over the break

we were grateful to have a break from every day life and enjoy some time together over the Christmas break.

we missed our extended family terribly of course, and hope to be with them next year.

i love it when we are both home with the kids and have nothing we have to do
it's great when we can just have fun together -

over the holidays we..

took a trip to funset boulevard (sort of a glorified chuck-e-cheese)
went to a few movies (high school musical three and Madagascar 2....yes we have children)
went sledding
hung out in our jammies
played games
sang some karaoke (mostly high school musical and hannah montana...sweet)
painted the master bedroom blue
rung in the new year by watching kung fu panda and eating treats

here are some pictures of our sledding day

look at my bundled up Wisconsin baby..

if only she could walk in those pants/boots without falling flat on her face

up the hill they go

and down they come

jax and i get set to take off

ty braves the hill with all three children

and here they are in a pile at the bottom...

i love this particular photo - so cute of ty and the troops

the hill we were sledding on is next to an outdoor skating area. the day we went it was actually fairly warm and slushy so no one was using the ice. the kids had a great time sliding around on the rink, and it made for some great pictures.

ty and mags hit the ice
jax and lia dancin'

and slidin'

and helping each other up

and then here we are at funset boulevard -

eating at the batman table...hmmm i wonder who wanted to sit there

perhaps the funniest picture EVER of maggie.

i asked her if i could take her picture and this is what i got

jaxon in the ball pit - his favorite attraction

coloring on the big paper

(may i make mention of lia's pants right here, if you ever go shopping with my daughter i can guarantee you will be walking out of the store with the loudest item they have! these are one of her latest finds! )

more fun

puppet show by lia

swinging maggie

this child is definitely growing up to fast for my liking..look how big she is!

hope you all had a wonderful holiday season and a great start to your new year! :)