Happy 3rd Birthday Berkley!

"I'm 3!!!"

lovin on Ella
here she is opening a magnet alphabet set
We started the party with Andy and Rick pulling us on sleds and a little ice skating

Berkley and Ella had more fun sliding down the hill on their buns

JD skating

Andrea is really doing well on her skates.

hot cocoa, Aunt Katie's zucchini bread, and cousins, what more fun could they ask for:)

Ice Skating & Sledding

Ella all ready to go sledding :)

Rick & JD getting his sled just right...

that's JD going down the hill

Ella prefers going down the hill on her rump, and here she is truckin it back up the hill

Ice skating!

We truly have had a ball ice skating this winter, we have made a weekly effort to go, it is amazing how the kids are picking this up so effortlessly,........... but with many bruises:) Just this week we rented a walker for Ella and she really took off, (we had been just holding her up, but she loved the walker. Next time we will bring helmets, we had a couple of falls where they have hit their heads hard so we will be better prepared next time.

all smiles...

JD is doing so well, he is starting to get that gliding down.

he still does a fair amount of falling, therefore the bruises:)

Merry Christmas 2010, Go Buck's

So here goes, the past 3 weeks!

Last night we celebrated with a very anxious and not very hopeful Buckeye win. What a great, unanticipated first 1/2 of the game and then after that, well........... I think they forgot to eat their wheaties but somehow with some poor conservative coaching and a lot of luck they managed to pull off the "WIN." I told Rick, "I know it's not the way you would have like to see them win," and he said, "but I'll take the "W" So here are the Rupp's sporting some Buckeye "garb" in a self shot photo, just trying to make sure everyone is in it:)

JD anxiously waiting.....
Merry Christmas! 2010

Here are a few pictures of Christmas morning here at home, JD was really excited to see what Santa had brought him, but then was also excited to "give" this year. JD was super excited when he opened a battery operated screw driver/drill,........ so of course he can make more airplanes which has been the gift of the year.

Ella in this picture was a big fan of her fake lipstick, it's amazing how early that starts

Here she's opening a "DORA" puzzle....... and very excited about it.

See "DORWA"..... that's how she say's it, with a whole lot of excitement.
One happy little boy, with his new drill from Daddy

Later that day we headed to my parents to see the rest of the family, Ella here opening a doll, do you think she's excited?

JD discovered he loves ice skating, so Mimi and Papa got him some skates. He tried them out last weekend and they fit him like a charm.
He also got a spidy web shooter, here he's asking if he can open it in the house:)
A purse with chapstick from the Holtz's makes this little one happy!
Cousin Andrea opening her presents, check out those missing teeth.
Cousin Berkly with presents
Ella putting "lips" on Berk's
Just the day before Christmas Eve we got a visit from the Websters, how much fun. We weren't able to make it to Calleigh's first birthday because the kids were sick so JD asked Jamie to bring a birthday cake for Calleigh so we could celebrate together, do you think she knows what she's doing?

OH, HappY Girl!

These 2 Rupp kiddo's love Miss Calleigh:)

Earlier that week our friend Mel brought some homade goodies and Ella insisted on trying of course the chocolate covered pretzel and then I had a chocolate covered Ella:)