day 31

January 31

This is a dangerous house to be in. You never know what could happen. If you do something wrong you could find yourself attacked with tickles, you could get jumped from behind and plastered to the ground, or worse yet:





You could loose an appendage.

Consider yourself warned.

day 30

January 30

I pulled the camera out today to find something to take a picture of to fulfill my picture a day goal. I turned around and these girls were already posing. I had no choice, they had me at "is that a camera?!"

day 28

January 28

This is a sad, sad, day. The day where your child no longer is satisfied with life in his car seat. The day where your child can eat the handle bars of a nasty cart and devour every germ embedded in it. This is the day where he can see what's around him and reach out for things. But more importantly it's the day when you have to give him him something packaged off the shelf to play with and later have to distract him while you put it back before you check out. But you are not successful and he screams while you check out.

And you know the time has come to run your errands at night once again.
Yes, a sad day indeed.

day 28

January 28

Cousins are the best. Especially when you can share a PB&J with them and discuss the complexities of life....

day 27

January 27

The other day I wandered from room to room putting things away and in every room I entered, the closets were open. My annoyance grew and grew. I was fuming to myself, haven't I taught my kids to do anything?! I mean, there is a reason we have doors on the closets. They hide the messes, I am desperately trying to ignore! I can't believe they can't even take the time to shut a closet door. Then as I walked into my craft room, I saw this:



oops.

Apparently, Hypocrite is my middle name.

day 26

January 26

Hailey painted these little people last summer. They have adorned all the little nooks and crannies of our house ever since. They are always popping up in unexpected places...like the bathroom. Today they were on the kitchen table. I saw them and I realized how much I love seeing them everyday.

day 25

January 25

This bright little room is misinformed.
It's under the mistaken impression that it's a playroom.
It has no idea it is a room intended for sleeping.
I am hoping to explain this mistake to the bright little room so it can in turn explain it to the boy who should spend his night here.
Because I am having no luck in that department.

day 24

January 24

I have a problem.
OK, I have a few, but today
it is ribbon addiction...
I have tried several different ways of storing it, but always run out of room.
But I think I have the problem solved:



I think it's totally functional and cute and I think it's really going to work.

So what if this is only 1/10th of my ribbon?

It's a work in progress.

day 23

January 23

Today I got to have a little craft therapy with a friend. Now this person and I have a problem of not finishing things. This time we were determined to change that.
We didn't.
But it wasn't our fault!
We ran out of fabric. (hence the ultra thick ribbon covering the naked part)
But we will finish it.
At least I think so...

day 22

January 22

Somebody learned how to get into a sitting postition all by himself.
Somebody learned to pull himself up to standing position all by himself.
Now somebody is finally going to have to pull the real crib out and assemble it.

and none of them are me.

day 21

January 21

Since we left the hospital with Hailey in November, Hailey's diabetes care has been in my hands.
It's been nerve wracking and intimidating.
It's been a challenge to go over to her school every two hours to care for her. The boys were not able to nap, they hated getting all bundled up every time they got involved in something,and it felt like I could do nothing but wait for the next trip to the school.
But today that all came to an end.
Today I passed the baton over to the school. They will be taking care of her diabetes during school hours.
I thought that would feel liberating, but instead it feels nerve wracking and intimidating.
I guess I should just get used to that feeling.

day 20

January 20

First day with the kids back to school. Caleb was having withdrawls. It was book day. We began with my personal favorite:



I loved this book as a kid and I still get excited to read it to my children.

day 19

January 19

Today we tackled the first grade animal report. This is a big deal because you have to get a first grader to write.... A LOT. Like, 2 whole pages. There's the whining and sulking and the spelling and the erasing and it seems like eternity but it's really only been an hour...

we're glad it's over.

day 18

January 18

A Monday off school? That almost makes Mondays a good day! We decided to head to the dinosaur museum. Unfortunately a million other moms had the same idea. The kids had fun anyway. But when I got home I looked at the pictures I had taken and I came across this little gem:



What is the matter with my children?
Hailey looks like she is falling through the atmosphere, maybe attempting to travel back in time to the age of the dinosaurs.
Jonas is of course acting his age by picking the nose of the dinosaur, while being very pleased with himself.
And the fact that Caleb's grimace/smile leads you to believe he is the calm and collected one of the bunch is a big hint that this picture is very odd.

day 17

January 17

I love the feeling of getting to turn off my alarm clock at night before I go to bed. knowing that I can just go to bed and not HAVE to wake up at a certain time. Even though I know that I will wake up at the exact time my alarm was set for or even earlier (thanks, kids), it still just makes me happy.

day 16

January 16

Together they make a lethal team.

lethally handsome, that is.

day 15

january 15

Anyone who knows this kid knows he can make some faces. Crazy ones, silly ones, sad ones, angry ones, confused ones...
all of which could kill...
if it's possible to laugh yourself to death.

day 14

January 14

Some times I can't believe I am 30.
30 with 4 children.
I am like, a mom. For real.
Then I wonder am I mature enough to be a good mom? Am I teaching them all I should? Can I really do this?

Then I see my kids. Like this:




And then I know, I totally asked those questions too late.

day 13

January 13

Most nights when Brian is home, my kids beg to play with him after dinner. If there are no estimates, marketing, or drafting for him to do he loves to oblige.
What do these children choose to do? Wrestle? Play Wii? Tell stories? Play board games?
Yes, they do all of that on occasion.
But they love doing something else with him even more.




Math.

No, I am serious. MY CHILDREN. They like math.

This is my first piece of evidence my children were switched at birth.

day12

January 12

It's always a game to see who can say "Goodbye!" and "Love you!" last.
Today she won.

Caleb usually wins with his signature scream out the front door for whole neighborhood to hear, "GOOD BYE LITTLE LADIES!"

Jonas loves that.