More Christmas

Have I mentioned how much fun we all had in Idaho for Christmas? The time we all got to spend together went by much too quickly and the time to leave came way too soon for any of us. We are now counting down the days until we are reunited again. Don't know exactly for sure if it will be before Disney, but we are excited nonetheless. Yes, Disney is in November...simply can not wait for that and to see the excitement on my girls faces as they meet the princesses face to face. Not sure who will be more excited, mom or the girls! Enjoy some more pictures of our trip west.



Have you ever successfully attempted to take a picture of 5 children at one time and have them all looking and smiling? Yeah, me neither, but we did attempt and had lots of laughs trying....

This is the best we could do!!

Once we were home, the girls got to have another Christmas. We didn't take any of our gifts out to Idaho for them...Santa came but that was it! So another Christmas it was, they were in heaven!!!

And so the long winter nights and Christmas break took our toll on all of us and we ended up with the stomach flu at our house. So we snuggled in and hunkered down and tried to get rid of it!

Merry Christmas 2010

How many pictures can I keep on my camera at a time? Apparently too many. I cleaned it off today and have decided to update the blog!!

Merry Chirstmas! We spent Christmas in Idaho this year. Planned and packed for lots of snow and sledding. Didn't have time to go sledding, we have too many other things going on. Oh, and it didn't snow. You have got to be kidding you might say? Well, it flurried and was gone within an hour. Yes, no snow in the mountains for Christmas!! We made so many happy memories and had suck a fun time just watching the kids play.

If you are a new parent or have an idea to try somehing new...my advice is to NOT try Make-it and Bake-its with toddlers and with a wobbly table. Not worth the headache. But it is fun to have the finished product now. Jenny had lots of crafts and activites planned to keep the kids busy. VERY little TV was watched. Lots of music recitals, concerts and books read aloud happened instead.

A plane ride from Omaha to Denver and finally to Salt Lake City followed by a 3 hour drive in a BLIZZARD. The girls did amazing and there was minimal whining. Some peeing on the side of the road in a blizzard as I have a daughter who gets her tummy in knots when we travel in the car.

Lots of time spent doing crafts, blowing kisses to each other through the glass door. Pretty sure Jenny instigated that one!

I still have over 140 pictures just from this trip...but check out the sleeping arrgnements these kids made for themselves. Now this is what bonding with your cousins is all about!!

Christmas Music Program

Being in Kindergarten means lots of new and exciting things and for this particular little girl, it meant getting all dressed up with mommy's make-up and curling her hair for her 1st Music Concert at the high school!! The kindergarten class was so big that they had to make a separate concert for them and the 1st graders!

Check out my peanut!! In case you can't see her, just look for that big red bow!

And of course, not just one Chapman girl can get dressed up, they all must!!!

Where we have been

Seems as though time passes so quickly and we have little time left for updating the blog!! Not even sure anyone really looks at this anymore. Nevertheless, I am gonna add some photos from the past few months, enjoy!! Our sweet girls are growing up and it is still hard for this mommy to let them grow up!!!

More Pumpkin Patch....

We just can't seem to get enough of the patch this year!! We have been 3 times already! Maybe again this weekend! Good times, lots of memories being made! Have tried MANY times to get pictures of the girls at my favorite spot at the pumpkin patch, with very minimal luck!! Oh well, as long as we are having fun and making memories to last a lifetime!

This past weekend was Gradnparents Day for Olivia at school. Mamo and Bampo came out to go to preschool with her and then to the Pumpkin Patch. Grammy was visiting Pap-Pap in Pittsburgh. We will have to take her to the pumpkin patch again!!!

Pumpkin Patch Time

We were lucky enough to have the chance to head to the Pumpkin Patch in Grand Island with Mamo, Bampo Ty, Tish and Londyn and Sydney. The girls were so excited to see their cousins and have a fun filled day with them! The weather was amazing and the smiles and giggles were priceless! Of course getting 5 little girls to sit still long enough to look at the same camera and smile was a touch difficult, but fun nonetheless!! Check out their fun times...

They enjoyed pony rides, slides, walking through the Land of Oz, visiting Charlie Brown's Great Pumpkin yard, having snacks, riding the zip line, riding the train, riding bikes and . I think the adults enjoyed Latisha riding the zip line the most!!! Check out her face, priceless!!!

Everyone konked out quickly after baths and as the lights went out! I couldn't pass up the chance to take pictures of my sleeping beauties!!