Happy Birthday to the BEST 7 year old twins on the ENTIRE PLANET!!!!

It's a Camo/Iron Man birthday for Jason and Reagan this year!  We started out this birthday just like any other…before the sun woke up and with cinnamon rolls…Camo cinnamon rolls!!!

 Camo and Iron man decorations...

 and PRESENTS!!!!

 Jason and Reagan look older I think…Reagan says he grew overnight!!

Jason and Reagan got their favorite books from Grammi…thank you Grammi :)

 Gramma Pauline…the money was very much appreciated!!! :)

 Brandon made sure his gift arrived on time…the boys saw the box and it was the first gift they wanted to open…I wonder why….

 Thank you Brandon for our Nerf target and gun holder…woohoo!!!

Trevor totally spoiled the twins with Batman Lego Wii 2….I think they like it :)

 Our kids totally love legos…anything legos…but their ultimate favorite are the Lego Mini-Figures.  Joshua got the twins new Mini figures and a case to put them in…SWEET!!

 Mommy and Daddy got Jason and Reagan Iron Man and Captain America guys.  

This is the BEST BIRTHDAY EVER!!!!

Did you think that was the end of the post…not yet.  

Daddy couldn't leave his princess out of the picture…he got Elli a Doc Mcstuffins puzzle with a sweet purse carrying case…Elli LOVES it!!

Thank you Daddy, I love it!!!

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UPDATE

Had to post the pictures of our first ever attempt at making Twinkies.  Hope gave Chris a Twinkie maker, so we made Twinkies for Reagan and Jason's birthday party.

 We used the recipe that came with the Twinkie maker…they tasted just like Twinkies, but they were not sponge-like like Twinkies are…they were dense and cake-like…

 They were difficult to fill due to the dense nature of the cake, but they were yummy :)

 Of course we had our friends, Ryan, Devon, Reese and Ella, over for the birthday cake…everyone wore their army clothes…Ryan showed up in his Dress Uniform…it was a ton of fun!!

Kopp Kids Videos...

I found these videos on my camera…had to share :)

They haven't learned about proper lighting while shooting, so some of these are hard to see :/

Getting Ready for Baby...

Only 10 weeks left until our #7 bundle of joy finally arrives.  Elli has been helping me gather and organize baby stuff…she is very excited to meet her new brother.  Today she was playing with her brothers as usual…except she was balancing her doll on her hip the entire time.  She was being very careful not to drop the doll, bouncing it around and patting its' back…and then I noticed what doll she was carrying.  It wasn't her pretty new dolls that she was balancing on her hip…it was my ratty old doll that I got when I was maybe a little older than she is now.  I still remember the Christmas that I got it…my mom had a silver aluminum tree that year.  That poor doll has had soooo many baths that the hair is completely in disarray and the color of the dolls skin is fading…but Elli calls the doll Max and loves it!!

Reagan and Jason had to pose with their nerf guns…they wanted to be on the blog :)

20 years....

7 kids...4 houses...4 jobs...3 states...and many miles ago...we tied the knot!

Happy Anniversary Babe!!

SNOW again...

So yesterday...the day after we had all that snow...we had temperatures in the 40s and lots of rain and the snow all melted.  The kids were sad :(

This morning...at 5 a.m...I received a telephone call from the school Superintendent's office....

"No school today due to the snow"

...Chris and I both looked outside and to our total surprise there was 

NOT AN OUNCE OF SNOW ANYWHERE!  

Apparently it is supposed to snow sometime today....that's New Jersey.

I will keep you posted on whether we get snow....until then I have to break it to the kids that they are going to do schoolwork at home :)

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Well, we ended up getting a little...it was more sleet and ice than snow....

SNOW!!!

Brandon is home!!!!

I am a bit late in posting these photos....however...

Last Sunday, we all waited anxiously at the airport for Brandon to arrive home...

It seemed like an eternity, but the moment finally arrived...

We were all so happy to have him back...especially the little ones...

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner....

 

Unfortunately, right after Thanksgiving dinner, Brandon got sick...we think it was a stomach virus :(  He laid around and slept the rest of his visit...Leah didn't mind at all...

He headed back to Colorado this morning...still sick :(....but....he will be back in 2 1/2 weeks for his Christmas break ;)

Hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving...and due to Brandon's illness, our Family picture didn't get taken....so our Christmas cards may become New Years cards :)