Just playin

Cute Cousins!

Monday was a very nice day! It seemed more like an April day than a January day, making it up to almost 60' with no wind. No wind is always great here in the Tri-Cities. Last week it blew and it blew and it blew, so we take advantage of when there is no wind here! The kids had a great time playing outside!

What did you do today?

I hate this question! Sometimes I feel like saying, "Oh boy trust me if you think this is bad, you would of never been able to even open the door to come home, if I never would of done anything today!" I was gone for maybe five minutes finishing my hair this morning and come out to this. There was also a skating rink in the kitchen with all the water that was spilled. But lets face it water doesn't phase me much anymore! I really couldn't believe they riped down the Christmas tree. Luckily I have a slim Christmas tree, but it was still a pain to pick up! I never under estimate these two anymore! I always fear I am going to be in the shower someday, and when I get out there is going to be my neighbor in my house yelling at me to get out because the house is on fire!

I hate having a bathroom upstairs! For the fact that when I do hear water running my heart skips a beat and I can't make it up those stairs fast enough! Luckily today I made it up there fast enough that they hadn't done any damage yet.

How could you not love that smile? Love my little Brookie!

Just brushing our teeth!

More Snow

We waited a long time for snow this year and when it came, it came! They boys have had a lot of fun in the snow and we hope we get more before the season is over!

Cooper loved playing with Deverie over Christmas!

Having a ride with cousin Dallas!

Wrappin up Christmas

The boys had a great Christmas! They had so much fun playing with cousins that they don't get to see very much. They loved their Geo-trax

Case was so excited to watch the train go round and round. He just giggled with excitement! It moves!

Cooper checking out his Scooby Doo Christmas movie. Once he opened that up he wanted nothing else to do with his toys, but wanted to go downstairs and watch his new movie.

Christmas Eve

The duo were so tired and cranky after a long Christmas Eve that once they jumped in the vibrating chair they shut up and calmed down. Grandma says we need to put them in there more often!


Perfect family picture, right?

The whole group of Cousins!

Christmas Eve

We had a very fun Christmas eve. We went up to Grandma & Grandpa Kent's and went around in Grandpa's wagon caroling. Cousin Weston had an awesome mix of Christmas music we jammed out to on the streets of Othello wishing everyone a Merry Christmas!

James, Grandma, Krissy, and Braxton

Braxton, Cason, and Cooper

Uncle Kurt even dressed up as Santa's helper and would run to all the doors and wish the kids Merry Christmas and tell them to hurry and go to bed and he would be back! One little boy we saw in the window was so scarred he kept running to the back room and then he would come back out to see if Santa was still there and Kurt would still be waving at him! At one house a lady tried to give him money and another they gave him a box of Cookies!

Everyone knows my kids scared of their own shadow, and so I had to make them watch uncle Kurt put on Santa's suit so they would understand it was just uncle Kurt. They still wailed the whole time he was putting on the suit! By the end of the ride Cooper did let Santa help him off the wagon! A big step!

The wagon! Did I mention how cold it was?! We were froze, but we had so much fun bringing joy to families on Christmas eve! The Kent's used to do this every year, but this was a first since we have been married!

Catch up time!

Wow! Where has the time gone? I feel like all I have done the past few weeks is run, run, run! I am excited to slow things down the next couple of days! On the 19th, Brenden and I took Cason up to Spokane to see the Pediatric Optomologist. Our appointment was the day after the town of Spokane had been shut down due to a major snow storm. 24"in a 24 hour time period. Even Walmart was closed! Brenden was very apprehensive about going, but the roads ended up not being that bad until we got close to Spokane. We were amazed at all the snow, Spokane looked like Vale, Colorado, or West Yellowstone, MT.

We thought this was so funny, a snow covered car!

Casey's eye's have stayed the same, so he will be having surgery in February! Hopefully one time works, one every 4 kids has to have a second surgery!