Wednesday, November 24, 2010

Arctic Blast 2010

It's really rare for us to get snow before Thanksgiving in the Pacific Northwest! In fact, the last time it happened I was Cristian's age. The snow started on Sunday... we got about an inch, just enough to make it look so pretty outside! Sunday night we went to bed and they had already announced that Cristian's school would be 2 hours late the next morning. When we woke up, there was no new snow. We enjoyed our lazy morning, ate a big breakfast, and then got Cristian all ready for school a bit early so the kids could "play" around in the snow before we left. And then it HIT... in a matter of 15 minutes we went from having a "dusting of snow" to having INCHES of it. The driving conditions were horrible as I was driving Cristian to school. But we made it, and he told me he really enjoyed making a huge snowman with his friends at recess!
My 3 kids enjoying the snow!
Well, Cristian hadn't even been at school for an hour when I got a phone call saying they were going to let the kids out of school early. Our dusting of snow had turned into 3-4 inches at that point, and they weather man was predicting 2 to 6 MORE inches of snow before the day was over. So we went back to the school to get him, made a quick stop at the grocery store to pick up some essentials in case we really did get snowed in, and then enjoyed the rest of the day playing in the snow.
My mom drove down Monday morning because we had initially planned on going to Costco after taking C to school. But like I said, it went from "not that bad" to "horrible" in a matter of 15 minutes. It was literally a WHITE OUT. You couldn't see more then 5 feet in front of you the snow was coming down so hard, and the wind was whipping around making it that much worse.
All cozy in my Husky coat :)
Carter and Ava making snow Angels.
Ava shoveling the driveway
Always fun to play on the big toy in the snow!!!
Carter following big sister
The next day school was canceled. Depending on where you live in our district, people got upwards of 8" of snow. Roads were closed and cars were abandoned all over the place. But we had fun having snow ball fights, eating snow, and walking to Starbucks for hot chocolate!
Making snow angels
Another snow angel
My 3 snow babies :)
Getting ready to head out on our walk to Starbucks. (don't let the sun fool you... our high temperature on Tuesday was 24 degrees... when we headed out, it was a mere 19 degrees!)
Cutest baby!
Love this guy!
and this girl!!
and this boy!!


Sunday, November 21, 2010

Date with Cristian

Sunday night Cristian and I braved the snow and went to see a movie together. As always, I really enjoy spending one on one time with each of my kids :)
Ready to see Megamind!! First full length movie we've seen in 3D.
He was excited that the theater now sells his favorite candy... sour patch watermelons. Cristian really liked the movie and giggled throughout the entire show. I thought it was pretty good too, not my most favorite kid movie, but it wasn't bad.

Friday, November 19, 2010

Friday ~ Family Fun Night Nov 19

LETTERS TO SANTA

Last Friday for our first fun activity, I had the kids make their lists for Santa (because THIS Santa likes to have most (if not all) of her shopping done EARLY, before Thanksgiving :) Makes the month of December much more enjoyable, and I never have to hassle with the crazy crowds! The kids wrote their lists all on their own... Cristian's handwriting has gotten a lot neater over the years, and his spelling is spectacular. Amazing to me what his 2nd grade, 7 year old mind has learned already!
Miss Ava also wrote her letter all by herself. Hers is so cute, I just had to share it with you...straight off the paper of my 4 year old :)

*Plo Pet (pillow pet)
*Snoman (she wants a stuffed snowman to cuddle)
*DeS (DS)
*Brbe (Barbie)
*Hanimntan toe (Hannah Montana Toy)
*Flag (She wants an American Flag... not sure why?? :)
*Cande (Candy)
*Crsmas Toe (Christmas toy...I asked her if there was a specific Christmas toy she wanted, and she just said, "any decoration I can put up in my room" :)

and she ended her letter with the word "Ples" (Please)

Carter was all smiles writing his letter to Santa :)
The envelopes have been sealed and their letters were successfully delivered to Santa :)

BLACK OUT @ Husky Stadium 11/18/10

For the first time ever, we went to Husky stadium on a Thursday to route on the Dawgs in their final home game of the season. I cannot believe how fast this season went by!! Here are all three of my kiddos bundled up in the warm husky coats :)
Carter helping himself to some veggies and dip :)
The Huskies, also for the first time, wore all black uniforms. So, they called this game the Black out @ Husky Stadium. They wanted all the fans to wear black too :)
My Husky Boys!
My Husky Girl!
The newly painted endzones and black uniforms.
I thought they looked pretty cool!! Kinda fun to do once during the season :)
Husky huddle
The fans holding up cards on the opposite side of the field
Look at all that black! it really stands out, especially when you see the band in purple. It was a fun night, especially since the HUSKIES WON!!!!

Disney on Ice

Last weekend I took Ava to see the Disney on Ice show in Kent. We had a great time, and I enjoyed getting some one on one time with my girl! The show was called Celebrate! and we celebrated everyone's UnBirthday with Mickey and friends, the Mad Hatter, and Alice and all the rest of her friends.
then we celebrated Halloween with Jack Skelington...
Magic Mickey and all the Disney Villains.
Then we celebrated Valentine's Day with Minnie, the Fairy Godmother... and
All the Dinsey Princesses and their Princes.
At intermission Ava picked out this Minnie mouse spinning toy :)

After that we celebrated Summer Break in Hawaii with Lilo and Stitch, and Mickey and Friends too.
Beach Minnie and Mickey
Then we celebrated Mardi Gras with Princess Tiana, Navine...
and Mickey and Minnie
and last but not least... the stockings were hung on the Chimney with care
and we celebrated Christmas with Mickey and friends :) (and all the toy story characters too... but my camera ran out of batteries when they toys came out to be put under the Christmas tree :)
Seeing this made me very excited to head to Disneyland :)
Ava also picked out a toy for her brothers... Carter got this spinning Mickey toy
Cristian got a light up Buzz sword.