Valentines Day

Kyla and I made heart cookies for her daycare Valentine's Party. Isn't she cute?




Colton didn't feel like baking.

Holy sprinkles! Oh the joys of decorating.

"Candy? Sugar? I'm in!"

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Kyla got to spend the whole day with Grandma Nancy!! So, toether they made Daddy a birthday cake. Happy Birthday, Daddy!!

Monser Twucks!!

Brady thought it would be fun to take Colton to the Monster Truck show. So he and several other fathers and sons loaded up and drove to the Metrodome. Colton had never been downtown before so he was amazed by everything! "DAD!! Wook at dat buildin. It big!" "DAD!! Der's a twain on da woad!"
Once they got to the Metrodome, Brady bought Colton his favorite snack items - Lemonade and Popcorn! Colton was just mesmorized by the trucks. He was so busy watching the trucks and shoveling in popcorn that he bit his finger. Hard. Poor, Coltie!

Here's my cool lil' dude!

Kyla Goes Ice Fishing!!

Kyla's first Ice Fishing outing. She was SO excited. Mom made sure she had plenty of layers on and Dad made sure there was plenty of snacks. I thought it was a little odd that neither one of them ate much of the potroast dinner when they got back. Even though she didn't catch anything this time, she had a blast.

Apparently while Dad was taking everything down and packing up the truck, Kyla accidentally stepped into a hole. Brady walked through the back door carrying a (very red and cold) barefoot Kyla. Mom may have over-reacted a little bit and had Kyla put her foot in a tub of warm water. Sorry 'bout it. Mom loves her little girl.

Restaurant

Brady thought it was kind of quiet upstairs so he grabbed the camera to go and investigate.

The kids were playing restaurant. Complete with... water! Thankfully the spills were minimal.

Disney Princesses on Ice!!

I was told by a friend of mine that one of her favorite memories as a child was going to see "Disney on Ice." I had heard the radio advertisements and thought, "That might be fun to take Kyla!" So... I talked to a fellow daycare mom, Rebecca, about taking the girls to "Disney on Ice." It was a done deal. The girls were so excited!! Here's Kyla and her friend Nora.

Kyla and Mommy

Nora and Mommy

The Show!!

All of four of us. I hope we made some memories for these two sweet little girls. We sure did for me.

*Photos courtesy of Rebecca Matson - Thank you!!

Cinderella!

presents
Mom thought the girls would love seeing a play. So we all went to see Cinderella! It's one of Kyla's favorite stories.

Justina, Judaya, and Mom

Kyla and I

After the play we all went out for lunch. Just the girls!

Apparently Justina didn't get the memo to wear her yellow sweater. No. We didn't plan it. What can I say, like mother like daughter. Here's three generations of Parks women.

Yet Another Christmas Celebration!

And finally we celebrate with the Parks'!

Kyla, William, Colton, Judaya, and Max

Gee, Colton's eating... huh! I wonder where he gets his appetite...

Here's Colton and Will showing off their muscles:

Ahhhh... the kids missed their cousins.








Here's Brady grazing.

Ah-oh... a Barbie Guitar! Just what she wanted!

Here's Brady grazing some more...

COOL! Capes and Helmets!! Just like Super Heros!!!

Watch out bad guys. You don't want to mess with this bunch! Look at those muscles!

Huh! I guess like Father, like son.

And here is our rocker... Kyla! She loves to grab her guitar and "rock out!"

Christmas Day

Once again we had everyone over for Christmas Day. I absolutely LOVE having our whole family (or whoever can make it) all together under one roof! Isn't that what Christmas is all about?!

Here's Brock, Nancy and Abby.




And of course Gigi!

Colton and Evie could hardly contain themselves. They're already scoping out the tree.

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!

Here's Brady's Bunch.