SleDdiNg or FacE PLanTing?

BEfoRe...


Ask Jenna - I took the kids to a park by our house to sled. So fun, Right? They were all having a blast, then we found a bump and a jump. Ri and Ty went first and survived, so down went Jen. And I mean DOWN went Jen. She landed right on her face. She was brave and kept going. Her sled was not as fortunate. It cracked in half and had to be left in the trash bin.





AfTEr...

UpDatE

Recently I was accused of not updating my blog on a regular basis. The fact that I am using the word recently to refer to an e-mail sent to me a month ago gives you a reference point. It has only been four weeks since Christmas - here are a couple of pictures.


One Christmas I am going to remember to take "before" and "after" pictures. Ri, Jen and Ty are three of eight grandkids on my side and the only grandkids on Dave's side. This means three aunts and two sets of grandparents to spoil them rotten. It is definitely more of a threat to say that Grandma or Grammie won't get you presents than to say Santa is not bringing anything. It takes two trips to bring all of the goods home. Judging by sheer quantity it was a fantastic Christmas. (We also enjoyed good times with the family, which was mine and Dave's favorite part.)

Jenna's Turn -

We were by the movie theater and we were discussing which movies we would like to see. Dave said he wouldn't mind seeing "Little Fockers." Of course all three kids say, "'Little Fockers,' what's that?" So I say, "Watch yourselves, that was pretty close to a bad word." Jenna's reply was, "Yeah, just take off the er at the end."

The Sweater Vest

We went shopping at the mall with Aunt Tiff. While we were at Macy's she found the cutest sweater vest for Tyler. Complete with penguins wearing scarfs. Dave immediately vetoed it's purchase. I told him that Ty is four and to butt out. At that point Rilie chimed in and said, "It's okay Dad. Ty is too big for anyone to beat up."