More Outside Fun

After we got our first snow,

these kids (especially Fancy E) 

wanting to be out it in nonstop.

So recess one day....

Basketball

Big J and both girls are playing basketball this winter.

Thankfully the girls are on the same team - which helps 

in not making our schedule too crazy. 

Dad coaches both teams - so that is always a blessing.

Tiger Lily below in the black head band.

Watching the game with mom

Tiger Lily dribbling the ball down the court

Another buddy to watch the game with

Fancy E out there in the greenish blue shorts.

I still need to get a picture of BIG J at one of his games.

Snow

We finally got some snow. 

Dad had to go out early and plow the

driveway so we could get to an early basketball game.

These two could NOT wait to get outside in it.

They were still in their pajamas and outside

before their other siblings were even up for the day.

Later that day all the kids went out

with dad!

Throwing snow balls at daddy is so much fun.

Picture out our back window...so beautiful

Read a Book at the Table

Why not on top the table?

Date Night with a Handsome Young Man

Farmer J and I had a date night.

I LOVE ice cream and haven't had any in a while-

it didn't take long to convince him that we should go get some.

He was so sweet and funny this evening -

He obviously was quite excited about the treat.

Love this guy!

Snowman Craft

The little boys made snowmen for school craft time.

Excavator Man had his cousin's

help this morning as she was over.

After Nap

This guy needed a little extra

time to wake up after his nap the other day.

I found him like this on our stairs.

Christmas Program at GiGi's

Every year around Christmas Nathan's family puts on a small Christmas program at his Grandma's - for her and the other residents who live in her building.  All the cousins (18 of them 11 years old and younger) dress up and put on the nativity skit.

The cousins in the skit

We were the proud parents of 

the front of the camel (Tiger Lilly)

A shepherd

A cow

An Angel

And Big J was the narrator.

These two are so sweet together...

Excavator Man loves this little cousin

He also loves and has so much 

fun with this cousin

Singing 

All the great grandkids with GiGi

Add in Grandpa and Grandma and grandkids

This is one lively crew!

Always so much fun when we are all together.