Ice Skating...Boy, that's a lot of work!

 We have to make it ice skating at least once a year.  This year we tried out the Olympic Oval.  It was super fun. 

 Thank goodness for the walkers.  They are so helpful and make the chore of going around the oval with a kiddo mildly less back breaking.  :)

Dave was a little young for ice skating so he and I just wandered.  Maybe not as fun...and he really wanted to go skating but he'll just have to wait.  Maybe next time.

Staying Home Sick

Emily stayed home sick today.  I don't know about other moms...but for me...a lot of times, the kids are sick until about 10am.  Then suddenly, they are ready to play.  :)  Well, I can't say I complained too much when Emily stayed home.  She kept Sarah happily entertained making a nice comfy bed right on the kitchen table.  Comfortable?  Probably not.  Happy.  Absolutely. 

Lego Mania

Legos have become very popular at our house and the girls are great as using them as another creative outlet.  This is a house they built recently including all sorts of rooms and specially designed furniture.  They really do amaze me. 

A new closet organizer for me. :)

Nathan is very multi talented.  So, when I decided the week before Christmas all I wanted was a nice closet organizing system, he took it to heart.  He built me this awesome center piece with shelves and drawers.  It works like a dream.  So glad this hot handy man is mine.  :)

Sledding

 Good Times can always be had when we hit the hills for sledding.  For some reason I wasn't very big on pics this day...but we did have fun.  The babies got cold...it was a bit windy, so we spent some time watching movies in the van.  But, the strong stayed strong. 

Ben did venture off a more dangerous spot.  Nate said that in his mind he knew it was trouble before Ben even went off toward the jump.  Ben did get a minor injury but he survived.  We were still glad we went.