Warm, Outside Days of......

Winter???!!!!!??? Really??? It is truly hard to reconcile the fact that it is January with the 70+ degree weather we have been having this week!! Even today, with cooler (low 60's) temps and rain, I just don't quite trust my calendar when it says "winter"! Crazy weather!!

Hard to believe, but Benjamin's 4th birthday was yesterday! It boggles my mind to see how fast he is growing, and the amazing little person he is!! He had a dentist appointment today, which he was just GREAT about!! No tears and got his teeth cleaned and everything!!! He is a proud member of Dr. Mike's No Cavity Club, and has his picture up on the wall of honor at the dentist's office! We are VERY proud!! :o)


Max is doing well. Talks ALL.THE.TIME. and is just the sweetest little helper you could ever ask for! He LOVES to be a helper, and we try to use that to diffuse the sometimes overly emotional behavior of a two year old!! He's keeping us busy!!

Thomas has been enjoying some unscheduled free time this week. With me neck-deep in Electives Applications, and the weather SO warm, he has been taking the littles out to play and run-off some energy. He has been talking to them about the Civil War and how the soldiers lived in tents, then made one for the 3 of them to hang out in...





and then used Benjamin's recent fascination with pirates to transform their play structure in to a pirate ship!

Oh, and he is working on teaching them how to play football...they have the tackling part down VERY well!!

Errands beckon, so I am off, but will leave with some recent pictures of sweet little Abby Grace. She is such a happy baby, cooing and smiling all the time! She makes us all smile!