Camping too

Bike time! My kids love bikes, probably because we don't own any! Yes, I'm the mean mom that says since we have no garage(storage) and live on a mountain(steep hill) we can not have bikes at this time. Sorry kids, I might let you hang from trees but coasting down a steep hill on a busy road is where I draw the line! So the kids were thrilled that we rented bikes one day. #1 & #2 have picked up bike riding skill from borrowing strangers bikes at the park(no one is a stranger long around my kids-have no idea where they got that gene from!) #3 has only ever ridden a bike with training wheels but we rented one for him as well. He did pretty well, going on his own for a bits at a time. #1 must have been super fast on his bike since I wasn't able to capture him on film!

If the kids stopped #5 would run up to them. He wanted to ride too and would throw a fit if they left without him. #2 would pick him up on the bike and bring him to the cabin if I wasn't watching close enough!

The one who started it all. Can you tell by the stance how much attitude she has? Strike a pose, there's nothing to it

And this one, can you see the swagger in his walk? Yes, I know he's standing still but the way he's standing, does it suggest swagger in his walk or am I just use to how he walks? Notice he is wearing his rain jacket so he won't get wet but he couldn't resist the puddles and his shorts are wet from jumping in them!

#3 wanted in on the action as well. Here he is in the 'take me as I am' pose.

Group shot after tee time

Camping

The little mister here. Mom, can you find me? Cheeeeeeese.

We spent a few days camping after Christmas. I had the fore site to rent a cabin which was although a little harder on the pocket book was a wise choice with the rain. The rain did not stop our fun but rain in a tent might have stopped my fun!

Having fun in the sand one fine morning.

Having a little game of tag after breakfast.



Oh, look they are all in the picture........and how did I make it underline?


Looking at these pictures made me a little sad. We are going to miss our home here.

Announcement

A girl and her doll. She was so very happy to find this waiting for her on Christmas day!



#4 wasn't sure what to think of the glasses one of his siblings got for him!

Love this boys smile! He still has one more loose tooth to go:)

The big news around here is that we are moving! The kids and I are headed to the Show-Me State in a couple short weeks. Yes, back to the land of winter. What O What will we do? Kids are really looking forward to this new adventure. Hoping they will enjoy the cold as much as they think they will;) In the meantime I'm trying to prepare our stuff to move. Little one thinks all this 'moving cleaning' is great fun.

end of the day or part 3

We went to a friend's home for Christmas dinner. While there #5 spotted these lovely Lightening McQueen slippers and did not easily let them go. He has a love for shoes these days and car shoes are apparently even better!
You can see #3 and part of a blue object. That is a blue tub and all the kiddos took turns playing in and rolling around in it. It is usually used to hold toys in that house but if you are looking for a good gift for children 6 and under I would say a large tub would be a big hit!

As soon as we arrived #2 very happily took over baby care for a bit. She was quite smitten with baby L!

Thanks for having us over! It was good to see you again:)

Christmas Day Part 2

What a beautiful, sunny day. As per our tradition out here we have to spend some time at the beach!

We had some swim play.

Played with the sunscreen bottles.

Told Grammy 'Merry Christmas!' and applied sunscreen. Gotta keep up on our multitasking skills!

And played a little football(or at least catch with the football).

A wonderful way to spend the day!

How we spent our Christmas, Part 1

After things were opened there was much lego making to be done. #3 was taking a break to dig into his stocking for some treats(we got fruit and chocolate as it's all about balance, no?) Like #1's head band? His sister got it for him along with matching wrist bands which he wore ALL day. Who woulda thought that would be a hit? My kids spoiled me, due to such a wonderful Awana store where they spent their hard earned awana bucks on gifts for their family. I received 2 sets of earrings, a necklace, notepads, a pen, a beautiful slice of rock that I have setting in my window sill now and probably something I'm forgetting. They were very thoughtful in the gifts they picked out for each other too. Always nice to see that they are thinking good thoughts toward each other.

Of course the best gift is always the unexpected. Like say the box things come in!
and just because I like this silly expression.

#4 would open a gift and say with such sweetness "It's what I always wanted" That is until I tried to capture this on film. But while I can't share with you his sweet 4 year old voice sounding so thankful and sweet I did get one of his brother that's almost as good.



Don't you love the happiness in his voice and the smile over pencils?

Highlights from the week

I love this picture because #5 climbed right up on #1's lap. Not sure if I've seen that before. Sweet brotherly love:)


A blurry picture of a treat for the neighbor. Cinnamon ornament and chocolate pretzels.

#3 Lost another tooth..currently has 2 gone and 2 more loose. Love his smile. Here is the note he wrote for me; I guess he thinks I'm forgetful or something because he makes these signs for the table and they usually have the pipe cleaners standing straight up to catch my attention. It says"Mom dont frgot my tooth" and the tooth is taped on it.