Cooking with Santa

Ok yes we paid good money to go "cook" cookies with Santa. Hey I love this world we live in. Pay a few dollars and they cook the cookies for you and do the dishes. You get to skip to the fun part. Decorating. No fuss and mess. Brilliant! Here are a few pics from our class. Adalyn had lots of fun decorating. The last pic is of her hiding from Santa.

More Snow pics

Here is Meredith and Adalyn heading to sled.

Snow!!!!

Last Thursday we woke up to everything covered in white. It was beautiful. When I went and woke up Adalyn and had her peek out her window to see the golf course covered in white she asked me if it was Christmas. Santa did not come but we had a fun filled day with neighbors and her buddy Meredith. So much fun. We rode sleds on the golf course hills and even made a big snowman. It was so much fun!!! Although, I couldn't imagine having to dress the kids for this weather everyday. I'll take the south. Today we were on the swing set in 80 degree weather. So beautiful!

Vanished?

No we have not vanished from the earth. And I try to keep in touch with some of yall through facebook. That is much easier then blogging. Sorry. So I could blame the holidays for my lack of activity or the fact that someone in my house has been sick for the last three weeks. But that is not the reason. My sweet, docile little boy has turned into a Tasmanian devil. Still sweet but a T5 tornado. We just thought Adalyn was active. Oh no, Burke is full speed times 1,000. So that is why I can't sit down for two minutes and type about their progress. He has figured out how to unlatch the cabinets, Climb Christmas trees, and get through a baby gate that has four bungee cords holding it. He has a permanent goose egg. I told Jeff I am scared that if we had a third child what it would be like if they keep progressively getting wilder.
I have a friend who blogs about the things her dog eats everyday. Well I am going to submit a pic of the things Burke learns to climb everyday. Don't worry. He is still sweet as every but just a handful.

Mondays!!!

Mondays are insane for us. I don't know why but they are always crazy. Maybe the fact that Daddy is back at work, both kids have school, and Adalyn has ballet at one. That doesn't seem like much but with all the rushing and driving and trying to get places on time, it just always turns out to be crazy.
So yesterday a little after one we pull up to ballet on two wheels. Adalyn jumps in the back to put on her ballet clothes. Of course we can't find the shoes. I am yelling and tossing who knows what all around my car. Finally I spot the shoes. Yea! I throw them on her feet. She starts whining that there is something in her shoe. I respond with get your bottom in class and stop whining. There is no way there is something in your shoe. We'll look when get inside. She limps inside. Well lucky us today the moms get to sit and watch class. This would be great except Burke is exhausted and the last thing he wants to do is sit and observe Adalyn dance for an hour. And of course I have no toys to entertain him. So anyways Adalyn starts dancing with a limp. After a little number they sit down. She proceeds to take off her shoe and tell Miss Laurie there is something in her shoe. Well I hate to admit there is something. No not a piece of dirt. A lid to a water bottle. Yeah who knew a water bottle lid would fit in a tiny ballet shoe. Sorry kid. Next time I will try to listen when you say there is something in your shoe.
But on another note to make myself feel a little better one of the dancers little sisters got her head stuck behind the bars. We had to act fast and squeeze her head out. Fun times at our ballet class. I am sure it will be Burke next year with his head stuck. Anyways who wants to just sit there calmly and enjoy your child dance like a ballerina. What kind of fun would that be?

Carving Pumpkins

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