Sledding at the farm!

We had been wanting to get to the Purinton farm to go sledding and have a fun weekend and we finally had a chance to do that this weekend. It snowed about 10" last Tuesday but with the beautiful weather we had on Friday & Saturday a lot of it had melted. The weather couldn't have been nicer...sledding in 50 and 60 degree weather is really not a bad thing!

We started with building snowmen while we waited for Grandma & Grandpa (Wayne & Sandy) to arrive. They showed up just in time with snowman accessories--hats & carrots. We used checkers for the eyes & mouth:)

Isaac did great building his. He rolled the snow and stacked the layers. And when his snowman fell over he simply stated that it was taking a nap!

Chloe did great building her snowman as well. She honestly rolled the middle ball herself. It was fun having the correct snow for snowman building. She also accessorized the snowman, adding the "scarf" to the chest.

Last September we bought my dad's 4-wheeler and have had it at the farm. Royce pulled the kids on the sled and they had a blast. I think daddy had more fun than the kids, just listening to them laugh.

And in-between sledding runs Isaac did some fishing...Ice fishing I guess???? It was cute.

Here are some videos of the kids sledding! They actually learned to tip themselves over as Royce kept pulling them...they loved falling over and running to get back on!

Birthday Boy!

Isaac is 3!

He started his celebrations by having Lightening McQueen ice-cream cake, as he specifically requested, on Friday at daycare. His friends were happy help him celebrate!

Chloe even got to skip an afternoon of her preschool to come help Isaac celebrate as well.

Here he is giving Lexi a good-morning hug!

When he woke up on his birthday we had streamers in a doorway and he knew they were for his birthday. And although he knew today was his birthday, when we asked how old he was he replied that he doesn't turn three until he opens presents. Was this an innocent mis-understanding or a very clever plot to open presents?!? Hmmmm....
We finished his birthday on Sunday with lunch at Gram's house in WaKeeney.
(Sledding at the farm was Saturday/Sunday, but that will be a separate blog)

Happy Birthday, Isaac! You are such a big boy and we couldn't be more proud of you.

You snuggle, you love, and you are all boy just the same.

Singing Happy Birthday at daycare!

More snow!

Isaac, Jacob, and Chloe

Isaac likes being a doggie in the snow, licking it!

Silly Boy!

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

February 2nd was Royce's birthday. We had FREEZING weather that day so we stayed in for the evening and had Robynn & Dustin over for supper, cake, and ice-cream. It was a fun night with family!

This is Chloe spreading the frosting all by herself--she did a great job!
And the best part is licking the bowl!
MMMM-that's my girl!

Singing Happy Birthday with 31 written in candles.

These kiddos love their daddy & they love birthday parties--a great combination!

Sternberg & Chloe's purse

The kids really wanted Uncle Dustin to take them to Sternberg Museum, or in their terms, "the dinosaur museum". As always, Uncle Dust came through for the kids and granted their request. Here's a fun picture of them from the adventure!

Thanks, Uncle Dust!

That night it was really cold so Royce started a fire. Isaac was quick to get his fire helmet on and come assist (bringing the smallest fire truck he has). Chloe can't miss a photo opportunity so she had to sneak in for the picture making her brother quite uncomfortable.

And here Chloe is showing off her newly jeweled purse that was a Christmas present! She loved the craft and takes the purse everywhere with her.

Snow Days

New Year's brought snow! Both of the kids had a blast playing in all of the snow and Isaac was most happy when he could be scooping the snow. He even went to the playhouse in the back yard and scooped around it. What a good boy. We had to refer to him as a snow plow or snow scooper for him to respond to us! Quite the imagination.

Miss Chloe now takes playing in the snow and hot cocoa hand-in-hand. The two must go together. I guess that isn't too tough of a request for a cold little girl.

Isaac will be a great snow scooper!

BOWLING!

How cute are these feet??

We were able to help our friend Elijah celebrate his 5th birthday by going to his bowling party. A lot of Chloe and Elijah's friends from Happy Days were there, along with many more! Bowling to kids this age is summed up in two words:

PURE JOY.

Oh my, they love it. And they were all well behaved and we quit before any meltdowns!

Seated on the floor are Karen, Brielle, Elijah, Isaac, Chloe, and Tessa.

The kids were so cute and chanted the name of the current bowler!

Isaac sported his new KSU personalized jersey he got for Christmas!
Unfortunately K-State couldn't pull out the win of the bowl game that day.

Happy Birthday, Elijah! We had a great time at your party!