Update

I know I am slacking when even Jenny is posting updates. I just kind of wanted to let everyone know what is going on. We have had snow, and boy have we had snow. We have been playing in it, building snowmen, and making snowballs and doing whatever we can. I have had a lot of days off lately due to the snow so we have had a lot of fun time. Too bad they were not just filled with happiness. Emily spent the 13th and 14th vomiting poor Jason has barely gone a day without puke on him, but he is a good sport. Also Emily is thinking about being potty trained we will see how long that lasts. My wonderful kids also love FROZEN ask and they will sing let it go for you. So cute and adorable cause even Max will do it.
Emily is loving preschool and is showing her personality more and more I would call her a terror at two, she still changes her outfit throughout the day, she has certain shoes she has to wear at certain times. Her and Max play well together sometimes they have game where they climb on the coach over the arm and roll off (I refer to that as poor people fun). Lately if I ask Emily if she did something that is broke she will tell me no, I will say was it Max, she will say no, then I will ask who was it...she looks at me dead serious...Daddy! that is right that is my girl.
Max is my angry man, pickiest eater ever he doesn't want it he is not eating it it will be on the floor in a second. If he wants something he will climb on everything. Today I caught him climbing on the tray of the high chair. His new favorite food is chocolates. He will scream and yell at you tell you give him some, he will climb on tables and chairs to find them. Gotta love this boy. However, he is not too nice to Emily you will often find him pulling her hair so he can get what he wants. He also has a huge fascination with the word Ow, and oh no! Also I found a great way to annoy Jason I taught Max how to lift up his shirt and run cars up it, now every time Jason is on the ground, Max grabs cars and puts them up his shirt.
However overall they play well together when they want to, I am hoping they will be good friends or at least tolerate each other as they get older.

this is the first real snow we had, the picture below is the first REAL snow we had

she may not look happy, but she is...this was snow man number 1

I am not doing anything

Playing before bed

Family Prayer and Cuddle (never happens this nicely but had to take a picture to remember)

Getting in the Motion

This week was a challenge because after a week off just trying to get back to our good ol routines. However, mother nature was still our friend and dumped some snow on Tuesday so I was able to hang with the kids on Wednesday all day. Overall life is going great! Max is picking up words left and right. yesterday I was playing with him and he starts yelling at me get it get it get it. Emily is doing great she is become more and more compassionate towards her brother however if something goes wrong and I or Jason are not in the room she automatically blames Maximus whether he was there or not so we are working on the not lying thing. Jason is doing well in school. Life is Great!

Snow Day!

Spending some time together abefore bed! This is the first time Max has gone underneth the blanket and is not slapping our faces.

Max was not listenting to me and so he decided it as cool to sit in the box cause I would not longer let him help me with laundry (which he just throws off the bed)

Max got dirt on his head and has decided it my jobin life to wipe it off

riding bikes in the snow.... like I said Wyoming Girl

Snow-cation

We enjoyed ourselves a snowcation this last week. I was off Monday for MLK we had Snow on Tuesday and I went back Friday for Work Day. Otherwise we played and played. We went sledding, we cooked soup and cookies with Grammy and we also were able to watch Frozen. I was also able to hae my birthday off so that was nice, minus emily vomitting and pooping herself the night after. Got to love having kids. Emily made her first snow angel, and is very much obsessed with changing her clothes. SHe is obsessed with making Mac and cheese you ask her what she wants for dinner it is Mac and Cheese and when she pretend cooks it is always Mac and Cheese. Max on the other hand refuses to eat anything unless he deems it worthy one day he hates bananas next day he loves it, or sometime he hates it halfway through he is one funny boy. Max is growing  like a weed and is love with cow baby and loves to wear shoes, he also loves to make lion noises and is either super shy or a daredevil. The other day I looked at him he was standing on the seat of Emily's tricycle. Overall I love these wonderfully weird people.

