All better for the New Year!

Jace
Our sores stopped hurting,  but we were still contagious.  It snowed a bunch at the top of the Mt behind our house,  so we put my snowboard,  our sled and all of our snow clothes in the jeep and drove to the top. We were there in about 10 minutes and there was at least a foot of snow up there! I tried out my snowboard but I needed mama to hold my hands while I went down the hill because I couldn't balance very well.  We went down on the sled a bunch of times and it was fun:) when it was time to go, daddy got Bella out of her snow clothes and into the jeep while mama and I started sledding down the road towards home.  We went super fast and we were laughing really hard. We were trying to hurry before daddy came in the jeep. Our sledding day ended when he caught us and we went home for lunch.  The sores were all dried up by Wednesday so mama took us to kids workout and a bunch of my friends were there. After nap,  we left for grandma and papa's because mama was on call and because we missed them.  I was so excited to go, that I even pack my bag all by myself. I cleaned up all of the toys while Bella pulled more books out onto my floor. I looked at her and said "how many times do I have to tell you, we are picking up not taking out!" Mama had to go to work as soon as we got there, so we met grandma after work and she drove us to her house. We woke up before mama went to work the next morning to open our Christmas presents:) They got us our very own barn, tractor and a bunch of animals. I also got a lightening McQueen lunch box. I'm excited to take it on a picnic. The Wagner's got me a camo watch and I'm trying to learn the time. We played with the barn and animals with our cousins all day long. We did go outside for a little bit and made a big nest to play in with all of the bushes that grandma trimmed. We didn't really want to go home when mama came, but she wanted to get home and off the road because it was new year's eve.  Happy New Year!

Bella
I had fun sledding and playing in the snow. I struggled to stay awake on the drive home and got mad at mama for trying to keep me awake. On Tuesday morning I told mama I had to poop and she sat me on the potty and I pooped.  We were all so excited and I got some yummy teddy Grahams. Mama put big girl pants on me and we took pictures for our thank you cards. I went on the potty on Wednesday too and got more treats. I was so hyper and crazy at the kids open gym on Wednesday. Miss Audra pushed us around on one of the mats and I jumped into the foam pit all by myself. I had a lot of fun! I was excited to see papa and grandma when we got to Roseburg.  I loved the barn and animals they got me and my Frozen lunch box. I got a shopping cart and a bunch more play food. I like to put the food in my cart and in my lunch box. The Wagners got me a princess headband. Grandma read me lots of books and I played baby with Shea for a bit too. I couldn't stay awake for the drive home, and went straight to bed when we got home.

Merry Christmas and Happy birthday Jesus!

Jace
We built lots of fun things with our new legos while we were stuck at home. Daddy stayed home from work with us on Tuesday so mama could go to work and get out of the house.  When she got home,  daddy went to work for the rest of the night. We rented some Christmas movies and I loved the grinch movie the best!  Mama made popcorn one night and we had a family movie. Wednesday mama and I started to get some bumps on our hands and feet and by that night we knew we had what Bella did:( we didn't sleep much that night due to the sores hurting.  Now we can't go anywhere for another entire week! Luckily it snowed on Christmas eve and we went outside and built frosty the snowman. I even remembered the carrot for his nose.  That night was super special because I had mama write a note to santa, left him some chocolates and slept in mama's bed with her. Daddy didn't get home until 8 the next morning and she didn't want me peeking at the presents.  We watched the little drummer boy and ate dry cheerios until daddy got there and then we had a yummy breakfast mama made. We were so excited to see that Santa came and he brought us a power wheels dune racer! We got so many other cool gifts too. I got a Nerf bow and arrow,  a spiderman fishing pole and tackle box and my very own snowboard.  I got some money, a movie and lots of fun card games too. I got some more legos and a cool inside soccer ball that slides on the floor. Mama even made me a hooded ninja turtle towel that is so cool. I had a great time playing with all of my new toys and we bundled up after nap too try out the dune racer. We rode all of the way out the driveway and back. We had a nice steak dinner,  but didn't see any of our other family or friends because we still had sores.  Daddy went to the gym for a workout on Saturday, and we played with all of our new toys. Daddy and mama worked on taking all of the decorations and tree down on Sunday since we were home. I was kinda sad Christmas was over but I know we really were celebrating Jesus' birthday.  I sang happy birthday to him before dinner on Christmas.

