Ski trip family photo

Thanks to the generosity of Wes's parents and their good friends, Mark and Peggy, we got to go SKIING!  We spend 5 days in French Lick, IN and stayed with Mark and Peggy.  We had the time of our lives.  Mark works at Paoli Peaks.  Ollie can really ski!  In fact, we decided he needed a helmet, because he was going so fast.  He did the bunny slopes on the first day.  Then, he and I did the Cake Walk about 25 times one night during night skiing.  On our last day skiing, he went down the family trail slowly with his Dad and Uncle Tyler, but soon was going down just as fast (if not faster) as they ski.  Penny skied, too!  She used some special skis and poles that Mark got for her.  I hope to have video soon!

Christmas Eve

 We had Christmas Eve at Mimi and PopPop's house.  The kids couldn't stand it, so we opened a few presents.

 I made all the kids monster hooded towels.  They turned out okay for my first big project on my new sewing machine.  The sewing machine was a present for me from Mimi!

 Ollie, PopPop, Lolo, Daddy, and (maybe) Uncle Jeff got tickets to Monster Jam at the Sprint Center in February.  The package included the Grave Digger and some earplugs.

Snow Pics

 We have had a lot of snow, but I haven't posted any pictures.  Here are a few cute ones from a few weeks ago.

Christmas Program

 Ollie had a Christmas Program back in late December.  He was so cute!  We didn't get any good pictures because it was so crowded, and we sat far away.  Above are a few nice ones of Lolo and Penny - they are waiting for the program to start.  Ollie practiced his songs, and sang a few at home for us.  His best school buddy, Jack, is next to him on the risers in red.  I was worried they would be squirrely, but they did great!

It's so hard to be a Penny

Just trying out my new phone with the blogger app.  Let the blogging begin.

Vacation

Home with a sleeping Penny...Ahhhh!  Christmas pics coming soon.  No Christmas cards this year...way too busy.  Sorry everybody!

Belated Pics

Ollie's 5 year old interview:
Favorite color - yellow, orange, red, and black
Favorite food - still mac and cheese and hot dogs
Free time activity - watching TV (although his mom would say that his new passion is crafts, but TV was his answer)
What he wants to be when he grows up - a gym teacher
Favorite toy - Ollie didn't have an answer for this - all of them

Our buddy has grown so much in our 5 years together.  He is truly a kid now.  He loves to play with his friends at school, and often says he wishes it was a school day.  He loves to be with his family and is a bit of a worry wart.  He is funny and loving.  He wants so badly to be a big kid and do what big kids do.  I can't convince him to stay little.  He is a super big brother and an all around great kid!

Penny's interview:
She and I often lay in bed and interview each other.  She likes for me to ask questions that she has answers to.
Favorite color - blue
Favorite food - candy
Favorite game - hide and seek
Favorite animal - giraffe (very serious about the giraffe love)
What does she want to be when she grows up? - unknown
What do you like to do at school? - crafts