OMSI and BIRDS

For Christmas Dan's mom gave our family a membership to OMSI! I don't know if I went more than once to this museum when I was a kid. Let me just say it was WAY COOL! There is more to see and do than we can do in one day. Here are a few pictures from our adventure!

Okay, this was a crazy morning... Thursay there were birds all over the place. All the worms must have come up to the surface because in our neighborhood was a bird bonanza! The pictures don't do justice but it was quite a sight to see! Any bird brains out there know why they are here and pooping all over my car?

So I am here in my "robe" and it is 11:15 in the morning. The boys are in the tub and I am doing nothing, can't say that I hang out in my robe very often but I feel guilty. Why? because, I just can't decide if I should shower, go find some "comfy clothes" to put on or wait until I have to get dressed because the haircuts will be here. Hummmmm.... I guess I will just update my blog.

We have redone our front room and I love it. Daniel and his mother were in on getting me a new couch and chair for my birthday/christmas/anniversary! It was supposed to be a big surprise but with crazy snow we've had here over christmas it didn't quite happen that way. We painted with the help of Dan's mother, and also got a new rug (which I love). I adored having a red living room and I felt sad to see it go but it has been four years and it was time for a change. What do you think?

Here are some before and after pictures for you...

BEFORE

INBETWEEN/primer applied

AFTER

Christmas Day

Is anyone else ready to throw the tree out in the front yard. Christmas is nice and it is wonderful to spend time with family but there is only so much pine needle sweeping a person can take. It is still better than messing around with a fake tree though. Christmas day came and went. The kids were happy, the parents were tired, and the snow is still annoying. I love having Christmas with little kids. You don't have to get them very much and they love it. Lucas is happy to just roll around in the paper.

Jackson and his new pet.

Now that he is done cuddling with his chipmunk it is time to shoot some things with his new ray gun.
I love passing off needs for Christmas presents.

A nice relaxing game of checkers. I thrashed Addie. I came back later in the day to play her again and Aunt Robin had taught her a few tricks and she almost beat me.

Lucas and Ammie enjoying the new bath toys.

Christmas Eve

We had a very nice Christmas Eve time at Mom and Dad Wolfley's house. Wonderful dinner, stories, a few presents, and then home to put cookies out for Santa.

Christmas Cookies!

we went over to Mother Wolfley's house for the annual sugar cookie decorating bonanza. I'm not sure what to call it so it gets labeled bonanza. Mix frosting, sprinkles, and dough with 10 kids and you have a bonanza. Jack was a little possessive of the sprinkles.

Kenny posing with her beautiful plate of cookies. I never have to beg her to pose for a picture.

Davis licking the sprinkles.


Christmas Cookie nome.

Addie caught with her hand in the cookie plate.

I think this picture speaks for itself.