 

Bella
Mama helped me build a castle with my new legos, and we read lots more books. I had lots of fun in the snow and helped find the sticks for frosty's arms. I was so excited to wear my new pajamas with the tutu but when mama tried to take it off before bed I just kept pulling it back on. She let me sleep in it under my sleep sack:) The next morning I didn't know why mama wouldn't let me go out of her room until daddy got home, but when I saw the dune racer all I could day is wow! I also got a stroller for my baby, some play food, and a movie. I got a new book called 'I love you stinky face', and it is so silly! I got some money for my piggy bank and some dress up shoes. I got an oregon alphabet book and a beaver puppet too. Mama made me my very own stick horse so Jace and I can have races now. We watched my new movie tangled, which I didn't watch long, then I giggled the entire time we were moving in the dune racer. Whenever Jace would stop, I would start hitting him to go again. It was a blast! I helped take down Christmas decorations off of the tree but also helped unpack what daddy and mama already packed out of the totes.

 

 

Lots of Snow and No Power!

Jace
Sunday morning, we woke up to lots of snow and no power! I was so excited to go play in it,  but we waited until after breakfast. Mama cooked pancakes on top of our woodstove!  While we were getting our snow clothes on we heard a loud crash and looked outside to see that a tree had fallen and hit part of our wood shed. Another tree had fallen out by the pole barn before daddy went to work. The neighbor came down to check on us and had to borrow daddy's saw to cut two more trees out of the driveway. Mama pulled us around on the sled for a bit until we heard more trees fall down by the creek,  then mama said it was too dangerous and we went inside for hot cocoa.  We read lots of books by the window for light and stacked blocks. Mama let our neighbors borrow the generator and some firewood.  She had our woodstove going good, so we were nice and toasty. Still no power when it started to get dark, so I used my Spiderman flashlight that our neighbor Phil gave me. The next morning we had candles lit to have breakfast and we went to workout and swim. Mama showered with me after swim because we still didn't have power. Daddy got our generator back to plug in the refrigerator and freezer. Another night without power, but it came back on the next morning. We had lots of chores to catch up on like dishes and laundry after we got home from workout. Mama let us watch a barney show so she could get them done. On Wednesday, I got my flu shot and was so brave. I watched the nurse do it and didn't flinch, when she finished, I looked at her and said "that didn't even hurt". Mama got me a steamer for being tough. Bella and I painted pasta to make some pretty necklaces for lala and grandma. Daddy and mama worked on projects at the house inside and out before bampa and lala came on Friday. I was excited to see them and played with them until bed. The next day we opened our Christmas presents that they brought us. I got lots of cars, a track to race them on, legos and batman pajamas. We set up the track and raced my cars, it was so cool. Bella got Hand, Foot and Mouth virus so daddy stayed home with her while bampa, lala, mama and I went to church service. I went into the adult church and sang with all of the big kids. I remembered all of the words and the hand motions and had a lot of fun. We went out for dinner and went to bed as soon as we got home. Bampa and lala left a little after daddy left for work the next morning. I was sad to see them leave and told mama I wanted them to stay.

Bella
I was excited to see the snow outside and pointed and kept repeating "wow". It was the perfect day for me because I had all of mama's attention and she read books to us most of the day. I'm getting really good at stacking the mega blocks and legos with Jace. I had fun at workouts this week playing with the barn and animals they have there. I played with the toys in the waiting area at the Dr office on Wednesday, and later got a nasty virus:( I had so much fun painting the pasta red for the necklaces Jace helped me make. I was super excited to see bampa and lala when they came, but started screaming and crying at bath time because I had sores all over my bum from the virus. I cried every hour all night even after mama gave me Tylenol. I woke up the next morning with sores all around my mouth and even more on my bum. I was miserable and didn't eat much either. I was very excited to open my presents from bampa and lala though. They bought me lots of fun legos and some even make castles! Lala made me a pretty dress and leggings and got me some Christmas pajamas that have a tutu that I wanted to wear all of the time. I snuggled daddy the whole time everyone else was at church and was up most of the night again. I cried when lala left, and snuggled mama the rest of the day.