Day 114/365 ~ 2012

Laundry is a constant in our house.
A basket awaiting the contents of the dryer beckoned Andrew & Kaitlin one morning.
It became a good place to have a snuggle with one another and their lovies.

Day 113/365 ~ 2012

Sunshine, glorious sunshine!!!
Dan & I cleaned the garage while the kids played.  A task neglected for far too long, we're both relieved it is done.






After dinner while on our way to the grocery store, The Bug & I stopped off at an empty field that she saw so that she could gather dandelions.
Few things delight her more than picking flowers.
I told her "Mamas are never too busy to stop and pick flowers."
Not the complete truth.
While it doesn't happen as much as I'd like, I hope she does grow up remembering her life was sprinkled with spontaneous moments like this.

Day 112/365 ~ 2012

A Portland Timbers game with Mike & Isaiah!
The guys had a fantastic time & returned home very happy.
Matthew's favorite part:  Singing "You are my sunshine" at the 80th minute mark.

110/365 ~2012

The Bug "helped" Daddy (try to) fix the hot water heater.
By blowing bubbles as he worked.
She's in a sweet Daddy phase right now.

109/365 ~ 2012

Dan picked up Kaitlin's puppy (one of her favorite toys) that she had dressed in her doll Elizabeths's ball gown and said, "This is one of the cutest things I've ever seen."

It had to be picture of the day.

108/365 ~ 2012

I'm thankful that homework is so easy with Matthew. His assignment? Build a toy out of recycled goods/supplies from around the house. Not 10 minutes after I told him to work on this, he came up with an idea, and had it built. (The decorating took a little more time). A box, a stick (Andrew had conveniently picked up and brought inside earlier), some paper, a paper clip, rubber band and tape and he built a working catapult.  He has been building things since the age of 3.  A definite trait passed on by his grandfathers.

Day 107/365 ~ 2012

Our little crew on our last morning at the Lodge.  They had such a fun time!!





Kaitlin was such a little fish!  I think she loved this place even more than the boys ~ though Matthew said on the way home that he liked it just as much as Disneyland!  I'm not quite there, but it was fun to see the kids having such a great time and so happy.