Snow Day

Today Kyle's preschool was cancelled as well as Max's make-up romp n roll class (that he missed the last time we had a snow day). I was not thrilled to have another snow day and am definitely ready for spring, but I tried to make the most of it. Since it wasn't bitterly cold I took the boys outside to play in the snow today. We had fun building a little snowman, making snow angels, playing at the playground, taking a walk, and having several snowball fights. Kyle got right in the snow and was crawling, digging, falling, and jumping in it! Max, on the other hand, refused to touch it, but was happy to be outside surrounded by it. He mostly stayed on the sidewalks that were clear of the snow. Silly boy! Then we came inside for some hot chocolate with marshmallows. It turned out to be a fun snow day!

Painting

Recently both boys have enjoyed painting. It's a fun post nap activity on these cold days. Here are some of their recent masterpieces! You can probably tell who's whose, but just in case, Kyle's are the top 3 and Max's are the bottom two. Not sure why it turned the 3rd one of Kyle's sideways but you get the idea!

"Baking"

So, I'm definitely not the baker in the family . . . Jason is. He is always making cookies, cakes, brownies, etc. and Kyle loves to help. Today we went to the grocery store and Kyle asked if we could buy some ready made valentine cookies. When we got home the boys were super excited to help "make" cookies. Basically all you do is open the package and spread the little precut circles on the baking sheet. Kyle got really into it, though, and asked if they could wear their Spiderman and Thomas aprons that they got for Christmas (used for cooking and painting activities). They looked so cute and made such a production of it that I couldn't resist posting it! Max isn't usually involved in baking so this was a real treat for him!

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Merry Christmas!

We enjoyed a nice Christmas at home this year. Kyle was up at 7 and we finally had to wake Max up at 7:45 - Kyle just couldn't wait any longer! We came downstairs and lit Kyle's advent candles and sang "Happy Birthday" to Jesus. Then we opened presents! The boys had a lot of fun and seemed to be very excited with their gifts! Jason made yummy garlic cheese biscuits for breakfast. Then Ma, Pa, and Uncle Mike arrived for more presents and a Christmas meal. It was a fun, relaxing day! We took so many pictures I couldn't decide which ones to post, so here is a link to the rest . . .

Gingerbread house and BIG snow!

This weekend we got 22 inches of snow! We decided to build our annual gingerbread house while we were stuck inside. Max was actually able to partake in decorating this year and both boys quite enjoyed it! We also watched some Charlie Brown Christmas, played in the snow for a bit, enjoyed some hot chocolate with marshmallows, and made snow ice cream!

Kyle's Preschool Christmas Program

Today was Kyle's Christmas program and party at his preschool. We all got to attend. The kids sang songs including "Go Tell It On The Mountain," "Jingle Bells," "Mary had a Baby," and "We Wish You A Merry Christmas." Kyle did a great job! This was followed by a party with food and presents for both parents and kids! Max really enjoyed "Jingle Bells" and the food! Jason was quite popular with the little ones and was even asked if he does birthday parties! He had a group of kids around him playing with some toy gears much of the time. Kyle made us a beautiful Christmas tree hanging out of his handprints as well as an angel ornament. I've included one video and if I can figure out how I'll post a link to the rest of the videos later :). Enjoy!