Swimming in January

We found a rec center on the other side of Columbus that has a really cool indoor water place and we thought we would give it a try.  My, Marci, and Shayne took all 9 of our kids one Friday night when our husbands were all busy and we had so much fun!  The "Watering Hole" had a little kid playground type thing, a lazy river, a whirlpool, hot tubs, water slides, etc.  After we swam for a few hours, we got dressed and ate our packed dinners out in the lobby area where there was a huge indoor tree house playground that kept the kids busy for another long while!  Needless to say, they slept well that night!

My cinderella

The girls nap at the same time everyday, which means that is when I get a lot of stuff done.  This particular day, I had a little girlie who refused to nap and refused to have quiet time.  So, I put her to work with chores on my list.  She was thrilled to mop for me and did a pretty decent job, except when she had to dip the mop in the bucket again and lifted the whole thing above her head and through the door to get to the bucket behind her (if you can even imagine what I described). Ha!

Home Preschool

I just love having a weekly get-together with our little neighbor buddies.  It's a good thing for us moms and the kids.

Gymnastics, round 2

Lucy started gymnastics again.  Her friend Hudson is in the class as well ("church Hudson" as opposed to "neighbor Hudson").  The last gymnastics class we had was a "mommy and me" type thing, where moms walked around and helped their kids do all of the obstacles.  This time around, the parents sit on the stage and Lucy is not a fan of that!  The only way she will go is if Hudson is there.  She is so cute though once she gets going and realizes how fun it is!

Me and my girls

I love having two little girls.  It is so fun to see them play dress up and babies and other girly things together.  One of my favorite things is when they are in their own little world together making each other laugh and they don't know that I am watching.  Love these girls!

 Snuggling up together, along with Big Bear, on a cold winter morning.

 Lucy: "Mom. Take picture."  I always obey when she tells me to do so, because obviously that moment was picture worthy to her in some way or another, which makes it even more picture worthy to me.

 Toddler storytime at the downtown library with the Neeley's.

 Lucy dressed me up and then wanted to take a picture.

 This girl is all snuggles all the time and I seriously can't get enough of it.  I am definitely going to majorly miss this someday!  She always has to have a grip on my shirt.  

Crazy hair, don't care.

One of Claire's favorite words to say is "bow!"  I love these pictures of the girls because they cracked each other up with their silliness and Claire's sassy faces are totally "Claire" looks.  

Snow day!

This was our first big snow storm of the season and we made the most out of it!  It was too powdery to build a snowman, but we made snow angels, played with pool toys in the snow, sled down the driveway in the kiddie pool, and chased each other!  Yes, that is my mom not wearing snow clothes and doing snow angels with Lucy in the snow.  Also, Lucy loved the snow, but Claire had a love/hate for it.  She had a little cold though, so the constant runny nose made it a little more uncomfortable for her.  After freezing our tails off, we went inside and had hot chocolate! I love how snow makes everything so bright and cheery!