Tuesday, February 5, 2013

The end of 2012, beginning of 2013..

Gracious.. where did the past month go? Here I am again, updating pics. :) **WARNING** Lots of pics ahead!! This is catching up from before thanksgiving now!!! (I know.... how far behind can one be?!) :) We are doing great starting out the year 2013.. (and its already FEBRUARY!!) The kids are making us smile, laugh, scream, full of love.. everything they should be doing. :) Kenzie is a busy big sister in making sure Macie does or does not get what she is looking for, and Macie is learning fast. Kenzie talks all the time now.. Its always fun to hear her latest. :)

Peanut having a snack with her baby. (11m)

A mess.. one thought was a good idea, the other thought it was a great idea.


Snuggling after naptime. Kenzie usually says "Wanna hold me macie?"


Some of my most favorite people came to see us this fall!!! It was a sweet and way too short of a visit for Logan and Elissa, passing thru on their way to WI. Here is their youngest (for a few more days anyways!!) Kase... loving the oranges! (Im still kicking myself I didnt take more pictures, that means we need another visit pronto!!)

Macie hanging out on the hearth.

Kenzie enjoying oranges too. :)

Ready for a nap? I think so... tired and lounging.

Think shes seen this a time or two? :) Nursing her baby.

Happy happy happy girly!



Thanksgiving 2012! Playing the piano with Papa


Hanging out with Auntie Kara. :) 

Thanksgiving day! I didnt get a picture of our whole table... (all 40+ of us!)

We celebrated mom and dads 40th anniversary thanksgiving evening. Thankful for a wonderful example of loving parents and a marriage that puts first things first!


We had a hot chocolate blue/pink party to celebrate Bennett(nov 28) and Macies(dec 1) birthdays together!

Each kid got to color a mug, we baked them and enjoyed hot chocolate and cupcakes! 


She LOVED this!!





Bennett had a trick candle.. lots of giggles going on here!! 


Not so sure...

Oh I guess its pretty good..

Nope. Not ok. 

Ok...



Kenzie loved her cupcake!!

Opening up gifts...






Snuggling with daddy

Back home and wearing our heels!

We had another celebration on Macies actual birthday with friends and family up here!




Started hamming it up... :)





Opening up gifts...



Kenzie helping too

Darren helping too...

And Uncle Tim..


One of our favorite presents... the kids still have a blast with it! 

Reading books in her jammies


Sisters a.k.a partners in crime. :)



Cheese ball

Watching the snow!

Kenzie helping daddy with our first little snow.

Playin in the sink....

All bundled up to play

Hubs and babes.


It was still snowing, but the girls had a blast!

Inside on a cold day... making a HUGE mess but having a HUGE amount of fun. :)




(yes we still find some around the carpet!)


For Christmas we enjoyed a few days at a nice Lodge in Grand Rapids with Brendons family! Eating snacks while waiting for supper.

Celebrated Glorias birthday

Checking everything out... :) Ready to go swimming!




Our little fish! They loved the water.



And the slide...

And the tables...

And coloring with Grampy

Or just hanging out on the ground 




New Years! We were watching daddy and friends ice skate on our pond out back. They had a fire going to keep cozy even tho it was FREEZING out. Too cold for these girlys

This girl loves her yogurt!


Hanging out on daddy while he was on the computer... 


We built a fort.. the kids thought it was pretty fun. :)


One of my creations! :)

Macie Jade with daddys tie on. She thought she was prettttty funny. :)



My other latest creation... 

Kenzie loves anything with sparkles. Pair that with a truck and trailer? You've got one happy girl.




Macie pushing Kenz in the stroller.. Lots of giggles..


The things daddy will do to please his children. (this was Kenzie taking the picture too)

A sunday after meeting photo shoot.









Daddy took the girls little snowmobile around the house. From inside, Kenzie is yelling "No daddy!! Thats my snowmobile!!" :) (daddy is pretty pleased with that)


Daddy was painting the bathroom downstairs, and Kenzie wanted to paint too! (I need to take pics and update this, it looks AWESOME now!! Thanks to mom and dad for coming up and all of dads hard work!)

Kenzie lined up all her babies to eat supper.


Can you see the helicopter? Dad was test flying his birthday gift. :)


We celebrated daddys birthday!! (its not until the 7th of feb)



And the girls wanted at that cake!!


27 years old... (It reminds me we are no longer teenagers!)

Coloring on the floor with papa!

Macies One year photo shoot!









Yep.. we have some pretty stinkin cute little girls that is for certain! :)