January 4 2012

January 3 2012

I almost forgot to take a picture today so at the last minute I snapped this of the boys. I have to remember earlier in the day or I will get a lot of bed shots this year!

January 2 2012

My mom and I took the kids ice skating. Orion loved it, Chloe did not. Chloe made it around one time (although my mom swears it was two) and then she gave up. She started complaining about food of that she was thirsty or this or that. Meanwhile, Orion kept going and going. He needed some help along the way but ended up getting a lot better by the time we were finished. He wants to go again tomorrow.

We love cousins

My brother and his family visited mid October again. It is so nice that our kids get along so well and truly like being together. We had a lot of fun time together this year. We are sad that they live so far away and wish we could see them more!

Visiting Big Bear

I've finally realized that for the most part we are home bodies. It is hard to get us motivated to get up and go places but last October we made our way up the mountain to Big Bear. We went up the winding way which proved to be a bad choice because as soon as we reached the top, Orion started throwing up. Over and over. (Poor kid.) After his stomach emptied out he perked back up and we continued on our way. We met up with some family that have a rustic A-frame cabin up there and let the kids play. After a short visit with them we went into town and found a yummy Mexican restaurant to eat dinner at. Michael always like to walk off the food he just ate so we found a park by the lake to play at for a little bit. It was very relaxing to be by the water and enjoy a beautiful sunset. Our journey home wasn't as exciting as out ride up, thankfully! We were all happy and well when we reached our destination and glad that we had decided to have a fun family outing.

January 1 2012

While Orion is at school..

Chloe pretends she is too.