Did we move to Alaska and someone forget to tell me......

Ok I begged for it, I watched the weather forecast with fingers crossed....we got it....NOW GO AWAY!!!  If I have to dress these kids ONE MORE TIME I might scream or start slipping some kahlua in my coffee in the morning.   The kids are loving it and we've built a snowman, a snow wall, a horse (which was the snow wall), we've made ice cream out of snow, we've made rice krispie snowmen and we have sledded down every hill in the area.  We got a decent ice storm this morning and part of a tree has come down, let's just pray that's the only thing that will come down.  It was suppose to stop ice raining at noon but instead it turned to snow and hasn't stopped.  It's insane, I've never seen it like this.  It's definitely fun but I wish Scott was here to endure with me :)  Always easier with another hand.  Anywho, here are our photos from today. 

Our yummy ice cream after lunch today.  With red sprinkles of course!!

Some of the neighborhood gang on the snow wall/horse

Finally baby Wyatt does exist, we timed it right today where lots of people were out so I got someone to take our pic!Such my little cutie pie frog baby

Snowmaggedon

Well we got our snow storm and it's been so fun.  I'd say our neighborhood got about 5ish inches of snow overnight through mid morning.  It's still coming down but more like drizzly-snow now.  They say it's gonna start melting over night so we'll see.  Dressing the kids to go outside is seriously a huge ordeal and so many freaking layers.  For the love people, dress yourselves already!!!  I front packed baby Wyatt and he got to go down the sled a few times.  Now to say he enjoyed himself I wasn't sure but hey he didn't cry so we went with it.  And seriously before this snow melts I've gotta throw Wyatt out there to get a picture!!!

Playing in the powder

Then they came inside or some hot cocoa and made snowmen rice krispie treats

concentrated

messy powdered sugar boy

Snow snow snow

I feel like a little girl reading the forecast every minute it changes, looking out the window, saying a little extra prayer we get some snow.  It's so fun and we got some.  It's not super super cold so the snow is a bit wetter than one would prefer but Syd and Ty have no preference and love it however it comes.  We've been sledding and then they built a snowman with daddy.  So fun!!

Here we go up the hill

My silly snow angel

Future snow dude I think

The snowman daddy made with the kids. 

January - a new year has begun

I'm back to work 2 days a week (3 days in March), we've found an AWESEOME nanny, the kids love her, we aren't pregnant, and life is getting into a routine of sorts.  It's a really nice feeling.  The first couple of weeks back at work was a hard adjustment for all but now I think everyone is getting use to it.  I'm learning that when I walk through the door to just be with the kids.  Don't worry about cleaning up the kitchen or doing this or that, just be with the kids.  That way everyone is happier.  Our little Wyatt is growing like a week.  He's 6 months now, rolls over like a crazy man (keep in mind none of my kids moved at this age), he's eating nonstop, he is super active, always grabbing at things and loves loves loves to watch his siblings.  It's been such a fast 6 months and he's a fun little guy and this is the age that I start to love a ton.  Their little personalities start to show some and if I had to guess for the future I'd say he's gonna be the toughest little guy out of them all.  He seems to be pretty stubborn and strong willed......I suppose he just wants to make it clear he is to the be the last kid in the Herzog house :)  Love to all and Happy New Year!

First puff, not too sure but he loves them now

Our little happy monkey

Syd and daddy and their new shoes

Playdate with the 08' girls (minus Lia)

The 11' boys.  4 months apart

Our new "Jeep"

Had to post these videos from xmas.  Great Aunt Helen got the kids a real live Jeep and it's hilarious watching them drive around.  This is gonna be a HUGE hit come spring time.  Ty is clueless and Syd is kinda getting it.  Soon hopefully she can drive herself to school :)

Thank you GAH for our Jeep, you do know how to spoil these kiddos ;)

Alabama and Aunt Janie visit

Well the Alabama crew finally made it to Seattle after a major snow storm delay in Denver.  It was so fun to have them and Aunt Janie here to celebrate Xmas.  We did lots of fun things but as usual just hanging out was the most fun.  We kept on schedule even with our little hiccup :)  Enjoy the pics

Went to a botanical garden where everything was in lights, it was pretty amazing and had a blast.  Tons of people but we rolled with it. 

Syd was looking at a girl on a fountain and the girl looked sad and she was very concerned for this girl, it was sweet.

hard to capture how awesome this all is with a picture

Hanging out electronic style

Aunt Janie has an ipad that was a big hit.  We all wanted to steal it from her :)

We love self portraits

happy as a clam

My pics got mixed up, boo, here we are back at the gardens

Once Sean and Glynn's elves arrived they all got into a ton of trouble together

Gingerbread time....or breakfast...whatever

These all turned out so cute

focus

Cooking time, everyone got a chance to get some cookin done

Making reindeer food for Santa's reindeers (Ty was trying it for them just to be sure)

Here ya go reindeer, they can see it from the sky with all the glitter in there

We are officially ready for Santa

Train table from Santa - amazed

Oh FGAT, the "frosting" in this box always ends up in peoples mouths haha.  She loves this!!

Wy just waiting for his next nap

Oh we love these pics

My little fireman

Our cousins taught us the right way to eat oranges

Ok reverse back to right before reindeer food making.  An awesome group shot except for Syd and her deer in headlight look

cousin shot

haha cracks me up everytime

Big gift for Glynn this year was a guitar

And Sean got the Kindle Fire

Time to do some tubing, a great day to play in the snow

This was a lot of physical effort on mom and dad's part draggin these guys around but they had a blast, totally worth it

Decided to take rope tow up to help survive.  Look at Ty, dude hasn't stood up since we arrived haha, he's worn out

Could stayed here all day.  Look how sweet that face is

And this is a face that is not happy tubing is over.....And I mean knock down drag out tantrum

Sister pic

finally got my pseudo family pic after tantrum and some hot chocolate

Hardly on the freeway before everyone cashed out.  Ty not pictured but he striped down and passed out