Life is full of blessings and craziness! Our kids sure do keep us on our toes! Sometimes we find them sneaking into our bed. Baby Ashley is taking note of their shenanigans.
It was great having Chris' family in town to celebrate Thanksgiving Day!
Kids loved playing with cousins.
Chris and Bryan comparing manliness. Turns out they are both pretty manly.
After Thanksgiving, Madelynn and Zoie performed in their ballet recital. It was adorable and so much fun to see their progress!
Our kids start counting down to Christmas about a week after the previous Christmas so we decorated giant Gingerbread men soon after Thanksgiving.
We didn't get a white Christmas, but the kids were happy to help shovel on a Saturday. Madelynn even wanted to shovel the neighbors' driveways. So we did. The ironic part was that the snow melted before the neighbors came home from their trips. But I was glad she initiated some kind service!
The favorite Nativity Play. Grant narrated and played the piano. It was a lot of fun!
More cookie decorating!
Christmas Morning! The kids were so happy with their stockings that it took some convincing to get them to move into the Christmas tree room. Funny kids!
I bought a cheap, used train table and Chris and I glued some Lego plates onto the top of it for a Lego Table. The kids were over the moon to put their sets on it!
The day after Christmas we went into Chicago to visit the Lincoln Park Zoo. They had music linked up to the Zoo lights so Zoie started busting a move! She was having a blast!
Madelynn got a little Karaoke machine and sings all the time now. Ashley will jump in any chance she can get.
Our Sweet Zoie turned 4 on January 30th She is such a silly little sweet heart! She loves princesses and dressing up. She changes her clothes multiple times a day and loves to role play being a princess with magical powers.
I channeled my childhood happy memories of having a doll cake, so I surprised Zoie with the same! She loved it and almost didn't want to eat it, but since she loves sugar she dug right in! Love you sweet girl!
Now on to some random cute kids pics!
She loves to be a little mommy!
And occasionally she'll fold her arms like everyone else.
She loves babies!
