Snow Day

We recently were lucky enough to have a snow day.  Not only was it a fun day off school, the weather was BEAUTIFUL, so we spent quite a bit of  time outside. 

I love my mismatched winter apparel.  How scary is that?  But Luke loves playing football right now, so I love to be able to help him practice. 

What a fun day.  When we went back into the house we had hot chocolate and fresh baked cinnamon rolls.

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Starring Luke S.

And Olivia S.

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Olivia's Preschool Field Trip

Olivia's Preschool class had a Field Trip to Kid's Gym.  Olivia had a blast and she now wants to do Gymnastics.  Here are some pictures of her fun day.  This picture above is one of my favorite pictures of her ever.  Her million dollar smile is priceless (or worth a million dollars I guess).

Here she is jumping into the foam pit.  She was nervous about jumping on her own, but after 2 tries, she was brave enough to jump in by herself. 

Olivia's teacher Mrs. H is in the sweater vest on the right.  Olivia adores her.  Mrs. H is so good about making each child feel like they are not only special, but also her favorite.  She is the reason we are still at this preschool.  Thanks, Mrs. H.

Random pictures and updates

I had to take a picture of my first attempt of putting Livvy's hair in knots.  I really loved it, and I loved how well it held in her hair.  This day was Pajama Day at Preschool.  So she is on her way out the door.

It was time again for Olivia's yearly checkup with her Cardiologist.  She did so good this year and decided she was going to be brave before she even got there.  Her EKG was great, and her Echocardiogram showed that her murmur is still mild and she continues to have no restrictions to her activities.  Yay!

Wintertime continues to be hard on Olivia's lungs.  She's had pneumonia once this winter (as have I, her mother).  The breathing treatments are helping her, she is supposed to have at least one a day, but when she's healthy we have a hard time remembering.  She loves her new fishy mask. 

I have been trying to make more bread this year, and am experimenting with adding more and more wheat flour.  The bread has been turning out really well, the whole family has been enjoying it.  Luke loves his sandwiches for school made on homemade bread.  I have been making bread once a week, I would like to get to the point where I am no longer having to buy it.  Of course, I think I will have to have a mixer of some sort before that happens.  Any suggestions as to which kind I get, a Bosch or a KitchenAide? 

And of course if you're making bread, you have to have some yummy treats to go along with it.  :)