Future Scientists

 

 

Two weeks ago we took the girls to the Science Museum to see Polar Express while it was in the IMax. It was pretty amazing and felt like we were right IN the movie.  For whatever reason, I didn't get a picture of the girls in the theatre, but I did get a few good ones from our visit at the museum before the movie started.

Future astronauts.

Doing the Moon Walk...

 Building....

We enjoyed the guitar exhibit the most. There were several "hands on" guitars we were able to play with.

This was our favorite exhibit.

 This one was HUGE!



The Further Adventures of Zippy

We LOVE our Elf on The Shelf, Zippy!! He has brought so much excitement to our mornings as the girls (literally) race down the stairs to see what mischief he as gotten into.

 

Kayla left Zippy a note one evening inviting him to play with their doll house... he seemed very happy with the invitation!

Swinging from the fan!

 Taking a trip to the North Pole...

Zippy SHRUNK our bananas!

Adding to our Christmas tree forest...

Using Abbie's potty... you don't WANT to know what he left in there!

Building marshmallow snowmen!

Holding baby Jesus.

Follow the Prophet..

He left a warning for the girls to be good!

Sneaky guy turned our milk pink!

Is that an amusement park ride?

Shaving at the hotel...

He got a little wrapped up in his work...

Trying on the princess hair bows he brought the girls.

We love you, Zippy!

Gingerbread Houses

We are making memories one day at a time...

We decided it would be fun to make our gingerbread houses while we were in D.C. and had a blast! The girls and Daddy made the house structures Sunday night and we decorated them Monday morning, before we left for home. We have very creative children and it was fun watching their creativity with their houses.

Melissa's house won the "Best Lights" award!

 Abbie and Daddy won the "Best Teamwork"award!

 Kayla won the "Best Wreath" award!

Family time is the BEST!

11th Wedding Anniversary

Ray and I celebrated our 11th wedding anniversary this past weekend. My gift to him was a surprise trip to the temple for a couple days for just the two of us. My Mom and my niece came up to take care of the girls and we met Ray at work Thursday afternoon. The best part was, he had NO idea she was coming, much less we would be going to D.C.! It was awesome!!

Grandma brought the girls to meet up with us Saturday afternoon and we took everyone to see the beautiful lights and nativity. It was magical... crowded, but magical!

 

Mom and Dad on our 11th Anniversary!

We took the girls back to the visitor's center Sunday morning after Grandma headed home to see all of the nativities that were set up and to see the statue of the Savior. They loved it!

 Touching the Temple.

Happy Anniversary, Babe!

Daddy's Work

My husband likes to bring a little holiday cheer to the people he works with by decorating the back (and front) of his ambulance with a bit of Christmas (and Hanukkah) decor. The girls and I love to go and visit him sometime during the holiday season to see his work. He never disappoints! Beautiful work, babe!

Abbie, after selecting her goodies from the tree.

The whole gang

Selecting goodies.

We love our Daddy-O!