Ivan's mother is here now. The kids are having a great time with her. She gave them some inflatable chairs. They wanted to sit in them everywhere. They even asked to sleep in them, but that is where we draw the line. Our house is one of the few that still has snow. The kids formed teams and made a bunch of snow balls. Then they had a big fight.
I scream, you scream, we all scream for... chocolate? At our house the kids go crazy for chocolate.
Jonathan's preschool went to a museum on Tuesday. Jonathan dressed up as a firefighter. Kaleb had a great time playing with the four train tables they had there.

Some funny photos

This week has been a busy one as Ivan has been working late most nights. As a result I had the joy and honor of taking all my kids with me to parent teacher conferences. By the time I got home from that ordeal I was worn out. The Kids are doing well in school though and have lots of papers to prove it.

This is a picture of Kaleb after we coaxed the flashlight out of the vacuum tube. He managed to vacuum up a small, but not that small, flashlight. Luckily it got stuck on the final turn and the light was switched on so it was easy to see and get out. I think he is done vacuuming for a while.

Isn't Jonathan handsome in his new church clothes!
This is a new hairstyle I tried on Emily. I saw it here and thought it was such a cute valentine's do I had to try it.

Play doe fun

You can see from our pictures below that we had alot of fun creating things with fondant. I am especially pleased with my burger, fries, and shake. The plate is only a bit larger than a quarter.

Project 365

I have really been enjoying digital scrap booking lately. I love that there is no mess to get out and then put away. Not to mention not having to say to the kids. Don't touch, leave that alone, and leave the room. (Not always in that order.) I have started a project where I take one picture each day and then place them in a layout. At the end of the year I should have a family year book. I am really liking the project. It reminds me to take more photos and also serves as a family journal. Here are the pages I created for last week. Sometimes it is just too hard to pick only one picture.

I scraplifted the design for the page from M originals. Amber helped me distress some card stock to make the overlays for the photos. There are so many great kits available for free on the internet that it makes it lots of fun to play around with Photoshop. If you want a closer look at the pictures just click on them.

Our Week

Ivan is still having a lot of fun sculpting. He recently worked on a miniature of Kaleb. You can see his sculpture and the photo he was working off of.We had a busy week. Monday we found out that I had strep throat. Monday night I picked up antibiotics for all six of us.Tuesday Jonathan's preschool went to the children's museum. We were technically still contagious but the kids didn't feel sick and we had already paid our money. Fortunately the rest of the week has been kind of slow which is giving me a chance to recoup after strep and get some accounting work done.

Look at this cute hair

I came across the best website, shedoeshair, for getting me motivated to put more energy into fixing Emily's hair. Just look at the cute hair styles I learned to do on her site. I actually went out and bought a curling iron, hair gel and other goo so I could do a better job. Emily is excited that she has cute hair too. She has been a headband girl out of necessity until now.

Diaper change???

Kaleb is definitely two. He want to do everything himself and rarely wants his diaper changed. To help him feel more in control last night we gave him choices of where he wanted his diaper changed. "Would you like your diaper changed on the floor or on the bed...or...um...in the bathtub." You see what he chose. You see though he had something different in mind.