As the Girls Were Sleeping

Now this is definitely a post just to post but after seeing the pictures on Annslee's site of how much she sleeps with, I had to share the girls and how they sleep. I think JiaLi has learned from her big sister-her brothers only sleep with one animal:)

I went in to take pictures of the girls sleeping and they each were cozy in their beds. Me, being the Mom wanting a picture, very slowly lifted the blankets on each side of their beds to expose what was underneath. That yellow bunny next to Jenise is actually a very large pillow bunny-thanks Gramma and Papa:) Both Jenise and JiaLi stirred and turned over during the process but neither woke.

With JiaLi however, these animals and dolls mean nothing unless her green blankie is present. She must have her green blankie!!

Wacky Wednesday

Today is Wacky Wednesday at Joseph's school. He is wearing his clothes inside out, his pants are short and he has different colored socks-he didn't want to wear two different shoes. Oh and his hair is spiked. With our cold weather we are so thankful for our basement for the kids to get exercise;) Here are Edward and JiaLi rollerblading again. Not sure what was happening below but whatever the story was, it involved sleeping-Edward said they were playing Ninja evolution-JiaLi said she was "making a room". Just plain old fun:)

SNEAKING PLAY DOH

Joseph came home with Play Doh from school a few weeks ago and of course JiaLi found it today. Mommy was happy that she at least brought it to the table. Here she is making a ball, a cookie and the picture with the puckered lips is JiaLi pretending to eat the cookie. Here is JiaLi saying good bye to Joseph as he goes to school and then saying Hi to Edward as he gets home from school. With Joseph going to school in the afternoon now(1/2 day Kindergarten), JiaLi has someone around all day:)

Just Some Pictures

Now I know I have a problem if I am posting these but I suppose there are worse addictions ;)

Here is Danny at his concert--this is a double post--I felt too guilty placing the small picture at the bottom and had to add the large. If you read the whole post you will understand why I placed the large-TFL:) Joseph is receiving a haircut that he did not quite want.

Playing hide+seek... A fashion statement--JiaLi has a new thing where she likes to dress herself:) I had the T.V. for Edward because he was sick and all the kids squished on the love seat- wasn't sure yesterday how much this really helped but he is better today. And here is Danny at another concert--I really should have made this large-He did such a great job and he is so much fun to watch.

FEBRUARY VACATION

The kids enjoyed the leftovers from Jenise's party. We did try to order some traditional foods like dumplings, an egg dish, chicken, and of course noodles.

We went to Pepee's basketball game one night over vacation. Pepee is a coach at Babson College. We had a lot of fun. Of course, JiaLi was entertained brushing Grandma's hair. The game ended up being a heartbreaker for us but the kids had a blast participating in the cheering "defense" chants.

We had a day with the cousins. Of course, by the end of the day, JiaLi could not keep her eyes open any longer and cuddled both with Danny and Jenise.

I took the kids ice skating one day. I have not skated in a while and did not trust myself on the ice but the kids enjoyed it. Edward only went on the ice for a few seconds. I probably should have put skates on....JiaLi probably would have been easier to watch ..she was all over the bleachers:)

Here are the kids at their cousin's birthday party on Saturday.

What's a winter vacation without making snowangels!!! Yes, JiaLi is in a dress...it was actually close to 50 degrees.