Valentine's Days

In true Perreca Fashion, we have been able to spread out the love from Valentine's Day!

We started off on Friday with making a cake for Mommy and Daddy can cupcakes for the kids- these pics are just hilarious, which is why I posted them. Actually, the kids had a blast!

Alden needing more hearts


Just too funny for words....


I promise you, she isn't choking....


The finished product of the cake- too bad it didn't taste good....


Showing which cupcake is hers


And once it was all done, we snuggled on the couch together to watch some Olympics!


The following day the kids got their Valentine's Day gifts from Al and me- balloons! (Thanks, Karen for the tip that they were at the Dollar Store!) The kids LOVED them so much that the said balloons had to be tied onto their beds at night, so they could "sleep" with them! I love how simple pleasures still make my kids happy!

Addie and "her" frog


Alden and "his" monkey- he is already a bit deflated since the 2 of them had been fighting a bit...


And here is poor Kierke having the 2 balloons shoved in her face- she takes a lot, the poor dog....

Lost Pics

As you might recall, we "lost" our camera about a week ago. Well, it was found!! Yay!! While Ruby was beautiful- she cost money, so back she went. Where was our camera? In Al's ski jacket pocket! He never holds the camera- so we think one of the kids must have taken the camera and put it in his coat. The point- we are glad to have our old camera back!

Here are the pics we had taken with it- it was such a fun time with the kids, I'm glad to have these memories now!

Al- super creative- thought about trying to use the kayak as a sled! Great idea, sadly, it didn't really work as the snow was too deep... Addie SO excited to give it a try!


At the top of the hill on the amazing, old-fashioned sled that Al had slicked up! We were super popular- everyone wanted to use our sled as it was the only one that made it down the hill- and it went FAST! Here Alden is ready to go with Al.


SO sweet- Alden LOVES his Daddy- on the way back up the hill with the sled.


Here Mommy is taking off with both kids!

Cabin Fever...

We have been stuck inside a bit these days thanks to the snowy weather. We have done our best to make it a fun time.... We will see if we can still have fun after this next predicted storm makes it way through.... It does feel and look more like we moved to upstate New York, not Virginia!

Addie checking out the snow- Alden, still, wakes-up every morning and is shocked to see snow outside!


Our good friend Kelleigh came by and introduced us to Rainbow cookies- what a fun break!


A picnic breakfast while watching " 'mercial kid tv" as Addie calls it- aka, The Disney Chanel.


Addie LOVES her babies, dressing them up, and creating detailed stories about them, their birthday's, their daddy's, where they live, their classmates- she always has a story to tell about her doll of the day! Here, she had finished creating Cinderella's (who she is holding) birthday invitation using dry erase markers- which are all over her hands and face - sigh....


Alden LOVES his knit hat and mittens. Here he is showing off his bear mittens.


See, they CAN be worn inside- he can play cars WITH them on!


Addie deep in thought- choosing which outfit her doll should wear

A New Addition...

Last week, a sad occurrence happened at our house- our camera disappeared. At first, I thought it had been misplaced by some certain little ones who shall remain nameless.... But after turning the house inside out, it was determined that it must have fallen out of my coat pocket while we were sledding. Since I have a photography addiction, a new camera needed to be procured. After some research (thanks all of you who gave suggestions)- we made a purchase today.

Without further ado, I introduce you to Ruby, our newest addition (and you thought I was pregnant- lol!). Hopefully her bright color will help me not loose her....


Once charged, Ruby was put to work- I had been a whole week without taking any pictures!!

The kids were in cute Valentine clothes- so I took some pics for their Valentines!

Isn't my little boy SO handsome?!?



Addie is full of kisses these days- here she is blowing one!


And now she's just plain cute and sassy!

This says SO much- Addie LOVES her brother and he tolerates it and even enjoys it a teensy bit!

These 2 get along SO well (most of the time)- they are such joys!

And what photo session would be complete without an attempt at a family pic!

Playing Dress-Up

One of the kids favorite passtimes these days is to play dress-up.... So without further adu, I introduce you to...

Princess Belle and Fireman Alden


Princess Belle and Panda Cinderella


Fireman Alden


Diva Tinkerbell

My kids are just adorable!!

SNOW!!

For the 2nd time this winter, we have had a tremendous snowfall! This time, it started snowing at night, so by the time the kids got up, it wasn't too deep so they could actually walk AND enjoy it!

My 3 kids all ready to go- 2 took more time- can you guess which ones?

It was snowing SO hard that they were totally covered within minuets of being outside. They LOVED it and played for over an hour!

I love those rosy cheeks and snowflakes on his eyelashes!

Trying to taste all the snow that she can!

The best part- coming inside to warm-up with hot coco!

Al took the camera back out and got a few shots- if this think this is a lot of snow- it kept snowing for over 12 hours more!

To help pass the time, Mike, Karen and Hannah came over and we all played some Wii! The guys also took the ATV out in the snow, even towing the plastic kayak behind it- more pics of that to come!

Snowy days don't get any better than this!

Conversations with Addie

Lately, Addie has been asking questions about heaven. It all started with me making a comment on how Kierke was getting old. Addie wanted to know what would happen then- and it lead to a conversation about dieing and heaven. She had lots of questions.

1. Was there a Wal-Mart there? She might need something for her baby dolls.
2. Are there apples there? She really likes apples and needs to eat them to stay healthy.
3. Would all her baby dolls be there? They need her to change their diapers and hug them.
4. Would Mommy, Daddy and Alden be there? She loves her family and wants to be with them.

While these questions make me smile, it IS neat to see how God is working in her heart and mind. She knows that she is a sinner and that she needs Jesus's forgiveness in order to enter Heaven, but she doesn't fully understand it yet. Yet. I do look forward to more conversations like this with her.