Pine Wood Derby

Last night we attended Scott's Pine Wood Derby race. He didn't get 1st place, but his car did very well. Brandon had the most fun of all. He raced Lightning McQueen down the track and enjoyed it tremendously. It was a fun night!

Snow Days!

Well we are in the middle of being pounded by the 2nd snow storm since Saturday and we are having blizzard conditions outside. I haven't seen this much snow since February of 2003, after Hilaree was born in Colorado. We had at least 3 feet, but it was nice because Duaine was able to stay home from work for about 3 days and help out with the new baby. He also stayed home today as well as the kids. They went outside for a while, but with the wind being so powerful they could only stay out for a short while.

I also wanted to mention that Michael received his Arrow of Light badge last Wednesday. It is the highest rank in the Cub Scouts that you can earn. We are very proud of him and his hard work. I forgot to take my camera with me so a friend let me borrow hers, but I wasn't able to get them to open on the blog for some reason.

We also had Hilaree's 7th birthday on Tuesday (and Saturday). She is growing up very quickly. We love her so much. She brings a lot of spice and love to our home.
She has always hated to get her hair done, but we found a hair blog that we have been getting ideas from and that has helped our hair problems improve. Hooray!

We also were able to go see Aunt Geri and Dianna at Jenny and Daves in Pottstown over the week end. It was fun to see them again and watch the Super Bowl together. Some how me made it to see them twice even with all the snow. Next time mom you should come with them too. We also went to Valley Forge with them. We saw a ton of dear. Madison (Hickman) said she wishes she had a gun so she could shoot them. We thought that was pretty funny. I guess that is what happens when your dad is a hunter.

Take care everyone. I hope the snow has missed you because I don't think we will be going any where any time soon. Love ya all.

Potty Traing

Well it is that time in my 2 year olds life when it is time to potty train him (my most unfavorite part of parenting). So far we haven't done so well. At first Brandon wanted nothing to do with wearing underwear, but now we are over that, but he still wants to be a baby and wear diapers. He even told me to eat the M&M's (his potty treats) and that he didn't want them, which is very unusual for him he loves M&M's. This past week we tried again, but he has been very sick and had too many accident's. I did find him wearing his potty seat around his neck like a necklace YUK hu! So I guess we will try next week when he is feeling better. Wish me luck!

Our Trip to Colonial Williamsburg, Yorktown, and Jamestown VA

After Christmas our family took a trip to Virginia to see Colonial Williamsburg and other surrounding sites. While we were there we walked along a street that is a replica of how it looked back in the early 1770's. There are also actors dressed in period clothing as well. It was a neat experience!

While there we also saw Jamestown, the very first settlement, where the Pocahontas and John Smith story started. We also saw Yorktown, where the last battle in the Revolutionary War was fought (Where Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington).

We really enjoy visiting historical sites as a family, it really brings the history to life. We hope that our children will value these trips for a long time(even though swimming at the pool was the highlight for the children).


On our way home we took a longer route that Duaine and his dad had travelled after Duaine's high school graduation. The highway travels under the Atlantic Ocean, for about 20 miles. The older kids expecially enjoyed this stretch of the highway.

Happy New Years to everyone and we hope you all have a wonderful 2010.

Love,
The Horlachers