Merry Christmas 2011

Here we are attempting to pose for our monthly picture.  Between a very grumpy two year old and some growling dragons, we got some great pictures! Merry Christmas!

Goofy Boys!!

Isaac likes to get into everything...not 15 minutes after emptying this wipes container, he got to a box of kleenex.

 He knows that whenever the camera comes out, he has to say, "Cheeeeeeeeeese!"

Liam wanted to say cheese too, funny boy.  He woke up from his nap today and told me that he lost a sock - his foot was naked.

Busy, busy

We've been hard at work most days, here at our place.  We usually start our schoolwork around 8 or 8:30 so we can move on to other activities later.  Everyone is working so hard in this picutre.  Liam loves to come join us, and his school is to colour a picture or to "play a puzzle."

Isaac spends most of the morning getting into trouble.  Climbing onto chairs and tables, and falling off.  Opening drawers, cupboards, toyboxes, and emptying their entire contents.  Just look at that mischievious smile..

I've also been busy with another blog that my sister and I started.  We have been enjoying the website Pinterest, and have been inspired to do many crafts, projects, and lots of baking.  We've compiled some of our finished projects into a blog called You Pinspire Me.  Take a look, and see what we've been up to.

Fun with Aunt Colleen

Isaac was especially fond of his Aunt Colleen this weekend. In this video, they're playing a little hiding game with Lightning McQueen stickers & toy (Isaac calls them No No - for some reason he picked up on a line from the movie where McQueen says, No, no, no tires! ...so Isaac calls McQueen "No no.").

A few more pictures from the weekend...

 Gotta love bathtime in Oma & Opa's new  bathtub!

Renkema Christmas

We celebrated Christmas a bit early with the Renkemas. It was fun to be in the new house with all the new places to play! We arrived to find a good amount of snow on the ground - perfect for shovelling & snowman-making.

 Isaac & Owen are just a few weeks apart, and have started to enjoy eachothers' company a bit more.

The highlight of the visit was the GIANT train table built by Opa for the Thomas set.

 It was enjoyed by everyone! It even had a door & windows for play space underneath!

Little Owen - what a cutie!

 Darren enjoyed the cars, of course!

 Evan & Darren each got a giant Lego set for Christmas. Evan & Opa worked tirelessly for over 2 hours to build Evan's set.

 Evan did an excellent job with Opa's guidance.  5 minutes after it was finished, Evan was showing it off, and dropped it.  Back to work...