Skating Lessons

Both kids have taken skating lessons: Dylan, earlier this year and Reagan at this time last year.  Finally!  We were able to enroll them in a class together and both kids were really looking forward to the chance to skate together with their friends E & E.  

The kids were all smiles before getting on the ice!

They had the kids all grab onto the wall when they first went out on the ice. 

Then the class divided into two groups.  It was kind of self-selecting . . . the kids who could stand up and the kids who couldn't.  You can see in the above picture that Dylan cheated slightly to be with Reagan and Ethan!!  Although he knows how to stand up and skate (he's fairly slow, but he doesn't fall down much), he gets pretty lazy on the ice and takes help where he can find it.  

Skating came back to Reagan a lot faster than I thought it would!  She's really improved over last year!

The three of the four kiddos :).  

Happy New Year 2013!

To celebrate the end of 2012 and the beginning of the new year, we wanted to keep our celebration pretty low key.  I knew the chances of me making it to midnight were pretty slim, let alone the kids!  Instead we had a kid friendly party with two other couples to ring in the New Year as the clock struck 10 o'clock. 

Dylan dressed up in his New Year's garb.

All the boys!

Celebrating with a New Years toast at the strike of 10!

After the guests had left and the kids went to bed, John and I managed to celebrate the New Year with the east coast and called it a night.  Man, I sound old.  We really don't party like we used to anymore!!

Reindeer Rides

We made a trip out to Gerten's on Saturday for the annual reindeer rides that they offer.  Last year was freezing cold, but there was no line and the kids were able to take a couple rides.  With the nice weather this weekend, the wait was nearly an hour, but the kids were super good.  They spent the time playing in the "forest" while the parents waited in the line.

 

 

I couldn't get Reagan to give me a normal smile.  She was acting super silly while they waited.

 

Squished kids!  Next year they might have to take separate rides.

 

 

Here they go!

 

 

Happy kids!

 

Kim and I were super lucky that the kids just sat down like this to watch the trio that was playing inside Gerten's.  They were mesmerized by the music.  The musicians told us one family spent ten minutes trying to get their kids to sit as nicely as ours for a picture.  We even had a random woman take a picture of our kids because she was so taken by their cuteness that she had to show her friend!

Two Prince(sse)s

Movie Night with E & E

This was early in the movie night.  The couch slowly emptied of kids eventually leaving only Kim and I watching the movie!