Ready for Christmas ~ December 2010

We found a $10 tree, shoved it in the back of the van, turned on the Christmas music, came home and decorated. Best Saturday ever!

Kids Only Limo Ride ~ November 2010

Mila and friends dressed up and ready to go:)

Mila and Ivan ready to go!

Mila thought she had the best seat

Ivan and the limo driver

Limo pulling into McDonald's

Kids eating a very gourmet lunch

For our school PTA fundraiser the incentive for selling a LOT of product was a limo lunch ride! The kids had a blast being a celebrity for the afternoon:)

Winter Blizzard ~ November 2010

Checking out the snow angel

Mila's snow angel

Ivan's snow angel

Snowball Fight!!!!!

Making a tiny snowman

Decided to make some yummy waffle sticks and hot cocoa:)

Thank you winter blizzard of 2010. With just the slightest bit of snow on the ground Oregon seems to shut down. I should be used to it since I've lived here since 1985 but it still seems so silly. Somehow we managed to make good use of our snow day. The kids never want to sleep in when they actually can. I don't understand it? They were in their snowsuits and out the door at the crack of dawn! After playing until they couldn't feel their hands anymore, they came in and ate a yummy hot breakfast. I tried a new waffle recipe and it was delicious! The kids had a little hot cocoa with their marshmallows. It was a pretty good morning. We spent the rest of the day playing with friends, going to the library and then braving the outdoors one last time before ending the day.

Ivan Class Trip to Pumpkin Patch ~ October 2010

Luckily the weather was beautiful for this years class trip to the pumpkin patch. Ivan had a great time with his new Kindergarten friends. We love this pumpkin patch and love riding the train and the boat. Good times.

Southern California Adventure ~ Grandma Glora & Uncle Scott

Eating Sprinkles Cupcakes for Uncle Scott's birthday!

The kids love their Uncle Scotty!

Looking at one of the many wonderful photo albums

Decorating Great Grandpa Jerry's grave

We want to give a huge THANK YOU to Grandma Glora and Uncle Scott for opening your home to us for the week. We had a wonderful time! We can't wait to do it again someday soon:)

Southern California Adventure ~ Disneyland ~ October 2010

Ivan crashed around 11pm. He slept through Peter Pan and Nemo Submarine. He probably would have slept through Space Mountain too!

She liked meeting Tink and Vidia

We stood in line for an hour so Mila could meet Silvermist

Every time we come I take a picture of Ivan in front of the honey pots:)
We ran into Mila's Fairy Godmother along the way

My kids watched the Sword in the Stone for the first time before the trip. Mila recognized it right away.
Ivan was camera shy so Mila took the picture for him:)

Mila at the castle

Indiana Ivan

The kids partied from 9 -midnight! It was wild. We were able to go on Splash Mountain 3 times in a row without getting off. We loved Haunted Mansion and It's a Small World. The crowd wasn't too bad until the afternoon. We hit almost every ride and some of them several times. Thunder Mountain Railroad was one of Ivan's very favorite. We also watched Captain EO which I hadn't seen since 8th grade! It was totally 80's RAD!!! I still recommend going in January or February.

Southern California Adventure ~ Disneyland *HAUNTED MANSION* ~ October 2010

Everyone who knows our family will know that we LOVE Tim Burton! WE LOVE HIS WORK! This was the first time that we were able to go to Disneyland when the Haunted Mansion was decorated like the Nightmare Before Christmas. They went above and beyond! It was so fun to see our favorite characters at our favorite park. Good job Disneyland. Thank you for doing your job well.