Making mommy's bday cake

My two little bakers!

Taking turns mixing the batter...

My cutie-pie Cole! :)

Happy BIrthday Mommy!

The kids spent today planning and executing a "birthday party" and dinner for me when I came to pick them up from Grandma Sue's.
We had all of my "favorites" (Gma asked the kids what they thought I would like)....spaghetti...broccoli and cheese...and chocolate cake w/chocolate icing!! I actually prefer vanilla cake....but I think that Rylie have been a little partial to the chocolate.

The awesome birthday cake!!

Getting ready to blow out our candles...

We sure did have a hard time blowing out the candles...Gpa bought the trick ones!

Swallow Falls

The kids went to visit Swallow Falls on Monday with Curtis and Gma Sue and Gpa Rusty.
Mommy was at work :( :(
Looks like they had a good time out there in the cold!

These pictures are making me crave hot chocolate!

Winter hiking fun

Mmmm...yummy snowballs?

Grandpa, Cole, Daddy, and Rylie

Partying w/friends

Saturday night we went over to Rob and Christy's for a little get together.
The kids were very excited to go and had a great time. On the way home Rylie said that "we had to find out where Maddy got her toys 'cause she wanted the same ones".
Since Christy is due with her baby boy around Valentines Day, we decided to surprise her with a few gifts.
Can't wait for the little guy to get here...Cole needs some buddies to 'hang with!

With the big girls (and Cole) occupied upstairs, Ashlynn had the job of helping to open gifts all to herself!

She did a great job!

Fun at Madison's

It didn't take long for the girls to find Maddy's dress-up clothes!

Agnes entertaining the kids...she's a natural! :)

Ashlynn was trying so hard to swaddle a baby doll in the blanket she's holding.
It was pretty cute to watch...wish I had a few more pics of it!

Baby Ella and little Ashlynn

I think that Maddy took all of the pics in this post! She did a great job :)

She looks pretty hungry!!

Cutie-pie Ella! :)

Carley Shae

These pics are from last weekend when we were out visiting Pappy and Meme...we stopped down for a visit w/little Carley Shae! She was born on Dec 13th (day before Cole's) and it's growing fast!

Little painter Cole

Cole having some fun doing an "activity" of painting and stamping.

Silly Rylie

A few pics of Rylie being goofy!

She loves being on camera!

Sledding w/Pappy

The kids spent a fun couple of days at Pappy and Meme's over the long weekend.
They were excited to have some snow to go out and play in with Pappy...and Meme too! :)

Weeeeeee!

more sledding

Where's Chance when they need him to pull the sled back up the hill???
Meme said that he just hung out on the porch watching them!

It's a race!

Look at their cute little faces!!