Swimming Lessons


I finally decided to enroll the kids in swimming lessons for the winter. They absolutely love them...we go every Tuesday and Thursday night. Adi and I are in a parent/child class...yes I have to get into the water with her every time. And Colin is in a "big boy" class...all by himself with three other kids. Let's just say that Leo has to calm Colin down almost every lesson cause he is so excited to be on his own.

The Kids Get Out!

That's right, even though we have been fighting off a case of walking pneumonia and an ear infection, I decided to let the kids out of the house to play in the snow. They rode on Leo's snowboard down the driveway, threw snow at each other and Colin got to take his 4-wheeler out in the backyard and ruin the grass underneath! I have to say, it was kind of fun watching him chase Leo around in a circle.

Snow...in Portland?...That's right!!

We woke up to about an inch of snow this morning and it kept coming down for a few hours. This is what our back yard looked like at about 11am...we had about 3 inches come down!

Emma and Moses Visit

Last week, we had Emma and Moses over for a slumber party! The kids were great with each other...I kind of felt like I had two babysitters. Emma would play "girl stuff" with Adi...purses, cellphones and a scooter ride. And Moses watched all of Colin's favorite movies...they watched "Cars" about 10 times!

School Days


Colin has been obsessed with "going to school"...we have a few kids in the neighborhood that actually go to school. So, Colin puts on his backpack and fills it with the essentials for a day at school. He has now added Adison to the roster at school...she is happy to do anything that her brother includes her in! During this particular playtime, he sat her down to explain her the rules of going to school...I still don't know what they are. She just sat there and nodded her head, but looked a little scared at the end. And if you wanted to know what was in a backpack...shoes, a football and a lego piece!