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Just a few pictures that make me smile.....

Finally, a month later I am uploading and sorting the hundreds of photos from the holidays here are just a few that instantly made me smile!

Adventures at Grammie & Papa's

We had an amazing time away at Grammie & Papa's so good we had no time to blog. The month really passed quickly, well at least to us it did I am sure that Grammie & Papa might feel differently. The boys traveled great, adjusted to sleeping in different places well, loved visiting with everyone, & really had a great time! Here are a few pictures of the things we did most are just every day happenings that you miss out on when your family is 1500 miles away!

Saturday Sledding!!!

We were so lucky to have yet another snow fall so Cookie and I, more Cookie than me decided we should bundle the boys up and bust out the sleds Uncle Jay got them for Christmas. I hate the winter every part of it except for my birthday and Elijah's of course but I am trying to embrace the fun because Elijah really loves it. The boys loved the sledding outing. We walked around the family and everyone one of us took a fall or two, except Pugsley!

Thank you Uncle Jay for the awesome sleds it looks like we will be getting a lot of use this winter!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAPA!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAPA!!!!!!

Today is the day the world's most original Papa was brought into this world! I am so happy to say that my boys have the best papa in the world and when it comes to his children and grandchildren there is nothing he would not do. This amazes me at times considering he is an only child and never really had to give anything up for anyone else. I want to take the chance to thank my father for a few gifts he has given me in life that he may not even know about, thank you for giving me the gift of gab that I have, my love for travel, my appreciation of music, and my guilty love of ice cream and little Debbie snacks! Thank you for introducing me boys to matchbox cars and always having a new one for them when you seen them, thank you for giving Elijah his first fishing experience, and thank you for getting down and playing with them even after you have worked hard all day. Daddy, overall thank you for being you and as much as we pick on you and jab you about certain things we love you for who you are and the entertainment and great stories you bring to our family!!!!

We love you Papa, Happy Birthday!!!!

Family Pictures

Sunday we were lucky enough to have some family pictures taken with the sweetest woman, Molly! My girlfriend Carla had used here a few months ago and we were lucky enough that she had a cancellation this past weekend and was able to fit us in. We had a lot of fun but Samuel was not in the best of moods with the time change and he bumped his head after only about ten minutes of being there but I think we will get a few out of it. We are going to try again in the spring after the baby arrives, I am already looking forward to it!

MOOO

Tonight Cookie and I packed the boys up and instead of giving them dinner like all good parents should at 6pm in the evening we headed over to Crescent Ridge Creamery to see the cows and get some ice cream. I was so excited myself since I have been dairy deprived for the last year thanks to Samuel and his dairy allergy. When we pulled up since it was a cool evening all of the cows were out grazing and really close to the fence so the boys were both very excited. We were also lucky that Mona & Nono who live very close by were free and able to come meet us, we love any chance we get to see them they are the sweetest couple! We ordered our ice creams and headed over to see the cows where Elijah was trying to teach Samuel that cows say "Moo" not "AHHHH" Samuel really just wanted to yell and run into the fenced area with the cows. After visiting with the cows we headed over to climb on the old tractor. Elijah has loved this tractor since he was Samuel's age it is so cool to watch him on it every time. After some climbing, some more mooing, and a few final licks of ice cream we headed home....it was a perfect time!

Kelly Kids

I love being a Kelly kid! I think only Kelly kids know what that statement really means. I would do "almost" anything for my siblings and I know that the same holds true for them to me. We have a bond that our parents instilled in us from birth to be loyal & true to each other and never ever go against your family. This is something that we do not even need to think of it just runs in our blood. The last two weeks all four of us were together for the first time under one roof since 1994. I was a bit nervous about how it would go but I have to say it could not of went any better. Ma & Daddy should be very proud there was no fighting not one & we even played a game or two. I enjoyed so much having everyone here and spending the time together I just hope that it is not as long until we can do it again.

Kids Gone Wild....

The kids could not get enough running in front of the museum so I took this chance to take a few pictures. Here they are enjoy! On a side note Shannon and I found the Elijah and Ryleigh like each other much more when they can run like crazy!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILLIAM!!!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY WILLIAM!!!!!!!!!




Today William turns 7! I can not believe it. Where have the past seven years gone? William is amazing! I love him sometimes more than my heart can handle & often when I even say his name I get tears in my eyes because he is such a special person. There are few truly kind people in this world and William is one of them. I feel so lucky to have been blessed with such a wonderful gifted nephew, thank you Shannon!