Culinary Delight

 
We were blessed by my parents with the afternoon and evening off. We went to a free wine tasting and free chocolate extravaganza. All we had to provide was our own wine glass. Then we went to dinner. Yummo!

V-day Lunch

 
We were able to eat lunch with our children for Valentine's Day.

Tuckered out

 
Probably not the cleanest place to lay down since I believe that's where people put their shoes while they bowl but beggers can't be choosers.

Bowling

 
We went bowling on one of our days off. The kids really had a fun time. I thought Kenna was going to break the bumpers the way she was throwing the ball into the lane. Carter continually informed Blake that he didn't need any help bowling with index finger pointing at him in an accusatory manner. Avery's didn't quite make it down the lane once. Jacie tried helping her siblings. Blake and I bowled the way we usually do, I started out hot and fizzled out and Blake made a slow and steady climb out of the mire.

V-day cookie decorating

 

j two front teeth

 
It's been awhile since I've posted anything. Two front teeth have been missing for awhile. The tooth fairy was preoccupied this month too because she forgot to stop by one night. Oops!

skates

 

Everything was out yesterday. Skates, hula hoop, bikes, scooters...it's been absolutely beautiful here. I love this time of year with all the clouds floating through the sky and the kids are enjoying the weather. We're outdoors a lot during this time.

neighbor girl

 

RH cows

 

j walking RH

 

It was such a gorgeous day yesterday. The mountains are beautiful and there are fluffy clouds everywhere.

helping hand

helping hand
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Jacie's always so helpful and wants to take care of her siblings.

c path

c path
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We enjoyed nature today.

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b description
Originally uploaded by S.Car

It was Blake's birthday this week. Since I did this for two of my children I thought it would be a nice way to commemorate Blake's birthday as well.

Hopeful

All of us are so hopeful and expectant this time of year. Blessings on everyone. Merry Christmas!

Shabby Chic

I will never look at a garage sale the same again. I still hear faintly echoing in my ears the words of my husband, "Let's go kick some butt, we're not paying full price for anything, take no prisoners, expect something free...and if he were to say it post Chi-town, Jumanji!" This was his way of giving a half-time, spirit-rousing speech to be on the look-out for those yard-sale-trying-to-make-more-money-than-they-spent people a run for their money (literally and figuratively). If one were prone to the genre "shabby chic" this garage sale was the pot at the end of the rainbow. This lady had a cardboard box full of shabby chic decor. I have yet to grace our abode with these scores. Currently they lay in a sad state clustered on my table but soon, after the holidays, they will find their new home laden with maybe a picture of our family or bearing Spanish moss. I can hardly wait.

A Winter Hat

We have a lot of fun playing around our cul-de-sac. We have races, ride bike or scooter or just run around.

c Tractor

Though Carter enjoyed watching 3 lazer levelers at work, when offered to ride on one he quietly deferred to mommy's leg.

Cards

It feels good to be done with another year of card-making busyness. Using my thrifty-ness to my advantage and not worrying about the continuity of the product I was able to score some deals on paper, thus having 5 different looking cards this year.

Sesame Tree

This is our tree this year. Since we're heading out of town we decided to not purchase a tree this year. Our neighbor's daughter gave this tree to us, she thought we would like it. How sweet was that? I think the kids' favorite part was plucking the toothbrushes off and utilizing them instantly.

Frosty Leaf