Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Sunday, December 19, 2010
Roehrig Gathering
Christmas brings the family together. Cousins playing and getting along, adults smiling and talking, passing around of the littlest Roehrg (Zane), it was a great day at Grandpa Roehrig's house this Sunday. 
We arrived at noon after a calm and easy drive. Aunt Liz, Uncle Larry, Larry, and Colton pulled in as we were unloading. Timing was perfect and the gathering started. Soon, Uncle Don, Alex, Tessa, Chloe, and Macy entered the fun and the chaos was kicked up a notch. We got out some oldy but goody toys and the kiddos dug in. 
The kids couldn't resist the shiny wrapping paper for much longer so we decided to let them open presents. Of course, the children received some very wonderful gifts and opened most of them upon tearing the wrapping off.
Amongst all the noise of the children Grandpa fell peacefully asleep while holding Zane. Precious.
Exploring the gifts continued but we all took a break to enjoy some delicious lasagna, then back to the new toys went the children.
We left around 5pm and all four children fell asleep shortly after starting the drive back, exhausted from a great day!
P.S.
As you can see from pictures Violette's left hand is bandaged up. She suffered a fairly good (as in bad) burn from the stove on Monday. She is doing well, but complains about the pain often enough to break my heart constantly. It is healing well, and hopefully for Christmas the bandage can be left off. She does make it look cute though, ranch smeared face and all!
We arrived at noon after a calm and easy drive. Aunt Liz, Uncle Larry, Larry, and Colton pulled in as we were unloading. Timing was perfect and the gathering started. Soon, Uncle Don, Alex, Tessa, Chloe, and Macy entered the fun and the chaos was kicked up a notch. We got out some oldy but goody toys and the kiddos dug in. The kids couldn't resist the shiny wrapping paper for much longer so we decided to let them open presents. Of course, the children received some very wonderful gifts and opened most of them upon tearing the wrapping off.
Amongst all the noise of the children Grandpa fell peacefully asleep while holding Zane. Precious.
Exploring the gifts continued but we all took a break to enjoy some delicious lasagna, then back to the new toys went the children.
We left around 5pm and all four children fell asleep shortly after starting the drive back, exhausted from a great day!
P.S.
As you can see from pictures Violette's left hand is bandaged up. She suffered a fairly good (as in bad) burn from the stove on Monday. She is doing well, but complains about the pain often enough to break my heart constantly. It is healing well, and hopefully for Christmas the bandage can be left off. She does make it look cute though, ranch smeared face and all!
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
Monday, December 13, 2010
Weekend Recap
We don't get away from the kids much. I use the term loosely, basically we RARELY get away from them, the longest periods have been when I'm in the hospital having another baby. Sad. Yes, it's sad, but I'm okay with it. We have scooted away for a couple of hours here and there, but that is about it.
Saturday, the children's preschool offered this wonderful thing called "Shop and Drop". From 2pm-8pm, for a very minimal fee, Noelle, Max, and Violette were separated from us. We played Santa and did some MUCH needed shopping. It was great. Fabulous. Very enjoyable. The children are very familiar with the school and I felt so comfortable leaving them there. The event raised money for the preschool and we were able to get a lot accomplished. A perfect afternoon.
Zane came with us because he's nursing every 3 hours during the day. At his age, he's cute and easy and we loved bringing with us. Yes, he's chubby. He's huge. Really big. I can't believe how much he has grown since birth. Just take a look yourself. Behold, our Budda Belly Baby:
My milk is truly doing this baby boy good! He's also sleeping incredibly well, from about 9:30pm until 6-7am most nights! He'll go through his growth spurts over the next months and sleep less, but right now it's very nice.
Sunday the snow started to fall and Tom took the older ones outside to enjoy. They had a blast, as most children do in the snow. Max and Noelle got a big kick out of throwing snowballs at Tom. Max tried to get me as I took pictures. Typical Max. Violette seemed to enjoy the snow too. This is different from her crawling state last year.
Saturday, the children's preschool offered this wonderful thing called "Shop and Drop". From 2pm-8pm, for a very minimal fee, Noelle, Max, and Violette were separated from us. We played Santa and did some MUCH needed shopping. It was great. Fabulous. Very enjoyable. The children are very familiar with the school and I felt so comfortable leaving them there. The event raised money for the preschool and we were able to get a lot accomplished. A perfect afternoon.
Zane came with us because he's nursing every 3 hours during the day. At his age, he's cute and easy and we loved bringing with us. Yes, he's chubby. He's huge. Really big. I can't believe how much he has grown since birth. Just take a look yourself. Behold, our Budda Belly Baby:
My milk is truly doing this baby boy good! He's also sleeping incredibly well, from about 9:30pm until 6-7am most nights! He'll go through his growth spurts over the next months and sleep less, but right now it's very nice.
Sunday the snow started to fall and Tom took the older ones outside to enjoy. They had a blast, as most children do in the snow. Max and Noelle got a big kick out of throwing snowballs at Tom. Max tried to get me as I took pictures. Typical Max. Violette seemed to enjoy the snow too. This is different from her crawling state last year.
Cheeks reddened from the blowing snow, snow suits were wet, and children had expired. Time to head in. I whipped up some hot cocoa on the stove. The greatest recipe is found on the side of a Hershey's Cocoa container. Follow it. Make it. Enjoy it. Very worth it.
Today, I made some awesome birthday celebration cookies (think home made Oreo cookies with sprinkles) for Noelle and Max's preschool. This is the last week before break and Tuesday seemed like a good day to celebrate their birthday's at school. The cookies look awesome and I hope the little munchkins enjoy them! Yep, I took pictures of them. 
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Weekend Fun
Few things beat the smell of a fresh cut Christmas tree and that is what we decided to do on Saturday. A tree farm near by seemed like a great choice. Zane stayed in the warm car as we were able to drive back and pick out a tree. The children loved it and afterwards we warmed up in the barn with cookies and hot cocoa.
Decorating the tree was a blast with them. The were great helpers and Violette even put some ornaments on Zane. 
It is a very nice looking tree and fills our house with a wonderful smell. 
Sunday our good friends, the Feyes family, came over for an overdue visit. The children had a ton of fun together and it is always great seeing them. Mia and Violette haven't reached the age where they can play together, but they seemed to enjoy being around each other. Noelle and Olivia on the other hand did nothing but play together.
The weekend seemed to embody the Christmas season of family, fun, and friends.
Today, I captured Zane's smile on the camera for the first time. He smiles often, but never when the camera is pointed at him. Today I had it on and ready at just the right moment.
Decorating the tree was a blast with them. The were great helpers and Violette even put some ornaments on Zane. It is a very nice looking tree and fills our house with a wonderful smell. Sunday our good friends, the Feyes family, came over for an overdue visit. The children had a ton of fun together and it is always great seeing them. Mia and Violette haven't reached the age where they can play together, but they seemed to enjoy being around each other. Noelle and Olivia on the other hand did nothing but play together.
The weekend seemed to embody the Christmas season of family, fun, and friends.
Today, I captured Zane's smile on the camera for the first time. He smiles often, but never when the camera is pointed at him. Today I had it on and ready at just the right moment.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
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