But he was still hungry!

"The Very Hungry Caterpillar" has become a favorite book this month for the kiddos. They love to crawl on the floor like caterpillar, get wrapped up a blanket for a cocoon, & then spawn wings & fly around like a butterfly. They each take turns sitting on my lap while I read so they had put their fingers in the holes & count the fruits & food. Even Gavin has to have a turn! ;) Yesterday we combined red & yellow paint to make a sun & brown & black paint to make dirt. Today we cut out the shapes & used pom poms to make a caterpillar. Unfortunately, Grace destroyed her painting as well as Gunner's before we could get a picture.

My Flakes!

Another simple craft today to work on our cutting skills. The kiddos snipped off blue pieces of paper & then glued them to the snowflake. In order to encourage them to cut several pieces, I told them I didn't want to see any white left on the snowflake. As you can see, Gavin took that to heart!

Dress-Up

Just thought I'd post some pics of the kiddos playing dress-up. Grace got some really cute stuff for Christmas & the boys asked if they could put it on. Daddy will kill me when he sees these pics but I had to get some blackmail pieces for later in life! ;) They had a ball! I plan to look for some "boy" dress up coats & hats so they don't get confused! The pics of the jester & clown costume came from some dress-up clothes from Aunt Luan. She gave a box of my old dance costumes she had been give for her girls. It also had some old Halloween costumes that the boys made use of.

I actually told Gunner this was his football uniform since Gavin had a bball uniform. He REALLY didn't like that it was pink...nevermind the fringe & sequins!!

Happy National Bird Day!

The boys LOVE watching for Bald Eagles so I was very excited to find out today was National Bird Day... a perfect day to create a Bald Eagle craft! While it was very simple, the boys really liked the addition of the fish. Looking forward to Eagle Days!

Mommy's Angels

Ok, so maybe it's a little late for these angels, but I think they are adorable! The kids really thought they were cool with their faces on them! Other than one or two pieces I cut out, I can honestly say Gavin made 100% of his project. Grace & Gunner both needed 1-on-1 help so we had to make these in shifts. Gunner was REALLY wanting to play tractor tipping so he made us some beatiful noise THE WHOLE TIME! He is back to spending about 80% of the day whining so I'm thinking we're going back to the ENT to see if his ears have anything to do with it.

Do-A-Dots

Do-A-Dot art was a hit this morning! I've had a set for over a year but one of them is broke so they rarely get used. I printed off some winter backgrounds for them to fill in & they went to work. Grace loves stickers right now so she chose to use circle stickers for hers.

All smiles!!

How 'bout them Hawks!

Just wanted to put this in the memory book so Daddy will always be able to remember...Clint is always telling me Mizzou would kill Iowa if they played each other. Well, tonight they got their chance. Mizzou & Iowa were matched up to play in the Insight Bowl. It was a great game, but Iowa came out winning 27-24. Go Hawks!

Ickies & Igloos

Today was a dr. appointment day. Gunner & Grace have seemed under the weather & we wanted to make sure they aren't contagious for our trip to Marshall. Dr. Raad said Gunner had an ear infection in his left ear...one more & he goes back to the ENT. Grace just had a URI so no meds for her. :( Gavin hung out with Mimi while mommy took the other kiddos to Quincy.

Before the appointment, we created igloos out of marshmellows & styrofoam cups. Gavin really got into it & was pretty creative! Gunner did more eating than glueing, hence the reason he ran out of marshmellows to completely cover his igloo.

Snowmen seem to be hot on the craft list these days! This morning we used Q-tips to paint our Frosty's & snow, then glued on scraps of ribbon & pom poms for the hat, scarf, & buttons. It was the perfect day to create our snowmen since tomorrow's forcast calls for temps in the 60's, meaning our real Frosty say good bye! We then headed to Mimi & Papa's to spend one more day with Josh, Lea, Hayden, & Ava.

Christmas 2010

We began our Christmas celebration on Christmas Eve, setting out cookies for Santa, carrots for the reindeer, reindeer dust we sprinkled on the front lawn, & the reading of "Twas the Night Before Christmas". We had to miss the Christmas Eve service due to the storm & Gunner not feeling 100%.


The kids actually slept in until about 9:00 so we got a late start. I attempted to take a picture of the kids with their presents BEFORE opening but Gunner became very upset. He then pouted & didn't even want to open his "big" present, knowing from Gavin that it was their long awaited monster truck & boat. Santa also brough their Nerf guns, garbage trucks, & a WII w/ the deer hunting game. Grace got some dress up stuff & a pink retro kitchen. I absolutely love it!

Mickey ears from Gabe & Auntie Jen!

Santa pancakes! Ok, so the kids didn't really like them but they were really festive! Gonna have to come up with something better tasting for next year!

The princess!