Bowling

 We had a blast bowling over Christmas break. We were not sure how it would go but it was a lot of fun. The kids were super excited. They loved the Christmas music that was playing there and the cool shoes. Levi loved watching the numbers on the screen and always asking "whose winning? and counting his pins. They had a deal for bowling as many games in 2 hours and pizza included...so we ate there too and they could not have been happier. Of course we used bumpers and the little ramp which helped the kids. A friendly competition between Mothers and Dad happend and I got more strikes than Dad and Levi thought that was so crazy!

Maci's Outfits...

Lately, Maci has been wanting to dress herself and wants no help. She does a great job! Here is an outfit from the other day she was so proud when she came up the stairs.

Roedema Christmas 2013

We had a great time celebrating with the Roedema side for Christmas..did not get too many pictures.
Maci was so excited to open her present..Sally, her cat. It meows and purrs and tries to walk and she takes very good care of her. She also got books and her favorite Hello Kitty things, purse and sweatshirt. Levi got a new aquarium which we he "loves" and a 805 piece Lego set that is all put together thanks to Ryan and Levi's hard work. Luke got some new books and some puzzles that he tries really hard to put together and of course two new trucks.

Happy Birthday Jesus Cupcake!

 All the cousins

 All the boys got polar bear sleepers and the girls got kitties ones..too cute!

Snow Fun!

When Levi has to get on the bus for school..depending on the weather we all bundle up and go outside and wait and play. Luke loves watching for the "us" and Maci waves goodbye to her "best friend". In the afternoon, it seems two or three times a week Ryan will come home from work and as soon as he gets home and take the kids outside on the 3 wheeler for sled rides around the house. We have become quite popular in the neighborhood and the kids are good at sharing their turns. Luke gets so upset and just cries when either he has to come inside or he stays inside with me. It sure is a good way for them to burn energy, spend time with dad and eat all their supper and go to bed all tired out from the fresh air.

Christmas Tree 2013

Levi had been talking about getting the Christmas tree picked out and decorated ever since the beginning of November. Since we were all home we decided to go on my birthday as a family. It was a cold but sunny afternoon and the kids were so excited! They found the tree that they wanted and Dad cut it down.  Afterward, we went out for hamburgers at Burger King, and Maci was so excited to get a crown. You couldn't  have asked for more contented kids to come home and decorate the tree. They loved it! It is fun to see how much joy such a simple thing brings.