Anna's Lost Tooth

Anna is now missing her two front teeth!  Congratulations to my niece!

Another Season

Benjamin is playing Little League again this year.  Jason is not coaching, so it is a different experience for him.  He has a great coach and has had fun playing his first two games.  The bummer is that he is now in majors which means the games don't start until seven-thirty.  Nora doesn't do well staying up late, so I won't be at many of his games.  Quinn ended up on the same team as B.  

Last night Benjamin stole second base.  The ball was thrown and hit him in the head (he was wearing a helmet).  The ball bounced off the helmet into the outfield and Benjamin scored a run.  The rest of the night he was told, "Hey, great job using your head!"

Winston

Winston loves little stuff.  He always has and I think he always will.  He keeps track of the smallest things: Lego's, ball bearings, pens, tech decks, etc.  Every once in awhile we go through it all and try to rid ourselves of some of it.  Winston also loves candy.  This time we found a significant stash of candy left over from Halloween.  He tucked it away in one of his little drawers.

It's that Time of Year Again...

The kids have started swimming!  It is freezing and they shake because they are so cold, but they are still getting in the pool on a regular basis!

Nora and Elijah relaxing on the new floaties...

Cupcakes and Cooking...

Jason is the cook in our house right now.  He is a great one at that!  He has been getting cooking magazines and pouring over them  Yesterday he decided to try his hand at a coconut cupcake recipe.  I had my doubts, never being that impressed with cake.  But WOW these are the best dessert I have tasted in a long time!

Almost a year ago, I went on strike as the primary cook in our home.

 I was burned out, bored, and fed up with food!  Not only that I figured out I was feeding four very picky eaters and my meals were not being apreciated by the children and Jason was always searching for a way to make my meals "better."  This is okay some of the time.  Very annoying after working hard to only have him jump up to add this or that to his plate.  So I went on strike.  It is working our nicely.  Jason is doing much of the cooking, which he loves and is fabulous at.  He has had some great teachers in the kitchen: mom and grandma.  Then when it is my turn in the kitchen I go simple: eggs, cereal, chicken nuggets.  So here's a big thanks to the cook in our home!

My Cow...

I popped into Last Chance a few weeks ago and he was staring at me from a shelf as I walked by.  I did my shopping (one shirt for five bucks, can't go wrong there!) and he was still there...calling out to me to take him home.  He made me laugh.  I could hear him saying, "Please give me a home, I know I am odd looking, but look how I bring a smile to your face!"

I have never been a big toy person or a collector of things, but this cow made me happy inside.  Now he sits in my living room, waiting to be played with by all of my visitors.

My Sweet Peas!!!

This is my fourth year trying my hand at sweet peas.  I love them, but I have never had luck until this year.  Thanks to Cindy Martin!!  She told me to plant them in October instead of January.  I gave it a try and now my back flower bed looks like this...

Nora took her braids out.  Her hair looked so fun for a few hours until she decided to jump into the pool.