids go back outside to burn more energy off. I think it went well and would love to do it again next year. :)

Making cookies

Storytime

Birthday cards

A candle for each kid, cause Jesus loves everyone

love homemade cards

yum





Twins & Company Christmas Party

On Thursday I joined my fellow mama of multiples for a great evening of food, cookies, laughing (lots of that), and all around good time. Hosted by the lovely Cindy at her house in Post Falls. It's always good to get together with these ladies. I've missed them the past couple of months due to being crazy busy and not going to meetings. I laugh so much when I am with them, and we all know how much I like to laugh. :)

On the Ice

The inlet froze last week and finally got thick enough to play on. Or to skate on. I don't skate, but Summer and Reggie do. I walk and push a stroller (sometimes). Eugene likes to be on daddy's shoulder, Conrad likes me to carry him. On Saturday we had some friends over so they too could enjoy the ice. And almost every night we are out on it. It's neat to see the full moon and play on the ice.

This was last week before it was really thick. Summer and Eugene were allowed to go a little bit out. The rest of the pics are from Saturday.

Merry Christmas MOPS

It's the first Friday and that means MOPS!! This meting was the famous basket raffle meeting. There were some good baskets this year. I didn't win anything, but that is alright as long as MOPS raised lots of money. Rella had a good speech about slowing down this time of year and remember what Christmas is all about. Santa is cool, but Jesus is better. I look forward to MOPS every month. :)

MOPS Queen

Andrea and her loot.

My group :)

Rella and I and our holiday shirts.

Bras for a Cause

Last night was an event at my mom's work called Bras for a Cause. A girl's night out that supported Susan G. Komen for the Cure. There were bras, food, wine, hair bling. Even though the turn out wasn't as big as expected, I had fun. I found some fun bras that wouldn't fit me normally and wore them outside my clothes. It made people laughed, I love laughing. Kaylie won the raffle, Erica got some hair bling. Plus it was nice to be away from the kids for a few hours. I think they raised a good sum of money too. Girls night out are fun.

Kaylie and I showing off. Note my face: I couldn't stop laughing. :)

Erica getting pink hair bling. It turned out cute.

Lasers burning fat off. Huh... what fat?

Shaunna, Erica, Andrea, Marie

Kaylie, me, Theresa (my mom)

Winner!!

MOPS

It's the first Friday and that means MOPS! Always a good time. I'm not sure why I love it so much, there are many reasons. But I think over all I like it for the 'moms'. I like to see the other lades enjoying themselves. I love to see the Queen's face when her name is called. I feel like God has a hand it all. It is something I feel very blessed to be apart of. :)

Queen Sarah

My group chatting

Susan and I, she is leaving and I will miss her.