Snow day #....I can't even remember

So! Another snow day. Yay! :/ We have obviously just been hanging around the house. So fun. You know, I am actually a homebody but I don't like not having the option to get out. Well, today we are attempting to build every single thing from the lego pamphlets that we have. I have gotten two so far. And Andrew decided to paint the kids faces! Boy do they love that! Here are some pictures of the kids and their new tribal wear. ;)

Olivia got a face paint set from Jackson for Christmas. We have used it a few times but this was the first we used the all over face design. Ha. 

Hayden needed a shark.

She's a fairy. She also got a cupcake on her leg and a dolphin on her arm. Ha! Silly kids but at least they are staying entertained. :)

Hi!!

I am just going to do a quick blog post...we are getting ready to head to a play at the Walton Art Center tonight. Kids are pretty excited. I have not been taking many pictures lately....its hard when you are interacting to step back and think 'oh, I need to take a picture.' My mind doesn't work that way anyways. But while we were getting ready today I did take some pictures of the kiddos. I'll post those in a minute. We have not been up to too much. Had a nice day at the park on Sunday and then the weather went downhill. Yay. :/ Hayden has to stay at school on Thurs until 530 to do their OM practice. The month of February is pretty with OM practice, fundraisers, parties, etc....I must say that I am so grateful that I am not in charge of anymore class parties. Two are enough for me for one year. But it sounds like a fun Vday party is in the works. :) Hayden is 'star of the week' this week and gets to bring the Hunt Husky home for the weekend. He has to draw a picture of it and tell a story of what he did with it. He's actually pretty excited about it. And he has to pick a few pictures that mean something to him (I really don't know how a picture means anything to a 5 year old) and something from around the house that means something to him. They keep these items until Friday. Which is leaving Hayden to pick things he could really careless about! Ha. Anyway, here are a few pics.

 Oh my sweet sweet Liv.

 I love getting right in his face. Ha! He is so laid back and really just doesn't care. :)

I will try to get better about taking pictures. But there you go for now! :)

Olivia's 4th Birthday party!

My sweet sweet Olivia Kathryn. We had your 4th birthday party today! I seemed to have gotten completely overwhelmed with this party and I haven't a clue why. The party was  kind of a fog! I heard laughing and a lot of talking, so, I am thinking it was a successful party. I am so appreciative of all the people who showed up to show Olivia they care. And to the ones who couldn't make it to call and let her know they love her and to wish her a happy birthday! I haven't yet had a chance to put away all that she received but just getting started to and I am so grateful for all the people we have in our lives. I didn't take many pictures...like I said overwhelmed. Sheesh.

 Cookies my best friend made for me. She is so amazing and stayed up until 1am on Thursday to get these cookies done. She didn't have to do that at all!

 Grinch party!!

 Decorating for a Christmas type theme party after Christmas..means...an extremely low budget for party decor!!! I did not spend more than a $1 for any of the decor or party favors! Woo-hoo! Wonder if I can talk her into a Christmas theme every year. Lol.

 So.....did I tell you that I felt overwhelmed with this party and pretty much felt like a chicken with its head cut off? No. Yes. Well, I will tell you again. Overwhelmed. Chicken with its head cut off. I FORGOT my cake lady's name! And frankly, I think bakeries charge too much. What was I going to do? Go through my list of contacts....'Do you make cakes?' So, I made it myself. Yep, sure did. Ha! I was going for an ombre effect. Nailed it. :/ I know pink is not normally a Christmas color but you can't have a party for Olivia without some pink. :)

 My sweet and precious little Grinch. Who literally ruined her shirt in less than 5 minutes.

 Emma helping Olivia out. Emma is a great helper. Love her.

 Still helping. ;)

 Kids are starting to gather around.

 Even though it was chilly the kids played outside a lot and they even ate out there! Which eating outside during a party is like the best thing ever.

 Taking bites in between jumping and chasing Alec around.

Every time Emma comes over she wants to be pushed on the wooden swing. :) Like I said, I did not take many pictures. In my mind I felt like I had taken a lot. Nope, a total of 29 and out of those 29...18 were of the exact same thing. Chicken. Head. Cut. Off. As I sit here and type it appears that the groovy girls are having a slumber party in our living room and the need to take every article of their clothing and stretch it along the floor is a must. :)

Christmas 2013

We spent Christmas Eve and Christmas day in Little Rock this year. It was Olivia's first time to not wake up in her own house on Christmas morning. Everyone had a great time and really enjoyed spending time with family. I have a TON of pictures of our trip down there.  So...here goes.

 A puppet curtain for the kids Bebe made for them. They love this thing. And you can tell some hard work went into it!!

 Beautiful tree ready for Christmas festivities.

 Kids over at Bruce and Emily's watching Spider Man.

 Just sitting and talking over at Bruce and Emily's.

 I love this picture. Even though Hayden is doing a weird smile thing...I still love it. :)

Here is the puppet curtain from farther away.

 Both kiddos on Christmas morning.

 The Dinosaur tails that Beth made. Such a great and perfect gift!!

 The above pictures are from a snowman game that we played on Christmas Eve. Hayden was such a trooper and even won the game!! Go Haydo!!

 Miss Kinley. Its been forever since we have seen her and she has grown so much! So pretty!

 Mr. Miles. Little ham. Ha.

 Jackson. Its good seeing him. I'm glad my kids don't act like he is a stranger anymore. They will willingly go up and give him a hug.

 Grandmother Blair. Love her!! We were glad we got to see her two days in a row too!

 Bruce. So pleasant and calm. And in the chaos of so many kids...its nice to have that calm person. :)

 Miles in his dinosaur tail!! Those tails were such a big hit! Great job Beth!

 Olivia opening gifts. Big fan of this little ladybug backpack. Has worn it since she opened it.

 Hayden opening some gifts. They were both so good! So proud.

 Just love Miles expression here! Like ''Let's Ride at Dawn!!" LOL.

 Sweet hubby.

 Tracy. So sweet and pretty.

 Oven mitt game! This game was so funny...the kids just loved it and thought it was so fun. They were like little cats watching a light as they moved around with the dice.

 Hayden got a turn!!

 Pretty Ava. Such a good little girl.

 Hayden showing Jackson one of the his magic tricks. Loved this moment.

We had a great time and both Bebe and Emily made their homes so inviting and beautiful for the family along with delicious meals!! Thank you guys!!

We made our way home Christmas afternoon. We picked up my mom and Hayden and Andrew went and watched Walking with Dinosaurs...which they both said was really good. Olivia, my mom and I went and watched Frozen. Such a cute movie! I think it is one I would buy the kids. I know Hayden would like it too. After the movie we came back to our house to open gifts from Andrew and I and my mom. The kids were exhausted and just flew threw all the gifts. We didn't really buy many toys at all...they got a lot of books and dvds. But they did get one big super awesome gift! And Andrew and his friend Brad will be putting it together on Sunday....a TRAMPOLINE! The kids are so excited and cannot wait til it gets put up! Well, I am now going to go back to getting my house back in order....ugh. I am having the kids go through their toys for our garage sale in the spring. Its quite possible Olivia will have zero toys left! I may need to control that a little bit. :) Anyways, everyone had a great Christmas 2013!!!! Now on to getting ready for Olivia's birthday party. :)