Winter in Cleveland

We just got back from Utah and a fabulous Christmas, and I'll post all of that fun stuff soon. But just wanted to get some cute pictures of the kids up. :o) These were taken right before we left. This was Mailee's first time playing out in the snow...she didn't like it too much. She couldn't really walk in her boots and kept on face planting into the snow, poor girl. Jaxon of course loved it.

My Crazy Girl

A couple of days ago, I turned around to see Mailee doing this...

And scary thing...she figured out how to push the button to make the quad go...so, imagine this little crazy daredevil coming right at ya!
I have to say I had such a great laugh from it...after I got over my shock and heart attack that she was going to kill herself.
She absolutely loves this...unfortunately she has to fight Jaxon for it. :o) But this has been one of our BEST deals ever from a kids resale. Fully functional for $7!
Here's some more shots of my crazy girl. She really is crazy...everytime she gets going on it, she gets so excited and then wants to climb on the quad like this...fortunately she hasn't figured out how to push the button while she is up on the seat like this.

Don't let your kids try this at home! :o) Mailee did this under strict supervision. ;o)

Some Fall Family Pics

We were so lucky to have a friend take some fabulous fall pictures for us. Here's some of the shots.
Thanks to Mattie for sharing her talents!

Happy Halloween!

Well, since Halloween is on a Sunday this year, we had all our Halloween festivities a little bit early. We went to a ward party on Friday night and had trunk or treating for the kids. Jack was at school all day and met up with us at the party, and since our costumes were a little last minute, we didn't have one for him. But I think Jaxon's and my costume turned out all right. :o)
Jaxon was going to be a monkey at first. We had borrowed a costume, but it was just a little bit short on Jaxon.
He still enjoyed trying it out though.
Jaxon helped me make some cookies for the ward party.
Some people were a little hesitant to eat it...I wonder why? They were yummy, I promise!
So, I had bought a Robin costume for Jaxon and had also bought a Batman costume for Jack on clearance last year. Well, we didn't end up having Jack try the costume on, and when I pulled it out this year, I tried it on and it was just a teensy bit big for me...so, no way would it have fit Jack. So, I went Project Runway on it and tried to "make it work." I totally cut up the Batman costume and used it to make a batgirl costume and the masks for both costumes.
Mailee had a fun first Halloween. People handed her candy as well when we were trunk or treating, and she definitely tried it out.
Trunk or treating.
Of course he was too excited for the candy to let me get a shot of his face. :o)
Happy Halloween!

Impromptu Beach Trip

We had one final week of really nice weather at the end of September, so we packed up and left for "the beach"...meaning Lake Eerie...right after Jack got home from school one day. It was totally perfect weather and it wasn't crowded at all. We had a great time.
I love this shot. I managed to get Mailee looking at the camera and smile and get Jack and Jaxon playing in the water in the background! ;o)
Jaxon and Mailee just couldn't get enough of the sand.
This was right after Mailee face planted in the sand...after trying to eat it!