Jay is working later in the day today so he came with me on my hike. A view from the top:
Thanks for watching the littles, James!
Month: January 2014
Gang’s All Here!
A crazy Sunday dinner with lots of laughs, a little crying, and messy mixed up taco plates.
And a bonus goof off shot:
Noisiest Pizza in the West
An evening at Chuck E. Cheese, one of those loud, game filled pizza places for kids.
But the kids has a good time, and it was nice to see family.
Molly, Lily, and their cousin are on a ride here. Molly is less than thrilled.
Simple moments
Tired kids in the pick up line- it’s kind of nice to have them in one place, tied down, where the messes are minimal for even a few moments a day.
Then this next one… A parent’s delight. I walked, or rather tried to walk, into the living room to find that 6 of
The kids had spontaneously started a game together. And not just any game, mind you; it was a game about grammar! To keep me from being altogether mind blown with joy, they were playing this game in a prime walkway of the house, and I has to keep stepping over them to make dinner. You win some, you lose some. It’s a terrible picture, but I love it nonetheless.
The Bengal Tiger Diorama
And now I’m going to bed.
There’s nothing like a good book!
You can hardly ever find Lily without a book in her hands. I’m so happy she loves to read. She also loves to tell us all about the fantastic things that happen in the books she reads.
Up and up!
I had two teacher conferences today, scheduled 40 minutes apart, so in between, I got a little exercise.
I climbed that mountain, (ok, it’s really a big hill) right there.
Looking down from the top.
Enthusiastic Greetings
One of the great benefits of living in this crazy household is being welcomed home with excitement. For example, when Posy came home from work this morning, Gus exclaimed, “Posy, you’re back!!” And ran to give her a huge hug.
And then he moved in to steal her tea…
The kids actually greet anyone they know with this enthusiasm. Having a bad day? Come to our house and everyone will be happy to see you.
Mass with the Littles
I felt guilty getting my phone out in church, but we arrived plenty early so we didn’t disrupt anyone. Well, we always disrupt people, but we didn’t disrupt any more than usual.
You can see by the blur that they were already a little bit squirrelly. So much so that one choir member asked Jay what on earth he had fed Gus for breakfast.
Today’s highlights include Molly picking her nose, Max stretching every two seconds, and Gus making his fingers into a gun and yelling, “Bang! Bang!” in the middle of the consecration.
They make me a little crazy, and I don’t get to really complete a thought when I pray, but it really is a privilege to get to bring these children to church every week. Molly pulled on my sleeve at one point and whispered (she actually whispered!) “I know what that picture says. It says Jesus, I trust in you.”
A bonus picture of the three littlest (Lily-6, Molly-4, and Gus-2) paying a little visit to baby Jesus before mass. It was a beautiful moment, but they all came back to the pew covered in straw.
Date Night
We were able to go to a fabulous post-Christmas party with a ton of great friends (and no kids!)
We brought home a cute little snow globe for the kids from the hilarious Shuvunda gift exchange. (Everyone brings a gift they’d rather “Shuvunda” their bed, and we exchanged them white elephant style.)