Angry Bird Birthday Boy~ Isaac is FIVE!

 

Isaac decided on an Angry Bird themed party at the bowling alley this year for his birthday.  Since is actual birthday fell on Ash Wednesday we decided to have the party the night before.  He has never had a destination party and it was a lot of fun this year.  He invited four friends from afternoon pre-school and Jacob from his previous daycare.  The boys had a great time! 

Since Isaac doesn't really like cake we decided to make his display out of Nutty Bars and Rice Krispie Treats.  It turned out pretty well and the boys loved destroying it. 

Chase, Blaise, Lane, Jacob, Eli, and Isaac

 

 

 The boys wanted to take a picture for their teacher, Mrs. Bieker.

She loved it!

 

Make a wish! 

On Isaac's actual birthday morning he had to tear down the streamers on his door!

 

 

Since Isaac's birthday meal needed to be meatless for Ash Wednesday he picked the following menu:

 

PB & J

Mac & Cheese

Apples

Peaches

Salad

 

The apples and peaches came after this picture and I enjoyed my grapes.

 

Happy Birthday, Buddy! 

You are an amazing little boy who is very thoughtful and loving.  You give amazing hugs, say nice bedtime prayers, and are a creature of habit.  We love being your parents and watching the wheels turn with you, both literally and figuratively.  Your teacher says you are fantastic in school and we are very proud of the big boy you have become.

 

We love you to the moon and back!

B I G Girl Beds!

Let the fun begin!

 

Chloe tucking Caroline into bed.

Amelia......Waaaayyy at the top!

Caroline snuggled right into bed. 

Amelia took several attempts at escaping but after realizing this was for real she decided she'd better just go to sleep.  They go from looking so big in their cribs to looking so tiny again in big beds. 

Fun Times

My college friend Schyler Thomas came through town and joined us for supper.  He and I worked together my sophomore year at K-State at Hale Library.  Schyler was a freshman walk-on basketball player and we had SO much fun working together.  Always a laugh, and most likely food as well.  Schyler is someone I will always enjoy getting caught up with. 

 

He was so good playing with the kids.  Isaac had his K-State basketball outfit on HOURS before Schyler's arrival.  So a game of hoops was first on the list after we finished eating. 

 

Amelia and Caroline serenaded us from Chloe's stage.   

 

 

February 2, 2013

Royce turns 3 3 ! ! ! 

 

 

Potty training.

Yes, we are potty training the girls.  They started having interest between 16 and 17 months which was much earlier than I had planned.  We took it for what we could and saved a few diapers a week. 

But now Caroline especially wants to wear big-girl panties at home and she does fantastic at letting us know when she needs to go.  Amelia is a little further behind but that's okay.  She will go when I take her and lets us know every now and again. 

 

Here is Caroline changing her baby's diaper.  It was cute how she had everything she needed! 

 

This was Amelia a couple months ago.  So cute :)

 

Potty rocker! 

 

January in Colorado

We headed out to Colorado the first weekend in January for a little "Christmas break" trip.

It was a lot of fun visiting my dad and we are really enjoying their home north of Denver.  It is nice to see some new scenery after a while and they have a great set-up for the kids. 

 

We visited the Denver Aquarium.  Wow--they have a lot of cool stuff there!

Amelia & Caroline rode in a stroller we rented and really all it did was give them a good opportunity to have each other in arm's reach to pull hair, bite fingers, take shoes & socks off. 

Chloe loved the mermaids!

It was pretty neat seeing them swim with all the animals. 

Chloe got her face painted!

It was so pretty with pink, yellow, black, and SPARKLES!

She said her black eyebrows made her look "bossy".

Sunday we drove to Estes Park.  Only about 40 minutes from dad and what a nice drive. 

We ate lunch at the historic Stanley Hotel.  Although it is known for "The Shining" we know it a little better as the hotel and bar from Dumb and Dumber.  It was fun seeing the bar and the staircase they raced up towards the end.  Funny stuff!  A really neat building though. 

From Estes Park we drove a little further to Rocky Mountain National Park to go sledding.

So much fun!  We had all of our gear and we were ready to go. 

 

There was no abundance of snow but it was just fine for the age of our kids. 

 

Caroline and Granddad!

They were buddies for the day. 

 And last we hit the ice-skating rink in Estes Park on our way back down the mountain.

 

Super fun family trip!

January 2013

New month, new year, new pictures. 

Here are some random happenings throughout January.

 

We watched lovely Miss Stella for a couple days over Christmas/New Years. 

This picture shows the three little goofballs in matching striped outfits. 

You can tell I had full cooperation by all sitting subjects. 

 

New Year's Snow!

We got a lot of snow on New Years Eve.  Enough snow to cancel most plans we had arranged so we had more of a kid-friendly New Years Eve with the neighbors. 

 

New Years Day made for perfect snow playing & snow ball fights at the Wentling residence. 

 

Snow angels 

When packing for Colorado, Chloe decided to put the twins in Isaac's suitcase. 

They listen to anything she suggests!

Basket full of kids!

Aaaannnnd the girls learned how to move step-stools to reach whatever they desire. 

Lovely.

Now all the step-stools are in locked cabinets or on dressers. 

Isaac got a kick out of this picture because his white & brown puppy named "Cutie"

has his butt in Isaac's face.  He's such a silly boy. 

And Chloe went to sleep one night with her blanket making some sort of turban on her head. 

She claims she didn't do it on purpose. 

Closing 2012

Wow, this year went by so quickly.  I know that the years aren't going to slow down either.  The kids grow so quickly and holidays come faster and faster.  But our family keeps trucking along and we are surprised at the end of the year at what all happened throughout the year. 

Along with our Christmas pictures we sent along a recap of our lives this past year. 

Purinton Top Ten for 2012

 

10.  Took our first ski trip for Chloe & Isaac in March. 

More in the future!

 

9.  Amelia to the ER in May to glue her forehead. 

Scar can hardly be seen.

 

8.  Caroline to ER in June to stitch the back of her head.

Twin thing?!?!?

 

7.  Chloe loves kindergarten and dance classes.

She is so grown up.

 

6.  Isaac is in preschool. 

Loves the farm and K-State

 

5.  Amelia & Caroline never sit still.

E V E R .   They are so much help!

 

4.  Great year to be Wildcats!

Miami - Here we come!

 

3.  Cancelled trip to Miami.

Bummer, Cats!  Good luck in Phoenix!

 

2.  Counting our blessings each and every day.

We love our busy lives.

 

1.  Keeping Jesus at the center of Christmas and hoping

children everywhere know HE is the reason for

the Christmas Season. 

 

 

 

We are extremely blessed.  We are healthy, busy, and happy.  There are usually more than a few frustrating moments throughout the day but typically no more than a deep breath can fix.  God has been good to us and we do our best to earn and honor those blessings.

 

Happy New Year!  What is in store for next year?  Older kids mean older parents I suppose.