Happy Winter!!!

We had a slow day at home today. It is below zero and VERY windy. On this first day of Winter...we are sick of WINTER! I think it is safe to say that the kids (as well as us!) are tired of being cooped up. Alex's Christmas program for preschool was postponed until January, Awana was cancelled two weeks in a row, going to church last night (and coming home) was slow going.

All complaining aside...I have a few pictures to share with you. The first is of Will - sporting a new hairdo (Thank you Uncle Steve).

Alex's preschool picture (4 yrs old).

Maddie holding her bundle of tickets at Happy Joes (thanks to Mommy winning a "jackpot"). I think she would have rather kept the tickets than get the toy!

I had Will help me by putting granola bars into the "cookie jar" last week. He found me in another room and handed me the almost empty box. He then took my hand so he could show me his work. I had to laugh when I saw how high he had piled the bars! When I took a picture of him, Maddie sat down beside him and moved next to the jar as soon as he got up.

Alex made this cute Rudolph hat at preschool. It was pretty cute watching 18 kids walk out of preschool with their antlers & red nose!

Katie & Becki snuggling in the big chair...Will playing with a blindfold.

While picking up toys, I found this lock of hair under the Christmas tree. At first I figured it was hair that got pulled out by one of the kids but on a closer look, I realized that it had clean cuts. So, I checked for new haircuts that afternoon and discovered that Alex was missing a small section on her right side. Luckily it wasn't noticable! When asked about it, she claimed that "Maybe Will cut my hair when I didn't know it..." Nice try little girl! I told her it wasn't all her fault, but mainly mine since I had left scissors out at some point.

We had a wonderful evening with our friends Wilsons, Welshes & Kunzles last Friday. It was so much fun to laugh & enjoy each other's company. We love you guys!