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.

Christmas time fun!

Jace
On Sunday daddy worked and mama,  Bella and I drove to Roseburg after church. We met uncle Nick,  aunt Lori,  my cousins and aunt Linda at the Christmas craft fair. Santa was there but I was just happy waving to him and not waiting in a long line to talk to him.  We all had popcorn and we had fun there.  Aunt Linda went with us to Costco to shop and say hi to grandma, then we went to Lane's birthday party. He had a ninja turtle party and we all played legos and transformers until dinner then ate pizza. After dinner we played a fun game of pin the pizza on the turtle poster and then had cupcakes and sang happy birthday. Lane liked the bow that I picked out for him. We opened our Christmas presents from aunt Linda before heading home. She got me some cool socks and a whole bunch of new cars.  We gave her big snuggles and kisses before we left because she is flying back to Pennsylvania soon. Workout and swim on Monday then daddy finished the bridge with some gravel. Grandma was planning to come spend the day after she took Aunt Linda to the airport but her flight was canceled so they both came back to our place and stayed all day and night! We had fun playing candy land and legos. They also read us a lot of books. Aunt Linda bought us a new llama llama book that we read several times. We finished decorating the Christmas tree and it looks beautiful! Daddy was home for a few days, so he played with us while mama worked on some sewing projects. She even made me a super hero sweatshirt and I love it. I wore it 8 days in a row (Mama washed it while I was asleep). One night when mama got all of the Christmas cards done, I helped her by licking the envelopes while I went potty.  After workout one day we used the foam rollers to beat up on coach Chris, he loved it! We went to church on Saturday night and practiced our Christmas songs for the program the following week.

Bella
I was good at church and slept all of the way to Roseburg afterwards. I had fun at the Christmas craft fair and eating popcorn. I played in Hayes' room and loved playing with his kitchen and drum.  Aunt Linda got me a singing purse and some barn animals to play with. She also got me a bunch of pretty colored ponies. I love putting the animals in my purse to carry around. I showed aunt Linda when she came to our house again on Tuesday.   I had fun giving daddy snuggles and wanted him to hold me as much as possible. I am still amazed with the Christmas tree and all of the lights at our house. I had fun with the other kids at church on Saturday.

Snow fun Christmas tree hunting!

Jace
On Sunday morning we got all packed up to spend the day in the snow with a bunch of daddy and mama's friends.  Mama made Bella and I matching logger hats and I loved mine. (Bella didn't really want to wear hers.) Bella napped on the way there,  but I was too excited to play in the snow.  As soon as we got there I looked at another boy named Jace and said "I was thinking I need someone to pull me on my sled" and he agreed and pulled me around for a while.  Next we all went off to find our Christmas tree. Daddy and mama picked one out pretty quickly,  then there was lots of time to play.  We hooked about 7 sleds behind one of the four wheelers and someone pulled us for a bunch of really fun rides. I didn't want to get off only to get dry gloves and then back on the sled.  We stopped for some yummy chili and snacks and then more sled rides. I didn't want to leave,  I was having so much fun. Bella and I fell asleep on the way to pizza then ate dinner before heading home for beddy bye. Daddy and mama set the tree up and decorated the house with Christmas lights and decorations for a big surprise the next morning. Bella and I loved it. Daddy took us to workout and swim because mama was working. We headed to grandma's house on Tuesday because mama worked in Roseburg and were excited to see all of their Christmas decorations too. After workout, swim and nap on Wednesday, we drove to Medford for Bella's follow up appointment with the surgeon. We had a bit of time before, so we met our friends at the mall to see Santa. Santa was just heading for a break to feed his reindeer, so I just waved and said hi. We rode on some fun toys at the mall instead. Bella and I were very good while we waited for the Dr to come in. I shared a chair with Bella and tried to make her laugh. After her appointment we stopped by the fire station to say hi to daddy. We entertained them all by throwing some balls around and then we headed home for dinner. Thursday morning daddy and the neighbor worked on the bridge putting some big trees on the sides. We drove out to take them snacks and Bella and I played in the mud puddles, so we walked back home. Friday was workout and story time at the library and I picked out some Christmas books. I painted some snowflake crafts that mama and I made for bampa and papa.

Bella
I didn't like my snowsuit much, but I did like seeing all of the snow. Mama pulled us on the sled to go find our Christmas tree. I giggled a lot until I fell off, then I screamed. We went back by the fire to get warm and one of daddy's friends wanted to hold me. I went right to him and snuggled right in. He fed me pretzels and shared his chili with me. I always told Tom thank you and told him mmmm while I was eating. Daddy and mama kept coming to check on me, but I was content sitting on his lap for a couple of hours. I finally went to mama and went on some four wheeler rides with she and daddy. I went to sleep as soon as I got in my car seat to go. When I woke up Monday morning and saw the tree, decorations and lights I kept repeating "wow.... wow". I loved it all! I enjoyed spending the day with daddy and he read me lots of books. I was impressed with grandma's decorations too, and mostly said wow to her beautiful snow globe. I rode in the fire truck toy at the mall, but did not like Santa at all. I started to cry as soon as I saw him. I was very good at the Dr and had fun at the fire station. I have been getting into my dresser drawers and pulling clothes out and putting them on by myself. So Thursday, I found a pair of shorts to put on over my pants and mama let me wear them out to play in the puddles. I found a very wet and muddy one and sat right down in the middle of it:) I sat on Jace's pillow on the floor and listened to one of the stories at the library. Then I found some toys and played the rest of the time.