Gingerbread

Lenny left us a gingerbread house kit.  Ryan had fun putting it all together.  The neighbor kid and him enjoyed eating all the houses.  

Lego Train

Lenny was found sitting in our Table Christmas tree with a Lego candy cane in his hand.   He also built Ryan a Lego Christmas train.  

Legos

Lenny the Elf was found sitting on top of our kitchen cabinets.  Ryan climbed up on the counter to give Lenny some Legos to take to Santa.  He wants lots of Legos for Christmas.  

Lenny

Meet Lenny the Elf Arnold.  I will be posting his daily adventures.  

Disney Cruise

IWe took the kids on a Disney Cruise.  They loved it.  Me, I am a land lover.  :)

Kid loves Chipotle

Ryan loves Chipotle and I can't lie, so do I.  This is his I love Chipotle face.  

Gangster

I open the van door to see this starring at me.  Cuteness! 

First day of School

 First day of school for Olivia and Ethan!
As you can see, Ethan still wears Scarlet and Gray almost everyday.  He wants the teachers to know on the first day where his loyalty lies.  

 Waiting for the bus with Spencer, the neighbor.

Ryan's first day of pre-school.  He insisted on wearing a hat.  He never wears hats.  He also refused to let me take his picture.  This is the best I got.  

He loved the first day.

The 2nd day he said his belly hurt and pretended to gag.  He still went to school.

3rd day he pretended to have the hiccups.  He still went to school. 

The 4th day he said he had the sneezes and pretended to sneeze all over the house.  He still went to school and I danced the whole 12 hours I was free of all kids the whole week.  

Summer Fun!

Here are a few pictures of our summer.  

 The summer started with our annual birthday lunch with my mom to celebrate her birthday.  

 We drive the 1941 Model A Ford to Grandville to eat at the Grandville Inn.  Of course we wave at every one we see.

 USA Days fun at the park with Jake.

 Fourth of July

 Parade Fun!

 We went to North Carolina to visit friends.  The kids are shooting the falls at Hooker Falls where they shot the 1st Hunger Games.

 Of course we couldn't go to North Carolina Without taking pictures.  Check out  http://www.billiemitchellphotography.com.  She does outstanding work and has such a gorgeous model, Olivia.

 More photography fun!

 Cedar Point

 Chuck E. Cheese fun

 Paintball with cousins.

 Fishing

 Iowa State Fair

 Farming at the Iowa State Fair

Ryan turned 4 of August 12th. 

Florida

Great Day!

Ryan and I cooling off outside after a good workout.  It's a great day to have a great day!  

Cash

Ryan comes running up to me yelling, "Look mom, I found 50 dollars!" LOL!   

Turtles

We are now the proud owners of some turtles.   2 for Ethan, 2 for Olivia, and 1 for a kid down the road.  

Swing Set

Only took us 13 hours to put this together.   Love working with my hubby.  We complement each other.  

Birthday Palooza

Olivia and Ethan turned 13 last weekend. Here are a few pictures of the event.

Date

Ryan on his first date at a bowling alley birthday party with Tori. #gingerlove

Bowling

Ryan went to a bowling birthday party. Look how cut those shoes are. :)

Nose

Ryan looks at me and says, "Do I have something in my nose?"

Cold water

When we were visiting friends in NC the kids decided to get in the freezing clod water. Here is a pic of Ethan's face as he slipped on a rock and landed on his butt in the freezing cold water. Enjoy!