Dominic's Birthday

To say that Dominic's birthday was low-key would be an overstatement.  Both Marcus and Dominic had fevers all weekend and Eric had to unexpectedly work all weekend. So, he wasn't here and the boys didn't feel like partying. 

For some reason, I always wait until the last minute to ask the birthday kid what kind of cake they want. This left me scrambling around trying to make a Captain America themed cake on Dominic's birthday with two sick kids and no husband at home.  Why do I do this to myself? I don't know.

The Captain America shield cake and some of Dominic's presents.

Marcus helping unwrap the gift he got for Dominic.
Of course he picked out the wrapping paper that wasn't actually paper so it wouldn't rip.

Any time the camera comes out this girl starts cheesing and trying to get in the frame.

See what I mean? 

Can you tell that Marcus doesn't feel good?

I think they've watched one of these two movies everyday this week.

What would be a boy birthday without an action figure.

Blowing out the candles.  I didn't even have to tell him to do it.

Yay! Cake!! (I don't think he actually ate any of it.)

She loved the cake and quickly figured out the fastest way to eat it.

Christmas

The initial finding of presents.
Dominic still isn't quite sure what's happening.

Once he figured out some of it was for him, he was quick to dig in.

Checking out what Santa left

She was pretty excited to have her own stocking.

Marcus loves Kinder Eggs and this was the biggest one he had ever seen
(they make them twice the size for Christmas and Easter).

She seems pretty excited to have one too.

"Are you sure this is okay?"

Showing off the presents they got for each other.

The cool Avengers underwear Marcus got for Daddy so they could match.

Iron Man and Captain America action figures.

I just love her facial expressions.

Her brother's toys are just as cool as hers.

Playing with the Dinosaur destruction set Santa left for Dominic.

Catching Up (December)

We moved again!!

The week before Thanksgiving, movers came to our house, packed up all of our stuff and moved it two hours east to Weiden.  Eric got transferred to Grafenwoehr and Weiden is 20 minutes east. 

Not even a week later, it snowed.

We finally made a gingerbread house this year.

Somebody started eating the Christmas goodies early

She was caught red-handed...

And didn't care!! 

Catching Up (November)

My bible study group planned an ice skating outing here at the local ice rink. While it seemed like a daunting task taking three beginner ice skaters to the rink by myself, I figured I might as well go when I have other ladies around that might be able to help. The kids did great! The rink had penguins for the kids to hold on to to help with balance and they helped a lot.

Lauren got a free ride, but it was nice being able to skate too.

Some of the kids that were there.

They pretty much wore these outfits the entire month.

Catching Up (October)

October was pretty low-key. We got Halloween costumes in the mail and these boys could not wait to put them on.  They wanted to wear them everyday. 

Marcus as Iron Man

Dominic as Captain America

After the Breast Cancer Awareness fun run.

Halloween!!

Trick-or-treating at our neighbor Jacki's house.

Marcus riding his bike

Right around his birthday, Marcus figured out how to ride his new bike.

Enjoying a break and snack with his friend Eileen