Winter Fun Snowmobiling!

Before it hit Sub-zero freezing around here... we managed to get out in the yard and play. Friday, December 19th, we had about 12 inches of snow dumped on us. Caleb's school was even cancelled! YEAH SNOW DAY! So we bundled up and headed out for some Winter Fun! Below is Kylie hanging out on the new sled from Grammy. GO BEARS!

Playing on the snow pile in our DRIVEWAY from it being plowed! Tim made a little track in the front yard for Caleb to ride his snowmobile around and around... and around! He did amazing! and Loved it! As he drove by, you could hear him making engine reving sounds... So cute! Kylie and I even took a few spins around on Tim's sled. Saturday, after I got off work, we went and played over at Aunt Tiffany and Uncle Ryan's. Tim made another track in their back yard, and Caleb drove around forever again with Cousin Paytin. They both did super!

Auntie TBird (Tiffany) took Kylie around for a few laps too! Kylie is so adventurous, and LOVED to be riding! After riding the kids all made snow angels, before we called it quits to go warm up inside!

All the stocking were hung by the chimney with care...

So we actually got everything put up the weekend of Thanksgiving, I'm just a little behind on posting it. Caleb and Kylie were great helpers for setting up all the trees. We put up FOUR total. One in the main family room, with the fireplace and stockings. That's our family tree. No picture of it for some reason. It has blue and white lights and blue, white and silver ornaments mostly. It also has the other special ornaments like our frst house, our first year together, the kids # christmas', and other random ones. :O)

Below is Caleb and Kylie helping me put together Tim's Tree - Tree number TWO. This one is in the pool table room. It's got all of Tim's fire department and tool ornaments. So that's Daddy's tree.

Caleb's tree is still all M&Ms and each year we try to add a few new ones. This year we found ELIVS M&Ms at Walgreens. Only bought 2 or the four, but they were so cute! Caleb's garland is even M&Ms. You can see Caleb's own stocking hanging in the corner of his window. It matches his tree skirt and Christmas Blanket from Auntie DEE DEE. This is Kylie's first year for a tree. It's a little smaller than Caleb [by two feet] but so far, she hasn't noticed or cared. She has little princess ornaments and hello kitty. We've added a Tinkerbell tree topper since I took the picture.

She's got her own Tree skirt, blanket and stocking too! Thank you Auntie DEE DEE!

Winder Wonderland Express

So if you have never been before, I would highly recommend the Wonderland Express exhibit at the Botanical Gardens. My mom and I took the kids on Black Friday [instead of going out to spend money :O), since I'm pretty much done shopping as it is!]. We had a blast. This is our second year going, and Kylie enjoyed it this year so much more too. It was really neat to see her face and she saw the trains going by. Here is her and one of the light houses. Here is some of Chicago's skyline. Navy Pier. See the Ferris Wheel!

Here a shot of the American Girl store and Crate and Barrel. And Mine and Kylie's personal favorite train, the Ladybug!

Here is another one of the kids looking at Navy Pier.And here is Solider Field.

This is the Holiday Express train that is actually outside the exhibit. Kylie chased it aruond and around. Almost more exciting for her than inside the actual exhibit. And the kids just being GOOFY!