Build a Bear

The girls decided to spend some Christmas money they received.  So, when winter sports finally gave us some much needed free time, we took them to Kenwood mall where they could use their money to create whatever stuffed creature they liked.  Adelyn picked a brown bunny and named it Hoppy.  Bryn picked the rainbow colored bunny and named it Skipper.  Check out the outfits they picked out...they had so much fun!

First time ROLLER SKATING!

It sounded super fun, and it ended well....but good grief it is so hard to teach a child how to roller skate!  I laughed and laughed and laughed and we had quite a bit of falls (not Kyle or I thank goodness!) but we all walked out having a great time.  Did I mention how grossed out Kyle and I were at a skating rink in general...we all came home and showered...ewwww!

Winter sports

Bryn kept us busy playing lots of 2nd grade basketball and Adelyn cheered for her 2nd year in Upward.  Both had an excellent season...learned a ton, formed some good friendships, and most of all had fun!  

Christmas 2014

I shouldn't make excuses, but man this computer is lightyears old in computer years...I am seeing grey hairs grow in as I wait as it uploads...I dread spending even a moment on here, but the blog is well overdue to be updated and figured its a good thing to do on a rainy day :)

So here are some Christmas pics...the girls got everything on their list and more...here are a few of their favorites!  For some reason, "dorothy shoes" seems to make Adelyn's list from year to year LOL

All Aboard!

We headed to Lebanon to catch a train ride to the North Pole! The elves were really entertaining....they made balloon animals for all the kids aboard and entertained us with their jokes, juggling, and other tricks!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas!

While shopping and visiting the festivities at Christmas in Springboro, the girls decided that it would be a good opportunity to visit with Santa.  Bryn was a little hesitant, but agreed to go as long as she could take her list with her...Adelyn was all in, a little of her shy face was seen, but she enjoyed visiting with Santa!  :D

Staying on top of the Christmas activities, we headed out to a tree farm to cut down our family Christmas tree.  For the first time ever, we had a tree picked out and cut down within 5 minutes of being at the farm...easy peasy lemon squeezy! No arguments, disagreements, or walking around for several minutes until we found the perfect one!  The girls enjoyed the hot chocolate and cookies while we waited for Kyle to put the Martin tight on attaching the tree to the car roof!

Soccer Tourney!

Holy Moly do we have a good team!  Brynleigh's team was first in our division for Springboro's SAY group (8 teams total for her age group) which qualified us for an out of house tournament for Miami South region.  Well, turns out we smoked another team and made it to the finals in which we lost....BUT, we later found out that they take the top 2 teams to STATE!  So, even though winter sports have begun, we will continue to practice soccer and see what we can accomplish at State tourneys Nov 8th & 9th.  Hard work, dedication and determination will pay off....Go Firehawks!