Cuddles

Loving on sister before her Surgery tomorrow for tubes in her ears!
Please keep her in your prayers! xoxoxo

Little kickers

Owen is playing his 7th season of indoor soccer. He loves and is excited to go every week! He's really getting the concept of soccer (for the most part), passing the ball and really learning more foot work. Most of all he runs around and gets all his 5 year old energy all out on the field! Exhausted Owen = early bedtime= happy mommy :)

Spring weather in January

I'm loving not having to bundle up the kids in huge bulky jackets and having to lug around all the extra clothing and layers. With all of this unusually warm weather we are taking full advantage of being outdoors. But I do love those erie cold snow days, sipping hot cocoa and anxiously waiting to play in the snow. I am still secretly wishing for some snow days this season maybe in February or even March? :)

Luckily, Granddad and Grandma have a mini "Camp Hemlock" behind their house. Rope swing, balance beams and the creek. So the kids ran around the woods, "close down" the fort for the winter and watched Grandad till the garden with the tractor. It's all set up for Spring gardening and summer tomatoes!

HOLY moley we have a 5 YEAR OLD!!!

We celebrated Owen's 5th birthday this past weekend. Although we've had a 5 year old for about a week and a half prior to his party, he had been waiting for his "real birthday" to come. We had awesome weather for jumping on the moon bounce, making smores and Autobot tattooing! :)  He was SO excited and had a very special day with lots of friends and family.

We all know how much Owens LOVES his transformers and there is no doubt it was going to be a Transformer themed party this year! I had a lot of fun trying to make it as Transformer-E as possible. Since he had been on Christmas/winter break for two weeks he was happy to help me plan and run errands for his party. We made "energon" home made glow in the dark slime, which he proudly handed out to all his friends (Thanks pinterest). And most importantly he had a slice of his actual birthday cake for the first time with no outbreaks!!! We've slowly introduced milk and eggs back into his diet and so far we've had no breakouts. WAHOOO! 

I still cannot believe we have a 5 year old!!! Yes, I did shed some tears when I held him the morning of his birthday. It made me sad that he's really becoming a big boy; our hugs and kisses are getting shorter because I'm getting in the way of his hand held game on 3DS (fancy game boy). He's getting way to smart and knowing words like "In love", or telling me that me and Daddy need to go on a date. He's a sweet, smart, thoughtful little boy and I couldn't have asked for a more loving older brother for Chloe.

Mommy and Daddy are so proud of you and love you SO much! xoxo

Ready for 2012!!!

I'm gonna have to wash my awful blogging hands from this past year. I tried (not really) to catch up but sorry to say.. it's just not gonna happen. This year has gone by so fast. We have had a fun filled ride back to being a family of four. We are blessed and grateful for all the blessings we have received but most importantly thankful for our good health. We are ready to put this year behind us and welcoming 2012 with bells on!!!! We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and wishing everyone a Happy New Year!

-XOXO
K,N,O & C

School Kid

Owen started his first day of Pre-K this week. Since his 5th birthday is later in the year he wont be able to start Kindergarten til next year. As much as I want him to be a "big kid" I don't mind having another year of him as my little baby boy! 

He came home anxious to tell me about his day, new friends and teachers. He also told me and little sister that he "missed us SO much!"

Preschool September 2010

Pre-K September 2011

Chloe's 1 year pictures