Birthday Girls.....

Savannah and Heidi had birthdays in January. Savvy is now 4 and Heidi is 3. We celebrated their birthdays together. We can't believe that they are getting so big. Too quickly. Heidi is completely potty trained. She was my most difficult one to potty train. She is so stubborn and only wanted to do it her way. She definitely likes to challenge her dad and I. But, we won. As we usually do. Savvy is looking forward to her next birthday already. Because she will be 5 and she knows that that is when she will be starting school. She likes to practice writing her alphabet letters. Both girls are each other's buddy. It's going to be interesting when Savvy is in school all day. We can't imagine what life would be like without these two beautiful girls!!

Ugh... Playdoh

Those of you who know me, know that I hate Playdoh. Heidi got a variety pack from her nursery teachers at church for her birthday. So, I had to let her play with it. It looks like bubblegum stuck to their faces. But, it isn't. It's Playdoh. They got to play with it for a few days. I got tired of picking it off of the floor and finding it in the living room carpet. So, it went in the garbage. I know, terrible mom!! :)  It was fun for them, while it lasted.

Santa's Visit - 2010

Santa (a.k.a my dad) came to visit again this year. Amazingly enough, the kids don't know that it is 'Pap'. I think that Lydia suspects that it is. But, she hasn't said anything. Heidi was sitting on the potty when Santa walked in. The other kids were upstairs. They didn't know that he was coming that night. Santa 'ho ho ho-ed' a bit and they came running!! Heidi ran out of the bathroom with her pants down around her ankles screaming "Santa's here!! Santa's here!!". Then she turned around and started to sing "shake your bootie, shake your bootie, yeah yeah...". And she was shaking her bootie. Poor Santa could barely contain himself!! It was so cute!! This is a tradition that was started when Lydia was born and the kids look forward to seeing him every year.

Leib Elementary Spelling Bee - 2010

Marshall was picked, along with one other kid in his class, to participate in the kindergarten school spelling bee. He unfortunately got out on the first word he was given. Which was 'bowl'. He says that he will never forget that word. We told him that we were so proud of him because he was able to be in it. :)

Fall Fun....

The kids loved to rake the leaves into little piles and jump into them. Well, I should say that the younger 3 kids did. Lydia seems to think that she is getting too old for that. I literally had to threaten her to get her to sit in the leaves for one picture. That is why she looks so "thrilled". I think that you are never too old to play in the leaves.