Whenever the snow starts sticking on the branches I know it is only a matter of time until I hear the kids putting on their gloves and boots and heading outside to play.  While Aliya's favorite thing to do is rolling around in the snow, sliding down the hill, making snow angels and playing until the snowflake…

Christmas seems to have a million reason s to celebrate and have fun. I love all of the activities, all though, by the end of it all I am ready for a good relaxing snow day that is for sure!   Aliya plays saxophone and we enjoyed a wonderful band concert. For only her first year of playing saxophone, she is do…

I love having two different Christmas days. I love the peaceful day at home in pajamas surrounded by the astounding joy of the kids as they open gifts and spend the day playing.  I also love the loud boisterous house filled with cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents as everyone enjoys time together.  Since our fa…

Christmas pajamas are one of our all-time favorite Christmas traditions.  The excitement of getting them mixed with the knowledge that wearing them means the very next morning is Christmas, adds up to the most joyful feeling.  We are so thankful for Christmas pajamas and the joy they will provide on Christmas and…

The kids are getting older and so while we have the old traditions that we do every year for Christmas countdown we decided to mix in some new traditions as well.  This year the kids were a huge fan of Christmas movie trivia, Christmas mad libs and going to the Christmas lights at Budweiser.  Having big kids is so m…

For Aliya's Birthday this year, she wanted to go with a Gilmore Girl theme. She and I watch the show together and have become huge fans of it. To go along with her theme she wanted to take two of her close friends ice skating, shopping at the Milford oval (much like the oval in the show), out for coffee…

When it snows, and snows and snows some more, two of my kids decide it is the best time for a lightsaber duel.  In what looked to be a magical world full of adventure and possibility. However, my other sweet boy decided the cold day was spent best indoors  To each their own for their choice of adventure and fun but th…