Scott got back from Utah and he brought back a cool way to do s'mores indoors. We enjoyed some roasted mini marshmallows and graham crackers in the dead of winter.

We also got our snow storm that we were waiting for. Caden got to play football with some of the older kids down the street and he loved it. That's all he talked about for a few days.

People always aks about the kids and what they have been up to. Here are a few stories about them.

Last night we played a game of memory and Caden beat us all... and we were trying... our best. He has an awesome memory. Scott and I are blown away at how much he can remember. He remembers a lot from Missouri and he was only 3 when we moved here. Last week I downloaded a couple of books on my phone and Caden had listened to them about 10 times and the other day he told me he was going to tell me a story. He told me the story from two books. He has both books memorized word for word. It was kinda creepy. He is also going through a bad phase of talking back. For the most part he is a good boy, but he gets in these moods that make me want to scream. Last week he was not listening and I told him that I was too mad to talk to him (I regret saying it), but he went upstairs, got dressed, made his bed and left me a picture on his bed. It was a picture of me with a sad face on one side that said mom and on the other side it said Caden and it was a picture of him with a smile. It broke my heart. I hate getting mad at him.

Kali is a little miss independent. She wants to do everything herself. Most things I will give into, but wiping herself I just won't. She wants to do it every time and I know it would be a germy mess. If she wants to do something herself she always says,"I can do it. I have two hands". I'm not sure where she picked that one up, but it definitely shows how independent she wants to be. The other day a store clerk asked her how old she is and she replied, "I'm 2 (holding up her fingers). I'm not 1, cause 1 is for babies". Don't try to tell her she is big 'cause she knows she is little. And don't try to tell her she is anything but Kali. If we call her any nicknames like princess she will respond, "No I'm not a princess, I'm Kali".

I love my kids. They keep life interesting and always find a way to make me smile.

Scott had two weeks off after our trip to Orlando. He basically had the whole month of December off because he did an online pharmacology class the first two weeks. So we were able to do some fun Christmas things. We made a gingerbread train, sugar cookies and got to look at lots of Christmas lights. I was able to pick up some extra shifts and that was good because December was an expensive month. Kali had a blast eating all of the treats. She loves sugar and doesn't make her too hyper. Caden is not a fan of too many sweets and that's fine with me because he has plenty of energy without the added help.

We stayed home and had our own family Christmas this year. Since Christmas was on Sunday we opened presents first and then went to church. I had to work at 3, but things were pretty much wrapped up by then, and I am not going to complain about the holiday pay. Caden got a Wii and Kali got a doll house, but at this age they care more about the number of presents. Caden was dying for How to Train Your Dragon toys and they are a little hard to find since the movie has been out for so long. I was able to find some on e-bay last minute thankfully because that is what he asked for every time we went to see Santa and he wrote it on his list. Kali got her big girl toys. She acts more like she is five instead of two. She has something to say about everything and she does not want help with anything.

Caden has been in love with the Wii. I have to really limit the time he spends on it. This boy loves video games.

We got to hang out around the house and relax.

No big snow storm yet, but we are ready.

My mom came to visit and help out so I could work while Scott has been gone. He has been on an out rotation in Utah for two weeks. He comes home on Saturday. We sure miss him, but having my mom here definitely helped out. The kids had a lot of fun with her.