Snow Day!

After Christmas, we got about 2 inches of snow. We took the kids out to play....first time for the triplets. Man, does it take a LONG time to get them all bundled up! I was glad we actually spent about an hour out there to feel like it was worth it. We played in the yard, then went down the hill behind us by the condos. I don't really like the snow, but the kids loved it. I did have fun though with them and went sledding down the hill a few times myself.....probably my first time since high school (which was a long time ago!)

Cassie trying out her new delicacy
She loved it!

Couldn't wait to throw the huge snowball at me!
Time to go sledding....Jimmy being the doorman like usual
Alli going down the hill
Daddy and the babies going down the hill

Jimmy wandering off on his own...I love this picture
Family picture....wish I wouldn't have looked down
Snow Angels!
Let me inside, Mommy! I'm cold!!!

Elefun!

Alli got a new game from Nana called Elefun. All the kids like to play it....its an elephant with a fan and a long trunk and you have to catch the butterflies that fly out of the trunk with the nets. Guess they got bored of waiting for the butterflies to come out.....

Christmas 2009

We had a wonderful Christmas this year! We went to church on Christmas Eve with all the kids and also Ann and her 4 boys. We pretty much took up the whole cry room at St. Sabina....3 adults and 8 kids! They were good though.

Christmas morning we woke up and opened gifts from Santa. Then we went to my moms house and had lunch and opened more presents. I don't have any pictures from that b/c I'm always so busy with the kids. But everyone was very well behaved and they didn't even have naps. It was a very relaxing Christmas (especially compared to our Thanksgiving!).

Alli looking for the gifts with her name - and from looking at the far side of the basement, we really didn't need any more toys!! They all got so many gifts.

We did a lot of video from Christmas morning, but didn't take many pictures. Cassie LOVED opening the gifts.....Jenna and Jimmy didn't really care too much.
I think they liked the candy canes the best :)
I think Santa did good with the doll house! She really likes it.
We celebrated Christmas in Pawnee the next day at Jason and Kristen's house. It was fun and we had good food there too! Kristen's mom and brother were there too. The kids opened gifts and they played a lot, mostly Rock Band.
Kristen and Alli
Jimmy getting ready to give the dog (Jack) a treat
Jenna making music with plates
Cassie playing with Papa
Jimmy sneaking up to the food table
Alli and Kenzie
Laundry Basket Rides???

Alli loved singing and playing with the older 'kids'

Clauser family-this time with everyone in it!

Typical Day for Mom

Toni took this picture when I came home from work one day. Pretty much when I get home, they all flock towards me and fight over me. So I have to sit on the big couch so they can all fit near me. Of course, its always like this....but usually worse when I first get home from work...I guess b/c they haven't seen me all day. I guess I should be glad they love me so much :)

Decorating the Tree

We waited until about a week before Christmas before we actually bought our tree and even only a few days before we put it up. We are just always so busy and really didn't have time. And I kept thinking the sooner we would get it, the more yelling we would have to do at the babies b/c they just get into EVERYTHING! We actually put it downstairs this year. Wasn't quite as festive b/c we didn't have many decorations up and didn't see the tree too often. But, we got one..that's what matters :) We had to cut a lot of the bottom off to fit it in the basement, so it isn't as pretty as other trees we've had in the past.

The kids liked decorating it. They pretty much grabbed an ornament, put it at the bottom of the tree, then they would take it back off and throw it. Pretty much did that the whole night until we were sick of picking up ornaments and hooks :)

Cassie and Jenna
Alli
My poser!
The finished tree....with all the helpers!

Santa Pics

After missing about 4 Breakfast with Santa's, we were finally able to make the one at Hazelwood. Allison loved Santa and loved sitting on his lap telling him what she wanted (a big Barbie house). She is so sweet. Jenna liked him from far...she was smiling and waving. Cassie and Jimmy not so much. But when it came time to sit on his lap for the picture, none of babies wanted anything to do with him. It ended up being a family picture :) Ann scanned it sideways and I don't know how to flip it. Merry Christmas!

A few more pics from Hazelwood
I thought this was cute of all of them looking out the window together
So pretty!
Showing off their new toys from Santa

Just messin' around

My poor kids are ALWAYS getting in trouble. They just get into EVERYTHING! I'm not used to this b/c when I just had one (Alli), she didn't do this kind of stuff. Although, sometimes now I think she eggs them on a little bit and they imitate her doing stuff (that she can do b/c she is bigger). Just a lot of yelling 'NO' constantly.

For instance....they LOVE to climb and jump (and Alli is right with them doing it to!)

Jimmy can open the doors now...and he can even take off some of the doorknob covers we bought. So.....the newest game is to open the coat closet and pull ALL of the coats off the hangers...takes them about 1 minute to pull them all down and takes me about 5 times that to hang them all back up. They were diving into the pile of coats on the floor :)
I also notice they are good at multitasking.....brushing their teeth at the same time :)
One of their new words is CHEEEESE!!!

And Alli can say it too :)