SNOW DAY!!!

Well, it has been a snow day today! School is cancelled for tomorrow also. Last I heard we had 5 inches, but that was several hours ago and the snow hasn't stopped since early this morning. So, naturally after being cooped up for a lot of the morning, I took the kids out in it to play!

Please ignore the Christmas decorations!

This boy LOVED the snow!!

Daddy had to work! Can you find him?

Another favorite of mine for the day!

For dinner we had yummy veggie soup, turkey rollups and snow ice cream for dessert!

In Him,

The Hutchins Family

Greetings from the Savages

We had a busy week last week, but we sure missed Stephen! He was in California for work all week long! There was a LOT going on, but I managed to hold down the fort. We started the week with returning Jesstine's 100 poster for the 100th day of school (which wasn't until Thursday). Then we had Mom's Carelink (kind of like MOPs).That night was also the SW Area Choir concert in which three of my students participated. On Wednesday Jesstine dressed as a Native American for Kansas day and because we had a costume for Emmitt, he did too! On Thursday Jesstine celebrated 100 days of school by taking 10 bags with 10 goldfish in each bag as part of a snack for everyone. I also worked. On Friday, I worked in the morning and then Stephen came home. Sometime in there, I put together a bookshelf for Jesstine's room and rearranged toys/books in the kids' rooms and the living room! I told you it was busy! We made time for the fun stuff too though!

Introducing, Princess Cuddles With Dumpty and Prince Sucks on NUK, otherwise known as my savages.

Jesstine's class (with Sucks on NUK as an honorary member).

They got to go inside this tepee too!

Jesstine's 100 poster with 100 google eyes. I may have helped a little bit. She had to add her newest "My Little Pony" (her latest thing to collect) to the corner. The BLS stands for Bethel Life School.

SORT of a before picture. She no longer had the stuffed animals and Elmo chair. Plus the pictures/wall hangings you see below have been in her room even while the short bookcase was there.

After.

She added this sign to her door not long ago. See if you can read what it says! (Hint: No Babies or Toddlers Allowed!) I am not sure about the bottom part!

I don't have before pictures of his closet because it doesn't look TERRIBLY different, just reorganized. I essentially was able to take most of the toys from the living room and put them in his room! I used the bin that was holding his books to put a small amount of toys in the living room concealed behind the couch! I also went to a Thirty-one party and got a tote to put all of his loose cars/toys in.

Before

After

Glow baths have become a tradition while Daddy is away! This time I still had some glow sticks left over from the last time Daddy was on business! I didn't get to use them due to a visit to the ER! All I did was get some glow sticks from Walmart. I activated them and threw them into the bath water with the kiddos. I didn't pour the glow stuff out. I just put the whole glow stick in the water. Then I turned out the lights! Emmitt was a bit concerned at first, but he started to enjoy it!

Saturday, Jesstine had a party that she was invited to. It was at a place called "Funtastics." It was a gymnastics place, but there were plenty of other fun things as well!

Her favorite part was the big slide which was NO surprise! The Birthday boy is the boy in red with the hat on his face.

Sunday morning the kids slept in until 8:30!!! We were excited, but it did make us rushed to get to church especially since there was still a little ice on the ground from Friday night! Never fear! Our church services changed times a few months back. So we didn't have to be there until 10...but Stephen had to lead singing! In any case, this little guy gave me some rare cuddles! He is a cuddler, but typically not in the mornings! He is usually awake and wanting breakfast as soon as possible!

In Him,

The Hutchins Family

Disney Live

Once again, it has been a while. Things have been busy as the kids get older and as school resumed after the break. It seems my house is never clean. We are always scrambling to get from point A to point B. So, here we are!

For Christmas the kids got tickets to go see Disney Live's Pirate and Princess Adventure. It isn't Disney on ice. It is more like Sesame Street Live only not quite as well done in our opinion. It's a kid show though! How well done can it be?! The kids were bored through the first part (mostly Emmitt), but seemed to enjoy the second part. It featured Sofia from Sofia the First and Jake from Jake and the Neverland Pirates, two shows on Disney and Disney Junior. We have seen every episode of Sofia the First and we watched the first several of Jake a few years ago when it came out. So, here are some pictures:

We were pretty far back and to the side, but they were the only 4 seats together that were available. I purchased these way back before Christmas.

Sofia

Royal Prep School

Sofia had to get some help from Cinderella to figure out what to give her friends at a party!

The royal family, King Roland, Queen Miranda, James and Amber.

This was the only exciting part of the whole first act. The only other thing that peaked Jesstine's interest was when Cinderella showed up.

Emmitt's favorite part was anytime Mickey was on stage!

The second half was slightly better with Jake, Izzy, and Cubby.

One of the more enjoyable parts of the show was this dance where the pirates all had buckets stuck on their feet.

Jake was captured by Captain Hook who stole their treasure map. To call for help from Peter Pan, they had to get Tinkerbell to light their lantern. The yellow light is Tink.

Stephen and I were waiting for the crowd to start chanting, "I DO believe in fairies! I DO! I DO!" They got TInkerbell's help without the chanting though.

Lantern lit!

It worked! Peter Pan showed up!

Jake was freed by Peter, but of course Hook woke up! So a (long and drawn out) sword fight ensued.

They got their map and were on their way...only to be chased down by Hook in the Jolly Rodger.

And once on the island, Hook was chased by none other than the crocodile! (The kids really liked this part.) 

Because Jake is kind and brave, he agreed to help hook out by flying using pixie dust!

They all danced and sang one more time and Mickey and Minnie showed up again.

We of course were suckers and got the kids each one piece of overpriced swag (not pictured). The doll Jesstine is holding was actually from Christmas and was only $7-$10. At the show, they were selling for $30!!!!! She got a plastic Sofia figurine.

Emmitt got some Mickey Mouse binoculars.

This week, Jesstine is dressing up as a Native American to celebrate Kansas Day at school. She will also be celebrating the 100th day of school. We worked on a poster that will be displayed at school.

These are the costumes that Daddy and Uncle Seth wore!!!

100 google eyes!

And just for fun:

In Him,

The Hutchins Family