Grampy

I'm dying over here!!! I was looking at some old photos in search of some with Grampy Wesley. OMG!! Look at my lil' peanuts!! I don't have any of Grampy and Wesley as a baby:( Those were back when I used old school film, lol!!! 

I've got chills....

I remember when we bought this house 10 years ago. Our thermostat was kept on 68-70 all Winter because propane was only .64 a gallon. Now it's almost $4 a gallon so the heat is pretty much kept on 62-64! UGH!! Sick of being cold, but I'm so thankful for warm blankets that I'm pretty much cuddled in all day, lol! Luckily we have a "tight" house so it's easy to keep at a constant temperature. 

The kids are NEVER cold...thank goodness!! I definitely would keep it higher if they ever complained. Lani runs around with a nightie and Wes with no shirt on. They are both so toasty warm!! 

Speaking of Winter and cold...we have NO snow on the ground right now. That's just crazy!! I know the big storm is coming, but I'll enjoy it for now. 

Uncle Josh built this amazing doll house for Lani and her Barbie's. It's unbelievable and such a thoughtful gift. Auntie Lisa and the girls decorated it!! The rug is a cut up bath mat and the wallpaper is 12x12 scrapbook paper. A few more things need to be finished on it, but Lani is in heaven:) 

{excuse the grainy cell phone photo}

Sugar Cookies!!

A few weeks before Christmas my nieces and nephew {he had NO interest in decorating} make sugar cookies. Leah and Lani rolled out the dough and cut out the cookies. Then they all dove into decorating! loved to see how creative they all were! I thought it was really fun and hope to make it a tradition. There is NOTHING better then my Gramma Colwell's soft sugar cookies:) 

Bright!

The weekend before Thanksgiving we went to our local parade. Can you tell we were facing the sun? Another fun morning with the cousins!!! Such a beautiful day to be out in the bright sunshine soaking up some Vitamin D!!! 

Lani looking so beautiful in her dress! She had her Kindergarten Christmas performance at school. She was so nervous, but did great! I was shocked that she sang all the songs and did all the hand movements. 

Here is she is with both Kindergarten classes {morning and afternoon}. The schools Preschool classes also joined in!! 

Michael's parents with the grand children! Man oh man they are growing up so fast!! 

Lani made some reindeer food at a child care get together we had with some friends. Ready to spread outside for Santa:) 

Christmas morning went by quickly:) As usual the kids ripped through their presents. Wesley made this nice necklace for Lani. He was so bummed that it didn't fit so he's going to add some more beads. 

Disney on Ice: Treasure Trove

We were invited by Feld Entertainment and Disney on Ice down to the TD Garden in Boston. I've been to several Disney on Ice shows and Treasure Trove was one of my favorites. My number one all time favorite was Toy Story on Ice:) I loved that the show included Disney movies that I've never seen at an on ice show...Lion King, Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland. It was amazing!!! Here are some photos, but just a few. I don't want to ruin it for anyone who might be getting tickets for a show near them. 

I hope that you all had a very Merry Christmas! We definitely did!!! Lots of time was spent with family...good food, laughter, presents and memories:}