squeezing one last post in...

Here are my three sweet peas one last time before the new year!!!!

We will be resting it up here at home to bring in the new year tonight.
Ella has upper resp. junk and Gabe went to quick care today and came home diagnosed with bronchitis. Breathing treatments and meds here we are....

Wishing everyone a happy new year with LOTS of health!


Miss Ella drew a pic of her momma...
























Miss Ella LOVES helping me cook and bake.
She does not leave my side while i am in the kitchen...
my parents got her an easy bake oven for Christmas and we have been having fun!

















I was sweeping one evening and Gabe asked to try...
The next thing I knew he had the whole living room swept...
Amazing how big he is getting!
(i promise i am not a mother who labors her children...
and i have no idea why ella looks scared in the background)

























My tree lit man....
Mr Liam loves the tree.....









































Yes he did actually manage to get the ribbon off of one of the presents!
Little sweet pea...

















We shall return again next year...
Lots to come...
Christmas' and Ellas birthday party!!!!

oh ralph......

Oh Mr.Ralph has been up to no good!!!
We love this little man...

Snow angels..
Ella loves making these too!

















Tea... anyone?????









































Oh Ralph.... I can not believe you!!!!!



















Ralph talked his friends into being reindeer and he figured out how to be santa!


















Ralph playing with the kiddos blocks.....
















Oh dear..... at it again!!!!!















































Not to many more mornings with Ralph..
I think I have two kiddos who will miss the poor little fella!

december happenings....

newest happenings to oldest....

HOTEL
This past weekend our daddy surprised us with a trip to a hotel.
We made sure there was a pool bc the kids have been begging to swim...
And swam they did... they shut the pool on Friday evening. It was ten when they came back to the room.... and Saturday morning they swam for two and a half hours. whew. pooped they were.

Hunters with his daddy... laughing in the mirror.
















Friday night swimming...
















































A snack before sleeping....

















Saturday morning swimming....

















Liam and momma hung out in the room for a bit....
















my babies in their jammies...


























COOKIES
We made cookies for our neighbors... merry christmas!



















Uncle Adam
Uncle Adam made some phone calls to us....
We took time out to chit chat with him....


















































Big Sissy
Sister loves to hold her liam.
However, in this pic he looks bigger then she is.


























Horsey
Daddy always plays horsey so mommy decided it was her turn!


























Three...
I love seeing this happen...
All three playing together, even though Liam is mostly observing!


















Jumperoo...
We finally got the jumperoo out for the little man...
He first only sat in it wondering why we stuck him in it...
The last two days he has started reaching for the toys and making it bounce.
Its so fun watching him reach new milestones.

And of course sis and bro have to be right there when he is in it....


































































Gingerbread Houses
Well... I remembered last years houses being very
successful and a fun family moment.
NOT so much this year... it was a disaster.
they would not stay together... the kids lost interest...
momma ended up decorating them.
Better luck next year....
(it was such a stressful evening i actually do not like looking at them...
I am ready to throw them)
yeah, it was a stressful evening....



























































Shots
Lastly, my little man received his four month shots.
He did pretty well... definately reacted a little more this time...
which i remember the same thing with my other two...

meet ralph

Well,
I had finally caved and purchased a Elf on the Shelf when shopping recently. i wanted one last year but let the idea sink in..... and then further on in my shopping day I was at Gordmans and found Mr Ralph.
So...
Ralph is the cheap version of Elf on the Shelf..
He was only five dollars compared to thirty...
He came with a book and the same story ....
It was hard for me to accept at first...
Bc I wanted what everyone else was having....
Plus I thought the Elf was so cute!
I wanted that Elf... but I finally told myself that Ralph would be just as much fun!
So...
here is what he has been up to and boy is he a stinker!


Andre reading the story to the kids....
(yes his name is supposed to be Randall but we decided on Ralph)


















Ralph has a messenger bag that he takes messages to Santa with...
(all fun and games bc our kiddos know that santa is just someone dressed up)
Each day when we find him he either has a note or some candy for the kids...

The first morning the kids found him here...

























He has sent us on a treasure hunt.....


















He tried hiding behind our Christmas countdown!

















One morning we found him reading the story of baby Jesus' birth...
and that stinker recorded himself on my phone
reading it and read it to Gabe and Ella when they woke up!
My all time favorite.... (GO DADDY... I mean Ralph)
























Hiding in the stocking....
























One of my favorites....
A bubble bath!!!!!!!

























Fishing for Goldfish in the toilet!!!!!!























Ralph has been a joy!
My kids jump out of bed to find him...
The pics of Ralph's crazy adventures will keep coming!

happy heart....

Today my heart was happy because of these two...
My big bubs wanted his little bubs to be like him!

















































Tonight my heart was happy because
my dad was reading to my girl tree side....
(i am loving tree lit pictures)
















This momma has a happy heart!

SNOW!

SNOW........









































































Mr Liam stayed nice and cozy...

























HOT CHOCOLATE!!!!!!!!!















































































My little princess was SO blessed by the snow yesterday!
She has been counting down the days...
We told her that the trees had to loose their leaves..
Then it would get cold...
Then it would snow!

Yesterday all she could say was "See mom I told you it was going to snow!"
Thank you Lord for more smooches...........