Bath night!

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Little mister after his bath. Isn't he a doll?? He is so proud of himself for standing up! 

Miss A exercising with daddy.

We should just rename her Miss Flexibility because she is far more flexible than we older ones are! Not to mention she looks a whole lot more graceful doing it, lol.

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My handsome little men, all pruned and ready for bed! They are sporting new haircuts. I got real smiles this time instead of the awful fake ones they usually give me when I ask them to smile. Apparently saying 'cheese' really does help!

The beautiful days of childhood

Tea party.

Telling ghost stories with flashlights under a blanket.

What we do on a Saturday morning

Play with B's new track, of course! 

Pizza Night!

Sunday night is pizza night around here. My kids are pizza crazy! They would live off of pizza and peanut butter if I let them. 

Turnage Rule #2 If in doubt, have pizza. 

Even baby wants in on the action!

Sampling his own piece.

Trust

Do you ever have times in your life where you struggle with trust? Waiting on God, wanting to trust in Him, but are finding it difficult? That is me today. Today, this is my verse.

But as for me, I trust in You, O Lord,
I say, “You are my God.”
My times are in Your hand;
Psalm 31:14-15

Sick!

The dreaded sickness has descended upon the household. I have been hearing about all my friends getting sick for the past month and now our turn has come. Little miss came down with it first, then Baby, then W and me at the same time. B, the child who has been begging for two days to be sick like his siblings, has yet to come down with it, go figure. And of course, Hubby, the rock who never succumbs to illness, is here taking care of us. Throw up doesn't phase him, the wonderful man :)

Snow Days



The first real snow of the year has come!! This is view from my window this morning. There was a bit more but some has already melted. I expect that it will be all gone by tonight. First snows don't have much staying power. 

I love snow. Love it! Until about February. Then I get tired of it and want it to go away. There is just something special about that first snow. I love sitting on the couch with a hot cocoa or coffee (today I opted for a peppermint mocha) while I watch the excitement of my children as they squeal and watch the snow. Fun and relaxing! I also skip most housework the day of the first snow and just enjoy life.

My peppermint mocha. It got cold while writing this. While I like cold coffee (with ice), today is not a day for my coffee to be cold. Takes some of the magic out of the day.

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The three older children bundled up, ready to play in the wet, wet snow. Miss A kept sticking out her tongue. Silly girl! 

Mom, take note - I saved all the cards this year. You are proud of me, yes?

Fun in the snow! The person whose back you see is one of W's therapists. I let her go out in the cold and get wet while I stayed in, sipping my once again hot mocha. I stayed in because of the baby, of course. Tee hee.

More fun. They made a 'laying down' snowman. Somewhere. They came in happy and soaked. Well, happy until W got his fingers pinched in the screen door and then the fun ended. (He's ok now, but will probably end up with a bruise.) First snow injury of the year!