Photo Dump

My first attempt at Cinnamon rolls.... success!!!

Madison helping me with the cinnamon rolls

Colin climbed in the sink while I was getting ready

I can't even tell you how goofy Colin is.  I was putting away laundry and I looked down and Colin was pulling something from under his shirt. The more he pulled the sooner I realized it was my underwear!!! I know I will be killed for this picture, but it's just so cute!!!

Madison was away at a play date so Colin decided to wear her hat and carry around one of my bags.

Madison with her ski helmet and goggles.

Madison and Daddy.  Getting ready for Madison's ski class

Madison preparing for her last day of ski lessons

Madison is the cute little girl in the middle.  I know, hard to tell.  She's slightly in front of the girl in pink.  Yellow vest, blue jacket, with white gloves.



Madison had her first set of ski lesson right after Christmas.  She did AMAZING!!!!  Her ski instructor loved her and said he'd like to teach her again.  She had so much fun.  I forgot how agile and strong those little bodies are.  She'd be bending backwards to go under signs and jumping.  It made me so proud to see her zooming down the hill with no fear :)  Colin has been asking us to go skiing.  He found some plastic that I use for Christmas decorations and he has put them on the bottom of his feet and skis around the house!!

Funny Madison moment:
I was washing dishes yesterday and Madison was eating lunch.  I noticed she'd get down every couple of seconds and go to the stairs.  Once I started to pay attention to what she was saying I realized she had put Colin on time out and she'd go over and ask him if he knew why he was on time out.  Here's how the conversation went:  Madison "Colin, do you know why you are on time out?"  Colin "yes"  Madison "Colin can you tell me what you will do different next time?"  Colin "No"  Madison "OK, you will have to sit here for another minute"  Colin "OK".  This went on for a couple of minutes.  Colin would say "Sisa!!" and it'd start all over again.  I couldn't help but laugh because she totally has the time out routine down, but I finally had to tell her that time out isn't a play thing and that we needed to use it for serious things.  JR went to get Colin, but he wanted to stay on time out :)

Happy New Year!

I Hope everybody had a wonderful and safe Holiday season!!! We've been pretty busy here; in between the Holidays and everybody having strep/horrible colds since Thanksgiving!  I figured I had better post some pictures before it's spring time :)  Mom and Dad came down the Thursday before Christmas and left Christmas night.  I was unable to take any extra time off from work, but I know Mom and Dad enjoy having Colin and Madison to themselves.  It snowed Saturday morning so Madison, Colin, Grandma, and Papa built a snow family in the back yard.  We had Christmas Eve at Mic and Mark's house.  JR was at work and Mic had a fever of 101, but it was still an enjoyable evening.  Christmas morning we opened gifts and lets say that was a process!!! The kids were horribly spoiled this year, but loved everything they received.  Thank you to everybody who helped make Christmas  special.  That evening Mic, Mark, Grandpa Rick and Anita came over for dinner and then everybody left all at once and it was just Madison, Colin, and I.  Here are some pictures from the week Mom and Dad were here.

Me and our Christmas mess!

This is how your are supposed to play with your toys ;)

My sweet tired baby boy!!

Daddy, Mommy, Madison, Colin, and Grandma
Madison enjoying the new vanity she received from Grandma and Papa

Miss Madison (in her new Frozen dress) and Grandma

Colin wearing a head band waiting for Madison to open her vanity!

Colin practicing her Pirate skills on Daddy

Colin and Mommy!!

Papa and Aspen

Colin and Grandma

Aunt Mic and Uncle Mark

Handsome Colin and Beautiful Miss Madison!!!

My beautiful babies!!!

Family Love....
Somewhere in the tangle it is JR, Mark, Mic and I

JR had a drink, so he was feeling  more loving than normal :)

A Little calmer :)

Aspen and the snowman on the hill

It was Madison's idea to add the hair :)

Aspen

Aspen, Colin,  Papa, and Madison

Colin

Colin, Madison, and Papa

Madison, Grandma, and Colin.. baking cookies at Aunt Mics

My little chefs!

JR and I before his Christmas party... No matter how long we are together the height gap never gets closer :)

The more snow... the more fun!!
Miss Madison

Colin expending some energy

Enjoying some fresh air for a change (He had strep throat and croup for about a week and then it was in the negatives, so first time Colin had been outside in awhile)

Madison and Colin

Papa pulling the kids in the sled

Aspen, Madison and Colin

Aspen, the kids, and Papa

Colin taking pictures (he always says cheese and for  some reason points it backwards :)

View from our back yard with us above the inversion

Madison eating her Christmas tree at her class Christmas party

Sticky hands!!!

Mom and I helped out Madison class for their Christmas party on the Friday before Christmas!

Madison looks so excited :)

Madison's Kindergarten class room

Not another picture Grandma!!!!

Mic wrapped all of our Christmas/ winter books so that the kids could open one each night up until Christmas (1 for each night from Dec. 1st to Christmas Eve)

Madison, Colin, and Mommy at her Breakfast with Santa event at School

Watching a movie in their playroom

Grandma, Colin, and Madison decorating their little tree in the playroom