Cousins!

I am so glad we get to see these guys grow up together...they have so much fun! Dean is such a fun little guy already that I just know they have so many fun years to come playing together...

...And Kaylee Breaks Leg.

Yes, we have 2 kids in casts at the same time. Unbelievable! Poor little Kaylee took a little stumble and twisted her foot real bad ending up with a "toddler fracture" of her tibia and fibula. I actually had thought she hurt her head or something and called 9-1-1! Luckily she was ok...but soon we found she wouldn't crawl or try to stand or walk. After some visits to the urgent care and x-rays we found that she did have a fracture.

When I brought Kaylee home from her casting appointment Kendall ran over and said, "Oh Kaylee, you have a cast! It's so cute!!" What a sisterly bond!

Now excuse me, I have to go lock up my 3rd kid before he breaks something!

Kendall Breaks Arm!

...and she's ok. I mean, she did break her arm but look at her. Can you see why I almost didn't bring her in to get checked out? It was a fracture of her radius bone and luckily not too bad of a break. It hasn't slowed her down really. She has learned that doctors=stickers.

Cast is off in 3 weeks.

My rough n' tough girl!

Mama Mia, Pizza!

I love making homemade pizza dough- especially because I have the easiest recipe ever!! The girl's were bugging me while I was trying to cook tonight so I had a lightbulb moment *ding!* to give them each a little ball of dough to play with while I finished dinner.

Since the dough is vegan (no eggs), they were free to taste-test it as well.

And the pizza was good, too!

Holiday Visit from Omi and Auntie Lizzy

We were spoiled by a visit from some of our favorite people and warm holiday weather...yummy fudge balls, Loving Hut, homemade streusselkuchen, mineral water, amazing parking spots, daily naps, playdough, fun movies and lots of "what if" scenarios...fun times!

Santa has left the building...

These pics are completely out of order. Enjoy.

Christmas Eve, Day & Night

The best days start out unplanned, don't they? On Christmas Eve Chris said let's go down to the Hotel Del and sit on the beach. This (almost) never happens so I got dressed as quick as I could and threw the girls into their dresses and myself into a ...cheetah print shirt...and off we went!Lucky to live in SD, look at this weather! It was in the upper 60's, low 70's all weekend.












Dad and Kendall on the beach.


Later we went to Grandma's house for Christmas Eve dinner. She made some veggie stuffed shells just for us, thank you!



I wish I had more pics of the evening but with 3 little kids and 1 big kid (plus the rest of us!) it was a lot of chaos. Suffice to say presents were open and food was eaten! Most importantly, time was spent with our favorite people (and animal). Merry Christmas (eve)!