Late December fun

After we got back from Ohio we had our own Christmas for the kids at home.  Even though they got plenty of presents already, we had to make sure Santa made an extra stop just in case they needed a little more!

While the kids made out really well and were happy about presents, they were even more excited about getting snow.  The day after we got home, we got a good 6 inches and Acadia woke up ready to get out and play in it!

 

 

 

 

 

 

After awhile, Rylan got into it too, but he was definitely skeptical. 

He did manage to make a snow angel all on his own though!

 

 

 

 

Christmas in Ohio 2012

I'm so late posting these. Let's just say life has been busy!

We had a great time in Ohio with Scott's family. Acadia and Rylan had so much fun seeing Grandma and Grandpa Vogel, Nana, and Auntie Sammy! Grandpa's train and piano might have helped! From the time they woke up until bedtime, all they wanted to do was either watch the train or play the piano. We even set up chairs and printed out tickets so they could pretend they were riding the Polar Express. It was really cute and I don't know who had more fun, the grandparents or the kids.

Acadia and Rylan had so much fun they just conked out on the car ride home from the airport. Good sign of a great trip!

Baking & Memories

 

 

Today was a special day that brought back a lot of memories.  Today Acadia made pizzelles with me for the first time.  Not only did she make them with me, but she made them using the same pizzelle maker and standing on the same stool that I used when I was little.

 

 

I even did the little song and dance that Grandma and I used to do while we were waiting for the cookies to cook.  Acadia seemed to like it.

Rylan was super cranky this morning so I had to hold him the entire time we baked (I don't remember Grandma having to do this!)  He wasn't crazy about the baking, but enjoyed the finished product!

 

 

Normally when I bake, I convert the recipe to gluten free.  I couldn't do it with this one.  I had to make it just like Grandma and I used to.  They turned out great...which was good and bad.  Good because they turned out.  Bad because I then proceeded to eat way too many of them!

 

 

I'm hoping to do some more baking this week but I don't think I'll enjoy it as much as this.

Two peas

Rylan just loves Acadia. Like wants to do everything she's doing. From brushing their teeth to him keeping her company during a time out. It's pretty cute...unless they're getting into trouble!

Here's a few pics of them together...

Halloween

 

This was a fun Halloween.  It was the first year that both Acadia and Rylan could participate and it was so much fun to watch!

 



 

The weekend before, we dressed the kids up and headed downtown Salem.  Acadia wanted to "fly" downtown, but Rylan stayed comfy in the Ergo.  We had to check out all the crazies (and there were a lot!) and Acadia wanted to go to the park.

 

 

Her favorite part was playing in the leaves...

About a month or so from Halloween, we began asking Acadia what she wanted to be and what she wanted Scott and me to be.  She decided on a butterfly and although she originally wanted to be a pink butterfly, we ended up being able to dress her up as a monarch butterfly.  As for Scott and me,  she somewhere thought of me being a lobster and Scott being a frog.  She never wavered.  We had to do something...

Rylan was a trooper.  He wasn't crazy about having something on his head, but he kept his hat on.  We were out for over an hour and he walked the whole time.  He went from house to house, walked up all the stairs, and held up his bucket.  While he obviously couldn't say "trick or treat", he tried to say something when the door was opened.  The funniest part was that after he got a piece of candy we had to take it out of his bucket. For some reason he had to keep it empty for the next house.

We kept trying to carry Rylan or put him in the stroller, but he wanted no part of it.  Poor guy fell fast asleep about 5 minutes after we got home.

Happy Halloween!

Little cuties

Don't they just make you smile?

Friends

Acadia's been loving school and even making some new friends. Lately all she talks about is this little boy named Evan. Today she came home with pictures of her and Evan. We're going to be in trouble if this is starting already!