Let It Snow

We finally got enough snow to play in. The kids were so excited to go out in it. This was our moment of truth. The winter clothes came out and we found out who needed new stuff. I guess we should have thought of that earlier. Unfortunately Josh is still new to snow and when Joseph opened the door Josh ran out in his bare feet and got half way into the backyard before he realized how cold it was. Then he stood and cried until he was rescued.

Mom took him in and got him bundled up. He was glad to have boots on his feet but he did not like mittens covering his hands. Josh had fun going on the sled but, after a couple of times he decided he was cold and came inside with mom.

Emily has always loved snow and would stay out all day no matter how cold she gets if mom would let her. Joe is a true San Diego baby and he comes in once the chill starts to hit him (after about 10 or 15 minutes). The kids had a fun time and can' t wait for it to snow again.

Happy Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is a holiday that we look forward to every year. This year we went with Ryan's Family to the Grand America Hotel Thanksgiving brunch. This has been a family tradition for many years. Grandpa McArthur loved Thanksgiving and always wanted a good feast. We loved him for that, and he was missed this year.


The kids loved all of the food choices they had. There was a kids buffet set up that had all of their favorites, Mac and cheese, chicken nuggets, mini corn dogs and candy.


Joseph and Emily love the Chocolate fountain. Unfortunately it is messy for kids no matter how you prepare it for them. Oh well, the messier the better.
The kids did a round or two at the main buffet also, but with our boys if it is on mom or dads plate it always tastes better.






After the kids had their fill we took them outside in the courtyard where they could run and be kids.

Soon it was time to head home for our Thanksgiving naps.

Josh couldn't wait until we got home. He fell asleep almost as soon as we got in the car.



Happy Thanksgiving.

Visiting Jon and Jenny

On Friday Emily was out of school so we visited Jon and Jenny, and thier new baby Jaxson. He is a cutie, and a big boy. Just the way we like them in our family.

Emily got to feed him his bottle and Joe was happy just to sit and watch.

After a few minutes the kids decided to go play outside. Jon had a bunch of leaves in his front yard so the kids found a rake and started building piles. Fall is so fun. There is nothing like a big pile of crunchy leaves to play in.

BUSY BOYS

Hi everyone,
I am 2+ years behind on my scrapbooking and finding that I am taking pictures of great memories and then shelving them too long. I really like reading the blogs that my friends and family have posted, so I decided to start one of my own. I think this will be a fun way to share pictures and stories.

For my first entry I want to share a couple of things that happened this week with the boys. Cooking in our house has become and even bigger chore than normal lately. When I go into the Kitchen to start getting dinner ready my footsteps are always followed by the sound of a chair or two dragging across the floor. Josh and Joe are usually right beside me wanting to help.

The other night I had dinner cooking and the boys were busy watching Thomas so I went into the other room for a minute when I returned to the kitchen this is what I found.

Josh was just checking the rice to see if it was done. My camera was on the counter so I grabbed it and snapped a couple of pictures. They watch me closer than I think.

The other event I do not have pictures for but it is worth sharing. Josh has developed a love (obsession) of Trains. Tuesday morning when I was getting the boys dressed Josh noticed that Joseph has Thomas underwear. He realized this just as Joe was pulling up his pants. Before I realized what was going on Josh was crying about boo boo (what he calls trains) and chasing Joe around the house. When he caught Joe he pulled his pants down and then pointed and said to me in a happy voice "Mama look a boo boo." Joe got his pants back up and the chasing and crying (from both boys) began again. Josh continued to try to pants Joe until I got a Thomas shirt on him. Then he was satisfied to just look at the boo boo on that.

The kids always keep my life interesting!