Gavin Playing Piano

Getting all the food out.

The Thanks-giving Feast.

Table #1

Table #2

Addy's French Twist

All the ladies were doing their hair fancy for Thanksgiving dinner and Addy got in on the action.

What happens when you ask Addy to open her eyes really wide.

Waiting to eat!

Coziness and Crispness

Daddy and his boys

New p.j.'s from Nanny.

What happens when it rains during the winter. So beautiful and amazing. Even every little blade of grass was covered in ice.

Visiting Great Great Grandma

Addy and her 100 year old great great grandma playing. She loved seeing the kids and being silly with them.

Maybe they did need to nap!!

I had intended for them to take a nap but it did not go as planned. Nap time has become more and more of a struggle. One problem is that Addy is no longer in a crib so to get her to understand she needs to stay in her bed and rest can be a bit of a challenge. Then there is Axel who knows better so he stays in his bed most of the time but he asks Addy to go get this and that for him. So I come down to a room that is a mess. Well yesterday..while they were suppose to be napping I was running around getting some things done. After about 45min or so had passed Addy comes and finds me with no diaper on and a strong smell of poop. Upon further investigation I realize she is covered in it. So into the tub she goes to get the scrub down. I dread going down to the bedroom to see where the explosion took place but on I go. There is Axel sitting in the mist of it saying I cleaned it up mom. Sure enough...he had went through a whole tub of wipes and a couple diapers. There was poop covered wipes everywhere and smeared poop in way too many places. It took a while to get it all cleaned up and after I had little energy to struggle to get them to take a nap so I said no nap today.

Later that evening I was making supper and I yelled down to Axel since the kids were being a little too quiet to ask if everything was ok. Axel said, "yeah Addy's ok she's just sleeping." I came downstairs and the above pictures are what I found. Then while Axel was suppose to be eating his supper (I was upstairs nursing Gavin) he laid his head down on the table and fell asleep.
Good to know that my kids still need their nap no matter how much they struggle and protest.

Monkey Boy

Playing at the park.

Picnic on the couch. Axel and Addy had already eaten supper but I hadn't yet. So I grabbed my sandwich and went downstairs where everyone was playing. Next thing I know Axel comes over with a plate of food to eat with me. Oh and Addy couldn't be left out.
Axel was being rather goofy this night. Every time Kent and I would laugh about something he would laugh right along with us but had no idea what we were talking about. It was pretty cute...I ended up laughing so hard I was crying.

Story time.

Playing at our neighbors house.

Making bread...Axel loves to help.

Bright eyed and beautiful.

Goofy Kiddos

Homework

This morning Axel informed me that he needed to go do his homework. I'm pretty sure he got this from Brenton as we spent the beginning of this week with him. So I came up with some homework for him to do. Below are a couple of his projects.

This is a combined effort of both Axel and Addy for Nanny and Papa Kramer.

Here is the tree he made. He is getting pretty good at the scissors. I helped cut most everything out though.

New Camera!

Oh that's a nice camera you got mom.

My turn!

Wow..that is one bright flash.

Got it!

Gulping down some fresh apple cider.

One of the toys he got trick or treating. Axel was a cowboy and Addy was a skunk. I didn't have the camera yet so the only pictures I have are on my phone which I can't figure out how to get off.

Not sure what this face is about:)

Loving his apples.

Love to color.

Doing what Gavin does best...eat!