Last Week of 2011

I've been enjoying my new coffee maker that Santa brought me this year! Now, I just need to figure out what flavors I like so I can take advantage of an awesome deal I got for registering it online.

Taylor and her friend Grace have been enjoying the new barbie house this week, since they've been on winter break. It's been a busy week over here!

This little boy is so darn cute when he sleeps

and of course when he's awake too :) tackling mom

he whacked me with this wand right about now

the girls painted their piggy banks from Grandma & Grandpa today and Hailey has already asked me for money to put in her's.lol

Hope everyone has a fabulous weekend and a fun time ringing in the New Year. Thinking we will sleep it in.. probably :)

Mrnak Christmas

We spent the rest of the holiday weekend at my parents in Twin Lakes. We had a nice time with the family, played and relaxed a bit!

Aiden loves doggies and he always had to go check on Layla every little while... when he starts crawling towards her (or Cooper at home) he woofs the whole way there. Absolutely adorable :)

High five Uncle Jon! He was home for a week and heading back to GA today for a few more weeks until he relocates back to WI and is done with his active duty in the Army!

This little piano man was never far from the keyboard, he loves this thing.

Uncle Tom and Auntie Jackie came by for a little while Christmas Eve. Auntie Jackie was showing the girls the Santa Tracker online.. he was in Portugal I believe when we looked ;-) They thought that was pretty cool.

Christmas morning was fun, the kids got some good stuff :)

 

Aiden loves his new car rampway and it holds up really well with him hanging on it!

The girls made their wuggle pets

sprinkle in some magic dust

and we all surprised them with this awesome Barbie house

They rough-housed with Grandpa

and Tim & Mel and kids came over for supper so we tried for a picture. Aiden was overtired by this point though :( still cute.

Aiden loves his new puppy that sings and dances

some more rough-housing with Grandpa.. who probably needs a chiropractor now :)

the boy cousins :)

The girls had fun doing some projects and painting

and the boys had fun playing too!



Another holiday weekend gone and this "vacation" is going by way too fast.  Happy Holidays! Maybe we'll get some snow soon! Although it's cold enough out that we don't have to be reminded it's winter!

Timber Ridge Lodge Lake Geneva WI

We surprised the kids with a night at the Timber Ridge Lodge in Lake Geneva after we got down to my parents Friday afternoon.  They thought we were going to the store :)  It was really nice and awesome for the kids since not only do they have a really nice splash pool, but they also let the kids ride on our laps on the tube slides. We all really enjoyed ourselves.

Besides Aiden.. he really was not in the mood for the waterpark this time :( but we still had fun.

Our room was really nice with a separate master bedroom, living area and fireplace, with a dining area and full kitchen (besides an oven)

We got a great deal and hope we can find another deal and go back again soon. It was a great time! Taylor says it's way better than the tundra lodge :)

First popsicle and our week...

I made these cookies last week as a trial run for the cookies I made for Taylor's school xmas party earlier this week.  These ones have frosting on them but the ones I made for school were with melted white chocolate and they both were yummy!

This girl sure has a sense of style huh? lol, it must be too warm in our house. She's always putting on shorts or tank tops.. goofy. And her sister's boots. Yes, she has her own boots.

Watercolor painting

Hailey took this picture of me, I'm getting brave and letting them try out the camera once in awhile highly supervised of course.

We played at Grandma & Grandpa P's again while the guys hunted. Reading books...

Painting...

Playing with Grandma's Tupperware...

(one of Taylor's paintings..love it :)

and making a gingerbread house. First time we've done this, I bought the kit awhile ago but hadn't put it together so we brought it along.

The girls thought it was pretty cool

and then we all ate some, Hailey ate the gingerbread man, Taylor took a bite of the tree and a few candies, and I had a few candies. Not sure what else was snuck off but didn't look like we damaged it too much!

Playing dr

Grandma was trying to put medicine in their belly buttons, lol

Cheeseball, I needed a picture for a couple projects and this is the smile I got, cutie pants

Aiden anxiously waiting for his turn in the bath, he is so funny.. he stands there and lifts up his legs one at a time like one of these days he's gonna just climb in. :P

finally mom!

I was hiding behind a little table

There you are!

First lick of a popsicle, LOL

Yummy! He only had a few licks but thought it was pret-ty good!

Give me that

Playing with our friends

Taylor had $3 grab bag in her class and this is what she got from her friend Karli (she told her which bag to grab, haha)

Aiden was searching for this book, says his sister. It is almost like, yeah, that's the one I was looking for!  He has started emptying the bookshelf at least once a day... fun...

and these are the spritz cream cheese sugar cookies I made for daycare moms, Taylor's teacher and Lorna.. along with projects. I have a newfound respect for my mom making these all these years, they are kind of a pain but so good!

waving at Cooper

Don't think I posted this on the blog yet.. playing in his sister's bed while Mommy was changing sheets.. kind of blurry on my phone camera but still love the look on his face!

Have a good weekend everyone and Merry Christmas!