Christmas Break and winter activities

Arch wanted to help me make pizzas for dinner one night!  He loved having free range of dumping cheese all over the place and not being told “no”.  Ha

Cabellas had the best Santa!!!  Oh...and his visit was free!  👍👍






Cal had so much fun playing with his STA classmates. It was fun watching them improve!

This little guy has so many lovies and it makes me so happy!  I have always tried to push lovies on the boys, but the older two didn’t want any.  Arch 💙’s his blankie and paci.  He calls them, “Blue and papi”.  ☺️. 

Sweet brothers watching morning cartoons together.  

I made the tree collar from a galvanized bucket and spray painted it gold.  The dogs kept chewing on my tree skirt so I came up with a cheaper version of what is becoming a popular trend.  ☺️

This is how most of my mornings start!  My littlest baby and my fur babies....milk, papi, blankie (Blue was in the washer so he had to settle for his less favorite yellow), and cartoons.  

The boys and I went back to Larned on Thursday.   We got a sitter for them and I went to Grandma’s Christmas party at her amazing rest home.  It was so fun!  Mitch had to work, so he arrived on Saturday morning.  


Grandma Gatterman is undoubtedly on the Nice List.  ❤️


Grandma invited Chris and Charlie!  They’ve always been so good to her.  

The boys all curled up into my bed back in Larned.  I love these little rascals.  

We went to visit Papa at the court house and luckily for us....his office was stockpiled with Christmas treats!!!

Posting some lost pictures.....I'm having major computer problems. :(

I'm still struggling with this blog and posting pics/videos.  SO FRUSTRATING!  I'm posting a few pics that I don't think were included in the last post.

Davis and I were goofing off one afternoon.  He doesn't nap at home for me anymore, so I have to convince him to "rest" while watching tv/bombarding me with questions/not letting me rest.  ha

Archie Mac!



The morn of my 36th birthday, I took the boys to our park.  Cal was in school, so the littles and I hung out.



Davis found a snake in our front yard!  Quite the birthday present! ha


Arch loves his blankie and paci.  He caresses the soft satin border  in his hands, across his face, along his eyelash line, and under his nose.  It's adorably endearing.


He wanted to take a bath while I got ready for dinner that night.  This kiddo loves his "baf!".  :)




Davis loved searching for slugs underneath our pumpkins this fall.



We went to the KSU game the next day, 11/11/17.  The Veterans' Day game is always amazing and filled with great memorials.





Arch was so cute during his program!  He almost ran off the stage when he saw me, but luckily Lauren held him back.  ha



After the concert, mom and I grabbed a margarita.  We asked for the large one....thinking it would be a fishbowl....but instead it was HUMONGOUS.  We managed to drink them all.  :)


Cal wrote a letter to Santa.  It was so sweet!  He outgrew his shoes within 3 months and needed a new pair.  He said, "I'll ask Santa for them....that way they'll be free!"  ha





Someone check that kid's birth certificate!!  :)  He improved so much this season!  His whole team did.  One kiddo told his mom that, "I just have to dribble down the court and look for Cal, mom.  He's the biggest!  I've gotta get the ball to him!"


Davis had his 4 year old check up and was waiting beside the door to "scare Dr. Kinnane".  haha




Pipes is a snuggly "lap dog".  :)


Arch loves playing with my little red suitcase.  I used this when I was a little girl and would pack it when I stayed at my grandparents' houses.


Cal is getting into Legos more and more.  I love seeing him follow the directions and master the object!




I took the boys to The Donut Hole one Friday morn.  The pink donut was called, "The Homer Simpson".


Arch was trying to push Papa into the pool.  haha

 


I snuck out for a Girls' Night Out after Christmas.  We had a great time at Wichita Brewing Company!!

Here we are all crunched inside of Betsy's car.  Yes, Kristy is sitting in a car seat.  haha

The next day, it was actually -6 degrees outside.  AWFUL.

While our beautiful niece was doing this in Costa Rica.....

....we were doing this.  We lasted for about 5 minutes, but we made it.  We froze, but we're fine.  It's fine.  I'm fine. 

Uncle Bryan came to visit Grandma and we were able to go back home due to Archie's fever and rash/hives.  We didn't want to give Grandma anything....