CHILLY CHILLAXIN

last week I got spoiled... the snow was here~ and of course this texas town shut down... Christopher & Chris were home... dreamy...

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so, it was a good day to...

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lick sugar off the counter from daddy's homemade donuts... yes, he is delicious in the kitchen~ he also made maple syrup...

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from scratch...

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oh, how I love you ... let me count the ways... they were soooo yummy!!! powdered sugar like the snow outside, sparkly cinnamon and sugar & sticky maple... oh be still my heart

it was also a good day to...

help mommy put away baby things... to jump on the clean blankets right out of the dryer... to put funny things on Nasher's head to just look cute...

to do a puzzle...

to take a good nap...

& of course napping is better than cleaning up like you are supposed to...

it was the best day to...

do marshmallow art...

to help make hot chocolate to warm up...

to read a good book... if you have boys & haven't read this... you must!

& to make these petite red potatoes... too pretty... I just had to take a pic!

it was A Good Good Day!! .

Five Good Things

1. little hands learning to cut snowflakes... and decorating my kitchen with them... LOVE
2. late nights watching a little face
3. hearing my kids using kind words with each other
4. Cooper's "it's ok baby ~ don't cry"
5. 4 brothers... I'm still amazed!

ciao~alicia

TODDLER

He's not a baby anymore...

I had to move his crib because he was turning on his light during nap time and waking us all up at 4:00 in the morning crying... He's slept through the night for a long time now but I guess he wakes up during the night and has been playing with this little light.

His words are too many to keep up with ...

He is the little fish of the family; Christopher & Nate were never really interested in putting their faces in the water until they were older. This little guy is diving in head first in the bathtub and blowing bubbles all over the place~ oh, how he loves bath time with his brothers.

He loves everything about being a big boy... he chases his brothers and joins in their games. They welcome him in, give him a job and it is oh, so cute.

His favorite conversation is "what you doin?" this jumbled phrase means where are you going?, what are you doing? and you can answer him and he usually gives you a big long "ohhh". Precious.

He loves oatmeal and apples and chocolate.

Daddy hung the moon and the stars.

He also loves to tickle everyone and will lift up his shirt and make the more sign for a big raspberry on his tummy~ you know when you blow on it loud?... one of his favorite things ever. His laugh is contagious.

I have to say I cannot wait until the diapers are gone! Five years solid of changing diapers and these hands look 40!

We are entering a new season... time for me to pick up some more things just for me... Lord willing I will be starting my Masters Degree in the fall at DBU! I will also be homeschooling Christopher and Nate... yes, I said it. Over the next few months we will be changing this house... our little museum is up in the hallway, pics to come. And the big boys room is going to be our classroom/playroom! All the boys will be bunking in the little room and I can't wait to hear what goes on in there when the lights are turned out!

What a journey... what a season.

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Five Good Things

1. Snow!~ we had record breaking snowfall!
2. My crock pot~ yummy stuff coming out of this kitchen lately!
3. Little guitar players... Lee Boy Band?
4. Messes... they can always be cleaned
5. Magnetic Poetry on the fridge~ I missed writing!

ciao~alicia

WHITE WINTER DAY

Cold pink noses... little hand prints... & big flakes... it snowed on Christmas and now... MORE!

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Five Good Things

1. White Christmas Snow
2. Back rubs
3. Hot coco to warm little tummies
4. abc mittens from Aunt Vicki
5. each snowflake is different~ hmmmm

ciao~alicia

COUNTRY CHRISTMAS HOUSE

Merry Christmas!

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Five Good Things

1. pajama parties for baby Jesus
2. Santa Chris~ bless him~ he found all his bikes!
3. baking with little boys
4. Coop's new words~ hungry, here you go, MAMA!!!
5. my iphone camera

Ciao~alicia

CHRISTMAS 2006... NOSTALGIC

all my cameras are broken except my iphone that is so blurry so much of the time... so i took a trip down memory lane... a very tired precious time that was one of my very favorites in my entire life!~ enjoy sharing our memories...

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Five Good Things

1. Memories and cameras to capture them even if they haven't been the best~ maybe just maybe Santa Chris will bring me a new camera;)
2. Red, soft Christmas pjs
3. Santa hats
4. Brothers
5. New memories this Christmas with Coop

Ciao~Alicia

BYE BYE WINTER!

The last few nights of the cold winter we did marshmallows & hot cocoa...

Can you see the cricket in there? Oh yes, we cremated him.

Personally I'm looking forward to cleaning the sticky off the fireplace... Ever wonder what these stone fireplaces can handle? We have roasted with our little sticks now for 2 winters and it still looks white after I get one of those great bleach erasers to it!

I love the changing seasons... it reminds me to grow into change... & do a little spring cleaning!

You Smell Soft & Other Stuff

Nate said this to Coop and then said... "like apple pie"...

Here's the little astronaut listening to his "ipod"...

& in the ice...

Coops nick name for the day ~ Diaper Bomb!

Christopher stayed out in the ice an hour longer than Nate & I...he explored, knocked all the ice off of anything he could find with his golf club, and hit balls... he's always been my hard core kid!

they thought this ice was amazing!!! (oh, and I can't figure out how to get the date off these:)