Birthdays and Snow

Over the last couple of weeks we celebrated Jonathan and Rebekah's birthdays. Jonathan turned 3 years old and Rebekah turned 5 years old. Jonathan helped make his own cake and is surprisly very good at breaking eggs. Jonathan got a Thomas the Train Set, some clothes, and a log building set from Grandma. He is super excited. For three days he watched the train go around the track and deliver mail.


For Rebekah's Birthday we had cupcakes and pizza. Everyone came over: Jeff, Kari, Alisha, and Gaw. Rebekah got some "magic" paper from Crayola, magic glue markers, and a bead set. She made a bracelet and a necklace, with my help, on the first days that she got it. Instead of a friend party we went to the Discovery Children's Museum as a family. Alisha came with us. Rebekah really wanted her to come. It was fun to spend the day together as a family.



Jacob is crawling lots now. We have to put a blockade at the bottom of the stairs so that he doesn't climb up the stairs. He is starting to pull himself up on things. Super cute.


It snowed last Saturday, so pretty. The kids went out an played in the snow 3 or 4 days last week. They have been playing with their friends Hannah and Spencer. Jonathan went out the first day, but hasn't been out again since then. Guess once was enough for him. I found Rebekah standing on top of the wood pile with a long piece of wood in her hand trying to knock down the iceccels from the roof line. She is full of fun ideas. There is a slight hill on the north side of the house that makes a great sleding hill.



We set up the Christmas tree and had a fun time. Jacob has already pulled some of the ornaments off.


For family night we made gingerbread houses. Alisha and mom came over to help to. I think the kids ate more candy than what was put on the houses. Jason figured out a way to made frosting and houses out of gingerbread for our family reunion with the Daniels. We are in charge of gingerbread houses. The reunion is over Christmas.

Elisabeth is enjoying reading and is finally getting used to her new glasses. She likes the five "diamonds" that are on the side of the glasses. Jonathan picked up the glasses on the second day that she had them and broke them. Luckily the waranty covered that. =)