New cousin!

Grandma Wagener, Auntie Kalin and Cousin Leila came to visit us!  All I  have to say is that Leila is quite a trooper!  My kids are OBSESSED with her.  I don't think she got a single minute of peace while she was here.  My kids were constantly next to her, in front of her, behind her or on top of her.  They absolutely could NOT contain their excitement.  All I kept thinking was, I am so glad our family is complete, I don't know what I would do with so many helpers (besides go completely insane!).Dani and Leila
 Leila is so easy going and mostly happy, it was so fun to have her little baby sounds and cries in our house.  Just looking at her makes you smile.

                                                  Brayden and Leila.

 Ellie, Leila and Dani.

                                                                    Kalin and Leila
 We also did a gingerbread house while they were here.  This is me showing you how THRILLED I am that the house came pre-assembled.  Yes, it did say this on the box, (I realized after I opened it) but this was the best surprise in a LONG time.  You can't beat it, $9.99 at Costco.  All I had to do was squeeze a few lines of frosting and let the kids at it.  However, three kids and one house wasn't the most ideal, but we all survived and everyone got a turn....

                                        Grandma Wagener and the girls.  I hope we see you again soon!

Turkey Break

 Cousin Sarah got into town  and was able to come with us to watch Brayden in his Thanksgiving show at school.  It was great!  Kent was able to take the day off, so we all got to see our boy sing/shout (just like his mama).  It was pretty priceless, the best part for everyone was the last song where we ALL got to run around the room doing the chicken dance!  I tell ya, kindergarten is nothing but fun.

 We watched Elf and decorated the tree, then went down to Auntie Sarah and Uncle Kelly's and went sledding!  Grandma and Kelly took the kids out and Kelly hooked them up to his 4 wheeler.  Pretty cute and lots of fun!

 The boys were the first to sit down.  :)  They also chose the seats at the far end of the table where they couldn't get up and/or out to help with the chillins.  Smart boys I tell ya.

 AND our two kids' tables.  The girl team and the boy team.  That's what we're all about right now, GO GIRL TEAM!

Cousin Sarah with Brayden's snowman.  B made this all my himself, my favorite part was the duplo block nose.  He really wanted me to go to the store and get a carrot, but I wasn't about to leave the house, so he came up with a new plan.  :)  What a fun and snowy week!  Thanks for sharing it with us Cousin Sarah, we can't wait for you to come back!

Censor?

Not feeling like a very attentive mom right now.  We were driving home today and I was concentrating on maneuvering through the slushy roads of Spokane.  Dani asked me to turn up the radio, (she LOVES music), I obliged and listened faintly to the music.  After the song ended and another song came on Dani said, "Mom can you play that "Go to hell" song again?  Ooops....do you know which song I'm talking about?  It has a really catchy tune, I think the phrase might be "I hope she gives you hell"  I don't know who the artist is, but I like the song.  Apparently Dani does too!  I am NOT reverting back to kids songs, or lullabies, so if my children tell you to "Go to hell"  just go with it!  :)