Travel Day

And we are packed up and off...for our first flying vacation as a family of five. 

Phew!

 

 Please note how much we like to travel in neon clothes. Apparently it is our thing.  

Plus we love us some PDX Carpet & Nikes. People, this is true "Portlandia" and we are about to kiss it good bye for a few days...

Ahhh...we made it! Just in time to hit the beach (no Nikes needed) for Sunset.

 San Diego...READY OR NOT??!!

To Be Continued...

While The Boys are Out...

Connor always wants to know WHAT WE DO ALL DAY WHILE HE IS GONE at school. I usually try to make our day sound as boring as possible without totally lying. 

Ya know, so he continues to want to go to school.

But the truth is, while the boys are out...we PARTY. 

Occasionally we paint our nails, or try some new animal nail stickers.

 Rock some super cute umbrellas while out and about.

 Decorate valentines, get dressed in red, and go to a preschool Valentines party.

 

Do some swimming....

Ya know, just regular boring, everyday stuff that is CLEARLY not as exciting as going to 1st grade.

To Grandma's!

Recently, we headed up to the mountain to visit Grandma! 

We watched her feed the deer right in her front yard (a huge hit with the kids), 

rode the 4-wheeler until it ran out of gas, 

and made a trip to the snow.

 

 We mostly were sledding, but check out that amazing snow man...

So tall. So big. 

Clearly we spent a lot of time on this one.

To the Moon & Back

On a rainy winter day in Oregon, we found us some indoor fun! The Evergreen Space and Aviation museum was pretty cool. The kids mostly sped through the regular museum (or actually ran through most of it), but clearly loved the "kids zone."

Check out our little pilots and astronauts:

The Internet

Have you ever tried to explain The Internet to a 3-year old?

Kaia: Mom, how did you get all of our pictures on that Calendar?
Me: Well, I uploaded them to Costco's website, created the calendar, and then had it printed. Then I went down to the store to pick it up. 
Kaia: But HOW did you get THOSE pictures to the store??
Me: Ummm...well...I sent them through the internet. (At this point I am already flirting with "out of my area of expertise")
Kaia: What is the internet?
Me: Ummm...well...its a large network of computers that are connected together. You can send things back and forth, like emails or pictures. 
Kaia: But HOW does the computer sent it? There is not room for that picture in the cord. 
Me: Yes, right. It is sent digitally. Electronically. (As if she will "get" this. I know, I am totally doing awesome here...very "kid friendly" explanation.)
Kaia:What is digitally? 
Me: Its basically just like magic. You press a few buttons and POOF! Off your pictures go into the internet and end up somewhere else, like the store. 
Kaia: Oh, okay. I get it now. 

Clearly, someone else will need to explain technology to our children.

A New Year...A New Office!

As you may recall from a few months back...we have been remodeling. 

Just one room actually....MY. NEW. OFFICE!!!

I am so excited to have a space in my house for all of my clutter work stuff. Also, the rest of our house already seems so much cleaner, especially if you close the door to the office. Obviously.

The very first day it was deemed "completed" (to Casey's credit, it has been done for a while, I just have been slow to catch up on the blog) the kids were VERY concerned that it had no decorations in it! They took it upon themselves to decorate for me. Its not quite what I had in mind, but I did love the thoughtfulness.  They were VERY proud of their decorating work & thought it looked totally fab & was "just right for my office" they said. If only. Bless their sweet little hearts.

Happy New Year!

From all of the Cunningham's...

We wish you a very Happy New Year!

To ring in the New Year, I have a few short Interviews to share with you, faithful fans...

Connor's Favorite Things of 2014:
Color: Red
Toy: All my Legos
Best Friends: Jake, Cailey
Hobby: Lego Building
Food: Strawberries
Word: funny
Book I read: All of the "Magic Tree House" books
Favorite Activity of 2014: Going to the Zoo
New Year's Resolution: Do More Art Projects

Kaia's Favorite Things of 2014:
Color: Purple
Toy: little puppy
Best Friends: Mom & Dad
Hobby: Playing with Dolls & stuffed animals
Food: Cereal
Word: (any word she makes up)
Book: Elmo Flies a Kite
Favorite Activity of 2014: Going to Sun River
New Year's Resolution: Eat Healthy Food*

Ashlyn's Favorite Things of 2014:
Color: Pink
Toy: Magic Wand
Best Friends: Emma & Mom
Hobby: Play with stuff that's old and new & Painting
Food: Apples
Word: Hubadink
Book: Charlie Brown Finding Book
Favorite Activity 2014:Trip to the Mountain
New Year's Resolution: To keep my room clean*

*I, for one, really really hope these New Year's Resolutions are achieved in 2015!