Another snowy weekend...

It was another snowy Sunday, and after playing in the snow, we stayed inside for the rest of the afternoon. The girls read books together, and then we all had a tea party in the living room.

The many faces of Alexa

Lollipops

Snow Day!

We were snowed in on Valentine's Day -- the ice and snow prevented us from getting out and our road wasn't plowed for a good 2 days! With all that time indoors, we had to be pretty inventive with keeping the kids busy. Here, Emma is playing with "Magic Goo" that I made for her -- corn starch with water makes for icky sticky fun... and a mess!

More Fun in the Snow

We've been able to put our front lawn to good use this winter -- it is a nice slope for the girls to sled down!

Afternoon Snack

Yes, that is a ballet leotard Alexa is wearing over her fleece. She rarely leaves the house these days without her ballet skirt or her leotard. She even sleeps with it on!

Fun at Sydney and Julia's House

Emma and Sydney, mixin' it up:



After dinner, Alexa was obsessed with clicking the strap of the booster seat. She tried it from many angles...

Fun in the Snow!

On Babi's very last day, it finally snowed! The girls woke up from their nap on Sunday and got geared up to play in the snow. Arturo even made a "snow slide" for Emma, which she loved.

Fun with "Babi"

The evolution of "Babi's" name:
Abuela (Grandma in Spanish) became Abue. When Emma was about 18 months old, she couldn't pronounce "Abue" and changed it to "Abi." Now, Alexa at 18 months old tries to pronounce Abi and it comes out as "Babi."

Swimming Lessons

The pool is sooo cold, but Emma still seems to have a lot of fun!

Syd's Bday Party

Everyone had a blast at Syd's Birthday party...!

Christmas at the Nguyen Chens

We had Christmas Dinner at the Nguyen/Chens. The girls had a blast dressing up like princesses!

After this picture, Arturo told the girls to make silly faces, and look what happened:

After dinner, we celebrated Sydney's birthday again!

Christmas morning

The girls loved all their presents! Here is Alexa opening her Little People Farm present from Uncle Chowie and Emily JoMa. (Thanks!) Emma finally got her "dolly house."

Daddy and Lexy

Arturo and Lexy have been bonding a lot recently. Her favorite thing these days is to sit on his lap (or his belly!) and read books.

Making Ornaments

Step 1: Roll out the clay.


Step 2: Use your cookie cutter and make the perfect stocking ornament. The messier you get the better.


Step 3: After the ornament has hardened, paint it. Again, the messier the better!

Dancing with Daddy

The girls are so much fun these days. Here they are "dancing" with Daddy.