Sunday, February 16, 2014

Valentine's Day

We enjoyed another Valentine's Day with the children this year. Like last year, I planned a Valentine's Day party for the children. I brought out the decorations, we made homemade valentines, did other Valentine's Day crafts (heart penguins, dot art hearts, heart headbands), ate pink cupcakes……it was a day full of love!














Snow Days!

This past week we got a very good amount of snow. It's been awhile since it snowed so much and it was so much fun now that the children are a bit older. I believe we got up to 8-9 inches. It was a winter wonderland! We took full advantage of the snow with several activities including: making snow cream, attempting to build a snowman, having snow ball fights, and sledding. The sledding was the best part. We took the children after dinner one night and it is up there in my "favorite memories with our children" list. So much fun. We went down a couple hills in our neighborhood. I was so surprised how Everett, Hampton, and even Ellie took to it. They would just jump on the sled and away they flew! Eric and I participated too. Pure fun.

Our view from the living room.

 The back deck. Our turtle sandbox is almost completely covered!
 Eleanor snow gazing. She had to wear her snowgirl shirt for the occasion.
 What our front entryway looked like after sledding. Six people+ winter gear=lots of stuff!

 The next day we went sledding in our backyard. 
 Away they go! 




We had so much fun enjoying the snow, but I think I'm now ready for Spring!

Oh, Ellie

There are many words to describe Eleanor Jane. Here are just a few:
You are silly. Such a silly girl. Almost goofy really.
You are sweet. You know which buttons to push (the good kind) with your Daddy.
You are busy. Oh so busy. You never stop moving.
You are tough. This is probably due to always being on the defense with those brothers of yours.
You are musical. You love to sing and we often hear you singing from your crib. Your favorite-Jesus Loves Me.
You are loud. You have to be in this house!
You are giggly. It is a squeaky kind of giggle. We love it.
You are OURS!!!




Thatcher Reid

He is the sweetest baby ever! And he follows me around everywhere. And he claps-all the time. And he says "mama" as he nuzzles into my shoulder. Have I mentioned how sweet this baby boy is?!


Hampton Writes His Name

So proud of our almost 4 year old for writing his name!