January 12, 2014

  I know I'm not supposed to have a favorite child, but this guy volunteered to help with Sunday dinner dishes, and sang Primary songs as he did it.

January 11, 2014

  Watching the U.S. figure skating finals.  I should have gotten a picture of the girls doing their very graceful carpet ice skating routines.  

January 10, 2014

  Tonight, I'm glad I'm me.  Put the kids to bed, grabbed my current favorite snack, popcorn and peanut M&Ms, and watched Netflix in bed.

January 9, 2014

Ironman, May 2011

January 8, 2014

Erik, January 2007

  The girls called this "Bink in the Ear."  When Erik would fall asleep, his binky would fall out and end up squished to the side of his head.

January 7, 2014

  Most mornings we have two extra guests at the breakfast table.

  These are Bailey's "best friends," Monkey and Ghost.  She sleeps with them every night and brings them down to breakfast. This is where they sit next to her.  She forgets about them all day, until it's bedtime and then she asks for Best Friends again to snuggle with her in bed.

January 6, 2014

  I got a package tonight that was insulated with these bubble-things.  The kids promptly popped them.  All except Bailey.  She tried standing on it, jumping on it, smacking it between her hands, sitting on it.  

Nothing worked until I offered some extra muscle to squeeze it.