Wednesday, April 19, 2017

March 2016

Easy like a Saturday Morning...
Pancakes use to be our Sunday Tradition, but since Dad has meetings before and after church , pancakes are now a Saturday thing!


Talking to Grandma and Grandpa.  
Austin love to have conversations with Grandma and Grandpa on the phone.
Mostly his phone calls are pretend, but when he is talking to Grandma he will say
"Hi, Grandma, I love you, bye." then kisses the phone.



Meals are a complicated thing at our house.  
They said it would get easier as the kids got older, 
they were wrong.

So what happens when you insist on being spoon feed?

Well for Austin,
The food makes your body just want to dance!
of course!?!







And then you realize that Mom is taking pictures of your silliness.

Leighton's turn to be spoon fed.  Little Miss Sensory Issues does not like new food, mixed food, certain textures, meat, or certain colors of food.  She melts down for a good 20 minutes at the beginning of the meal, only to be force feed her first bite and then usually decided that she likes the food and eats the rest willingly.






This is the point when she actually realizes that she is okay with the food.
Heaven help us all!!

And then there is Cookie Monster.  We can always tell where Lexi eats due to the about of crumbage and mess surrounding her area.




Leighton's Art.
Leighton has been working on perfecting her art in Story Writing, Drawing and Composing.
She has written the theme to Star Wars Rebel's Theme Song for the piano.

Leighton's portrait of her and Austin, also given as a gift to her brother as a gift! 

And Leighton's picture for her sister Lexi.

Lexi's Cheetah and Unicorn Art



Austin's Coloring and Building


This Boy.


It's St. Patricks Day! The kids are ready to see of the Leprechaun left them a surprise, but nobody want to go out in the cold!



Lexi is the Brave Soul!  Love the face! 
(and that we still have a Merry Christmas mat out in March)




This seems like a good time to escape for Spring Break!

Saturday, April 15, 2017

January and February 2016




Now that the holidays are over it's back to full swing shenanigans at the  GranFam house!  

Remember that monkey that was always teasing Mr. Crocidile?
Well this monkey thinks he's pretty clever.



Lexi our little creative builder.
This is her latest invention!  
Complete with dual personality!!
(and half a roll of scotch tape)




Lexi is also soft hearted.  Her school has a watch dog named Zeke who recently passed away.  Lexi drew this picture of her with Zeke catching a bad guy (who must have a pirate complex cuz he wearing an eye patch).  She also drew how she felt when she found out about Zeke passing away.  We had nightly tears for a week.




Ice Skating Lessons!
Addi and Lexi took an 8 week ice skating session.  

Addi was very cautious and slow to not fall.  
She also wanted to be "fashionable" on the ice (instead of safety first).

Lexi loved to go fast!  
Lexi wore a helmet which made her head a little heavy.  
As she waddled across the ice her head would wobble like a bobble head doll!  
It was the cutest and most comical thing to watch!
They both did very well and passed their levels!










Every week.
No, seriously, every week!
When it was time for ice skating Leighton would get dressed up so that "No One can recognize Her"!

Also, as a side story, every week we would sit next to a family who had a baby.  Leighton loves babies and would want to hold and play with the baby.  
The mother made a comment about our family needing another baby, to which Leighton replied "Yeah, we should just go to the black market and get a baby!"
SHOCK.
(where does she come up with these things?!?)
I asked Leighton what the Black Market was and she said, "I think its like Albertans".


Bedtime Shenanigans





Always creating, from beads to pretend bandages and more.  Lexi loves to create.






Austin also seems to have the creative bug, he loves to see how things work and he's not afraid to get creative.


And look at this 3 year old write his own name! 
That is very good penmanship for this age!

These two are two peas in a pod!
They even eat the stem of the broccoli crown together.


The result from when two creative souls don't agree.
Austin threw a coloring book at Lexi.
The binding edge just got her right.
Poor Sister.

Cosmic Family Bowling
Fun for everyone, especially those who can score higher than Mommy.  
Oh wait thats everyone!
Daddy seems pretty happy about his score of 191.
Mommy 54
Addi 113
Lexi 108
Leighton 78
Austin 82






Leighton's First visit from the Tooth Fairy!





Followed very quickly by her Second visit from the Tooth Fairy the very next day!!

It looks like the toys are getting ready for a Star Wars vs. Princess war!


It appears that a toy bomb exploded in our family room!
If you look closely you will see that one of these toys is not like the others!



Austin, the family comedian, will do anything for a laugh.
Once the laughter dies down he quietly sighs and say
"Ah, That never gets old!"


The kid who never (EVER) would take a nap, still falls asleep in the afternoon while running errands.


Our Dad is an Awesome Dad!
He volunteered at the elementary school for a day and got a t-shirt and his picture taken with the kiddos.
Never mind that Mom volunteers at the school four times a week.
Way to go Dad!

Valentine Blues.
Poses the question, 
"Where is the Love?"



Pink Heart shaped Pancakes, brought to you by yours truly!


Kids and Cell Phone Shenanigans:


The girls have been doing their own decorating!

One of these princesses is not like the other, one of these princesses is not quite the same!
Can you spot it?

These girls are ready for Hair Cuts!
Just a trim for Leighton but Lexi decided to donate her hair!



Lexi is also very excited about her new desk she got for Christmas!
And what better way to show it off than by standing on it!

This boy is definitely Mommy's little sidekick.
He is easy going, mild mannered and typically well behaved anywhere Mommy drags him.
(sometimes it wears him out)

Art by Austin, Leighton
Alexis and Austin again.



And they are back at it again!



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