Growing up

I can't believe that I had to buy Maddie two size 14 swimming suits this year. Seriously! She's seven-years-old. UGH! We're going to need to start our own clothing line for tall children soon!

OK, so I'll admit that it's a tiny bit big, but it is January and I'm hoping to make it last through the summer. And, if you look closely at the picture, it's not all that big.

We all had a good chuckle this weekend when we noticed that Maddie's head was taller than one of Jared's co-worker's shoulder. It was pretty funny to most of us anyway.

Office party

We had a great time at Jared's office party last weekend. People hung out at our house for about 6 1/2 hours. We talked, we ate, we played Rock Band, we talked and ate. It's always fun to get to know the people from the office better.

Girl Scout cookies

It's that time again! Maddie is selling Girl scout cookies for $4 a box. Let me know if you are interested, and I'll email you all the details.

New Snow

We are having snowy day after snowy day. On New Year's Eve, the snow almost caused an end to our party, but my wonderful friends came over anyway. Saturday, it snowed again, ruining our planned trip to Costco and other errands.

Now, it's started snowing for the third time this week and they've cancelled church. We've been home for almost two weeks -- a long time now, but today is the first day I've had cabin fever.

On Saturday, John tried to help take the lights off the tree -- he kept getting told not to touch them, so he'd just use a toe rather than his fingers.John-John loves Cookie monster! His uncle Brandon gave him this new beloved toy:

New Year's Eve

We had a great party last night with lots of food and friends. The kids had a great time, and the parents got to sit and chat.

We made Maddie go to sleep around 10 PM, but then woke her up to see the ball drop in Time Square.

Bedtime Rituals

In our house, bedtime rituals are a big thing. It is important to understand that when attempting anything new just before bed. Jared offered to take the kids to bed one night on his back. It's now a nightly occurrence. I have to admit, they are pretty cute!