10
Feb
The boy in stripes just reading his book.
09
Feb
Ben was so excited to get tattoos at swim lessons. Then he told me exactly where to put them. He proudly shows them off when asked and then says they are exactly like his swim teachers’. She’s this amazing young girl, who definitely has a lot of tattoos, that has endless patience when it comes to Ben and his silliness.
08
Feb
This birthday horn’s hours are limited. I’m thinking from now till when I get back from dropping Ben off at school.
07
Feb
Bedtime routine. Ben loves his new toothbrush that lights up to show how long we should brush. Ben gets to brush himself in the mornings and I brush at night.
06
Feb
Swim lesson time.
05
Feb
Sunday lineup.
04
Feb
Cutie with nap hair.
03
Feb
Pajama day at school again!
02
Feb
Ben said, ‘Look at me! I’m a turtle.”
01
Feb
Dressed and ready for pajama day at school!
31
Jan
Trying to shortcut cleanup.
30
Jan
Ben has created a small collection of Legos that he keeps in his bedside table. They keep him quietly entertained until he falls asleep or in the mornings when he wakes up too early for me to go get him.
29
Jan
Off to church they go.
28
Jan
Wade sent these two to play outside and they ended up in a sword fight. This is backside of a list of upgrades they created for their swords.
27
Jan
Pizza for dinner!
26
Jan
Ben was hanging out with Wade in the basement. Wade decided that the boiler was sounding funny so he decided to open it up and take a look. Ben was so excited to “help.”
25
Jan
Tonight’s entertainment is brought to you by Kinetic sand.
24
Jan
Backyard ski lessons.
23
Jan
Family movie night – Mission Impossible.
22
Jan
Sunday lineup.
21
Jan
Trains and more trains.
20
Jan
It’s a muffin-kind of morning.
19
Jan
My kids use their iPad time as early as possible. Due to the limitations I put in place, that usually means Ben uses his last. There is always at least one child looking over his shoulder. I find it hilarious that Kaitlyn watches while not being able to hear a thing (note Ben’s headphones).
18
Jan
Busy morning in the Burch household.
17
Jan
Ben has just started to figure out that the other kids get daily iPad time. The biggest problem is that he can’t plug his up every night and often his has no battery life when he wants to play. Then he has to be plugged in during play and he hates that.
16
Jan
Candlepin bowling.
15
Jan
Sunday roundup.
14
Jan
Wade and I had a date tonight so these guys had dinner and then got electronics time together until bedtime for the youngest two.
13
Jan
Today was a building day.
12
Jan
Only chocolate chip pumpkin bread will convince Alex to have breakfast on a school morning.
11
Jan
Pretend cooking at its best.
10
Jan
Tuesday after nap – a slow wake up.
09
Jan
I got the kids changed and packed up for swim classes tonight. Then I thought to call and see if they were actually having swim tonight (there have been some renovations on the pool the last few weeks). Turns out no swim classes. We turned right around and went back inside.
08
Jan
Sunday roundup.
07
Jan
Friday evening.
06
Jan
We had a power outage during dinner tonight so everything go a little more interesting.
05
Jan
Transitioning back to our normal routine has been a little rough.
04
Jan
Ben was having trouble putting on his shoes. Then I realized he had on five pairs of socks. We finally settled on wearing three to school. (When I picked him up he had removed several more because he said his feet were sweaty.)
03
Jan
This boy has been stacking pantry items for years.
02
Jan
The boys playing Fortnite. Wade is joining then from another device downstairs. Ben is begging to play but he’s going to have to wait quite a few years.
01
Jan
Sunday roundup.
31
Dec
Granny is here!
30
Dec
Family hike on this gorgeous day.
29
Dec
Creating ramps everywhere.
28
Dec
Brother bonding.
27
Dec
The kids were introduced to Fun Dip this Christmas.
26
Dec
Remote controlled items were the thing to get in our house this year.
25
Dec
Christmas Morning!
24
Dec
Headed out to the Christmas Eve service.
23
Dec
Basket Presents – Day 6