We have had a very mild winter. I am currently typing this post in February and we just got a somewhat moderate storm for our area. The entire town shut down today for the most part. Except, my husband, I suppose. He had to go to work today. The rest of us are home from school and went outside just to play in the snow. It's been a great day of just being at home for us. We've been so scheduled (overscheduled) that a total day of rest was just what each of us needed.
So, let's get to it. Our January:
We got out to eat as a family:
The kids will tell you Avery is super hard on our books but many of them were so well loved. She tore apart Corduroy's Day and I just couldn't part with it even though not a single page was together. So, I bought a new one, well worth the few dollars. The kids were so excited to see as well:
Speaking of Avery, she's growing like a weed. A few pictures of her as she spends all her time with me still and we are both better people for it:
This is her eye contest face she makes at meals. She loves staring contests:
The side profile of a girl as she begins to work just a bit on school with me:
She had gone to story time at the library and came home with a picture to practice her coloring.
My baby looking at all my babies:
A picture I think that she took of her toes that I just can't seem to get over:
Watching outside as her siblings sled:
We also went to the pool as a fam. I came back with only one picture, of Avery:
She also got cleared from her vision problems we were having back in March 2024 after she got extremely ill. That has been a huge deal for our family.
We had one of Payton's friends over for some fun and I let the kids get into the hot tub. They had a blast and talk about even weeks later:
Payton and Riley are back to doing archery:
I worked on ordering family pictures from November. I am working to put together some black and white frames of my kids:
Riley and I got out for a quick date together and went and found a geo cache:
Just us all lying around and watching a movie together:
At school the kids hit 100 days. To celebrate, Jayden made a shirt to wear to school:
I got to take the kids to the new sonic movie. We all thought it was great:
Riley tried the ymca's dart wars and he had a total blast:
A random picture of the sunset on the drive home. I am sure there is a story to this but I have no recollection. It is very pretty though and I can tell you it is of the road that leads to my home.
We took one final trip to grandma and grandpas house. They have moved to where we live! We went a few days before they closed on this house. It was a good, quick trip as they close out one chapter and begin another:
The trip was uneventful after a major event getting started. We blew a tire not even 4 miles from our house. Got back home and got the tire repaired. Then started again 2 hours later than we started. So that was great, but we did make it. The kids slept part of the way:
Here is the rock that ended up in our tire, delaying our departure:
Riley won a coloring contest in December and he won a gigantic pop this place makes. Wow, is he lucky:
I got the kitchen counter cleared and cleaned. IT is such a rarity now I had to document it. Remember when I used to have this place so clean it was a weekly picture? I miss those days:
We got some snow. So, outside we went. The kids went sledding and were also pulled behind the side by side.
Riley made cinnamon rolls with me. They were fantastic, he's got a real skill with baking breads:
We also made sourdough muffins.
I got out with the kids to the children museum one day. This is another rarity to find the time to take them all.
Jayden moved into a different bedroom. He and Riley are now in their own rooms, marking the end of a 7 year period of sharing a room. It was so sad for me. Everyone else was ready for the transition:
My mom came to visit for a few days. This is another real treat for us. It was a quick trip but we will always take what we can get. The older kids had book club so she spent some quality time with the younger two kids while they attended that:
And that's a wrap! Our January in a quick summary!
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