Snowman

The weather was so nice on Tuesday that we were able to play outside after school.  It was so nice to be outside.  We even made a snowman, or a snow mound.  The snow was not very sticky so it was hard to make it.  Chase used pieces that Nana and Papa had given us to make a super cute face!

Owen runs around playing

A Big Project

 Due to the doldrums of winter and my very active husband, the basement has begun to get finished!  We were not planning on finishing the basement for years but Jeff wanted to try his hand at carpentry and it is going quite well! 

 Jeff's framing

 Owen and Chase helping with the work!

Plumping in the bathroom

January in Review: Birthday, Christmas, Pneumonia and More!

January was a great month!  I was feeling so much better and we had some fun.  We got some decent snow and Owen played in it!

I celebrated my birthday . . .

Chase waved goodbye to Daddy in the morning . . .

Owen stirred the banana bread . . .

Owen and Chase learned to dust.  Here Owen dusts the steps.

Reach high Owen and Chase . . .

The boys got pneumonia in mid January and we were home for about 7 days in a row.  They got to play trains on the table and loved the big track!

Chase

Chase played and got cozy in the bounce house.

Owen laughs!

The boys' school had a week of festivities and one of the days was "Wacky Day".  Chase and Owen had so much fun with it!  They wore different socks, their pants backwards, their shirts backwards, Chase wore a tie in the back and a "tutu" around his waist.  They wanted their hair spiky.  Owen wanted a "straight spike" and we didn't know what that was, so he was a little unhappy with his hair.  When we got to school one of the kids had a mohawk and that was the "straight spike" he wanted! So, we used a little water and changed his hair and he was all smiles.

My parents came on January 19th to celebrate Christmas.  We had planned to celebrate the last weekend in December but they were sick, I was sick, etc.  So . . . Christmas was in January for us!
Owen opens up a gift, a train, from Nana and Papa

Super happy to get Belle

And monster truck books

Chase was excited to get a truck book

Nana snuggles with Owen

2 new trains!

Daddy and Chase snuggle

Papa

Chase and his ear print in the play doh

Nana and Chase drawing and writing

Papa and Owen playing play doh.  I'm not sure who had more fun!

Chase talks on the phone!

Swy Wapper

Gymnastics

We started gymnastics today and it couldn't have gone better!  :)  I was so happy the boys liked it, participated, listened and have fun.  After class Owen said, "I love learning!"  What a wonderful thing to hear.  They are in Mighty Mights with about 7 other kids.  Their teacher is energetic and great with them.  They went to many different parts of the gym and got to practice new skills. 

 Owen stretches with the class

 Chase, in yellow, stretches with the class too

 Owen is first on the bars

 Chase hangs

 Chase is a daredevil! 

Owen on the rings and Chase bearwalking

 Chase hangs from the rings

 somersaults across the floor

Waiting for instructions

 Owen walks across the beam with his hands up

 Chase on the balance beam

 Owen practices backwards somersaults

 Owen walks sideways

 Chase makes his way across the balance beam

 Owen and Chase jump together on the trampolines

Owen carefully walks on the balance beam