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Pictures of Christmas

Payton's new coat and wand
Hannah's ds lite

The annual Christmas on the stairs picture

Hannah on Christmas Eve

Christmas is here

We had a great Christmas. Everyone got what they wanted. Mommy went overboard again, but I did not hear the kids complaining. The big hits where the girls DS lites, Parker's computer school and double lightsaver, Blake's sword.

Cheese

Hannah lost her first top tooth and her best friend Anna lost both!Say Cheese!

Our visit with Santa

We had an awesome visit with Santa this year. Here is the lot of the kids.

You can tell how happy Blake is about this whole visit.

Payton telling Santa her list. A tangled doll, Flynn Rider and Maximus.

Hannah wanted a DSi and a Mario game.

Hannah bear so sweet.

Blake was not having this at all.

Parker wants a blue double light saver.

Say cheese!

Savoring the little moments

I so worry that my time with the kids is going to be over in a blink of the eye. I just want to savor every moment with them. The little moments that do not really matter, those are my favorites. Like Payton curling up with a book, Parker laying on the floor sucking his thumb, and Hannah walking around in her underwear. Those are the moments I am afraid that I will forget one day. They are special too even if they are our ordinary day to day lives. So here is Blake savoring his pineapples. He is changing so fast most days I want him to stay a toddler forever.

My First Turkey

I did! I did! I made a turkey for Thanksgiving. It was good too.

Thanksgiving

The Thanksgiving week was wonderful. Steve had the week off work. So we decided to go to Chicago and visit some friends. We also did the Michigan Ave. thing as the kids demand it. We had a great time. Parker got to go to the lego store, he really enjoyed it. The girls went to the American girl store. Payton showed me what doll she wanted next :) The next day we went to the Science and Industry Muesum. That place is just so amazing, I think I could go everyday. Here is some pics of our week.

At the museum


Parker and Darth

Blissful Day

So on a whim I decide to be brave and take the kids to the homeschool swim. They were very excited and finished their school work in record time. I have to say they were so well behaved. My favorite part was just watching them. They just had a ball playing together. The girls were giving each other "horse back" rides. I heard Parker say "I love you" to Hannah while playing. It just made my heart melt. I wish I could have video taped it. I need to remind myself of these little things more often. This is one of the reason we homeschool. I want more moments like this to happen, so the relationships of the family can grow and deepen.

The first annual(maybe) Dickinson Halloween party

The kids had a great time up until the very end :) Lots of food, games and fun for all.

Daddy trying to scare Payton.

Mummy wrap game

Mummy wrap game

Most of the kids mafde it in for this picture

Mickey and Minnie

Bat cupcakes made by the big kids





amputated fingers

Happy Halloween

The gang

Blake dragon

Hannah

Parker

Payton

More fall favorites

Because I could not just pick one of each...

Princess on Ice

Hannah and I had our first date night in years. Payton was off at grandma and grandpa's. The boys were with daddy. It was so nice to connect with her and share something so fun. We went with a group of friends. First was dinner, then the show. The show was awesome. Hannah says her favorite is Aladin. I liked the Little Mermaid. All the girls got all dressed up like princess. It was so fun just to watch the expression on their faces during the show. But of course my camera could not capture it :( But I did get some pictures of the girls.

Fall Favorite Pictures

A couple of weeks ago we went Eureka Lake with some friends. We had a great time exploring and playing in the leaves. But the BONUS is I got some GREAT pictures of the kids.None of the ones I tried to get of them all together were keepers. But that is okay, I will take what I can get. I am thinking of using some for Christmas cards.

Payton and Rufus

Hannah looking oh so cute

Blakey

My favorite of Parker