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Month: January 2020

31 Jan

Shop Time

Wade was working in his shop this afternoon and had two helpers. He was attempting to hook up his dust collection system and the kids were more than happy to help him test out the suction.

31 Jan

January 31, 2020

The entire family is enjoying The Mandalorian.
(Do you understand how amazing it is that our entire family is watching a tv show together?!?)

30 Jan

January 30, 2020

Sitting in a waiting room with Alex..

30 Jan

January 30, 2020

Teague has been here.

30 Jan

January 30, 2020

They dressed themselves to play outside in the cold. Evidently pants are optional.

30 Jan

Play Time

Ben and I spent the morning at a local play place with some moms in our local Mom’s Club. Ben quickly found a friend and they spent the entire morning happily playing.

29 Jan

January 29, 2020

This is pretty typical. One overcompensates for the cold and one doesn’t feel it at all.

29 Jan

January 29, 2020

What a face..

29 Jan

January 29, 2020

Ben is so ready for dinner.

28 Jan

Ben Was Here

I try not to keep the markers under lock and key, but I am tempted. I have removed all Sharpies from the main floors of the house. There are only a few in Wade’s shop that hopefully no one knows exist.

28 Jan

January 28, 2020

I decided to check Alex’s progress. He’s added quite a bit.

28 Jan

January 28, 2020

Napping.

28 Jan

January 28, 2020

Practicing her reading.

28 Jan

January 28, 2020

Doesn’t everyone wear a sparkly pink cowboy hat to shave?

27 Jan

Who Is Her Person?

Pepper was supposed to be Alex’s. Pepper voluntarily spends most of the day in Alex’s room while he is at school and after he is home. Alex feeds her. He is really good about taking her out if I ask or cleaning up her messes if I ask. However, as soon as Alex goes to bed, this is what happens.

27 Jan

January 27, 2020

A very rare sight these days – Alex playing with toys. Will it be the last?

27 Jan

January 27, 2020

Fort building pros.

27 Jan

January 27, 2020

This one cracks me up. All of the apparel was his choice, but I was quick to agree.

26 Jan

January 26, 2020

Saturday cartoons on Sunday.

26 Jan

Supervised – Always

Ben loves to color, but he has to be supervised for obvious reasons. The entire family tries to convince him that crayons are much better than markers, but he hasn’t been fooled. He only wants markers.

25 Jan

January 25, 2020

He thinks this is funny. Until he throws it and I get mad because it hits my camera…

25 Jan

January 25, 2020

More pillow forts and couch jumping.

25 Jan

Field Trip

Ben and I took a field trip with some local moms to a the Children’s Museum in RI. I had been once before and knew it was perfect for Ben’s age (not so much for Alex and Teague’s age). Ben enjoyed a lot of the activities but loved the water room. (I came prepared with rain boots and an extra change of clothes.)

24 Jan

January 24, 2020

Today I discovered Alex has been using his roller shade as a sketch pad. It’s so creative I can’t even be mad.
(Plus they are so horrible and on my list to replace)

24 Jan

January 24, 2020

Brothers.

24 Jan

January 24, 2020

It was a slow morning with lots of toys everywhere. (Just like I like it…)

24 Jan

January 24, 2020

It was a slow morning with lots of toys everywhere. (Just like I like it…)

23 Jan

January 23, 2020

No idea… But it was hilarious.

23 Jan

January 23, 2020

Teague disappeared for a while and when I went to find him, he was hibernating in his bed. I can’t say I blame him.

23 Jan

January 23, 2020

Where did this teenager come from?

23 Jan

January 23, 2020

Ben is spending the morning designing outfits – courtesy of Kaitlyn’s outfit creator. The big boys didn’t have so many options without a big sister.

23 Jan

Bouncing Around The Room

Evidently tonight called for another pillow fort and couch bouncing session. I don’t mind a bit and hope they remember these things some day.

22 Jan

January 22, 2020

This one spends more and more time in his room. I kind of miss his face..

22 Jan

January 22, 2020

Teague’s drawings are always a sight to behold.

22 Jan

January 22, 2020

Daddy-daughter shenanigans while they wait for the last bit of dinner to be ready.

22 Jan

January 22, 2020

He’s ready and waiting for bedtime books.

22 Jan

Obstacle Course

These two love to create an obstacle course in my kitchen. They move the barstools, Ben’s learning tower, and then grab our stepping stones. Thankfully this all occurs on the other side of the kitchen island and keeps them entertained while I make breakfast.

21 Jan

January 21, 2020

It’s just the back of the heads, but look how cute everyone is all snuggled up on the couch together.

21 Jan

January 21, 2020

The love of trains is still going strong.

21 Jan

A 10 Year Old’s Bucket List

I was cleaning Alex’s room and happened upon what must be his bucket list. By far my favorite is “Become a ninja.”
(As a mom, I really hope his spelling improves. However, I always want to remember how bad it was and for sooo many years.)

20 Jan

January 20, 2020

These three rarely cooperate or play together but they had the cutest snowball fight and came out in smiles instead of tears. Amazing!

20 Jan

January 20, 2020

Did somebody say snowball fight?

20 Jan

Grandest of Plans

Alex is our master of plans. He hasn’t come up with a big plan in a while, but today he came home and wanted to have an epic snowball fight. He quickly convinced Teague and Kaitlyn to join in the fun. In no time at all, they had a huge pile of snowballs and were full of laughs.

19 Jan

January 19, 2020

Snow Day!

19 Jan

January 19, 2020

Snow Day!

19 Jan

January 19, 2020

Snow Day!

19 Jan

January 19, 2020

Snow day!

19 Jan

Snow Day

My favorite snow days are on a Saturday or Sunday. Then Wade is home to play in the snow with us! Ben was fascinated with the snow blower and happy to follow Wade around. Alex actually hung outside with us for a significant amount of time. Pepper even played fetch for quite a while. It was an awesome day with my favorite people in the snow.

18 Jan

Tumbling

Kaitlyn has been asking to take gymnastics for a while, but I told her it had to wait till Cheer was over. January seemed like the perfect month to start something new! She got some new leotards (is that what you call them?) for Christmas and the promise of lessons. Her first one was today and she was super excited to head out the door!

18 Jan

January 18, 2020

Saturday morning cartoons.

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