What we do when we can't go outside!

This winter has been tough on doing anything other than trying to stay busy at home and in Hutchinson! Seems like every time we have something planned, a storm comes and the roads are too bad to go anywhere! We are getting a little bit of cabin fever!

I cut back my hours to 32/hours a week until April since Tim started his training for Alaska Airlines, which means more time to spend with Lucas at home and lots and lots of playing.

Lucas has officially transitioned to the toddler room from the infant room and he is doing just great and takes one nap from 12:30-2:30 at day care, but at home he just can't stay awake past 10AM! Always so tuckered out after playing all day at daycare! So he is still getting 2 naps at home…soon enough we get there! :) 

-Falling asleep in the grocery store 

Here are some more things we have been up to!

-hiding in cupboards and cabinets

-began nebulizer treatments for pneumonia!

-playing with water table in the dead of winter! kinda messy but super fun!

-helping sweep the kitchen after starting to feel better

 building forts out boxes!

-mom leaves for a second and came back to the kitchen to find this!

Guess someone wanted a snack!

thinks he is pretty funny!

we loving washing our hands...

and blowing kisses

we also love drinking spinach, blueberry banana smoothies  on our 3 day weekends!

and lastly we go and play at open gym! 

And we graduated from the infant room to the toddler room!

Christmas 2013 - Part II

After Tim and I recovered from the flu we got ready the next day for fun company! Grandpa and Grandma Ireland, along with Tim's older brother Greg, sister in law Christine, and their three kids - Esther, Jadon and Rahab (from Washington), along with Tim's younger brother, Brad and his son Owen (from Montana -- we missed Megan his wife as she had to work) all came to visit and celebrate Christmas in Hutch!  Good thing we finished our basement this year because this is the most people we have had in our house staying over! It worked out pretty well I think! Don and Ferol took our spare bedroom, Esther, Jadon and Rahab camped out in the basement family room area, Greg and Chris took our office with our pullout couch bed, and Brad stayed in our craft room on a blow up mattress with the pack n play for little Owen! We did lots of fun activities during our time with family. We opened up presents, went sledding and skating in our backyard on our pond, decorated gingerbread houses, celebrated Rahab's 2nd birthday at the bowling alley and played lots of games! All in all it was great weekend hanging out with family! Again, lots and lots of photos to share!!

I bought everyone cute little animal hats for Christmas!

Bonding with cousin Rahab, not sure what the money was about..

Helping daddy open presents

Rahab!

Owen!

Tim's favorite present, an Alaska Airlines leather jacket- part of his uniform at his new job coming up in February! Lucas also got a little pilot jacket from Grandma and Grandpa to match his Daddy!

cousins taking a bath together! so cute!

Present from Santa Claus! Loves this as well! Lucas can stir, and cook while his parents cook!

Thinking what in the world are we doing?!

ahhh, sledding, this is awesome!

So much joy in this little guy!

Whenever Lucas saw Owen he went right in for the hug! Seriously would not stop hugging him!

Grandpa and Grandma and the two littlest Grandkids at the bowling alley

Rahab bowling at Hutch bowl for her 2nd Birthday party!

Lucas also loves Esther his oldest cousin! She takes such good care of him!

Single dad Brad for the weekend, doing such a good job!

Family photo!

taking gingerbread houses to another level...

Christmas 2013!

We had lots of Christmas fun this year with our busy little one year old! I was on call Christmas day  for work so we spread out our Christmas celebrations this year! We started at Grandpa and Grandma Schultz's house in Grand Forks and celebrated the weekend before Christmas! Then drove back to Hutchinson for our own Christmas, and after that we had more family coming to our house to celebrate another round of Christmas!

It was nice that my family could make this work so we could spend Christmas with everyone! Tim made thousands of gingerbread cookies that we decorated, we all received matching fleece jackets, and all the boys had so much fun with there cute bear hats and new choppers! 

Lucas stayed up late the day we celebrated and loved all the action and ripping open all his presents! I think he liked the wrapping paper and bows more than his gifts! It was super busy but we enjoyed every minute! Lots of photos to show!

Bina Cousins!

This is what Lucas though of his presents!

Getting all ready for church!

little stud muffin!

family photo-- i look just a bit tired, too much fun!

Big family photo!

Mimosas!

Uncle Scott as Santa -- the little ones were a little scared!

Tucker got a new chair like Lucas's, Carter and Lucas I think liked it more!

Pinterest creation! Felt Christmas Tree! Super easy!

Lucas would spend a good 30 min sticking on the felt pieces! 

Went and visited Great Grandma Carroll in his Christmas outfit! Busy boy!

New tent for Logan from Lucas!

Yearly tradition!

Siblings!

Went and visited Santa claus at Mommy's work kids Christmas party! We also did lots of arts and crafts here! Pretty fun! Still not a fan of Santa

After Christmas in Grand Forks, we drove back to Hutchinson on Christmas eve morning early to beat the bad weather! We continued our celebration with reindeer pancakes and we were all looking forward to Christmas morning at home. We went to Christmas eve church service in Hutch and Lucas did awesome, even held on to the candle during the candlelight service! We came home and had some appetizers and relaxed….

 And then Tim came down the 24 hour flu from Christmas eve night to Christmas day, ohhh what fun! He was sick alll night and then I had to then go into work for an hour on Christmas day, poor Tim had to be at home with the flu taking care of a toddler! Not fun!! We still were able to celebrate a little bit, until Christmas night when I ended up with flu as well. ICK. I had to call in sick the next day at work, which wasn't the worst thing, hanging out with my two boys a bit longer..even if I was in bed most of the day :) 

new tunnel from ikea-- favorite present!

Cinnamon roll snowman-- trying to be creative!

all ready for church! looking sharp!

Handsome men!