My nephew Tyler sent us Flat Stanley so that we could take him on adventures and then write back and tell him about all the fun we had and send Flat S. back to him. It was really fun and here are a few pictures of places that we took him. Lennix thought it was so great.

This is one of the first adventures we took Flat Stanley on. Lennix had just received this fishing kit form GrandBarbie (my mom) in one of our wonderful "random" packages from her and my dad. Lennix could not wait to take Flat Stanley Fishing.

This is Greaters Ice Cream. I love that not only do they have great ice cream but they have this wonderful play area for the kids to hang out in.

Now that's a good picture!

Jensen loved the slide. He went down it over and over. Everytime we go, that's were I always find him.

As Lennix was playing at Greaters he tried to get over this little wall that keeps the basketballs in. Well, he slipped and fell right on his front teeth. There was a lot of blood and I thought for sure he was going to lose his bottom tooth. I called Jay and my dad and they told me that if it was at all possible, save the tooth. So I had him bite down on this paper towel and he was so good and he kept biting on it all the way home. He wanted to watch a movie so this is how he stayed for a good portion of it. The tooth stayed in and he healed so quickley.

Oh the things we make Jay do. In the book that we sent Tyler we told him that Flat Stanly had so many treats during his adventures here that he had a tooth ache and had to go see the dentist. It was only appropriate that we wrote Jay in as the Dentist :).
This was that same night of the tooth accident. As you can tell he bounced right back. Kids are so resiliant!

It was around Valentines day so our ward had a cookie decorating activity for the kids. They loved it and of course Flat Stanley came with us.

I love Jensen's Cheeks Lennix is so proud of his friend Flat Stanley
Jensen in Jay's ball cap. I can't believe that one day he will actually be big enough to fit into it. Such a happy little guy.

This was at the "Mandi-Ball" that Jay and I went to for the Dental School. We thought our Nephew Tyler would get a kick out of it. That has to be the most unappetizing cake I have seen :).

Enjoying the Winter

I love this picture of Jensen

Coming home from the holidays is a big adjustment. We went from seeing everyone all the time for a couple of weeks to knowing that we probably would not see family for a long time. I tried to make it really fun for the boys back here in Ohio so they wouldn't miss everyone too much. This is our first fort that we made in our front room. They loved it.

Lennix loves to be told stories. This is Jay telling him one about airplanes before he went to bed. The next day, Lennix was running around the house telling me the story and holding his hand the same way and flying his airplane around the house. They listen more than we think.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAY BABY! He does not like a big deal made out of his birthday. But I had to post at least one picture. That was such a good cake!

This is how I found Jensen when I came back into the room after just a few minutes. He was so zonked so I just wrapped him up in a blanket and let him take his nap right there.

The first real SNOW DAY. So we all bundled up and went outside to play. Oh, I can't get enough of that smile.

I love this video. It puts a smile on my face everytime I watch it.

I am so glad I capture a picture of this. They were absolutely enjoying the snow.

I felt bad. I did not have any smaller boots for Jensen. I decided to buy them a little bit bigger so that he could grow into them. Well, he couldn't even take one step. He actually stayed in that one spot the whole time we were making our snowman and throwing snowballs. As you can tell, he didn't even care. He was just enjoying his time outside.

Lennix was so proud of his snowman. The snow had no moisture in it so it was so difficult to pack. You might laugh at how small it is but we were pretty impressed that we built it up so high. All in perspective!! Plus, I think it's the cutest snowman I've seen. Good Job Lennix!

The perfect "eating snow" picture

If you are dressed for an Ohio winter, it is actually quite pleasant. Me and my little buddy.

I know I say that other pictures are my "favorites" but as my kids get older I have new favorites. I love this picture because there is nothing better than a clean happy boy running around in his diaper.

The Winter Sunrise out of our window

This picture will make my parents laugh! Jensen had a fetish with their garland. Every time Jensen was not in our sight and was not making any noise we knew where he was. He would climb up the stairs to the landing and sit there and eat my parents garland. By the time we left they just had to take it down because Jensen had destroyed it.

When we got back into Ohio, Jay had a couple of days before school started so he took us to the Dental school and gave us a tour. This is where the lectures are held. Not too bad.

His locker
The clinic. Looks like some people are getting a head start.

After the tour Jensen was out. Lennix just wanted to be like Jensen so if you look closely you can tell he's faking it. :)

One thing I love about my mom is that she always comes up with something so fun for the kids to do. Ash and Lennix really wanted to play outside in the snow so my mom brought the outside in. They had so much fun. Lennix just kept on eating anything he made.