My Little Cookie Snores Like a Lion

We were visiting with some friends at their home a few days ago when we noticed they were calling our little Isabelle "Cookie". Apparently, Naomi told them that was her nickname several days earlier so they all call her that now. Anyway, they have a 3 year old little child that Isabelle likes to pick on. She is tougher (and meaner) than him, so he cries every time she gets close to him. So now we are trying to decide if she is a Sugar Cookie or a Lemon Cookie. What do you think?

The other day while working in the computer she felt asleep in my arms and started to make a loud noise... is that snoring? Yes, "Cookie" snores every time she goes to sleep.

Ariana's 6th Birthday

Ariana had a fun birthday party. She had some of her friends over to play, do crafts, eat and open presents. Before everybody showed up she told me that birthdays were not just about cake and presents... so I asked her "what is it about then?" she said: "it is about growing up to be with Heavenly Father some day". I think she has the right answer.

Happy New Year!!!

CHRISTMAS EVE

We went to Issaquah for Christmas Eve. It took us 20 more than normal minutes to get there because low visibility on the road due to the snow. It was so hard to see the road that we passed our exit...twice! But, finely we got there safe.

Nosotros fuimos a Issaquah para la Noche Buena. Nos llevó 20 minutos más de lo normal llegar ya que había poca visibilidad por la nieve. Era tan difícil manejar y ver la carretera que perdimos la salida dos veces. Pero al final llegamos a nuestro destino.
It was a really nice and delicious dinner that Grandma Kay prepared for the family. The kids were so excited to open the presents, so they were playing and waiting close to the Christmas tree for a long time. We had a great time at Grandma’s and Grandpa’s house visiting with everybody.

La abuelita Kay preparó una cena muy deliciosa para la familia. Los niños estaban tan emocionados de abrir los regalos así que estuvieron jugando cerca del árbol por mucho tiempo. La pasamos muy bien en la casa de los abuelitos visitando con todos.

Jeremy, Immer & Bill (Jer's dad)Bill, Grandpa Dave, Jer, uncle Gary, Dan, David and André Immer, Grandma Kay, Sarah (David's wife), Elizabeth (Sarah's sister), Antie Annie, Isabelle, Ariana and NaomiMy two little princesses

CHRISTMAS

The kids couldn’t wait any longer to open their presents at home. Even though they went to bed late the night before, they got up early the next day. After that, we had breakfast, we stayed in pajamas and hung out the rest of the day.

Los niños no podían esperar más tiempo para abrir los regalos que teníamos en la casa. Aunque se fueron a dormir tarde la noche anterior, ellos se levantaron temprano el siguiente día. Después de los regalos, desayunamos, nos quedamos en pijamas y haraganeamos el resto del día.

The girls got a Dress Up Trunk with differents skirts, shirts and shoes. Isabelle went in the room and got changed.

Las niñas recibieron un baúl con vestidos de princesa. Isabelle fue al cuarto y se cambió.

Snow Day

This weekend we were treated to an unusual amount of snow for our area so the girls got outside and made the most of it. Jeremy built them a sledding run in the driveway and they practiced the art of making snow angels. Everyone had a wonderful time. Here are a few short videos of their snow-day.

Loosening the snow...

Snow Angels - watch Omi's awesome coordination.

Isy's first sled ride!

Kids are fun!

A couple weeks ago I went to take a CPR and First Aid class. It took me all morning so, Jeremy stayed home with the kids. He cooked breakfast for them, they watched some shows and they took a few pictures.

Hace un par de semanas fui a tomar una clase de RCP y primeros auxilios. Me llevó toda la mañana así que Jeremy se quedó cuidando a los niños. El les cocinó desayuno, vieron unos programas y además tomaron algunas fotos.

Everybody is smiling…

Todos sonriendo...

Everybody is sleeping…
Todos durmiendo...

Everybody is sticking out their tongues…
Todos sacando la lengua...

I think Naomi did a good job taking this one.
Yo pienso que Naomi tomó una buena foto.

and, of course, fish are part of our family too.
y por supuesto, los peces son parte de nuestra familia también.

Last Saturday we went to the Santa’s Breakfast at school. We had pancakes, ham and apple sauce. Andre lost his third tooth while eating breakfast… bloody ha! But other than that, the kids had a lot of fun visiting with their friends, playing around and taking pictures with Santa.

El sábado pasado fuimos a un desayuno con Santa de la escuela. Comimos panqueques, jamón y salsa de manzana. Andre perdió su tercer diente mientras comía su desayuno... le salió mucha sangre! Pero a pesar de esto, ellos se divirtieron mucho platicando con sus amigos, jugando y tomando fotos con Santa.After we got back from that activity Andre made a snow man with the snow we got the night before.

Después de la actividad Andre hizo un hombre de nieve con la nieve que cayó la noche anterior.