Winter Wonders

Caleb decided to put "tires" on this gingerbread house.  Now it's a car!!

Good little helper, shoveling some fresh snow.

These kiddos love their big brother.

Craig looking mischievous, Jayden looking rich, Carter looking irritated that Jayden is winning again.
If you look at the board, you'll see Jayden, Craig and Carter are all on one of Jayden's houses.
Pay up boys!

Caleb decided to try Mommy's glasses.
"Mom, yours don't work."

Time for a long drive to visit Grammy again.
Sleeping makes the trip quicker.

Had to stop for some food.

Back on the road again.  Caleb is not happy that there is more driving left.

Finally made it to Grammy's house.
Let the fun begin!

Just practicing some gymnastics in the living room.

Little fingers piano duet.

Yes, hide and seek again.
Here I am!

Monkey

Caleb climbed out of his crib after mom put him down for nap.  When she came to check on him, he thought it best to hide.

These kiddos like playing with the doll house together.

Trying out the doll chair.

Movie night again!

Hiding again.
Where's Caleb?

The Rec center opened up their indoor playground again.  Yay!

Carter is a little big for most of the equipment.

These kids sleep the craziest ways.

Hanging out with a little buddy.

Haircut time.

Making music with Daddy's violin.

Caleb is a big fan.

Now Daddy plays some real music.  Time to dance.

Cheers!

Getting in the truck to go on a snow adventure!

Looking cool while keeping warm in their winter gear.

Ok, we are all ready to go hike in the snow!

Caleb was pretty happy about his spot on the sled......
......until it started moving.  Then he screamed and cried until we let him off.

We finally found he was ok riding on the sled if he had someone to sit on it with him.

He was so comfy he fell almost immediately asleep.

Loving a not-too-cold day outside.

Time for snow angels.

The big kids loved the sled, and found ways to make it go faster.

With Mommy steering, we nearly crashed into that small tree.

Adorable.

Finishing up this adventure with some hot chocolate.

Chillin' with his cars.
If you look, you'll see he's using the green  pickup truck as a "pull-truck", aka tow truck.

Introducing Caleb to the popcorn machine.
He thought it was pretty great.

Jayden likes to write stories.

Hmmm....Something is wrong with this puzzle.

Caleb watching out the front window for Daddy.
"Daddy here!"

Jayden has decided she loves the trumpet.

Carter made himself a pair of Lego glasses.

Surprise!  This couch turns into a bed!
Time for some snuggling.

Carter brought Jayden breakfast in bed....or hammock.

Baby brothers are good at smushing big brothers.

A Merry Christmas

Caleb woke up from a nap to find a tree in the living room!!

What do we do now?

Time to decorate it!

Lookin' good!

Hanging balls on trees in the house?

This is so silly!

Turned out all right.

Candy party at the kitchen table.
These kids love Christmas time.

We went Christmas shopping and Caleb was excited to see four tables full of toy cars and trucks!

It snowed!  Time to bundle up!

Having a good time.

Mom caught Caleb shoving snow into the truck's gas compartment.
Apparently this was no surprise to Dad, who found small rocks in his car's compartment a few month's ago.

Dad got the violin out.  Caleb loved it.

"Me try!"

Hold on guys, the movie's starting.

Caleb was happy to find this truck bib so he could wear a truck all day!

It's the night of Jayden's dance recital.

Time to stretch.

Group stretching and warm ups.

We are ready to dance!

Good job Jayden!  We are so proud of you!

Sitting with her friends that danced that night too.

December 21, 2020
Saturn and Jupiter are the closest in the sky they've been in 400 years.
Sounds like pizza night out in the frozen desert.

Yum.

And don't forget some hot chocolate!

Ok, it's time to go see.  Bundle up Caleb!

Pretty cool.

"Chahj!"
If you look carefully at what he's pointing at, you can see he is trying to charge this boot in this computer.

Playing some Minecraft.

Oh boy.
Visiting the library without a toddler sounds so peaceful.

But for now we enjoy our time hanging out at the library.

Lite-Bright night!

'Twas two days before Christmas, and in Daddy's arm
Was some freak mRNA, that did him no harm.

Christmas eve!
Pay no attention to the tree with all the balls up out of Caleb's reach.

Santa came!

Exploring their gifts.

A camera!!

Daddy only got coal!

Santa was messing around with Jayden's camera before he left it for her.

That is a big doll house!

The sun is barely up, but these kids want to go try out their new adventure backpacks!

Trying to get a picture of Caleb in his new monster truck shirt can be difficult.

"Here I am!"

After a stocking full of candy, it's a good idea to brush your teeth.

Over and river and through the woods.

Now for a real adventure, exploring the woods behind Grammy's house.

I'm lookin' pretty good.

We'd better carve a spear.  There are cougars out here!

Time to open more presents.
Carter seems upset.  "I don't have a big gift like that."

An art kit for Jayden!

Oooh!

It's a truck that holds cars!!!

Caleb loves it already.

Hey, I got a really big one!

It's a pogo stick!

Time to go adventuring some more.

Jayden decided to stay and hot tub with daddy instead.

Caleb trying to be grouchy after his nap, but daddy won't let him.

It's not Christmas without a puzzle!

Mom was looking around the house for Caleb.
Finally she spotted him here.  He loves hide and seek.

This started with just Caleb hiding.  With each person that found him, they had to stay and hide with him, calling out for someone to come find them.  Grumpy was the last one and had to find this bunch hiding under a table.

Grumpy helping Caleb float.