Science City

2 Weekends ago we ventured downtown to Union station.  There are great family attractions there, this time we went to Science City.  We had such a great time exploring a new place (indoors on a cold day). As always, I forgot my good camera and only had my phone.  We were able to bring a lunch in and have a picnic on a bench.  It was a great day and wore the kiddos out!

Where RJ is standing is a piano

More music

astronaut Cami

Building

Construction time

RJ even enjoyed herself

Digging for Dino fossils

Watch out....Sisters at play!

Winter

So winter in the Midwest.  I have to admit I was very worries about how this desert girl would handle Kansas winters.  Well, we got a late start and I think its been mild-ish.  But I think I am adapting well.  One of the biggest differences is the lasting snow.  In NM, even when we did get snow it was gone my midday.  Not here, it is definitely lasting.  Here are a few pictures of us playing in the snow on new years day.

More Christmas part 2

Last Christmas Post.

Of course I forgot to take a picture of the tree prior to us digging into to our Christmas presents....but needless to say we had so much fun.  Christmas through the eyes of your kiddos is such a blessing and joyous occasion.

Reese was def more interested in her sisters goodies than her own.  Cami quickly figured this out and started opening RJ's presents for her so that her sister would leave hers alone.

Nana digging into her Santa bag

RJ's first Christmas.  Can't believe this little sweetie is going to be 1 soon.

Santa brought RJ puffies....JACKPOT!

Jumper for the basement from Aunt Karen Lisa and Uncle Mike

Matt's special present for Cami (a pinterest idea I found).  It is a city  he drew in permanent marker and we included cars and they were able to color in the city and drive and play on it!  She loves it.

 After opening presents at our house, we played cleaned up and had a delicious dinner.  Then we packed up and headed for Holton.  We celebrated the Williams Family Christmas on the 26th.

With 16 of us plus my mom....the amount of presents and santa bags that we have to go through is A LOT!

RJ actually slept through most of the present opening, but we saved her presents for her

Me and my love....our 8th Christmas together.

Grandpa and C

 Grandma and Grandpa and all the grandkids..... best looking kids around!

Grandma and Grandpa got the littles matching overalls!  They are adorable, Josh and Sam got brown and our girls got pink.  I see some photos in the future.

 So thankful to our friends and family that made our holiday season such a joy and blessing.  Most of all We are thankful to the Lord who provides for us daily and gave us the greatest gift of all.

More Christmas

As I started going through pictures for this post I realized that I haven't uploaded all our Christmas pictures yet.  But I figure that is okay, I'll just split it up into two posts anyway.

So while my mom was here we went to Branson for the weekend before Christmas.  While we were in Branson we were fortunate enough to have breakfast with Santa and Mrs. Claus.  What a treat the girls (especially Cami) expressions were priceless.

We got home on Christmas eve.  It was kind of exhausting and fast and furious, but we had a great time.  Christmas eve we unpacked from Branson & did laundry, made Christmas cookies for Santa, went to church and came home.   Matt made an extraordinary dinner and we all went off to bed with excitement for the magic of Christmas.

Mommy and her girls.  We are wearing matching sweatshirts that Grandma hand painted.  It is our official Christmas Eve tradition.

Cam and I baking cookies.  Luckily I thought ahead and made cookie dough before we left for Branson.  All we had to do was roll, cutout and decorate.

Nana and Cam decorating Cookies

Our sweeties all dressed in their Christmas Jammies

Reading the night before Christmas