Snowy Fun!

We have gotten more snow this winter than I ever remember getting since I have lived in Lexington! It has seemed constant this winter. We were not prepared with snow attire for the kids since there usually isn't even enough to fully cover the grass let alone sled!

Nana and Papa came in town in January and brought the kids a sled to play in the snow! Poor Cayden didn't have snow pants or boots so we just had to make do with Adalyn's old pink boots. Adalyn had snow boots but no snow pants so we borrowed a pair from our neighbor. They were 3 sizes too big but they worked for some fun in the snow!

Saturday morning we woke up to a fresh snowfall. Daddy went outside to shovel so the kids had fun watching him.

The kids loved all of the snow he threw at the window. Lots of squeals!

We got everyone bundled up and played in the front yard building a snowman.

My mom remembered all of her snow attire except her boots. But that wasn't going to get in the way 

My strong man!

Throwing snowballs at me!

Family pictures with the snowman!

We moved the party to the back yard to do some sledding. This is one instance where our crazy steep back yard was good for something!

 We also did snow angels, jumped on the trampoline, threw snowballs and played on the swing. We had to get all of the enjoyment out of the snow that we could!

We had a fun day in the snow. That being said, we have now had enough snow and are ready for spring:)

Cayden Walking!

Just like all of the other milestones throughout the past year, Cayden took his time learning how to walk. He wasn't all that interested in pushing walking toys. (Although he does love riding his scooter...) He was pretty content crawling and doing his own thing. I'm hoping this laid back attitude will stick with him when he's older:)

In January -the month he turned 18 months- he finally started walking and now he's running around trying to keep up with his sister. Here's a couple short videos of him being bribed with a remote to walk the first time. (Yes, I was using our actual video camera to record it while J recorded with his phone.)

A Weekend at a Lake House - Part 2

Our weekend at the lake consisted of pjs, lounge wear, puzzles, coloring, TV and relaxing. One evening, we had a spur of the moment dance party. The kids had so much fun! Ok, the adults did too:) I hope the memories we made will stay with our kids for a long time.

       

We helped kids do puzzles, struggled (and never finished) a crazy hard puzzle for the adults and lounged. Oh, and the kids loved on each other. Seriously I don't remember any of them ever fighting over toys or hurt feelings. They were all friends and so sweet together. Here are some random pictures from the weekend.

 The basement had a table perfect for working a puzzle! There was also a pool table but any time the guys tried to play it the kids would try to "help" so that never really worked very well. 

 It was funny how the boys were dressed so much alike (accidentally.)

 The guys were gathered around the TV watching football.

 Zzzzz...

Of course we had to get some "triplet" pictures just as we have done every 6 months. Now that they are older and more mobile it was a bit harder to get them to all sit and smile.

In birth order: Cayden, Finn & Grey

The first time they met:

 The older kids were getting cozy while we were taking their brothers' pictures. They may have been a bit distracting:)

 We were trying to show their height difference but you can't tell much in this pic. Finn is the tallest and then Cayden and then Grey. I love that they all have about the same amount of hair but each boy has a different color. They each have such a different skin coloring and body shape. It's so fun to compare them:)

 You can see their height a bit better in this pic. These boys are so much fun.

 Of course they aren't looking at the camera, but they sure are sweet.

 ...and they're done.

 We wanted to get a picture of all of the kids. Please note my son in the next two pictures. We had a total and complete melt down.

 And a picture of all of the kids in age order. Some smiling, some not, but at least there aren't any crying!

 Pause. 

We need to take a trip down memory lane:

4 months old

11 months old

17 months old

 It is amazing how fast these boys have grown. I'm thankful that we've been able to get them together about every 6 months. I want them to grow up as friends!

 It is absolutely amazing that our group of 6 friends not so long ago has grown this big!

 After the kids went to bed we made s'mores in the fireplace. I had to include this picture of me mid-bite because it shows what we actually did all weekend:)

 A little cartoons on the last morning. I think their expressions say it all. They were exhausted but not ready to leave each other.

We had an absolutely wonderful weekend! We stayed in an amazing (and free!) house. We had lots of laughs, played lots of games, and talked non-stop (the girls. Not the guys. As if I needed to state the obvious.) It was so hard to leave our friends. I was not ready to go back to reality. But knowing that somehow we have managed to get together about every 6 months made me know that it won't be long until we do it all over again!