Fun in the Snow!!

 I love that we have a built in sledding hill right in our backyard.  All three kids are having fun out in the snow this year!

Audrey

Elaina

Owen

Merry Christmas!

Our annual Christmas Eve picture

Car Conversations

Once we get past the hassle of bundling kids and strapping them in, I love car rides with the family!  In our small, confined capsule of the minivan there is a little bit of everything- singing, giggling, teasing, games, and lots of conversations.  Lately, my favorite thing is to just listen to the chatter and conversation between 3 little voices in the back.  Here's an example from last night:

Elaina:  "Owen?".... pause... silence... "O-win?!".... more silence... "O-WIN-UH!!!"" (because adding extra syllables to words and the "uh" sound at the end seems especially effective)
Owen:  "Elaina, can you please stop talking?  Can't you see I'm trying to daydream?"

A dollar is worth an hour of fun

I love the dollar store/dollar bins!  I got these light up reindeer noses and headbands and it has been all day entertainment!  They even made a sleigh out of our ride-on fire truck toy.  And yes, Audrey has a set too but isn't so keen on wearing it for more than a minute or so, thus no picture of her.  Now to finish the day with the "Rudolph" movie!