Clapping!

 Thad learned how to clap!

Thad figured out how to get into the potatoes. He decided to get his own afternoon snack.

To robe or not to robe?

 Grandma made these chillins some robes and they are loving them!

Maybe Theodore needs to wear his robe more often... this is how we found him getting ready for bed. I think he skipped the step of getting PJs on.

Cookie time!

 We didn't really have a reason to be making cookies, so I let them pick out whatever shapes they wanted. We got a mixture of ducks, Christmas trees, gingerbread men, and hearts. 

 Our finished cookies!

Everyone had a fun time and we made some pretty, delicious cookies!

Mess maker and Frozen

 Thad has joined the trash digger club. I don't know if it is just our children or what, but they have all been very fond of digging in the trash cans at one point. 

 The girls are big fans of the movie Frozen. We have frequent dress-up days of someone being Elsa and Anna.

Thad and his horse.

I just love his smiles in these pictures. Thad is so cute!

Stair Climber

 I was vacuuming the stairs when I saw someone behind me out of the corner of my eye. I didn't want to knock them down the stairs, so I told them to go play in the toy room (thinking it was Theodore). When I got closer to them, I turned around to pick them up and get them off the stairs when I noticed that it wasn't Theodore-it was Thad! This little boy had climbed halfway up the stairs before I saw him!

Thaddeus is quite the stair climber!

Back to the Ohio!

 We made it back to Ohio where we found some more snow! It snowed a lot the day after we got back. We made it just in time to avoid driving through snow.

Normally, Marie likes to take a bath with just Claire, but Claire was already taking a bath with Theodore. Thad made a big mess and needed to hop in. Then as I was getting ready to take the boys out of the tub, Marie hopped in. I think she felt left out. We had all four chillin's in the tub! I tried to sensor the girls since I also print this out in a blog book!

Happy Birthday Pa! Happy New Year!

 Happy birthday Pa! Pa wanted some blackberry cobbler for his cake this year. 

Unfortunately, we all got sick right after Christmas. The boys got sick first and then everyone else followed. The children were puking all over Grandma's house. Theodore would just stand there, get a weird look on his face, puke all over his belly & the floor, and then he would go run and play some more.

As always, using the tractor is a big hit!

I was excited about puzzle time! We partied until the new year! HAPPY NEW YEAR!