My Daughter's a Spy, Shhh, don't tell!

As we were getting in the car to pick up sick Adam early from school, this is the conversation I had with Lydia.
L: "Sometimes I get a little tired when I'm spying on people at night."
M: "How do you spy on people?"
L: "I climb up on the wall and stay der for like 20 hours! Dat's why I get so tired at night. I like da left (wall) da best."
M: "Who do you spy on?"
L: "My family and Kristine (her friend). Sometimes I even spy in YOUR room!" Giggle, giggle "Once I even climbed on the ceiling! Once I even spied on Natalie (another friend)"
M: "How did you get to Natalie's house all by yourself?"
L: "Oh, I have an invisible car dat I drive in!"
M: "But, I'll worry about you too much if you go out by yourself at night."
L: "Don't worry, I have a force field around me dat protects me, and I have oder spies with me."
M: "Are the other spies your imaginary friends?"
L: "OF COURSE! Who else would it be? Oh, and one more thing. Last night I went spying with no shoes and no socks! Just bare feet!" More giggling, she was actually giggling through this whole conversation.
M: "I just love your stories, Lydia."
L: "It's not just a story!"
M: "Oh, I know, it's a real story though, huh?"
L: "Yep" Giggle, giggle

December Festivities, 2010

Every year the kids really, I mean really look forward to making their gingerbread houses. Sometimes I dread it because it is a very messy process, but it was really fun this year and they turned out great! I love seeing how each of them have their own uniqueness.

Here Lydia is helping me bake Christmas cookies while being a beautiful ballerina at the same time. She's really learning how to multi-task! You can see the traditional Swallow Swedish cookies and the Snowball cookies behind her. Mmmmmm, that makes me want the Swedish cookies! I can smell them right now!

Christmas Eve with Aunt Pagee! We were so excited to have her stay with us. We've missed her terribly since she went back to school in Texas!

It's not Christmas Eve without new jammies!

CHRISTMAS DAY!! Joy was very anxious to hang up her Young Women Values posters she got from Grammy Jane and Grandpa Tim. If you know anything about Joy, you'll know she had everything perfect and in place within hours after opening her presents.

Monks #1 Fan! Mary only has two seasons left to own out of eight. Guess what we watched that day?

I don't know what I was thinking, but we got Adam a new pocket knife, a BIG pocket knife! Just for the record, I didn't realize it was going to be that big! You should have seen his eyes when he saw it though. He was in love!

This was Lydia's reaction to every present. She makes life exciting!

Hazel was caught eating her stocking candy! Once she got the hang of things she was trying to open everyone's presents!

Treasuring her new books from Grammy Jane and Grandpa Tim. One of them is already looking pretty worn!

Lastly, something I am starting to regret getting the kids, their new pets the Degus. I'm not sure how long they'll stay around, but Mary and Lydia are loving them! They named them Scooby and Twitty. Twitty is officially Adam's, but Mary does most of the work for them.

First Snow Fall, November 2010

The first time Hazel played in the snow. She LOVED it! It looks like her face is frozen!

Someone's been eating the snow!

Look who got a hold of Mommy's lipstick!

Hungry??

This is how Hazel gets ready to watch her favorite show, The Wiggles.

She just can't wait for the show to start!

Halloween 2010

We started a new tradition a few years ago to make personal pizzas on Halloween before they go out trick or treating. Each of the kids decorate their pizzas. You use string cheese to make a Mummy, pepperoni or other meats to make jack-o-lanterns or other scary faces. It's really fun, unfortunately once they're baked, you can't really tell what it is, it just all slides together.

If any of you are familiar with the show Ghost Hunters on the Sci Fi Channel, David is a big fan. Here he is dressed as a ghost hunter.

Mary as and angel, Adam as the Grim Reaper, Joy as a Pirate, Lydia as a NICE Witch (she made that very clear!), and Hazel as a pumpkin.

We went trick or treating with David's brother, Seth and his family. Here's the clan ready to go!

Mary was hording all the ring pops. Here she is enjoying her treasure!

This year I had gotten them all Halloween shirts. Lydia's looking at Mary like she's crazy!

Lydia's 5th birthday, October 19th 2010

We had a Scooby Doo party for Lydia's 5th birthday. He's been her favorite for several months now and recieved several scooby doo themed gifts. She's always telling me, "I'm always hungry just like Scooby and Shaggy!"

I just had to add these pictures of Hazel cause they're so dang cute!!!

On Lydia's birthday we went picking pumpkins and on a hay ride. I just love this picture. The sun was right in Lydia's eyes, we told her to smile and this was her reaction

Mary looks so pretty here with the sun shining right on her.

Joy is tolerating sitting by Adam, but she put on a happy face for the camara.

There was a corn pit the kids had a ball playing in and burying Lydia in. Lydia makes new friends everywhere we go. Those are some new "friends" she made that are covering her in corn.