Ice Skating

We HAD to post pictures of our FIRST time Ice Skating!  Kiley and I went with some 

of our school friends.  We had a half day of school Friday so after our 

classroom Christmas parties we went to the ice rink! 

  

Lucky for us they had cool "walker" thingys that helped us from falling down!  I gained a lot of confidence over time and even stopped using it for a little bit!  

Kiley was little Miss Daredevil with AND without the "walker!"

We liked it so much we thought we'd try roller skating the very next day! 

 Mommy said she was still SORE from yesterday, but OK!  

 

Ben's first try didn't go so well, but by the second time around he started to LOVE it! 

 He even had a "walker" too!  

And other news.....Kiley had ANOTHER tooth knocked out by a sibling!!  Me!! 

 (by accident of course!~)

AND....

Ben loves to suck on toothbrushes so BEWARE if you are an overnight guest!!  

Also, in Missouri they hang their Christmas trees upside down.  Who knew?!!!!

 

Happy Winter Break Everyone!  

Visit from the FAM

This weekend we had a great visit with Mimi, Papa and Aunt Laura!  (It's me Mallory)

Here they come!!



 

It even snowed a little for them!! 

Ben loved to play "ball" with Papa and hide and seek!
 And Daddy loved to play Don't Break the Ice with Pops too!

 

Mommy got lots of sister time and so did I!  :)  We love our sisters!

 

We had our FIRST fire in the fireplace!  "Santa" came early to enjoy it too!

We drove to downtown Kansas City to see the lights at The Plaza.
It was cloudy and cold! 





 Then we went to Union Station to see all the model train sets!!
 "Choo Choo" says Ben!

OH, before I forget!  Kiley and I had our Holiday Extravaganza at school on
December 7! We sang songs, ate pancakes and had fun with our friends!
Merry Christmas...well it's almost here!!!

 

Winter Came Early!!

We had our first snowfall this year already!  Only a dusting but the kids enjoyed sledding down the small hill in the backyard and having a snow throwing fight!   Here are some pictures of us getting ready for Christmas and the snow! 

(more snow to come on Sunday they say!...I'm secretly delighted!)

 

First Taste of Snow

hmmm...I taste nothing.

Christmas Cheer is here!  :)

 

 

"But Mommy, I want to play with the red BALL!!"  :(

Getting Settled

Hey guys!

We are slowly getting settled into our new digs!  Here a some pictures of the rooms that are somewhat finished! :)

The girls like having their own rooms, but they do miss having someone to sleep with at night!  More often than not at least one of them ends up in mommy and daddy's room each night!  Sweet cuddles!

We've never lived in a house that had a lot of trees in the yard so this fall we've definitely learned the true reason why this season is called FALL!  Man....leaves are...........um............fun.  ;)

They are for the kids anyway! Love you ALL!