Three Year Old "Big Kids"

Here are some pics from the birthday celebration and gift opening.....

Tye-dyed socks from Buppa and Big Papa! Anika is checking each pair out


Shay is more than thrilled- she is obsessed with socks and inspects socks everyday to make sure there is absolutely no way her socks will develop any holes.


Then we rewrap it all up

Birthday Cake is COMING!!!!!

Anika had to have a blue cake.....

Shay had to have the PINK cake... and notice, Anika is not so sure about the fanfare of singing...

Blowing them all out!

Shay has already put her handprint in her cake...

Mmmmm.... blue cake.

I'm 3 and I LOVE DORA.

Presents....

Strawberry shortcake CAR!

"Kylie, I got PRINCESS CELESTIA!!!"

Next????

"We got COLORS!"

"AND STICKERS AND PAPER!"

WOW..... as Ani says it, "This is the BEST birthday EVER!"

My Chefs

Before we can cook, we have to take a picture of Kylie's new smile...


Chef Shay-- which happens to be my fav pic of her.


Chef Ani

Chef Kylie, the fashionista

The birthday cake---I think its the only pic we have! Oh well!

Blizzard of 2011

This would be 9pm the night of the heavy snow


Odin 5:30am-- trying to find a place to relieve himself--- he can barely walk through!


Help!!!!


Back Deck

Odin trying to find "shallow" ground to rest in-- swingset seemed to have some places for him to rest.

Chris on the 3-4 hour mission to clean the drive

The peanuts trying to keep Chris company while he plowed-- they are on the front walk...

KMD trying to stand in the snow.... Twins didn't even try, they just sat.

Crawling up the mountain to the back deck

Kylie leading the way-- all the way in the corner, twins are trying to keep up with her.

December and January

First Day of Preschool--- happy now, but followed by 45 minutes of crying for Daddy to come "Save them."

Home Depot's New Employee

Princess Anika

Fake snow at Botanic Gardens

Polar Express Makes a local stop

Polar Express made a stop not too far from the house, so we jumped aboard and the kids not only got to see Santa, but also their first train ride. They were thrilled, even though Shay and Kylie weren't 100%, but rallied for a few hours and then got home and crashed and burned. Hard.



All Aboard! Kylie and Anika sharing a seat.



Shay and Amanda


We're moving Ani!

Shay

Santa's picture--- not so stellar, but the next two pics of Anika should do the justice.

OMG, its SANTA

SANTA!!!

Now we're caught up for a few months, will post Christmas pictures once I get enough complaints from down south... :)

Christmas Trees and Santa Runs

Picking out a Christmas Tree--- was an adventure in itself and FREEZING COLD!

Shay with Kylie in the background trying to talk Dad into her tree.


Anika, "mom, can we go already?"


David getting ready for his Santa Debut (Santa 5k Race-- most fun you'll ever have running a 5k)


Three Crazy Santas getting ready to rumble in the fresh snow