January Happenings

This has been a busy month with lots of fun activities. Without further ado...

Tyler loves when he gets the chance to have lunch with Daddy. He's always sad when Daddy has to go back to work and can't come home with us. 

I had a serious mental lapse and bought a music set for the kids. They serenaded Emma--she was not impressed. It was seriously cute, though. And loud. Mysteriously, the kazoo has been MIA since this photo was taken. 

Our first time really playing in the snow. Gavin LOVED it. Tyler wasn't so sure, but ended up having a fun time throwing snowballs at people. As long as I made them for him he was good. 

We discovered we have the perfect backyard for sledding! Nice hill, but not too steep so you slow down before hitting the fence. 

Spencer's second snow angel in his life...

...went better than the first one. 

Meet Bob, our first Missouri snowman. Rocks for eyes and sans the corncob pipe, but it worked.

Tyler's at the tough age when he's getting too old to take a nap because then he won't go to bed on time, but he's still tired and needs one. I don't get why kids outgrow naps. I could take one everyday and still fall asleep at bedtime, no problem. Sometimes I tell Tyler I'll take his nap for him, but he says, 'No sleep, Mommy'. Not cool, buddy, not cool. 

 

Checking out the Oriental Trading catalog. For all of those things that you didn't know you needed. 

By our second snowy day Tyler had figured out how much fun it was! Brant didn't find the shoveling nearly as enjoyable, but it's still fun to see snow after four "winters" in Texas.

Now that Spencer's in cub scouts, we (i.e., Brant) get to make a pinewood derby car. He already learned that you don't need a power tool to cut the car so they went with a little saw. Now Spencer's in charge of the design. 

Tyler's idea of heaven. 

Three awesome people. 

Two awesome people. 

Since Tyler is officially potty trained (enter choir singing), he got to pick out any toy he wanted from the toy store. He picked a Batmobile and spends most waking moments with it.