November 30, 2010

We put together our cute new Advent calendar tonight.  The girls are excited to start the countdown to Christmas!

November 29, 2010

I forgot to take a picture today, but thankfully Jen sent me this one.  I love this dog.  I’m thinking the Pohl’s might need to upgrade to a king size bed soon.  :)

November 28, 2010

We celebrated Dad’s 70th birthday today with a little party at Beck & Rob’s house.  Happy Birthday Dad – We Love You!!

November 27, 2010

We went down to the beach before we headed home.  The downpour started the moment we set foot on the sand.  It was a really quick trip to the beach.  :)

November 26, 2010

We made a quick trip to the beach today.  A short overnight trip to spend a little time with Rich, Leina and the boys.  We were all supposed to have Thanksgiving breakfast together, but some mechanical problems delayed their flight.  We were happy to see them, even if it was just for a short little bit.

November 25, 2010

No Thanksgiving is complete without olive-fingers!  Our neighbors Tiffany and Aubrey joined us this year.   The girls were so excited to have Aubrey there, even if she did eat a few of Emmie’s olives.  :)

November 24, 2010

This is what the kitchen looks like when my husband cooks. *sigh*  It’s a good thing he’s such a good cook, because this would get really old if there wasn’t yummy food to go along with it.  

November 23, 2010

Hannah’s very first snow day.  It wasn’t really a snow day, more like an ice day.  Our high temperature for today was 8.  I wouldn’t let the girls go out and play because it was just too cold and the snow wasn’t “play in the snow” snow. 

November 22, 2010

Due to the icy roads on Sunday night, we stayed at Nana’s house for an extra night.  Tom called in a vacation day at work, and we ventured out early in the morning.  It took us 8 hours to get home.  It was insane!  Almost 2 hours to get from Nana’s house to Jen’s house in Cheney, and 4 hours to get from Ellensburg to South Everett.  The pass was so bad, at points you could barely see right in front of the car.  Tom said it was the worst he’s ever seen it.  We managed to make it over right before they required chains. I’ve never been so happy to get home. 

November 21, 2010

We spent the day at Nana’s house.  We had a wonderful brunch with the entire gang.  All six kids and their families.  13 adults and 16 kids all in Nana’s little place. It was a wonderful day!

November 20, 2010

Jen called me a week before we went over letting me know that Disney on Ice would be there the same weekend.  We missed it when it was in Everett, so I was excited that she could get us tickets.  We surprised the girls and they LOVED it.  Emmie sat with her mouth open, in awe, almost the entire show.  It was pretty darn cute!

November 19, 2010

On our way to Spokane for the weekend...Pohl’s on Friday and Saturday and Nana’s on Sunday.  Thanks to the lack of snow on the roads we made really good time.

November 18, 2010

Emerson wanted popcorn today, really, really badly.  Who cares that it was only 10 in the morning.

November 17, 2010

After school, Hannah can usually be found at the table with her box of colored pencils and crayons.  She loves to color!

November 16, 2010

I’ve got nothing.  I almost didn’t have a picture.  Emerson eating an orange is as good as it gets.  I wished she would have looked at the camera because she was sporting some super cute piggy tails.  :)

November 15, 2010

Kira and I have been working on a little holiday project…

November 14, 2010

Hannah went to a friends birthday party today at Paradise Pony Rides.  The birthday girl requested that the ponies be dressed like unicorns, so that they were.  Hannah LOVED riding the horses.

November 13, 2010

Now that Aunt Kim is living in Idaho, we really don’t get to see her very often.  She made a trip over before her busy season at work starts so we made a quick trip down to Grandma Judy’s to have dinner with her.  The girls love their Aunt Kim.

November 12, 2010

We’ve been hit by the crud and hit hard.  Tonight Emerson was out before 6.  I laughed when she woke up, mumbled something, took her binky out and laid back down.  Apparently she was having a hard time breathing with Mo in her mouth.  Poor thing.

November 11, 2010

It’s like Christmas here at our house.  Yesterday the new washer and dryer and today Littlest Pet Shops.  Aunt Becca’s friend was cleaning out her sons toys and sent these home for Hannah.  Hannah was SO happy.

November 10, 2010

Today our new washer and dryer were delivered.  I’m so happy I could cry. 

November 9, 2010

I “signed” up to be the Art Docent for Hannah’s class.  Art is definitely not my forte but I’m hoping that the 1st graders won’t notice or care.  Tonight, Kira and I went to an art docent fair and we had lots of fun.  The first class we went to was on drawing a human face.  I haven’t laughed so hard in a long time.  Mine looks like a she/man with gigantor lips.  The instructor didn’t have enough erasers for me.  Come to think of it, it was such a masterpiece, I’m surprised she didn’t want to keep it…I’m wondering if the police department has any openings for sketch artists…

November 8, 2010

I got a new phone on Friday night.  I am LOVING it and so is the rest of the family.  Angry Birds is a game that is occupying quite a bit of our time. 

November 7, 2010

These two are often found right here…in the big brown chair, reading.  Love it!

November 6, 2010

After 4 trips to Home Depot, Tom fixed the garbage disposal today.  I admire his determination to get it done himself. 

November 5, 2010

It was spirit day at school today...Snazzy Jazzy Day. 

November 4, 2010

Today, Emerson and I cut out ideas for her Birthday/Christmas wish list.    She was so proud of her list and couldn’t wait to show her daddy.  Didn’t she do an excellent job writing her name on the bottom…including all three of her names.  :)

November 3, 2010

As I got into my car to leave work I looked up through the sunroof and thought it was too pretty to not take a picture.  I laughed because my car was covered in pretty leaves.  I really do love fall and all of the beautiful colors.  I think I left a trail of leaves all the way from Redmond to Lake Stevens.  :)

November 2, 2010

 

 

No picture today.  I forgot to get a picture of Nana and the girls before she went home.  Bad, bad Jamie!

November 1, 2010

Emerson has a friend she calls her daughter.  Her name is Canada.  This is a picture of Emerson and Canada.  Aren’t they just the cutest.  ;)  Canada shows up at the most random of times.  Sometimes we go a few days without seeing her but she always comes back around.  Right now, we’re not sure where she is.  Emerson thinks she might be at her home.  ;)