Making of the Morris Ginger Bread House

TIs the season for much fun! We had a blast making this Ginger Bread House.

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Happy Sweet 16th Birthday, Elyzabeth! We love you!

Elyzabeth's Sweet 16th Birthday has been a very special celebration. It has been an amazing 16 years of watching her grow up. We were very fortunate to be able to celebrate this big day with friends and family. Thank you so much to Lisa and Phil for visiting from New York, it truly made it all the more special.

We decided to do a Twilight themed party, since reading the books have been a passion for Elyzabeth. Not to mention some cute guys in the movies. The party all came together with red, white and black balloon, Bella's Bloody punch, Italian dinner and the wonderful birthday cake, that was a recreation from the New Moon movie. Much thanks goes to Aunt Lisa for making the Italian food, and much thanks also goes out to Nicki Huschka for helping me put together the cake. These two helped me put this party together and all went smoothly.

I do believe Elyzabeth had a great time celebrating with everyone and received some wonderful gifts.

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Green Eggs

You know you have read to much Dr. Seuss when your kids start asking for Green Eggs. So to keep my cool mom status, that is exactly what I served up. Green eggs for all!

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Inspired Snowfall

This past Friday on Dec. 4th we got about 15 to 20 minutes of snow which Zach was so excited to see. He was disappointed about not being able to make a snowman so we brought the snow to him. We made paper snowflakes and hung them in his room. It was so much fun to see the designs we could come up with and after getting off to a rocky start. We had to jog our memories from kindergarten about how to make them and after a few tries we finally were able to make some cool designs.

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Santa Picture

We recently went to visit Santa. Zach has been so excited and couldn't wait to ask Santa for an Air Hockey Table. Wyatt wasn't sure about sitting with Santa. We had a lot of fun on this excursion and the kids excitement was contagious and we all are looking forward to christmas. This year as we start our traditions we are constantly counting our blessings. We have much to be grateful for.

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Fall Moments

Fall has been all bout spending time together as a family. Elyzabeth has been busy being a sophomore with activities like Orchestra and Homecoming, as well as spending time with her Dad playing WOW minis. Wyatt has had a lot more mommy time with Zach being in pre-school. I find him in the most unique places reading books to himself. We are very thankful to have a playscape in the backyard where the boys can be at home playing together. Halloween was especially fun this year with the boys being Darth Vader and Yoda. We have also been fighting seasonal allergies and I found out the boys can get a long when both don't feel well. I caught them both snuggled up in our recliner watching cartoons the day they didn't feel well.

We hope everyone is enjoying the holiday season and spending lots of time with their loved ones.

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Zachary's First Day of Pre-School!

Well the day has finally come and it got here real quick. Zachary started his first day of pre-school and he was very excited this morning. The morning started off with waffles as the chosen first day of school breakfast. It took him a little while to start eating. I think he was a little nervous about today. While I was getting dressed he kept telling me that he was ready to go.

Once at school, he found his peg to hang his back pack and his bucket to put his lunch box in. He immediately told his teacher hi and picked a place at a table to start working on a puzzle. He then told me, "See you later, Mom!". With that, I gave him a hug and a kiss and left. We had a parent orientation meeting and during that meeting you could hear that some of the kids were experiencing separation anxiety. We are very fortunate that Zachary had already conquered this! Thank you so much to our church's nursery program.

Here are some pictures of Zachary ready for school. As you can tell he is still a Spider-man fan.

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Visit to Aunt Mamie's!

Last weekend Wyatt and I had the opportunity to go to Kansas to do a Pampered Chef Show. This also allowed us the chance to visit my sister and have some fun. It was a quick trip but lots of fun and many laughs. We attended the Wichita Wingnuts baseball game and as you can see Wyatt had a great time. He did really well for being up way past his bedtime.

I am very appreciative of my sister for always letting us stay there and putting up with the chaos of my kids. I love you Sis!

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Happy 4th Birthday Zachary!

Our dear sweet Zachary is 4 years old. He chose to have a Nintendo Wii bowling party and was able to have some friends come to the party and bowl with him. Michael Summers received the "Fast Ball" award, Zachary got the "High Score" award, while Kennedy Huschka got the "Striker" award. Little Haley Pacheco got the award for "Best Form" and Henry Rawlinson was the "Splitster".

After bowling, it was on to pizza and then cake. Much thanks goes out to my best friend Nicki Hushcka, for spending all day Friday helping me make this colossal cake. We have gotten the baking bug and enjoy seeing what we can come up with for cakes.

We appreciate our friends and family for making this such a great day for Zachary and sharing it with us!

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Shadow Puppets

It's always fun and exciting when you watch your little one discover something new. Zachary has recently noticed his shadow and all the fun things that go with it. His sister, Elyzabeth helped him discover the fun of shadow puppets and in the video you can see what fun he had making animals with his shadow.

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