Our week

This past week was a really good one. Monday started off with a trip to the doctor's office where Lexie finally was given the okay to have her cast taken off! The X-rays looked great and the doctor was super happy with how it healed up: definitely an answered prayer! Lexie was so cute as she just sat and stared at her arm! She rubbed it for a long time (it had quite a bit of dead skin on it). Her arm is so little! It looks like a little baby arm. She was even more excited to get home and take a long bath all by herself! 

We later met with a new friend for pictures. It was the perfect day for pictures. We had just got a fresh layer of snow on the ground and it wasn't too awful cold out.  Lexie fell asleep on the way to the park so she wasn't too into pictures at first but she had so much fun in the snow she soon forgot she was tired. Here is a peek at the kids pictures.

Tuesday we spent relaxing at home playing.

We made our own face paint by mixing corn starch, baby lotion and food coloring. 

It looked yummy enough to eat, but I discouraged the kids from doing so. They loved painting on their own faces. I just wish we had some mirrors so they could see. 

After their faces were covered we started painting on paper. I asked Lance what he was making and he just said "it's not supposed to be anything. It's just art!" 

Wednesday the kids and I woke up and got ready to go visit daddy. Daddy has been working 200 miles southeast of here in Tok. I wanted to be driving during daylight so we didn't leave till almost 11. Lexie had her backpack filled with her puzzles and was ready to go. 

The drive down to Tok went great. The road conditions weren't too bad. I pulled over and snapped this picture of the sun at noon. You can see how icy the road is there. 

Besides a small stretch of icy road it was smooth driving. The last 50 miles into Tok it was snowing, but we made it no problem. Thank God for good snow tires!

Andrew ended his work day a little early so he could spend the evening with us. We ate at a restaurant right by his hotel called Fast Freddy's. I was really impressed with the hotel and the restaurant. Most small towns in Alaska don't have much to offer. Andrew said it was because Tok is the first town you enter once you cross the Canadian border into Alaska. 

Our evening went by way to quick. The next morning I loaded up the car then we met Andrew for an early lunch before heading back to Fairbanks. 

That day it was mostly clear out so I was able to see the beautiful mountains that surrounded this little town. 

Tok was a neat place. I can't wait to go back next summer and explore the area. 

Saturday I had a Pampered Chef party, but no baby sitter. I was in full freak out mode. My host assured me that the kids would be fine at her house, so reluctantly I brought the kids along. And, you know what? They were great! They had so much fun up in her kids playroom that we never heard a peep out of them. What a relief!

I wrapped up my December shows this weekend and will be off work till early January! 

Today the kids and I were invited to a church by a lady I met at a Pampered Chef party. We LOVED it!!!! O my goodness! The music was awesome! The kids stayed with me till after worship service when the kids wete dismissed. They had a blast. The band had instruments such a a mandolin, guitar, BANJO, drums and key board. The kids danced and just had an amazing time! I really enjoyed the preacher also and the size of the church. Big enough to make lots of new friends (our age!), yet small enough to fit right in and become an ACTIVE part of the church. 

After church the kids and I spent the day hanging out making oatmeal cookies! 

We made a small batch for us and some to take to a friend who fell down some slick stairs and got hurt. 

We wrapped up the evening with our nightly story time. Tonight Lance picked out Curious George (his favorite). The kids were locked on my every word. You would have thought it was the first time they had ever heard any of the Curious George stories. 

I just had to snap a picture!

Every night I read about a dozen stories, sing a song or two, and tell a story. Lance has such an imagination. He loves for us to make up stories to tell to him. He helps out by picking the characters names, deciding what the character is, what they are doing or how the story ends. A couple nights we have FaceTimed daddy so he could tell the kids their story. Daddy tells the Best stories!