it's all fun and games

family reuion of sorts

we went up to hali this past weekend to have a mini carroll reunion. not everyone was able to make it but a good chunk of us did. i haven't seem most of my cousins since my wedding so it was nice to play catch up and meet new to the family members....

we got a family pic done, this was just the set up. ill post better pics later

more chaos

charlie

the girls playing on our bed

my all time fav pic!!! this was towards the end and chris escaped to our room for some privacy...not!

after the uncles/aunts/cousins left we had our own family christmas time. it was the first time in a long time that my whole family was together!

ellie belly boo!

opening presents from j&j

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Posted by mel at 11:12 AM

super star quinn!

we left fri afternoon, before the storm, to go to hali for some pre christmas fun. first nate opened his gift from nana and papa, mcdees gift card so nate could take us out for supper...ha

sat afternoon we head off to quinn's play. quinn has been taking theater/acting lessons for a few weeks now. he is the only boy and by far the youngest. i can proudly say that he did the best. he knew all his lines and made us proud!

circle time warm up fun

professor forgetful quinn!

the fans. haha

saying his lines ( that he wrote!!)

great job quinn

final bow

annie music numbers

this is so quinny.

in his moment

great job quinn! i cant wait to see and cheer you on Broadway! 0 comments

Posted by mel at 10:51 AM

playing, snow and creating

we busted out the gingerbread house yesterday morning for ummmm art class. yes, art class

ellie played quietly the whole time
sigh. what a girl

nate did the decorating after i stuck it together with icing glue. ha

after book work, we went outside for gym class

nate pulled her. i remember when nate was in the sled and i pulled him
sob sob sob
time is going by so fast!

snow boy

nate wanted to make sure ellie was ok. ha
i dropped by my crazy neighbor who LOVES winter and is turning her front lawn into a snow play ground with slides, tracks and slops...nate had a blast out there. i left after 15 mins, i was frozen, ellie was shivering. nate played outside with his friends for 1.5 hrs. he came home frozen

good thing i made this DELISH banana bread with lindt chocolate...thanks dad! so good! yum yum

that was our day in a flash.

we are done book work, we finished ummm a week or so ago. i am not telling nate that, hahahaha. so i am sitting down with him this week to work on some grammar and reading. you can never learn to much there. i plan on sneaking in some naps too ;) i am so very tired these days... funny story....i was suppose to go out last night to do some neglected errands when chris got home. i chose to take a nap instead. hahaha and spend the night on the couch watching my shows...it was great

so thats us in a glimpse and a flash.... 0 comments

Posted by mel at 9:44 AM

family pics for my parents

mom/dad you can leave me alone. haha. we finally got around to taking pics this afternoon. these are the best of the ok ones. pick what ever you want for the secret surprise" 0 comments

Posted by mel at 3:00 PM

life

ellie bellie got into her science snack, got comfy and goggled at me. haha i pack a snack when i bring her to nate's classes, while i was getting ,myself ready she spotted the snack and off she went
my little stinker pot

i found a toy area at science class, she kept her self busy making music

love how she holds up her finger

and presses the button

nate had his last science class, we love mrs. charlotte!! the kids had a lot of fun this term

discovering his taste buds

ellie is welcome in the classroom, she walks in says hi to nate and goes back to play. most home school classes/activities are kid friendly, from all ages. makes is easy for the parents and continues the tread of home education-lifestyle=family

we found some old nate picks. the kids loved watching them!

how did ellie turn into a toddler? where is my baby girl???? 0 comments

Posted by mel at 9:52 AM

snow!

first real snow fall of the yr!

watching nate play

then we joined him
she was not sure about her get up

but slowly found her way

and off she went

nate joined her to make sure she was ok!

this am, while nate was out playing in the snow, i was alone with ellie
the house was very quiet, very....ellie is a very quiet girl...unlike her brother (who is sitting here beside me reading what i am typing haha)

i went in search of her and found this

books! she loves books!

and off to live another day

i am thankful for what you have done god............even thou i don't have a lot of time to do things....haha! 0 comments

Posted by mel at 9:56 AM

my gym!

we did my gym yesterday. nate has developed some great friendships with these kids. what i love the most is how all the kids interact and treat each other. the teachers comment about the difference they see with these kids