Fun at the ice park

We had a blast at the ice park today with the boys. A friend watched Ellie so she could stay warm & toasty at home. We were a bit chilly but we had a blast! It was -10 by the way & we were just glad that it wasn't colder!!!

Hockey fun

Jon took Cohen & Kaden to hockey tonite. They had a blast!!

Buddies

Kelly (my college roomie & BFF) and her 3 year old, Cohen made it here safe today for a visit. Tonite our friends, Luke & Charity also stopped by. We had literally 5 adults & 7 kids in our house for the evening! The boys all played surprisingly well together. Very fun visit & the boys watched a movie before bed. Thankful for good friends & kiddos who play well together!!

Playing dress up

Some friends from work had a baby shower brunch for me & Ellie today. This was Ellie's first time to dress up. :) I think it suits her!

Snow day!!

12+ inches of fresh snow in the last two days. I'm loving it!!! Jon is enjoying the overtime, doing much plowing at the hospital. He did find time to pose in the Eskimo ice carving :)

Happy Wednesday!

3 weeks old

Ellie is 3 weeks old already! She is a great sleeper & this mommy is truly thankful for that EVERY day!!!

Snow buddies!

Daddy and the boys had quite the afternoon of fun today outside.

Playdough fun!

Playdough is a big hit at our house! Even Noah can play with for awhile without trying to eat it!!!

Little sister

Kaden is helping his "wittle sister" to not be upset. Such a good helper!!

Rule breaker

Noah caught on the furniture...again! He is quite the climber!!!

Lazy Saturday

Kaden playing with his playdough garage he made. Noah and Daddy reading before naptime.

Noah

Noah has bronchiolitis and an ear infection. But he sure does still look happy. :)

Friday morning cuddles

Kaden loves holding Ellie!

Post bath

Ellie has quite fuzzy hair after her bath this morning!

Our loves

Hard to capture all three perfectly posed & smiling...but these ones were close. Makes me smile!!!

So true!

Silly boys & a pretty girl

The boys were in very silly mood today. Ellie is more & more awake. Love being a mommy.

Northern nights

The northern lights are super active this of year, or probably just easier to see. This pic (not my own) was taken Feb 18th at Chena Lakes Recreational Area in North Pole. Our first apartment was literally a mile from this spot. We could see the lights very often in North Pole. Living in Fairbanks, the bright city lights obscure most of the time. I saw them a few weeks ago, right outside our door! Amazing!!

The best northern lights that I ever saw has to be a tie between seeing them move & dance many, many nights in Glennallen and seeing them in Salcha in the clearing by Jon's parents old homestead. The northern lights are by far the BEST thing about winter!!

Hockey fun!

We had our first outing (besides church this past Sunday) as a family of five. We went to the UAF Nanooks Hockey game tonite. We made it thru 2 of the 3 periods! Not too bad. Fun had by all!