The good stuff

Somewhere between driving me crazy, asking for snacks, and giving sweet cuddles these darn kids decided to grow up. Abi is a totally different kid than before she started Kindergarten, she has confidence, is not nearly as shy, and loves learning. Every night I can find her in room when she should be sleeping writing sentences, writing numbers 1-100, or reading. She begs to do homework. She laughs all the time and it is the best laugh ever. I love finding love letters in her back pack or other kids phone numbers (that I'm supposed to call) for play dates. Between school and work and the rest of crazy life I try to look at her everyday and remember how wonderful she is and how much I love her.

Will this kid stop growing just for a minute? When did my roll-y poll-y baby boy attached to my hip decide to get tall skinny and be a little boy instead of a toddler? He may be my high maintenance kid but he is a lover and a sweetheart. He will always melt my heart and crack me up at the same time. If he had his choice he would be with me every second of every day and how can I not love that? I cherish looking into his big green eyes every day and telling him how much I love him. (Thank goodness for just long enough shirts!)

My two favorite peeps in the universe! Nothing makes me happier than this picture :)

Love letters

It is no longer Valentine's Day and I'm still finding love letters in Abi's backpack. When I asked her about Jaidon she laughed and said he loves her and he asks her to chase him at recess. Can't believe how young they start these days, I don't remember receiving love letters in Kindergarten......

Just about a week ago it was 50 degrees, sunny and Ben was hanging out the sun roof waiting for sis to get out of school, and they today-

Artic storm. In the past day and half we got about 6 inches. 

We had an awesome week with Grandma Vicki last week and went to see the Lego movie. "Every is Awesome" is the theme song in the movie and the kids have been singing it all week, cracks me up. Abi had two birthday parties this weekend and since I had to work Saturday Brad braved Chunk E Cheese all by himself with both kids. Of course they loved it there, what kids don't? It's the parents that suffer.

Ben and I have been under the weather again. Being sick, pregnant, working full time, and taking care of two kids has to be enough to break anyone. Not looking for sympathy just wishing I had the one person who was always around, who knows how hard it can be, who knows me better than anyone to tell me it will be ok. Something has felt like it was missing lately, a connection that kept me going when things got tough. I have so much to be grateful for and Brad is a great solider husband fighting the good fight right next to me, picking up my slack, keeping me going, and loving me. I just need a phone line to heaven to be able to say "Mom, this sucks!" and have her say "I know".

Cabin at the lake

Spent a lovely weekend at the (frozen) lake cabin. It was pretty neat the whole lake was frozen over with about 16 inches of ice. With 13 kids and 7 adults in one cabin there was never a dull moment. When we got there the snow was a little crusty but it snowed almost all day Saturday giving us fresh powder for sledding.

Venturing out on the ice

Walking way out on the ice, scary :/

Ice fishing, Lucas caught a fish!

Carter caught a fish too!

These two crack me up, so cute!

Cabin

 Movie time

More sledding

And snowboarding