Children's Museum

Have I mentioned that we LOVE the museums here? The best part is that they all have a ton of free days throughout the year. We decided to take advantage of it and head over to the Children's Museum on Thursday night (it's free every Thursday!). The kids had a great time and it's so nice now that Max is officially walking...he can stroll around and do more things. I must mention that the children's museum in Phoenix is much much better though. Maybe because it's newer but it has a ton more stuff.

Bye Bye Wiggleworms

Today was Suki's last Wiggleworms class. It's so weird to think that 16 weeks has passed since we started this. Wiggleworms is kind of a folk music/dance/movement class. She has loved every minute of it and I have loved having that special alone time with just me and her. She has become very outgoing since starting this class and at times was the only kid singing and dancing along. She has grown up so much in the last few months and is blossoming into this funny, outgoing, independent, very sweet little girl. Next session she is moving up and joining an art class where she will go all by herself and I will take Max to wiggleworms so that we can have that alone time too. I will miss this class and this time with her!

My New Love

I am loving Trader Joe's lately. I shopped there quite a bit in Phoenix but not so much since we moved. There isn't a TJ's that close to us so it always seemed so inconvenient BUT once I go...I can't stop. Some of the items I am loving these days...

Cookies

Suki and I made sugar cookies tonight. For some reason, I have never made them from scratch so I searched for a recipe and found this one: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/3-in-1-sugar-cookies-recipe/index.html It is a good one! The cookies taste just like the ones from AJ's and the icing is delicous too!

Snow Day

Today we woke up to snow. I know most people that have lived in the cold for years are probably just annoyed and dreading the long cold winter, but we are from Arizona and only get to see this stuff if we take a two hour drive. Needless to say, we were excited! Suki couldn't wait to get out there and make a snow angel (it's all she's been talking about lately). After lunch we bundled them up and headed out into the cold...


Our snow angel



She definitely likes eating the snow



Max wasn't so sure about it at first



He can barely move in his snow suit



Carlos' snowman and the dog

O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree

Hey!!!!

Oh how I love this boy! He is 13 months old and he is so yummy! He is walking about 50% of the time now and is babbling more and more everyday. He is still such a baby to me and that is just fine. I am in no hurry for him to move onto the toddler years. One toddler in this house is enough for now (especially a strong-willed bossy one at that!) so I am just enjoying every minute of this prolonged baby stage. I know I have probably just succumbed to the age old theory that boys are "mama's boys" and girls will be "daddy's girls" but I can't help it....he is my boy.

The Stockings Were Hung By the Chimney With Care