Scrapbooking Weekend!

 Marcia taught a class in digital scrapbooking - she didn't sign up to teach the class but a crowd formed around her :)

 Kirstin and I enjoyed some beverages while scrapbooking our pictures - increases the creativity!

 It was a little cold to go out and enjoy the scenery.  Some people sat out next to the fire but I preferred to stay inside!  We spent 2 1/2 days scrapbooking, eating, drinking and laughing.  Hope to do this again next year!

Roller Skating Afternoon

 Kelsey, Kaitlyn, Paige and Abby spent the afternoon roller skating on Saturday.  They did much better this year than last year!  They fell down a lot but they spent more time moving than sitting!

Visit to Penn State JoePa Statue

 We went for a visit to Penn State this weekend to see the Joe Paterno Statue by the stadium and see the remebrances that people have been leaving.  The girls don't understand what is happening at Penn State but they know it's a sad time for Penn State. We walked downtown and got some t-shirts for the girls to wear when they get together with cousin Avalene.  We'll have to make a Nittany Lion out of her!

A little bit of snow.

This year we got most of our snow in October!  We had a little weekend storm this week and go the sleds out to ride.  The girls can sled ride all by themselves now! I get to watch and laugh while listening to them scream down the hill and huff and puff back up the hill!  Kelsey can stay out in the cold all day but Kaitlyn gets tired of the cold air in about an hour!  Lots of hot chocolate today!

Party Time for Kaitlyn's 5th Birthday!

 Kaitlyn helped me fillup all of the goody bags for her party.  We put balls, erasers, Hello Kitty tattoos and whoopy cushions in every party bag.  Luckily, we had lots of whoopy cushions left over to play with at homes :) 

 Hello Kitty Cupcake Cake!

 Hello Kitty Birthday Girl!

 So excited for friends to arrive!  Kaitlyn had about 26 kids attend her party.  School friends, dance friends, cousins, neighbors and family friends!

 Lots of babies!  Busy days for these moms!  Glad they came to Slinky to play!

 We tried out Laser tag.  The attendant left the lights on for our group - we thought they would be afraid to run around in the dark!  We don't know who won but it was fun to wach them suit up!

 Presents!  Kaitlyn had a wonderful day and a great party!  She loved all of the attention and playtime with her friends! 

Happy Birthday Kaitlyn!

 Kaitlyn had a surprise dvd player waiting for her on the morning of her birthday.  Santa had promised to replace her broken one and then forgot to bring it on Christmas mornning.  Santa remembered about the dvd player at 11:00 on Christmas Eve when Kaitlyn asked about it while going to bed.  Kaitlyn had a letter from Santa explaining that he couldn't fit the dvd player in the bag and that he would send it for her birthday.  So, it arrived for her birthday! 

 Kaitlyn helped to make her birthday cake the night before.  We all had a great birthday night!

A big kid scooter!  Hello Kitty - just like her party theme for Slinky!

Happy New Year!

 Ice Eskimos

 State College always has an ice chair.

 Baby Drew's first ride on the ice slide!

 This year, the girls were brave enough to go down the slide together!

A little Just Dance competition.  Steve is the dancing star of this group!

PSU Basketball!

We went up to Penn State for a Basketball game over Christmas Break.  Everyone enjoyed getting faces painted!  Paw prints, butterflies and super heroes!

Time to Play

I love the days after Christmas are alway fun!  New toys, games and lots of time to play with the girls.