A Future Window Display on 5th Avenue?

Last night Emma was very excited to show us what she had picked out to wear to school:

Check out the headband on the pumpkin pillow (and she even had her underwear inside her jeans!)

Fridays are show-and-tell days at school. Can you guess what she took?

Orange Bowl Cheerleaders

We hurried home from school yesterday and put on our Iowa gear to cheer on the Hawkeyes in the Orange Bowl! What a great game!

Emma's Laugh and "The Fish"

We hope you enjoy two new classic videos from the Kasparek family:

Chris has some very fish like moves on the Zipfy sled.

Emma's laugh of sheer joy would make anyone smile (not to mention Camden sandwiched in between Claire and Emma during the ride)!

A Happy New Year in the Snow!

We couldn't think of a better way to start a new year than a trip to the mountains to play in the snow. Emma and Camden were so excited to see the rain turn to snow as we traveled up Snoqualmie Pass and by the time we got them bundled up and outside, they were ecstatic!Chris, Chris, Claire, and Emma riding on the snowcat sled to the Trollhaugen lodge.
Whoa! What a ride for Chris and Camden!

There were a few inches of fresh powder that flew up in your face as you were sledding downhill, so unfortunately we saw this...
...and this a few times yesterday. Emma looks like an old pro on her new Zipfy sled. She liked starting about halfway up the hill and had a blast on it!

Here comes Camden! Alison LOVED sledding in the tube!

We had a fantastic run down the hill!

The last trip down the hill for Emma and Claire!

Good-Bye 2009!

2009 where have you gone?!?! Another year has come and gone and we had to get in one last dinner party with the Warthens. We had fun reminiscing about our New Year's Eve celebrations at the beginning of the decade, but all enjoyed our relaxed celebration to end the decade.

Here are the 2 biggest party animals:Chris, Chris, and adorable Alison ,hanging out in the backpack, loved the cheese fondue... ...maybe not as much as me! This was my permanent spot for quite a while! :)
After dinner we tried playing Rock Band for the first time
(yea, we stink). At about 8:30, we rang in the New Year-thanks to some footage of the Seattle Space Needle's celebration from last year! The kids didn't know any different (and we have to get away with this stuff while we still can!)

Emma's Funny Face Creations

Emma and I just had another camera downloading session. I love to see what she's been taking pictures of. :) I got a kick out of the 20+ pictures she obviously took one afternoon when she was "resting." Every possible thing she could take a picture of while staying in her bed. She is getting very good at adding stamps to her picture right on her camera. The first two of Camden & Claire are her very own creations. I love how appropriate Camden's stamp is given how he's been acting lately! Enjoy our silly pictures!

Emma took a picture of Nana while we were chatting with her on Skype. Thanks for being a model for us, Nana!

Girl Power!

Emma and I had a wonderful girls day today and she found this great shirt at Old Navy. I've been trying to teach her the saying, Girls Rule, Boys Drool. She can't quite remember that last word and always says, "Girls rule and boys slobber!" :)