Happy Birthday Grandma Nancy

I know Grandma Nancy reads this blog, so hopefully she will not mind her pictures!! My mom, mother-in-law and sister-in-law all share Jan Birthdays. We LOVE Birthdays, why....well of course Cake & Ice Cream!!

Class Trip to the Childrens Museum

I got to enjoy a afternoon with Caleb and his class at the local Children's Museum we have here in town. The kids had such a blast, so fun to watch them all explore everything the museum has to offer. And to our surprise that day our local zoo was also there with some of their animals. We had to laugh that they had a bearded dragon as my oldest Mason is trying to convince us the he "HAS" to have one of these. WE actually have him on a 3 month contract that he needs to show us how he can take care of two of our current animals and keep his grades up in school and "maybe just maybe" we will consider. More on that in a separate post!

Not sure I can imgaine having one of these in my house!

Poor Caleb is not very hip on the idea either!

Winter Fun

Paige on the long ride up to Boyne

Mason rockin out with all on luggage!

Paige & Peyton warming up by the fire in the ski lounge.

The view of some of the hills out the window of the lounge

The view outside our condo

Paige & Dad Ice Skating!

Taking a break, Ice Skating is allot of work!

We even got to go to a bon fire, with sores included...YUM

Michigan gets cold during our winter months, I am really not a "winter" kinda girl. But kids love snow, so I try to make the best of it.We had a opportunity to go up north to Boyne Mountain. The older boys and dad got to snow board, while I took Paige & Peyton to the Indoor Water Park. We all had a blast!!

Happy Birthday Mom!

Last night we celebrated my mom turning 58 years young!! My mom is such an inspiration to me, I like to think I get my work ethnic from her. Just 2 years ago she went back to school, completed her MA program and got a job for a great DR. I could not be more proud of her!! Love you mom to the moon and back!

Paige & Peyton helping her dig into the gifts

Mason showing me some love!

Myself and the Birthday Girl!

Happy Birthday Grandma!

HAIL to the Victors!!

I was born and raised a die HARD Michigan Fan!!! So happy our team won over Virgnia Tech...Go Blue!!

Happy New Year...Bring on 2012!!

I have been "extremely" horrible at blogging. So I am going to do my best to keep up. New Years when you have 4 young kids it just makes more sense to just "chill". SO that is what we did. Made a bung of goodies, played games, watched Ryan Seacrest, and watched the ball drop...then crashed. A perfect New Yeas Eve!!

Paige and her chocolate face!

Dad & Caleb

Getting ready to ring in the new year!

Dad & Peyton

Yummy Chocolate Fondue!

Troy preparing our chocolate fondue

My kids are obsessed with these things called beyblades, whatever keeps them busy works for me!

Always need a self portrait!

Peyton doing what he does best playin the Wii

Nerf Guns...sorry this mom thinks they are soooo annoying!

Zeik ready to party!! We are also hoping for a MICHIGAN win tonight!!! GO BLUE!