Snow day .. Snow play

We finally got some snow to go along with the frigid temperatures we have had this winter. The boys have been looking forward to this storm for some time. We played outside pretty much all day soaking up all of the fun in the snow!

Pierce was all smiles while playing outside!

They also have been talking about building a snow cave with their dad. They couldn't wait until Trent got home so that he could help them.

Trent took advantage of the snow piles that were created by the snow plows. It cracks us up how wimpy and scared people get about the snow here. They cancel school with as little as a skiff of snow! It is definitely different from living in Utah that is for sure.

They built this cute little snowman out on our deck. They were so excited! It was a very fun-filled day out in the snow!

National Museum of American History

Pierce, Brock and Jaida in front of the museum.

Pierce and Brock dancing to this guy's bucket drums. He was really good at it!

January 15, 2010 we decided to head down to Washington, D.C. and see another museum. We chose the National Museum of American History. We had a great time there. It was a busy weekend, we didn't think about the upcoming Martin Luther King holiday. The mall was full of visitors. typically when we go on a weekend we find a spot pretty easy to park and just walk right up to the museum. This time proved to be more challenging. Trent dropped the kiddos and I off at the front and we went in and finished the entire transportation exhibit before he had found a spot. The boys really liked that portion of the museum.

The boys out front of the museum.

We also saw the presidential wing and the entertainment and sports exhibits. Pierce thought it was cool to see Michael Jackson's hat. Brock liked seeing dumbo and all the trains and trucks. Trent loved the part about George Washington. He is reading the biography of Washington so he was pretty excited to see some of the things he had read about. Jaida just enjoyed being carried around and watching her brothers as usual.

Pierce wanted his picture in front of just about anything and everything. so we thought this would be good- C3PO!

We finished off our day meeting some of our friends at Elevation Burger for a very yummy hamburger, fries and a shake!

He is 35!

January 13th was Trent's 35th Birthday. I am not sure who was more excited for it me or the kids. I don't think Trent was all that excited to be turning another year older. Trent had to work on his Birthday, BUMMER! So me and the kids waited very impatiently for him to come home. We went and got some decorations and decked out the house with balloons and streamers. The boys had a really fun time doing it. We had planned to go do it at his work and surprise him, but he had some darn meetings and we wouldn't have been able to see him. I let the boys pick out presents for their dad. They each got him a puzzle, a bat, Frisbee, books, candy, soda pop and bubble gum. When he got home we jumped out and yelled Happy Birthday! Then we took him to Pizza Hut. Afterwards we came back home and we joined with his parents and sang Happy Birthday and ate some of his yummy ice-cream cake. I think his day turned out pretty well.
I hope that He always knows how much we love him and how grateful we are to have him in our lives. He is the best father and friend to me. I love that we can just be silly and dumb together and that we can laugh. I love him with all my heart. Hope you had a very special Birthday TBIRD.

Artist in Training

Pierce got an easel for Christmas, so he has been working on his drawing skills. His pictures are now starting to look like what he says they are. Here are a few samples that I thought were cute. The one above we were having family night and we learned the song, Love at Home. After our lesson we were playing a game of pictionary. The boys love this game. Pierce drew this. It is a picture of our townhouse, complete with our van parked out front in our parking stall. He added a heart and said This is our love at home. He is the sweetest little boy.

Now this one is none other that St. Nick himself with bag in tow. This really has been one of the best presents they got. They love drawing on it and practicing their letters.

Just in case

Just in case you are like me and can't get enough of this cute face.. I took some pictures of her. She is my happy, smiley, little love munch.

She is now 10 months old. On the day she turned 10 months she started to babble.. finally. She says, "a blah blah blah blah blah!" So cute! I really could listen to it all day long!

Now when she takes a bite of food she also says ," mmmmmmmm!"

She loves french fries, toast in the morning, and vanilla wafers too! Now if she could just get some teeth!

I am still trying to figure out how to do a little girly's hair. I struggle. It is getting long and by the end of the day she looks like a rag- a-muffin! I cannot resist her sweet little cheeks! She really is the love of my life!

Brock and his animals!

(From top to bottom: Snakey, Monkey man, Tigger and Big brown bear.)

(From left to right: Mr. Weenie, baby horse, uncle Sam, Mr. Pete, Congo, Sock monkey and special bear)

So Brock has a little obsession with his animals. These are actually only a few of them. Each night we have to get each one of them ready for bed, sometimes even making individual bed and pillows for each one. Then in the morning when he awakes we have to wake each one up and bring them all down stairs. Mr. Pete is one of his very favorites, I am glad because he is pretty small! He is very particular about how and where they sit and sometimes we have to dress them for the day! I am getting the hang of it now and I actually think that it is pretty cute to see how much he loves and cares for each one! When my parents came to visit they got a good laugh! Brock had them all laid out on the couch and one of them tried to move them over so they could sit down on the couch and he about lost it! Hahaha.

National Museum of American Indians

While my parents were here they took Pierce down for an adventure to Washington, DC to the National Museum of American Indians. December 29, 2010 Brock had his surgery to get his tonsils and adenoids removed and I was super tired from Jaida's sleep study the night before. My parents were awesome and offered to get Pierce out of the house so we could get some much needed rest!

Pierce thought it was pretty neat. I asked him what his favorite part was or what he liked he said," Mom it is so cool they have 2 gift shops!" HAHaha Had to laugh at that one! I haven't been to the museum yet so I will have to go and report what was really cool about it besides the gift shops!

We were all so glad that my parents could come! So grateful for their help with the other kids while we took care of Lumps! Love them so much!