Broken Arm

Luke broke his arm yesterday snowboarding in our park. (He went off a jump) He is in a lot of pain! Unfortunately it's his writing arm. This morning Luke put legos together on his wii controller so that he could play games with his other hand. Very clever! It will be a very long winter for Luke but we are glad he only broke his arm and nothing else!

Winter Wonderland

On Saturday morning we woke up to a winter wonderland! We decided to go sledding in the morning. (9:00 AM) It was really nice because we were the only ones at the park! The kids liked going sledding and snow skating. Claire didn't like the snow in her face as she sledded down the hill but she did enjoy swinging on the swing. It was such a beautiful morning especially since we really haven't had much snow this winter! What a beautiful snow day!

Klondike Campout & Mi Mi

Claire's lastest attachment is her bunny (Mi Mi) She has to sleep with it every day and we love when she calls it Mi Mi because it sounds so cute. Great memories!

Luke and his scout troop made a sled to compete against other troops at a Klondike campout. The sled was made out of plywood and a pair of skies. On Saturday their troop raced against other troops to see who had the fastest sled. Their sled came in seventh. Luke was very excited about the whole campout and especially liked sledding until midnight. I can't imagine having a fun time freezing to death. But we're glad Luke had a good time!

My helper

Over the weekend when Josh was out of town, Emma was my big helper! She made a big breakfast for dinner including fried eggs, pancakes and yogurt with fruit. She also took Claire outside to play in the snow, and made everyone hot choclate. She is growing up so fast! I can't believe she will be 12 this year! We are so blessed to have such a good helper!

I can only laugh at these moments when we find Claire doing things we never thought she would do. She thought that it would be fun to climb in Luke's sink and try out his toothbrush.(Luke was not too happy about that) She also tried climbing out of the crib but got stuck instead. This was the second time she had tried. Luckily Emma grabbed the camera and took a picture. She looked pretty scared so hopefully it scared her enough to not try again.

Time Capsule

Every year our family has a tradition of opening up our "Time Capsule" box. At the beginning of January the kids have to answer questions about the previous year. We also trace their hands, draw pictures, and make a list of goals we would like to achieve as a family. The kids love to look at past years and see what they liked to do. We also like to see if we achieved any of our goals. It's a good way to start a new year thinking about what we could all improve on as a family and think about all the positive things we achieved in 2009.