Was it a white Christmas for the Fab Five?

That would be an unequivocal and resounding YES!

It's been great to playin and tire the kids out, but I am really ready for a break. Dan worked on Tuesday and Wednesday, and the snow just kept coming and coming and coming! I do think I did a wonderful job on the driveway, even though the snowblower wouldn't go through the heavy, wet, snow - so,yes, I had to shovel it all myself!! And I am sure Dan was quite happy to arrive home and be able to pull up our driveway right into the nice clean garage!

The kids had a blast out there while I was busy (as you can see by the entire construction site!!), but boy, is my body aching today!

The construction zone....enter with care!

This is a ground level shot outside our back door (just to give some real perspective)

Our patio table!

The poor choo choo mailbox that grandpa made for us, sure is taking a beating these past two years!

Ah, what a nice clean driveway Dan got to come home too, thanks to his wonderful, beautiful, hardworking wife!

Five Little Monkeys riding on sleds

Five little monkeys riding on sleds.

I don't know that I can add more than the videos can!

Bounce House Fun

This past weekend was brutally cold in Chicago. We had temps below zero and, of course, the kids (and mom and dad) start to get cabin fever! Kids start getting sassy, pushing each other, and there's only so much imagination these two old brains can muster!

We've had this bounce house for years, and it's a great way to relieve some pent up energy on a cold, cold December day. Sadly, with a couple of large holes in our "bouncy", I think it's nearing the end of it's days. I was relegated to the sidelines due to recent foot surgery, but Dan and the kids sure had fun!

If you can, try to watch for Tessa's hair!

Puke, puke and more puke

I won't bore you with words, and I certainly won't share any pictures with you, but I've been busy cleaning and cleaning and cleaning and cleaning up after my kids the past few days........enough said.

I have also been working on a secret Christmas project and this has also taken up most of my "free" (ha ha) time lately.

Until I can get back to posting regularly, I'll leave you with some pictures from our most recent snow storms.

Graduation Day!

I am very happy to announce that we have officially graduated to UNDERWEAR.

Our graduates are:

Andrew - who mastered pooping on the potty first!! He gets SO excited and runs around high fiving everyone!


Jason - who after a very rough start and a long week of crying (and driving mommy and daddy nuts!) has now become a master!

Tessa - she was the first to master peeing in the potty, but it took her brothers pooping in the potty first to get her motivated enough to try on her own!



Congratulations Graduates! We know you'll go far!