Snow day

Sledding with the boys down the driveway
As you can see it wasn't a ton of snow but with the little bit of ice the driveway became a great sledding hill



On the cardboard I gave them. Evan was adorable.

Happy snowbabies!

What the New year will look like?

I am sitting here thinking about all that we could do this year. I am now homeschooling my older two and my baby is walking around undoing all things about 2 1/2 feet off the floor. I have been perfectly prepared for this. He told me in the Fall that I would have Evan home next year. I am walking in faith that HE will continue to speak and guide me into what 2010 looks like to Him.

Currently I am feeling guilty that they are watching a movie while I post and read my scripture for the day (Goal- read once through by the end of the year). That being said they did just spend an hour outside playing in the SNOW! Now they have sipped their Hot cocoa and are watching Snow buddies ;)

I do feel the need to put on paper some of the things I know for sure. This way when I talk with you and when I go back throughout the year I can remember to stick with the basics when other choices are cloudy. So far I know:

Pray over them

Read to them

Play with them

Go outside as much as possible-if MckMama can bundle her babies and go play in the snow when it is -14. My kids can go out when it is sunny and 40. I'm just sayin'

Teach them when they don't know they are being taught

Yep, that is about it. But that can take up a whole day. I am going to attempt to be more relaxed about the way my house looks and more involved with how the heart of my children looks this year.

I would like to say that this is only ONE aspect of my life. I have New Year looks for other areas too! Husband, Self, Community, etc... Just felt a little focused on the kids today.

Can anybody say Chicken?

I decided it was high time to make what my husband loves best. Chicken that is fresh off the bone. I was raised with boneless, skinless chicken so this was truly a labor of love. I started from scratch with all the herbs, butter and veggies. This is the first pic of me stuffing my handmade garlic herb butter in-between the skin and the chicken. Surprisingly I was able to eat this dinner after touching every last part.



This was some good chicken. Natalie told me to put Chicken broth in the bottom of the pan to keep it moist and she was right. The veggies should have cooked from the beginning instead of halfway through but they were tasty nonetheless. We had an organic dinner that fed 4 adults and three kids and it only cost me about 11 dollars!!

Merry Christmas!

Dress-up and Go OUT!!!!

I know, I know this is a wonderful picture of my nose hairs. We are all dressed up, though you can't see my outfit the whole night because it is FREEZING in GA.
After Mom and Dad took us to VIA we headed over to Cafe Intermezzo.

Sisters
My sweet "little" brother


Chad and Ret have accepted Larry like a brother. It is so awesome to see them hang out, talk and just be great friends.All five of us. We shared many memories around the table tonight. We even imagined how full our lives will be when they each have spouses and children. For now they are all set on God's path for them and we are thrilled to be sharing it together!

Pink pig Mania

We arrived Tuesday the 22nd with expectations of having to WAIT. I was very thankful when we were only the fifth family in line for tickets. After purchasing we went outside where it was unusually warm and let the kids run around before it opened. I was amazed at the weather that day. It has been freezing here for over a month and we had a sunny and 50's day.





Dee, Mikayla and Kyle. Both of her children are the same age as mine. We met them when the girls were 6 months old.
Sisters!
Dad and Aunt KT

I love these photos of the kids. Each of them has a personality not like the other!

BIG HUGS!!!

Uncle Ret

What fun they have with him!!!

Evan's Christmas sing-a-long

He knew all the songs and was very good at doing the motions.

I wish I could freeze time. He is still Momma's boy and innocent and loving and this Momma is tearing up!
"O Come let us adore Him" he sang this song over and over again. Top of his lungs and hand motions. It sounds more like "O tome yet us a-ore him"

Christmas cookies

Baby loves the dough.
Our friends the Richard's
Gaby did very well for only 2 1/2
Yes that would be my improvisation for rolling pins...bottles of Pam :)


This was the trial run I did with the kids to see if the dough worked...
...it worked but not without tears and a very discouraged Mom that had to be consoled by her five year old daughter. At one point in tears
I said "I am just not your Nana, I am sorry baby that it isn't working. I can cook but I just can't bake"
K then said "It's Ok Mom I know your disappointed, I am a little disappointed too."
She put a smile on my face and we trudged forward.
We did get a few cookies that day and they weren't phased a bit.

ASO Christmas

They love spending time with their Papa and Nana
My handsome boy. He is getting so big. I teared up after taking these photos.

Papa and Nana took the older two to see the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra perform. It was a Christmas sing-a-long. They loved seeing all of the instruments but I think their favorite part was the ice cream after lunch!