The start of snow

Thinking what is this sledding all about

This is dumb...Max did not like the cold or sledding he must be a Virginian

Making cookies with Grammy

So Emily went to bed and when she came back down she was wearing this outfit...she has on red velvet pants

Emily's first snow angel

we were close this time

Almost have it....maybe next snow

Emily loved the snow she would have been there all day...She must take after me and have some Montana blood in her

Exploring

Come on Maxi!

Pointing the hole in our Table cloth...she is always one to find things wrong....She is so funny

Playing cars...our favorite past time

Monday we are back to the good ol routtine I have enjoyed my extra time with my kids though.

Catch up

I am a slacker so here we go. After New Years to celebrate that fact that no one was in the hospital we went to Great Wolf Lodge. We had a lot of fun, it was awesome to see how much Emily has grown. She went from wading pools, to climbing ropes and going down slides. Max even loved going down the slide. It was fun to watch the play together too. After the first day however they were pretty wiped so the second day not as much fun.

Grammy and Papa came with us, it was the first time they had to be around Max and Emily Screaming all through the night....Emily went as far as to spit on her bed to avoid sleeping on it. The ironic thing is the next morning she was mad when we put away her bed she was like my bed, Daddy's bed, Grammy Papa bed. Sometimes my girl be crazy!!
Other than that we are back at school, Jason started school again, Emily is in preschool again and Max is learning the parts of his body. I hate being back at work becasue I miss my kids, but I love it because I love teaching.

Our Tie Dye clothes we did the night before

Jason Frustrated because Max won't move

Helping put away the bed

Olaying some Tetris Jenga

Hanging out...at Great Wolf

After we got home...Jason asked Emily to bring him some string cheese, this is what she brought him

Merry Christmas to all and too all a Good Night!

Wehad a pretty good relaxing Christmas this year. Christmas Eve we went to Jason's Aunt Janet's house and hung out. There Emily and Max participated in the cousin exchange and just spent time with family. Then we headed up ate some Pizza and walked around looking at the christmas lights in our neighborhood. Then we read the Christmas Story and off to bed they went.

Christmas Jammies

Dressed warm and ready to go Check out lights

Stocking were stuffed

When we awoke the next morning Santa had done very well. Emily came down the stairs ecstatic that she got what she asked for a Minnie Doll. Max on the other hand just wanted to play with her toothbrush. After we opened Santa's gifts we went over to Jason's parents house and had cinnamon rolls and hot chocolate. It was nice and relaxing until well we went to leave. Where my dear Emily ad the biggest fit so she couldn't come back for dinner. So her and I hung out and while Jason and Max went back after their nap. We also were able to Skype with Aunt Jenny it was really nice to see Rylan almost in peron,he was adorable. After we skyped with them we opened the rest of our presents our Family treated us really well this year. I want to thank them for helping make our christmas awesome fun, as well as just giving stuff we need tha I refused to buy.

The best gift of all.....toothbrush

see...toothbrush

Mom having more then kids

2 weejs

We have been busy the last couple of weeks we went and saw Santa twice. The first time neither child was to thrilled, the second time Emily got on his lap, but Max was not a fan. we had our Ward party last Saturday it was a Polar Express theme. Then we have been baking cookies, I have been working and Emily has been going to preschool. I am looking forward to my next few weeks off. Just to spend some time with family. Here are some awesomely adorable pictures of our last few weeks. Enjoy!!

Jason Got hurt when I made him power wash the house during the rain/snow...it was not my fault we got a letter fromt he hoa

preparing to make a break for it

Making a pretty bracelet together

Hanging out with food during the ward party

Some of us like the train....others did not

Books Before BEditime.l..getting ready to start

Playing her bells...while singing Jingle Bells

I have no idea what he is doing...but it makes me laugh

Listening to a story

Waiting to see Santa

So Excited and loving being up past bedtime

Telling Santa what she wants...

Emily thinking what is wrong with him....Max thinking what is wrong with my parents....Santa...I volunteered to do this tonight

Making Gingerbread Cookies

Looking Good

Boogie Boy...not letting him near the cookies

Ready to go to church

Loving our Christmas tree