Playing in the Snow

Once again, I thought I would get a really good picture of the kids playing in the snow together...maybe not! Zach was fine until he tried to crawl and his hand touched the cold snow. Obviously he HATED it! Ellie tried to make a snowball, but the snow didn't stick at all. She still had fun throwing the snow at me, though. Hannah's favorite thing to do was to make footprints in the snow.

After Zach and I went inside, Hannah and Ellie played for quite a while in the back yard. They had fun chasing eachother around, making snow angels, and making footprints and handprints in the snow. It was so sweet to watch them play so well together! When they came back inside, we all sat down to a nice hot cup of hot chocolate! What a fun day!

Glace Family Christmas

Last weekend we went to my parents house to celebrate Christmas with my side of the family. It was so much fun to get everyone together again! We have quite the housefull of kids when we all get together...6 kids 4 years old and under!!!
Zach and Boaz trying to get into the Christmas tree...those two are quite the pair!

Katie and Nolan brought their Wii. Hannah loved trying to play MarioCart with Grandpa! It was so much fun to watch her try to play. She really gets into anything she sees on TV. It was quite funny to watch her duck and cover her eyes any time she ran into anything (which was pretty much all of the time!).

Ellie and Blake had fun coloring with Grandma. It was so much fun to watch them interact together!

This was Zach's first time "opening" presents. He pretty much tried to eat the wrapping paper the whole time!

Hannah was so excited about opening presents this year! I think she had just as much fun handing out the presents as she did opening them. We have had a blast this week playing with all of her new fun toys. She was so excited to get a REAL camera!I love this picture of Ellie opening one of her presents...she is so expressive! She was absolutely thrilled to get a bib for a doll! The next present she opened was a little high chair for her dolls. She has such an active imagination and has spent most of her time this week playing "mommy." On Sunday, the kids got to wear their Christmas outfits to church. Doesn't he look handsome!?!

We tried to get a nice little picture of the kids all dressed up. Well, as you can see that didn't work very well. I guess this picture pretty much shows you what our lives are like these days!

Decorating the Tree

Ellie tried so hard to put up an ornament by herself, but she kept dropping it. She ended up pointing to where she wanted each ornament, and then I put them up for her.

Hannah was so excited to put ornaments on the tree this year. She actually did a pretty good job of spreading them out, too!

Zach was pretty entertained by the decorating of the tree. Ellie thought he wanted her to sit with him in the exersaucer.

The finished product! We have had a lot of fun looking at our tree this year. Hannah and Ellie like to play "find the ornament" with Greg every night. Hannah also likes to bring her pillow and blanket into the living room every morning so she can lay next to the tree for a while before everyone else wakes up.

Poor Girl

Ellie burnt her hands on the fireplace while we were putting up the Christmas tree on Sunday. I knew they were going to be pretty bad because she was crying a lot. If you know Ellie, she usually doesn't cry unless she is really hurt. She ended up with 2nd degree burns on both hands. The blisters cover most of her hand on both hands. I feel so bad for her! She will be wearing these bandages for a while, so she can't do very much on her own. Imagine not being able to use your hands! She is being such a trooper, though. She really doesn't complain about it at all. It is so sweet to watch her try do do simple things, like drink her milk, on her own...she is so proud when she can do it! We love this little girl so much, and it is so hard to see her in pain. We are so thankful, though, that her hands should heal well, and she shouldn't have any lasting damage.

Fun at Grandpa and Grandma's

We went to my parent's house for Thanksgiving and had a great time! The kids love going to Grandpa and Grandma's house!
Zach crawling through the tunnel.

Hannah played baseball with Grandma, Grandpa, and Aunt Katie.

Ellie loves to read...I thought this was such a sweet picture!

Potty Training

After a few days of Ellie taking her diaper off during nap and bedtime, we decided it was time to start potty training! She was definitely ready! It only took her one day to get it. We still have an accident every once in a while, but she is doing really well! She is very excited to keep Dora dry (Dora is on her pull-up). I can't believe my little girl is getting so big!

Typical Day

I just had to put in a few pictures of our "typical" days at home.
Ellie has quite the imagination. She is constantly playing house. Here she lined up all of her babies at the doctor's office.

Zach has been pretty excited about Jasper lately. Hannah is such a good big sister and likes to "help" Zach with everything he does.