busy...busy...busy

showing off the new cleats poppy bought. hannah's been in the same cleats for 2 years!

the bat bag that they are going to be sharing

before first practice.

father daughter 80's dance

hannah got kidnapped for daisy's for a pancake breakfast

open house project...don't let the intensity of the project scare you:)

open house

that we have been. + sick. the flu/cold has gone through us twice, me included. somehow john avoided it. we have made about 5 trips to disneyland in the last 2 weeks. everytime i turn around i am pulling into the parking lot. i know they don't appreciate it, but they love going! both girls started softball last week. they are on the same team and daddy is the coach. hannah could care less and kate is so excited you wouldn't believe it. if you call her a softball girl she gets a big grin on her face! hannah had open house last weekend. there was a book fair there, but i told her i wasn't going to buy her a book unless she read it to me. well what do you know...the kid can read...EVERYTHING. not quite sure what she is comprehending, but i'm not gonna worry about that....just excited she is reading. kate continues to whine by the minute and meghan continues to make us smile every second, though she shows glimpses of the terrible twos. hannah and john attended a father/daughter dance this past weekend for daisys. i think john was left alone much of the night while hannah ran around with her friends.

My baby girl is 2 years old! I know everyone says it, but I must...where does the time go? I remember holding her at 5 or 6 months and being so thankful that she was so little and I had so much time for her and now I can't remember where that time went. I wish I could bottle her up and go back to January 20 2009. My baby isn't a baby anymore. I know why Kelsey is the fam favorite...there's something about that last baby. Her first 2 years of life Megsie has continued to be the most sweet, low maitenance, loving, calm, precious little thing, but I see the dark side coming. She has had 2 drop down, face down, hands and legs kicking temper tantrums this past week. Uh Oh. Her only downfall as of today, January 20 2011 is she is NOT sleeping through the night. She has daddy wrapped around her finger. 2-3 mornings a week, I find them cuddling on the couch from the 5 am hour on.

We love you Meghan Grace and can't wait to see who you become!!

the girls went from sledding to a water park overnight!

meghan did not like going down in the sled, so she sat in the car

isabella and hannah

the photographers

waiting to empty out their stockings

the ross side of the family

note my lazy eye...thanks dad!

the best christmas present of all

a christmas tradition...i mix the mix and john does everything else!

our last trip of the season to disneyland

life has been so crazy around here. hannah finished up a stellar soccer season peaking in the playoffs which allowed us 3 extra games! YEAH (not!) she loved soccer and really improved. she is still all over the field, but she is so aggressive and everyone keeps telling us how lucky we are:) both girls are in school and megsie and i are always in the car dropping off or picking up someone! paige and kelsey both came in last week to celebrate christmas. we packed in as much fun as possible capping it off with a visit to santa. last week hannah had her school performance. we couldn't really see much, so thankfully hannah was right behind the main characters, we could see her up on the screen...when it was working. here are a few pictures from the night

santa was on a break when we got there, so the kids had fun playing

meghan ended up being a fan, but i only have this first picture

waiting to see santa

every time the girls cousins come in town, we try and have a slumber party. they sleep on the couch bed, have popcorn, and watch a movie. they LOVE it!

megsie and katie at hannah's play

hannah singing

marmie and poppy

auntie paige and hay hay

annual...

we took our annual trip to disneyland with my high school friends, only this year, it was just one:) my uncle had given us a ticket last year that expired next week so it was perfect timing. it was a great night, the crowds were limited and the kids had a great time. we were there for over 5 ours and went on 3 rides. where did the time go. the kids played, we took christmas pictures, ate, fireworks, cookies, and then we were done. the girls love disneyland and so do i on a normal day, but this time of year, that place is awesome. we are so lucky to be able to go as much as we want whenever we want! looking foward to kelsey getting a pass now that they will be living close:)

our christmas angel watching over us.

decorating the tree

getting ready

nothing like taking the tree out of the attic and 'shaping' it. i know it's better for john, but oh i do not like a fake tree!

happy thanksgiving

We have had a wonderful Thanksgiving week. I really don't take the time to realize all we have. I am so lucky to have great friends, best friends for sisters, wonderful parents and extended family, a husband (with a job:), healthy kids, a house, etc, etc. We started off the week by picking Hannah up from school last Friday and heading east to Arizona. We had a great time as usual. The kids love being there and though I know we are a train wreck coming through the Putz house, they always put a smile on and treat us great. On Thanksgiving we got up at 5am and were out the door by 5:15. We headed back west to spend Thanksgiving with my parents, my aunt and cousins, and the Axlines. It was a weekend full of eating, sleeping, shopping, eating, swimming, eating, football, and eating. The kids had a great time all weekend. Candace and my cousin Amanda and I did "black" Friday at Target and the mall. Nothing too exciting. We each got a few things! Shopping at that time of the day is crazy!

Tonight we decorated. It seemed like last year the girls liked decorating, but this year they were soooooo excited. They decorated the entire tree. Hannah put up the Angel, which was a little emotional for me because it was my Grandma Polly's. This is the first Christmas she won't be here. We were all so busy at Thanksgiving, but I know there was a little piece missing from all of my family:(

Arizona

taking over uncle jj's man room

ranger ride

bath time

i wonder why they had trouble sleeping

We have spent the week in Arizona. We drive back tomorrow to spend Thanksgiving with my mom and dad and the Axlines. Black Friday on Friday and the Ohio State/Michigan game on Saturday. The girls have had so much fun with all their cousins. They absolutely love being at Lo and K's house. There is something for them to do in every room! Each night they had a movie in JJ's man room! I am sad to leave tomorrow, but looking forward to spending some fun time during the Christmas holidays with everyone again!