January...

January was snow, snow and more snow.  It was also COLD, COLD and more COLD!!  We had a snow day the day right before Christmas break, and 2 more right after break.  We have had 2 more since then.  Combined with a planned records day, the kids have only had 1 full week of school since mid-December!  It's been crazy, but also really fun and kind of nice to have some days off to relax and break out of our normal busy routine.  This week looks relatively calm, so we're hoping for a full week.

We have been playing outside, sledding, and doing our normal activities.  Both girls are currently taking gymnastics and loving it.  Peter is playing basketball on Saturdays through school.

Last week we needed something fun to do on Friday night, so we thought, "Hey, we should pull out Miriam's loose tooth with Peter's remote controlled helicopter!"  Ok, here's what really happened... at dinner Miriam was frustrated because her tooth was super loose, but wouldn't come out.  Casey joked about pulling it out with Peter's remote controlled ATV or helicopter, and Miriam jumped on the idea.  We kept asking if she really wanted to do it, and she said she did.  Here is the result:

On a side note, she has lost 6 teeth since the end of October!  She is now missing her top 2 and her bottom 4.  Peter has only lost 5 so far, so she has now surpassed him.  We can't believe how fast she is losing them--she lost 3 in the last 9 days.  Other than the helicopter one, they seem to fall out very easily.  The tooth fairy is keeping very busy at our house.

Here's what Miriam's mouth looks
like right now.  Don't mind the crazy
post-shower hair!