My Sweet Little Valentines!

Emmy still loves the camera. How cute is that pose?

Spencer really didn't want his picture taken today so I had to sneak this one while he was coloring. He wasn't feeling all that well but really toughed it out and had fun anyway. Emmy said to him "I don't know what I could do to make you feel better; I could just love you". So sweet!

Spencer got a new bike today; he picked it out himself. I got him a new helmet with flames on it because I knew he would think that was cool. Every time he draws a car or a rocket it always has "fire coming out of it". He does that because to him that means it's really fast. Emmy also got a new helmet and bell for her bike, which she picked out. Next weekend we will take her training wheels off; she is so ready and we should have done it sooner. I'll let you know how that goes. The kids rode for 90 minutes around our neighborhood this afternoon. Emmy said "It was a beautiful day" (68 degrees)! Yeah, summer is almost here!
The kids had some fun things to eat today, heart shaped pancakes and pink heart shaped mac and cheese noodles. They also got some fun Valentine's candy, stickers, coloring books, and stamps. Fun, fun, fun day!

Happy Birthday Erik!

Erik turned 33 years old last weekend. We celebrated his birthday on Super Bowl Sunday which is why I made him a football cake. It was very disappointing to see the Saints win but whatever; we still had a good day.

Spencer Started Preschool!

A few weeks ago Spencer started preschool. He goes to the same place Emmy does but he's in a class for 3 yr. olds. They both go 3 days a week for 3 hours each day. Sometimes they have recess at the same time and they always play together if they do. Emmy says that Spencer runs over to her and gives her a big hug when he sees her. He asked me to ask Emmy's teacher if he could be in her class! Spencer is doing great and likes that he is a "big boy" now. The other day their class was learning about China, and he came home and told me that in China they eat with "chapsticks". It was pretty funny. He was so serious too.

Emmy is doing awesome with her reading. She reads to us all the time. She could really just skip kindergarten and go straight to 1st grade.

I will post new pictures soon!

Valley Of Fire

We took the kids to Valley of Fire last weekend; they hiked about 1.5 miles! Spencer was all about exploring and going off the trial. Emmy was actually following him for the first time. It was a fun little trip and only about an hour drive from our house.

Emmy got her hair cut again, it was about 3 or 4 inches this time. Her bangs are now almost fully grown out.

Christmas Gifts

Here are a few pictures of the kids opening their presents Christmas morning! Emmy was very excited the whole month of December just waiting with anticipation. We have a countdown calendar that we do every year and I bought each of the kids an advent calender with the chocolates inside; so they were literally counting down the days until Christmas!

Spoiled But Not Rotten!!!

Erik and I were so tired at the end of the day from playing with kids nonstop.

We made double chocolate peppermint s'mores for dessert after lunch... yum yum!

Holiday Activities

While my parents were here visiting, Erik and I went out on a date while they babysat the kids. We decided that our Christmas present to each other would be to go to a fine dining restaurant and a show. So we ate dinner at a place called Nobhill Tavern which was really good. Erik ordered a lobster dish and yes, I did try it. I can't say that I would ever order lobster but it really wasn't too bad either. We went to the show Ka at the MGM Grand, which was very entertaining. We still have a couple more shows that we want to see before we move so my parents are going to have to come babysit for us again soon!!!

We took the kids to the Springs Preserve to see all the pretty Christmas lights there. We went on a "sleigh ride" (wagon pulled by horses) and the kids rode on a "reindeer" (pony with fake antlers)! They got balloons in the shape of candy canes and made a Christmas ornament. It was a really fun evening for them.

This year Emmy and I took the boys with us to see the Nutcracker ballet. Spencer got a little bored towards the end and was only really excited when the Russian dance guy came out and was jumping around. He was asking to leave after the first half so next year it will be just Emmy and I again. She loves everything about the ballet, the story, the dance, and especially the outfits. This year they were even prettier than last year.

We had a great Christmas, as always, and I will post pictures very soon!

Merry Christmas!

I just wanted to wish you all a Merry Christmas! I will post again after Dec. 25th!