Winter Wonderland

This morning we woke up to a winter wonderland!! So far we've gotten about 7 inches of snow! Jaelyn didn't know what to make of the snow. She wasn't too sure of it....the first word out of her mouth was that the snow was "dirty"! Ha! But with Daddy & Opa outside with her, she forged along.

Isn't this gorgeous? I do miss having snow more regularly ...but I don't miss the long Michigan winters!

Marcus pulling Jaelyn down the "hill" on a sled!

Hmmmm....not to sure of this white stuff!

All bundled up (minus the snow pants...oops...gotta purchase some of those yet!)

Our Chicago Trip!

Last Thursday we boarded a plane and flew to the frigid, cold, & windy city of Chicago! Boy was it bone numbing to go from 50 degrees in Seattle to 10 degrees in a matter of hours! There was even snow on the ground!! This trip was to celebrate my dad's 60th birthday as well as have an early Christmas celebration as a family.



We spent a lot of time hanging out and relaxing with one another. It was a lot of fun to watch Aidan & Jaelyn interact together. Aidan did really well sharing his toys with Jaelyn!

So cute together!!

The better part of the trip seemed to be spent eating!! We never went hungry, that's for sure. Boy, we had some great food! One night Dan & Kim had the great idea of making calzones from scratch! They made the dough for us and then we could put whatever toppings we wanted in it. Yum, Yum!!

Here we are as a family all around the dining room table. Good times!!

And, who can forget the morning we all opened up our gifts! Santa came early for the Post clan!! Here Jaelyn is opening up one of her gifts with some help from Aidan. This year was more fun than last year 'cause she was more into the gifts and ripping the paper!

Children's Museum

On Friday morning we headed out to the Children's Museum in Naperville, IL. I think the adults had as much fun as the kids!! It is a really neat place...you could spend all day in one section of the museum! It's a toss up between the water feature and the balls as what Jaelyn's favorite thing to do.



Thank goodness for the smocks that they had available for the kids to wear as they played in the water. Somehow Jaelyn still managed to get really wet, though! :)

Aidan & Jaelyn having fun with the water.

Playing with the balls is so much fun!!

Jaelyn & Daddy making a fun picture together

Happy 60th Birthday, Dad!!

On Saturday night we went to an amazing restaurant, The Capital Grille, to celebrate my Dad's 60th Birthday. Boy, was it an experience!! Marcus & I have never had a steak that good in our lives!! What was extra special was that my brother, Dan, had a buddy from school who worked there, so we got some extra special treatment during the evening. The food was all amazing....from the lobster mac n cheese & calamari to the steaks & side dishes. And who can forget the champagne, wine, & cocktail drinks!! We had such a fun evening...the kiddos were home with a babysitter so we were free to talk & laugh the night away! It truly was a night we won't forget!

Marcus & Stephanie, Heather & Brian, Dad, Dan & Kim

The waiter brought this out to my dad at the end of the evening....flour less chocolate cake, key lime pie, & creme brulee....yum, yum, yum!! It was a great ending to our evening. Oh, wait...we had a 30 minute drive home so Heather (38 weeks pregnant) was our designated driver. The drive home was VERY memorable! I had tears rolling down my cheeks from the conversation we all were having. I won't go into detail...but it made for quite a memory!! I know this won't make since, but it will to all who were in the car: "do I have any mints left? Can you please check one more time?!"

Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving this year...much to be thankful for....including buying a house! Yes, you read that correctly...we finally bought a house! We should close on it Dec. 10th!! We are so very excited about it...and can't wait to move it. (Pictures of it to come later!)

Brad, Suzanne, Lexi, & "little man" (their nickname for baby #2 on the way!) drove up from Oregon to spend Thanksgiving with the family. It was a lot of fun to have all 3 girls together again. They are getting SO big!! Lexi is walking now & Elisabeth is really close so it makes for lots of fun!! It's neat to see them interact with each other & carry on "conversations" with each other. Jaelyn was in heaven because Brutus, their 240lb english mastif, made the drive as well. She sure gets excited when she sees him...but doesn't like it when he barks!

We tried doing a little photo op of the girls...but we could never get all 3 girls to sit still...actually both Lexi & Elisabeth were the ones on the go!! No sitting still for these girls!! Jaelyn was actually a champ and kept saying "cheese" to the camera!!

...so we decided to have them all stand up by the coffee table...this kept them occupied for a couple more seconds at least!!

Then it was bath time for the girls. It first started off being a solo event for Lexi. But Jaelyn wanted in on the fun and came and asked me if she could join. (She pulled on her shirt...like she wanted it off and kept pointing to the tub!) So, in Jaelyn went. Elisabeth soon came upstairs and wasn't planning on taking a bath...but somehow got soaking wet from the 2 girls splashing...so in she went!! It was pretty funny to watch the girls play in the tub.

Here are the 3 girls (Elisabeth, Jaelyn, & Lexi) having some fun in the tub.