ER visit

I have often heard of kids sticking things in their noses, but it was one of those things where I didn't believe it until it happened to me...tonight. Sophia, our playful, curious, dramatic daughter decided to play with crayons after dinner...which is fine. Except, she decided to place a small crayon piece into her right nostril.
She panicked initially and screamed that she couldn't breath. But since she was screaming at the top of her lungs, I knew she was breathing. And then she said that she couldn't get the crayon out of her nose.
We tried to get it out at home, but ended up taking her to the ER.

She is such a trooper. No crying or whining. We waited patiently in the waiting room until she was called in. It took a while for the doctor to remove it, but once that little green crayon was removed, she was good to go, with a couple, "I survived the ER" stickers in hand.

Here she is playing dress up a few days later.

Walking

Noah has been walking for about a month. Taking a winter stroll at our local park.

Oh what fun it is to ride

First family trip to Tahoe.

We went the week after Christmas for 3 days. The kids really enjoyed playing with snow. They even braved the bungee jumping apparatus. Not sure what it is called, but they had loads of fun.

Ice Skating

Here are Sophia, Hannah, and Alexandra's first time on ice skates. There was a free session at our local ice skating rink and amazingly, the girls enjoyed it.

Disneyland and California Adventures

Happy Holidays!

It's the start of the holiday season. I love this time of year especially when you see that holiday sparkle in kids' eyes.

Our Minnies and Tigger too

The morning of Halloween in our front yard.

Dressed and ready to go trick or treating for the first time.