Painted toes

I wanted to paint my toes for Spring so I got out the polish and thought Paisley might like her painted as well. She was very excited and say right down. I tried to explain that she had to sit still and then also had to wait til they were dry before she could get up. I don't think she moved an inch once I started and sat and watched her movie until I picked her up and told her she could move. I think I have a girly, girl on my hands!

Nap Time!

Paisley had RSV. Luckily we caught it early and didn't need any treatment, but we kept a good watch on her. I had to teach Sunday School so Noah and I headed to church while Matt and Paisley stayed home. Matt was working on putting in some new faucets. Paisley was helping, but then disappeared. Apparently the bean bag in her room was a good resting spot. She slept here for a good hour before Noah and I came home.

Later that week while I was working in the basement and Noah was playing wii Paisley decided she needed to take another rest with baby.

Happy Valentine's Day

Hope everyone had a wonderful Valentine's Day! We did!

The best we could do getting them together.
I made these bags for the kids chairs. I put them on after they went to bed so they were there in the morning for them to see. They were very excited, but it took them til after nap to realize that there was a treat inside. Paisley is the one who figured it out which was even more funny because she could reach inside.

We are all so BIG!!

We had two big events this week...one for each child.

Noah:

On Tuesday Noah started his first day of preschool. I have been homeschooling him since the fall with the intentions of starting this coming fall. However, after looking into the preschool and finding out that he could start any time as long as there was a space we decided he was ready to go. He was very excited and has adjusted well. We are still trying to figure out what he has been doing in school since he won't tell us about it, but he is ready to go on his special days (Tuesday and Thursday) and is already walking in by himself without saying good-bye. We are very thankful he has adjusted so well and is having a lot of fun!

Ready to go!!

Paisley:

Paisley is now the proud owner of a toddler bed. I was making her bed this week and put the side down (Yes, we have the now illegal drop-sided crib that will be replaced if another child comes along) and after trying to fix the sheet the side popped off. I couldn't just the leave the railing half on so I took the other side off and hence...the toddler bed. She is very excited about her new bed and will stay in without any problems so far. It did scare Matt not to have a railing so we took Noah's old rail and have Jerry-rigged it to the side. She is not very fond of this, but we scooted it down just a little so she can now get out if she needs to. Her favorite thing to do in the morning or after nap is to get out of bed and come knock on the door to tell me she awake. (Funny Noah used to do this same thing.)

Snow cont.

Five days after the last snow storm we had another one that was double in size. Matt was snowed in at the house so he got to go outside and play with us among doing his work from home.

Matt making a snow angel.

Paisley wanted to swing: snow or no snow it didn't matter. Noah was just happy to be back outside again.
Noah wanted to build a snowman so bad. He kept trying, but it just wouldn't work. Here Matt is posing with what is left from his snowman five days earlier.

We tried sledding in the backyard, but it didn't work out so well. Number one we don't have a sled (that is the lid to the sandbox) and it just looked like the snow was too thick. Can you find Paisley's shoes?
So we moved it to the driveway...Noah was so excited to try sledding down the driveway. Since we still had yet to purchase a sled we improvised. We took Paisley's old diaper box and tried to see if it would work. It was perfect because it had a slick coating on the outside. Noah had no hesitation what so ever and almost fell before he could even get on the box.

Paisley was eager to try after watching Noah. The only problem was the poor girl was so bundled up she couldn't get up at the end.
Matt's turn...he tried on his knees first only to plow through the snow. The next time I told him to sit and he flew so fast down the driveway he passed our mailbox.

Just another fun snow day for the books!!

Snow, Snow, and more Snow

We have been having a lot of snow storms here lately. Kids were out of school in December for a few days and then have been out several more this month. The funny thing is that I didn't get the camera out until about two weeks ago. Not sure why I waited so long, but decided I needed to be taking pictures of the kids in the snow.

The first snow storm on the 5th with the progression throughout the day. It kept snowing these really BIG snowflakes. I thought it looked really pretty but didn't seem to be sticking. Then all of a sudden I looked outside and everything was white.

One happy kid to be outside in the snow and one who has decided she doesn't like to have her picture taken anymore.

Noah started this snowman before Paisley and I made it outside. He finished it by himself and then I helped him with the arms and face. He was very proud of his work.

They both love the snow and couldn't get enough of it.

When Matt came home from work he quickly changed clothes and ran outside to play with Noah. Matt didn't want to be out done by Noah so he built his own snowman. By the time he was done Noah had already decided two plus hours in the snow was enough and came inside.

This is what the yard looked like after Matt's snowman.

A Drischler Christmas

So much fun for one weekend. Due to my brother having ankle surgery (repairing torn cartilage) we traveled to North Carolina to celebrate Christmas with my family. A quick recap of the events included...tea parties, lots of playing outside (jumping on the trampoline, scooters, soccer, baseball), watching lots of football, having a surprise birthday party (my sister Jody turns the big 4-0 January 13), and a quick game of poker...

My family

(Should I include bonus points here for if you can match each spouses and double points if you can find all their kids??)




In case you were wondering he's doing just fine.
Jewelry and Stickers...what else you got in there.

Surprise!!
We also played "Let Jody tell us," Pete's version of a toast/roast
Poker