Madeline's Cosmic Rocket

One of the presents Madeline got for Christmas was the amazing Cosmic Rocket. She's totally into the whole rocket ship/planets/space science thing. I love it. She watches the Science Channel with me all the time, and learns a lot from it. Anyways, we've been waiting for a good time to launch her rocket and today was the day. She learned all about mixing baking soda and vinegar. It was awesome. Her rocket launched about 50 feet into the air. The girls and their friends sure got a kick out of it. As Madeline would say, Sweet biscuits that was fun!

Esquire Hills Talent Show 2012

This year both Kassie and Madeline asked if they could participate in the Esquire Hills Elementary School Talent Show. Of course, I obliged. Madeline decided she wanted to Hula Hoop and spin like a circus act and Kassie chose to sing a song by herself this year. My, what a difference a year makes with Kassie. Her confidence has blossomed. Needless to say, I am very proud to be their mother! Both of them showed great courage to be on stage in front of a large audience while showing off their amazing talents. Below are the videos of their acts respectively.

Madeline and her Hula Hoop Circus Act

Kassie singing Get It Right

Didn't they do a great job! We surely think so.

Here they are after receiving their roses for performances well done!

My girls ROCK!

And even more snow...

Yep, it's still snowing. So much snow has fallen over the last 2 days that WA State governor Christine Gregoire has declared a State of Emergency and called in the WA National Guard to help aid people. Over 200,000 people in Western Washington are without power. Lucky, we are not. We have about 8 inches on the ground and it's still coming down. Here are 2 videos I took of it still snowing. Sorry, the movie quality is not great. I took it on my phone. But nonetheless, you can kinda see what we are experiencing. Enjoy. :o)

Snow Day!

So with all the news predicting the massive snow storm we were to get, I really didn't think much was going to come of it. After all, weather forecasting in the Puget Sound area is spotty at best. Understandable somewhat because the terrain is so different from mile to mile. We are in the middle of two mountain ranges, right next to a rain forest, and sometimes you're at sea level and other times 500 feet above, depending on where you are. That might be why they say it is the hardest region to forecast. Yeah, ya think?!?

Anyways, long story short, we got the snow they said we would get. YAY! We were so happy to see it! The girls got out there and froze their little patooties off. As I type, Andy is busy building a snow fort. It's a beautiful snowy day. Here's a few pictures I captured earlier.

Even Parker enjoyed freezing his little feet to experience it.

Of course the big girls had to have a snowball fight!

They love the snow!

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*UPDATE*

As I said earlier, Andy was busy making a snow fort for the girls. Well it's completed now. Too bad the girls are frozen solid already after playing in the snow for a few hours. But... I managed to drag them bad out there so they could play in it a bit. Low and behold, they wanted to play more! Crazy girls. Here's them in the fort. (Yes, Sydney is wearing shorts. She said she only came outside this time to take the pictures. She swears she isn't cold...)

I also wanted to get pictures of me and the girls in the snow. :o)

#proudmama

And finally, Sydney being a goofball and trying to make a basket using a snowball. The second shot she actually made it! Silly child...

Gotta love snow days!

Merry Christmas 2011

Wakey, wakey children. Up and at 'em! Time to unwrap gifts! Christmas is here!Christmas was fun and exciting as usual this year. The girls got mostly everything their little hearts desired. Hey, even Andy and I got what we wanted, too! Amazing. :o)

Merry Christmas from The Happy Ketter Family!

Twas' the night before Christmas 2011...

And look what mommy did!

...Um, maybe that's not how it goes...

Oh well, look what I did!

Nighty night, children. Sleep tight.

Fun times happen in the morning!

Oh, Christmas Tree

Above is a photo of our 2011 Christmas Tree Cutting Adventure. We spent the rest of today decorating it. Kassie picked it out for us this year. She did a great job! We decided to go against our normal blue spruce tree this year. Instead, we opted for a nordic fir. They are a tad more pricey, but they don't shed their needles like the spruce does. It has a different look to it, as the branches on the spruce are more to *my* liking. It smells great, which is a plus. I can say overall, I am pretty pleased with the tree. Even our cat seems to like it. Dexter keeps chewing on the branches! Here are a few pictures of the girls decorating the tree.

And below is the picture of it decorated in all its glory.

Now we can't wait for Christmas!