Friday, November 28, 2014

Winter begins

Parker, Anndra, and Ada enjoying the first snow:

Of course, with the snow (and the bitter cold temperatures that followed) came the need to invent creative indoor fun:
storage bin games are always a hit with these three

yoga! (during Ada's naps)
chin-up bar silliness

everybody's favorite winter-time 'sport' - fort building


A few pics from before the snow hit:









Friday, November 7, 2014

Parker's b-day, Halloween, and more

Parker is 12!
twelve 'fuses' in a Minecraft dynamite cake

one gift was an additional set of these magnet triangles he loves

Halloween
Anndra dressed up as a pirate princess

Lincoln's friend from primary dressed as Optimus Prime too

Parker dressed up as an Enderman from Minecraft

he towered over everyone else on his stilts

A few other tidbits:

Parker playing the gong at his band concert

A fun Halloween craft Grandma brought us - cheesecloth ghost!

enjoying the hot tub during a play-date

Anndra's obsession with ponies has been replaced by an obsession with puppies

family home evening

daddy-daughter snuggle/nap

beautiful rainbow (taken from behind Todd's office)

had some family pictures taken during Grandma's visit