Trick or Treat, Grandma Susan
Trick or Treat, Papa & GG
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CJ was supposed to be a lion but was not too keen on putting the costume on over his head so alas the zip up dog costume. Thanks Urichs for providing it for him!
CinderellaLanie was reading and telling Collin and me stories tonight. She is such a little ham sometimes. So funny too! She is a little sponge right now. She remembers everything and is learning so fast. I love watching her grow and change.
School was cancelled because of power outages and heavy snow so we are all hanging out together at home. We ventured outside after breakfast. Boy, getting the kids bundled up is a lot of work. I planned on getting Collin some winter boots before the first snow but that didn't seem to happen...he had to wear pink ones today. Hee, hee. We tried to build a snowman but the snow wasn't quite wet enough. We had to settle with snow angels. The kids had so much fun they didn't want to come in. 
This is what we woke to this morning. I of course was up at 3:30 thanks to my delightful daughter. I couldn't sleep so I headed outside to help out our trees which were covered in ice and 4+ inches of very heavy snow. This snow is AWESOME for making snowmen. Guess what we are doing after breakfast?!!
Snow day for us!
Collin trying to change his baby's diaper. I asked him if his baby tried to run away like he does to me. That's when he put his baby on the table. Maybe he was trying to tell me we need to change him on the table. 
For the last week or so, Lanie has been getting up in the middle of the night and either sleeping on the floor in our room or sleeping on the couch. We do not want to encourage this behavior but she has had a slight chest cold and we felt bad so we let it continue. Tonight at dinner we discussed with Lanie how important it is for her to stay in her own bed all night. John said, "Well, Lanie are you going to sleep in your bed all night tonight"? Her reply with her hands in the air, "You never know". Oh these kids are so silly, where do they come up with this stuff?!!
Our pumpkins....daddy did most of the work since the kids attention span is quite short. My favorite part...the pumpkin seeds, yum!! Thanks to my friend, Jessica and her blog I knew exactly how to make them! Delicious! 
Pulling a blankie from his crib. Lanie used to do the same thing.
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Lanie's outfit of the day
Collin having breakfast at the table like a big boy the other day. No booster and he had milk in his cereal. He did awesome!
Today was a day of resourceful playing...building forts, making beds on the floor and playing with an empty diaper box. These games occupied most of the day. Needlesss to say, there were a lot of messes to clean up this evening. I am tired!
No staging involved...he loves books. 
The kids love to color. Collin is pretty good at coloring his hands and face as well. 
Papa & GG gave the kids a giant spider web and spiders to decorate. We put it up last weekend and the kids loved it. My mom hid some of the spiders around the house and Collin LOVES to point them out and laugh! He goes from room to room with us in tow. 
Lanie being, ummmm... resourceful, and helping herself to some ice.
Jess & Angy
Jess & I
Jess & I
Madelyn Nichols born July 1, already big enough to sit in the Bumbo!
In 1987, my mother and I moved to Little Falls, MN after my mom got a new job. I started school a couple of weeks into the school year, 5th grade as a matter of fact. I met Jessica that first day and little did I know that 24 years later we would still be the best of friends. Even though there has always been many miles between us, we always seem to keep in touch and every visit picks up like the last left off. This past week she was in Denver and I was able to go down to visit and meet her new baby girl, Madelyn. It was a great visit as always. She is such a wonderful person and I am lucky to have her in my life!
I think we need more boy toys in this house! Haha!
That's more like it!
Tonight little Blake came over for a visit. Lanie loves to hold babies!-18.jpg)
