Matching Valentines...THANKS Grandma Weiss

So...can you tell all the kids are completely OVER taking group photos?

Lily's 9 month pictures. Well...actually 9 1/2 months

Hanging out with the Weiss Cousins

...of course it is impossible to get everyone looking at the camera:)

Rock Star Birthday

Before the bad weather hit we went to a Rock Star themed birthday party, we had lots of fun seeing all of our friends! Unfortunately these are pre-party pics...I didn't have a chance to get the camera out at the actual party due to the fact of having to chase two children around!

The weather outside is frightful!

This is what Asher does when he is kept in the house too long!

Asher wanted so badly to go outside and sled, so he practiced in the house...

Finally the sun came out Wednesday afternoon. After two days waiting, Asher got to go outside.(I'm really not a bad mom... Lily was only outside long enough for me to take a pic:)

From Monday afternoon until Early Wednesday it spit ice and sleet and then snow...CRAZY! We are very fortunate, we only were without power for a few hours!

Life after returning to work...

Eventhough I have been too busy and TIRED to clean my house, I somehow had time to sew this frilly trim on Lily's jacket...too bad she wouldn't smile!

I tried to get a good pic of Ash...this is all I got. (All the other pictures included nudity and could not be posted!)

They really do love each other, although Lily likes to beat up on Asher! He takes it with a smile:)

We all do alot of this these days...SLEEPING!!!

More Sewing...

I LOVE having a little girl to dress!

Feeling Crafty!

So...I haven't sewn this much in years! I have been on a ball making lounge pants, pinafores, and now the latest...applique. I forgot how much I love to sew. I will be sad when I go back to work on JAN. 5th:(I probably won't have time to sew. I guess I am getting it out of my system now:)

Visiting Addison

Lily finally got to hang out with her friend Addison. Addison was very interested in Lily's bow (Lily didn't know exactly what to think...her face says it all) So, we got rid of the bow:)

(Ms. Amanda, Asher wanted you to see his cool new outfit!)

Sorry for the the backwards post..start at the bottom

Four Christmases...well actually five!

Asher's favorite gift was his baseball glove, oops wrong hand Ash!

Lily is just learning to pull up. So BIG!

Christmas morning, did you notice the moving playing on TV?

There is nothing sweeter than a sleeping baby!

All the Weiss cousins, Owen, Asher, Karson, Lily and Hayden opened their matching pj's Christmas Eve. Thanks Grandma, they are sooo cute. Just as we snapped this picture, Papa Weiss came in the door saying he just saw Santa and his sleigh outside, poor Owen did a flip off of the chair and landed on his head because Asher was so excited he jumped up pushing Owen off of him. Lily almost went flying as well, but I got to her just in time. GOOD timing PAPA!

Grandma wasn't very happy with the mess!!!It was everywhere.

Then on Christmas eve, uncle TJ thought it was a good ideas to give the kids silly string...you can guess what happened.

By the end of the weekend Asher was so tired he feel asleep on the couch (notice the outfit...camo overalls over a tie dyed shirt-lovely)

We had an unexpected visit from Santa.

Nice pose with cousins Juni and Bryce, I guess Asher was hot, because he was too close to the fire?!?!

To keep the kiddos busy and out of trouble I made some baking clay and they made Christmas ornament and then painted them, my favorites were their hand prints (a great keepsake!)

We were SUPER busy this Christmas! Our first Christmas was with Grandma Mona and the Potter's (Bain's mother and his brother's family.) I fixed a turkey, yum yum. Then the next day we had Christmas number 2 with Grandpa Gary and Patsy (Bain's dad) and the Potter's. I fixed a pork loin, yum yum. We had a full house and a very busy weekend! Christmas Eve was Christmas number 3, the kids opened thier gifts from uncle Casey and Uncle TJ, they went over board this year, but the kids loved it! Then Santa came to our house(number 4), Asher and Lily opened their gifts at the crack of dawn. After that we went to my parents house where Santa had also made a stop(5).Yes five Christmases does seem a little excessive, but it was great to spend time with our family!

Daddy's Birthday

The big 29...Bain opened his presents then had to go to work:(But we met him later for some Mexican food and went to the Fayetteville Square, with Grandma Mona (Bain's mom), to look at the lights. Asher rode a camel and loved the reindeer:)

Lily's favorite hangout

So why is it that children always want to go where they are not supposed to go and play with things they are not supposed to play with? Lily wants to play with the firepace. In fact, she hangsout near it all the time. I guess children are no different than adults, we all sometimes want what we can't have.

All Aboard...The Christmas Train Ride

Asher and Connor are enjoying a HUGE cookie.

Asher is trying really had to look at the camera but the train is just too fascinating!

Asher, Connor and Audrey are waiting patiently to board the train. Lily stayed home with daddy...good thing because it was cold!

Christmas Cookies

Yes he is naked with frosting all over him...not very sanitary! We both need practice decorating cookies, maybe next time I will buy the frosting (it was a little runny). Can you guess which one Asher did all by himself?