School project: Leprechaun traps

Miss Raine turns 3!!!

She had a Dora birthday as per her request. And Danny & Marie got her Dora bike and helmet which she loved! She wore that helmet for quite a few days after. And then Mom & Dad got her Dora pj's and a huge Dora coloring pad which she adores. I can't believe this girl likes Dora so much when I thought she would've bypassed the Dora stage cause of her big sisters. And Auntie Calyn got her a dance outfit which she wears all the time and when she wore it with the helmet it was quite the fashion statement.

Loves to make a mess.

Eden's First Birthday

Our baby turned 1 and we were so lucky to have her cousins there to celebrate it with us!

A sweet girl.

This girl has a way with this puppy. She's my 'dog whisperer' I tell her. She has a knack for knowing when he needs to go pee and takes him out, even in -20 degree weather!

A little trouble in this cute little face.

Miss Livia has read over 200 hundered books in her at-home reading program and absolutely loves reading. Ede is not the best of listeners though.

Waiting for...

Rocco

A little possessive about holding the dog. She looks non-expressive but she's busy keeping an eye on all her sisters.

I am moving!

I want you!

Our new dog Rocco. He's a terrier mix and so small and cute. But the work of house training a dog is a lot to add into my busy life. I hope it'll all be worth it in the end :)

A little stuck.

Little Miss Ede, pushing herself around got stuck under the highchair. She starts complaining but when she sees the camera she's all smiles. She loves the limelight!

Cross Country Skiing

Finally an okay day to strap on the girls skis and go for a jaunt. The girls insisted we go to the end of the driveway so by the time we were heading back it was getting pretty dark. I pulled Raine along in the baby sled and by the time we were coming back down the hill towards the house she had to pee so I had to run her in as fast as I could!

Livi still is as determined as ever to do it as fast as she can and do well. Kaiya was a little slower to start and right away started complaining "She got a head start of me...no fair!" in a very whiny voice. Ahhh siblings.

I think they are ready for real cross country skis so I'm going to keep my eyes out for a set for each of them. And I'm sure Raine, with her determination, will be ready to use these skis right away then Eden not too much later - haha, I suppose she should master the walking thing first!

Sparkle Earrings

Santa brought some sparkly earring for the girls which they really loved! It actually runs on a battery which I wasn't too sure about a battery attached to their earring but I thought for the short while they wore it it'd be okay. They thought it was fantastic and I'm hoping no permanent damage was done! Haha!

Christmas Day 2010!!! Eden's 1st Christmas!

Livia and Auntie Lynn had some nice bonding time.

Kaiya's pj's made by Gramma Rena which she says are now her favorite. They played princess with them on all day!

Livi starting to eat the chocolate winter scene.

What???? A present for me?

We started off Christmas a little too early this year, 4:45 which does not make for a happy Mommy & Daddy. So we told them to go back to bed but we couldn't get back to sleep as we kept hearing them chatting excitedly and opening and shutting their door! I think we finally got up at 6:30 or so which is still too early for us!

I put our traditional breakfast dish into the oven (Auntie Bev's Oven French Toast - Yum) and then we got to the opening. The girls were so excited which really made it exciting for us. Kaiya said her favorite thing was her DSI, Livia said everything, Raine liked Livi's Moondough the best and the Dora bandaids from Santa (by some weird coincidence she suddenly developed an owie as soon as she opened them!) and Eden liked all the tissue paper! What great fun Christmas is with little kids!

After we were done at home the rest of the day went by like a tornado. We prepped some stuff to bring to Mom and Dad's then showered and rushed over to Danny & Marie's. We opened gifts there and they also had this wonderful Christmas scene/platter done in chocolate. Livia was eyeing the thing from the time we got there and kept a perked ear out for the okay to dive in and destroy and eat it. Man that kid loves candy & chocolate. And on a side note, we were glad she did because during the night Sarah & Kent's dog got into it and ate everything else! What a waste!

Then we came back home got the food & snow stuff for the kids and headed into Mom and Dad's. Dad & Calyn took Kai & Liv out sledding right away and we stayed back with Mom & Auntie Lynn. It would've been nice and quiet but Miss Raine was in quite a mood. When they got back we opened presents and then had a yummy turkey dinner. And after a little bit of charades and chatting we went home and went to bed. Ahhh sweet sleep.

Baby in baby doll stroller?

Kaiya thinks it's great fun to put Eden in the baby doll stroller and stroll her around. Eden really seems to enjoy it too but I'm sure she'll fight her sooner or later.

Christmas Tree 2010

Our Christmas tree pre-santa. The girls decorated it! And today as we took the tree down I noticed that I didn't even plug in all the extra lights I painstakingly added to our pre-lit tree! Oh Mama brain!

Taking Christmas pictures of the girls

Oh the joys of wrangling, dressing, primping and priming 4 girls for Christmas pictures! I do not enjoy the task but no matter how it turns out I'm glad I have them. Last year Livi had just came back from the dentist so had a smile like she had just had a stroke. And this year Raine decided to either not smile at all or smile as hard as she could. All in all they turned out pretty good and I probably only got a few new gray hairs from the task. Phew!