B*ennett - 4 months old

Previous pictures: http://houseonapplehill.blogspot.com/2014/12/baby-1-2-3.html

Snowmageddon Juno.

Today was a fun day!  Massachusetts had a travel ban in effect, so everyone had to stay home.  The city did a great job with keeping the roads clean.  They worked non-stop since Monday evening.  So, we were never in any danger and could always call for help if needed.  

We had a nice and cozy fire in our fireplace.  I made waffles with Hawaiian coconut syrup.  I had to basically make up my own recipe, because non of the recipes online tasted as good as the real syrup.  It turned out awesome! We played outside and watched "Ghostbusters".  The weather was PERFECT!

School is cancelled tomorrow, too, but the travel ban has been lifted and everything will be open.
We love it!  We have an opportunity to move to a very warm state, but are choosing to stay here for the time being because we want the kids to have THIS... this snow, this excitement and this life: ocean, mountains, amazing mild summer days, snow storms and no earthquakes ;p  Life is good and this blizzard was a wonderful experience that we will never forget.  I'm saying all of this because I'm tired of people feeling sorry for us and our weather.  No need to feel bad for us (unless we lose electricity... then feel free to feel sorry for us)!  May we ALL love where we live!

Our street.


Don't mind me!  I'm just digging my way to the front door....


Front door.

Legoland Discovery Center

A couple of weeks ago we took the kids to the new Legoland Discovery Center in Boston.
They had so much fun that we spent over 4 hours there.  They watched several 4D movies, rode rides, played at the indoor playground and built lots and lots of Lego things.

We are expecting a blizzard tonight and tomorrow. We are ready and excited for a nice day at home. We have lots of food and things to do. As long as we have electricity, we will be happy.

Swimming

A couple of weeks ago the kids went to a birthday party at our local pool.  Swimming is definitely one of their most favorite activities!

And here is my 4 month old! I cannot believe how fast he is growing!
He truly is delicious!!!

First violin recital.

Annika had her first recital today.  She did such a great job!  All the little kids did awesome and our ears are slowly recovering... 

Waiting for her turn.

Performing.

Little Ballerina

This is Annika's second year of ballet classes.  This week we had an observation class and all the girls were too cute for words.  Parents could not help but "Oooooohhh" and "Ahhhh".


















LEARNING TO CURTSY. Not an easy task! It's hard to be a girl!!! Boys will never understand!

Merry Christmas 2014

We had a wonderful Christmas this year.  Having a sweet new pumpkin baby made it extra special!

Santa's elves made a lot of toys for the kids (and all at the last minute, too).

On the 24th, we all went to the children's service at a local Lutheran church with friends.  It's such a nice church and the pastor is wonderful.  The service lasted about 30 minutes. G and Annika are on the left.  (They decided to be sheep.)

At home that evening, I realized that I really don't have any cookies for Santa, so we just left him some goldfish crackers and milk.  Joseph put B*ennett to bed and went to read "The night before Christmas", and I went to an evening Christmas service and orchestra concert with a friend.  

That evening, Santa came and I even have a video of that! :)  I caught him in action!

The kids got way too many toys.  G really only wanted the XBox One, so he wasn't all that excited about the other gifts, though he did get excited when he got a Minecraft LEGO set.

PINK 3DS XL = HAPPY Girlie!






Wondering if Santa brought him the XBox or not...









PURE JOY getting an XBox One (the very last gift he opened).



Hanging out in his new hammock chair while the XBox is being set up









Around 2PM, we had friends over for Christmas lunch. We had salad, amazing honey glazed ham, mashed potatoes with dill, green bean casserole, and so much other food, including the most delicious Yule Log cake from Whole Foods.

We ate and ate and ate and then the kids decorated gingerbread (graham cracker) houses.

iPhone pics:


I got a Nespresso Pixie machine!



It's no secret that I LOVE GOOD cappuccinos, so I can now make my own PERFECT cappuccinos at home.



Annika wearing her Alexa Barbie dress (Magic! Magic!) , holding her Cabbage Patch doll from a friend.





MERRY CHRISTMAS!