Here are some pictures from sky diving

Ethan getting some air

awaiting the tunnel

helmet check

ear plugs and goggles on

Cousin Kaedence not too excited about waiting any longer for Ethan

Elijah walking around singing while we waited

Ethan getting his gear to wear

The wind tunnel as you walk into the building

Flying High in Colorado

We were finally able to go to Denver this year for Christmas and after a huge snowfall, 2 snowdays for school and delayed flights and canellation, we made it to Denver on December 24th. When we got here I couldn't believe my eyes, NO SNOW which is a huge change from the 24 inches we left behind in Spokane. The weather was a cool 50 degrees and sunny. I couldn't ask for better weather in December.

My mom got Ethan a pass to go indoor sky diving for Christmas and it turned out to be the coolest thing ever. There are only 4 indoor windtunnels in the USA so this was an exciting opportunity for him. We got there early so Ethan could watch for about 30 minutes while we waited for our turn. He got a little apprehensive as his turn got closer, but he suited up and had a quick lesson on how to hold your body position with some hand signals from the instructor and then he was off. Here is a video of his final time going with instructor high up into the tunnel!!

Snow Day

We had a snow day today which was bitersweet, I really needed a day to catch up on house work and get ready for our trip, but I ended up spending a lot of my morning dealing with the snow outside.I also didn't bring anything with me from school, and didn't put anything away totally expecting to be there Thursday and Friday. Sadly, Ethan's school performance was cancelled and we will have to wait to see our drama performance, and we don't get to exchange gift or have our Friday brunch. Sad Sad..

Ethan loved it and was up early ready to go out.

I took Elijah out in the afternoon after his nap and here are some of my neighbors hard at work clearing the snow. They are so nice to help out~~

I asked Elijah where the snow was and he got some on his glove and tasted it.

He of course had to get Ethan's hockey stick out and smack the ball a few times before going to look for Ethan up the hill.


Elijah's face as we are walking up to watch Ethan sled, Priceless!

Three boys in one room

Here is what happens when three boys start horsing around in one room, they always end up wrestling or hurting each other. Eli joined in on the fun this time and it was pretty funny.

Christmas Card Fun

Elijah opened a musical christmas card today and he loved it, he was dancing with it all afternoon opening and shutting it on his own, eventually. Here is a clip to enjoy-

Christmas Party

I went to my first work Christmas party last night at McGlades and it was a lot of fun. I went with a coworker since my husband was at another Hockey Tournament. I had a great time with everyone until the staff at McGlades decided to play a little game to see who could name the gifts for the 12 days of Christmas. We all wrote our guesses on paper and then they drew names. I never win anything but tonight of course my name gets drawn and for a super fun twist, they said the winner had to sing the song. It was awful, but I got threw it except that I sang the song backwards because I was so nervous. At least I got a free pie out of the deal.

Merry Christmas!!

Go Chiefs Go!!

Elijah calls him "Moo-mer", we have got to work on those B's.

Elijah saw Boomer for the first time tonight and couldn't take his eyes off of him, it was so funny. We ran into him when we went out at intermission and he wasn't too sure about him up close.

Tried to take a family picture, but Ethan was mad about not getting a pretzel so just the three of us.

Boomer dancing on the ice

I have had the past 5 days to catch up on my blog and it has been wonderful, but tomorrow I will be back to work so I thought I would try to post one more thing before the chaos begins again.

We went to the chiefs game last night and Elijah had a great time dancing and clapping to the music. He didn't want to sit still of course, but he had fun. One of our friends is a referee and tossed a puck into the crowd and Chris caught it. Elijah wanted to hold it and of course it was wet from the ice so he kept trying to lick it and I did a great job of not letting him of course till I turned around to take a picture and he got it in his mouth. Oh well.

First Snow ....

Snow Snow Snow....I really don't love the snow, but the boys sure do. As soon as it started falling they couldn't get their snowsuits on fast enough. It was the first time Elijah really has been out playing in the snow, last year he wasn't walking so we just watched it out the window. This was also our dog Browney's first adventure in the snow. They had a great hour outside and here are some pictures of all the fun...

Ethan and his friend trying to sled down the hill

Elijah driving his truck all over the road making some good tracks

Heading out to the street, "Elijah please stop"

There is no stopping him

We tried to see if anyone wanted to play with us so we made the long journey up to Reegans house(three houses away). Along the way we spotted a snowman at the neighbors house and tried to destroy it,

we got tired along the way and wanted to be picked up,but

we kept on going till we made it over there.
Reegan wasn't feeling good so we ended up going home and playing with Browney.We had a lot of fun and can't wait for another snow day!!

Playing with Dad and Smiling for the camera

Elijah just started really playing with his farm animal set. It is really cute because he will run over and and lay on his tummy and kick his feet in the air and play with all the animals. Dad got in on the action the other night. I was taking pictures of them playing and Elijah came running over to me and smiled and then ran over by the tree and I said "Smile" and he turned his head and smiled. So cute!! I can't believe how big he is getting. I am so sad since he is my last little baby I just want him to stay this cute forever.

Christmas Tree Set up

We decided to put up the christmas tree a little early this year since we will be in Denver in a few weeks and won't get to enjoy it to long. This year we had some extra help from Elijah which is always an adventure. Here are some pictures to show how the assembly went....

We got the tree set up and one layer done when Elijah found the Christmas lights and began trying to put them on the tree. He also learned the fun trick of plugging things in. Needless to say we are on constant alert with the outlets.

Plugged In

putting on the lights...

Snowsuit

Elijah wanted to put on his snowsuit, but only ended up wearing it for 5 minutes and then started trying to take it off and signing "all done"

I'm a big boy now

Elijah has started really wanting to play with Ethan's toys and especially tries to get in his room anytime the door is left open. I caught him playing with Ethan's leapster game and climbing up onto Ethan's desk to draw so me pictures. He is so funny.

Halloween Fun for Teachers

Parades, excitement, candy and a school full of kids, what fun do teahers really have on Halloween?

The costumes of course!

Well not really, but our grade team had some fun this year dressing up as "Super Teachers" and we posed for some pictures.

Shaggy and Scooby

We went trick or treating at Chris's office on Friday and the boys got lots of candy and had fun touring the office. Ethan went as Shaggy and Elijah was Scooby Do.