Just Enjoying My Kids

I guess today I just wanted to share a couple of things.

It has been snowing here since Friday. This is by far the most snow that we've gotten all season. The kids have gotten out to enjoy it a few times. Too powdery to build anything out of it, but perfect fun none the less.

Tonight, Cameron requested Christmas music. First, I looked at him like he was crazy. But then I realized, to a child, it looks more like Christmas now then it did a month ago. So I turned on Christmas music and we sang along to all the Classics during dinner.

They were all so happy. That's the most precious thing about kids, the littlest things make their day. And I love when I can give them those little things.

Tonight I also cut Cameron's hair. Cameron is just at that perfect age when everything out of their mouths is worth listening to because if I really listen to it all, I realize how much his brain is working on overdrive.

I think I read somewhere that a 5 year old asks around 500 questions every day. Cameron does that and then some. He is constantly talking and commenting and questioning and debating . . . the kids can talk!

During his haircut, he requested that I cut a word into his hair. I asked him where he had seen that? He said, "All the cool dudes have it." I told him that I would think about it in the summer, but not while he was in school. Then I asked if he knew what word he would want? He said, "Cool Dude!" so all the other cool dudes know that I am a cool dude too."

Ha. Ha. Love, love, love him.

And one more thing. Audrey had a field trip today to a Chicago Wolves hockey game. She came home with a "signed" foam ball that was thrown out to the crowd. I was so excited for her and asked how she caught it? And she giggled and told me that it just fell into her lap.

This isn't the first time something like this has happened to her. Audrey is just lucky. This kid will have to play the lottery when she grows up. She's just lucky it wasn't a hockey puck!

Boys Playing in the Snow

Huge fluffy snowflakes fell most of the day. It looked like we were in a snow globe. It was a beautiful day . . . cold, but that's what winter is supposed to be.

Castiel didn't like the big flakes falling in his face, but KC got Emmitt to face the sky and open his mouth : )

Emmitt is a snow eater. I think he thinks it falls from the sky for him to gobble up. It may be gross, but freshly fallen snow, what's the real harm. I know he's eaten worse things off the ground . . .

Cameron did the same thing. At that same age, he would go out into a snowbank and sit down to just eat snow.

KC and Cameron spent the afternoon playing Disney Universe on the Wii. The twins woke up just as they decided to go out to shovel the snow.

Emmitt wasn't letting them go outside without him.

This was his first time in snow pants and boots, and he didn't mind a bit if it meant going outside.

Castiel wasn't interested and stayed by me, until he saw them walking across the back yard. He freaked and tried opening the patio door.

So I suited him up. I realized just recently that I only had one pair of boots that would fit them. So Castiel, being the second out, got plastic bags on his feet and a pair of shoes. It kept his feet dry  : )

They played until they were all red in the face.

When we forced them in, especially Emmitt, I had hot chocolate waiting . . . actually more of a warm chocolate  :)  The twins first hot chocolate, and they loved it!

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My project planned for the day was Zoe's side of the closet. There is just too much in there, and I know that she doesn't wear it all.

We easily went through her hanging clothes, so we moved onto the dresser. That went smoothly so we went through the drawer under her bed, treasure boxes, jewelry and headbands.

We were finished and it was only dinnertime. I couldn't believe how fast we were able to go through everything.

So after dinner, I looked at Audrey and she immediately threw a fit.

I asked her if she could just go through her hanging clothes with me and she unhappily started picking out her favorites.

And then she shockingly was helping me with more then I had planned.

By bedtime, their room was done.

I wish I would have taken a picture of this side of the room, because it was worse than the closet.

Yay! One room done, a couple of happy girls and a VERY happy mommy  : )

I removed 5 trash bags of clothes and shoes, so now they have room to move and places to put everything away.

I didn't plan on getting so much done today, but when kids are being cooperative, you just have to take advantage!