The more things change...

Remember this?

They still like to do it!

Wacky Day

Eli's preschool had a Wacky Wednesday (on a FRIDAY--so wacky!) and the kids were encouraged to come dressed crazy. Eli asked Ali and Logan to help him decide what to wear and had me do his hair crazy...he sure did look wacky! 

Winter Gear

I love Jake in his winter coat; I call him my Little Green Marshmallow!

But since his car seat has a warm cover, most of the time we go out he looks like this. Cute either way!

Silver Linings

The only good thing about needing a new furnace, and not having heat until we got one (and I mean THE ONLY GOOD THING) was that we had the fire lit a lot... I do love a nice fire, and I guess I;m not the only one!

Creative Inclusion

Ali has been coming up with fun ways to play with and include her family in her fun lately. She creates "parties" in her room with games, good bags, crafts, music and more to which we're all invited; she has a list of "classes" on her door--tumbling, ballet (or ballalay as she calls and writes it), and reading club--with dates and times listed to which we're all encouraged to attend; and pictured here, a store where she made you a pet and all it's accessories and encouraged us to play together with our new pets. What a creative Sweetheart!

Proof

See? It IS more fun to play together than to make each other (and Mommy) crazy!

Loving to Learn

I don't know if it's because he wants to keep up or if he would have been like this even if he were the oldest, but Eli loves to learn and will often ask to do "school at home." I saved a lot of the little paper books Ali and Logan brought home from kindergarten anticipating the need for them, and I'm glad I did. Eli LOVES "reading" the pattern books ("the duck is little, the dog is little, the doll is little, etc"). I sure love him!