an oldie...

just realized i never posted this one!

snugs with her bro!

this face.  and his minion hat!

tired baby on the couch!

and this face.  in same minion hat!

with his newest paw patrol friends!

playing.

and it's now june. these were from jan/feb.  life is going by way too fast!  trying to top and take a look around every once in awhile.  

life in these here parts...

the faces i get to serve lunch to every day!  they usually look like this!

snuck in to sissy's room to read!

their first day on the mountain...  j is skiing, n is snowboarding.

at this point, they were pretty confident they could conquer it all!

her.

and him.

waiting for class to start!

watching her get strapped in.  

then we instituted family chores!  i am such a happier mommy!

this boy took his mopping SERIOUSLY!  i was so proud of him!

playing with a new Christmas toy!

this man- captain buckethead.  

this boy, puts his hand in the drawer and says "please".  

we have pretty much been keeping up with chores.  and i LOVE it!!!  working on putting in the hard work now to invest in teaching these kids how to do it!!!

starting 2016

celebrating c's birthday with the fam before we left...

and seeing friends!

most of the kids together.  only missing one!!!

and friends...  so much laughter and love (and tears) shared with these ladies!

driving home...

stopping at cracker barrel for lunch!

what a skyline!

thankful to be in her own bed!

she NEVER. EVER. EVER. stops doing gymnastics!

he was mad at his brother, but happy for his new shirt!

more of that cracker barrel stop!

watching the big boys at tennis...  working on his flexibility!

cheeses with mommy!

just cause!  

post Christmas silliness!

baby b was so excited for Christmas morning that he didn't sleep all night the night before.  we ended up on the couch watching "paw patrol".

auntie byssa getting her workout on!

i got the flu...  man, not the Christmas diet i wanted!

then daddy got it.  thankfully, we were the only ones down!

playing with his cousin's new toy!

check out the new cowboy in town!

this sweet thing and his pop-pop!

playing with a new friend, evie!

and evie's mom, my sweet high school friend, jennie!  

so fun to get our girls together!

drinking his kombucha like a boss!

the five girls!!!

chris requested silly faces!

jumping!

at the trampoline park for pres' birthday!

can you spy christopher?

sleepy boy after all that jumping!

sweet boy, hadn't got enough jumping in, he had to check out the rebounder!

cousins in a tub!

sisters!!!  working on steph's new house!

parkour on Christmas eve...

Christmas eve with my love!

this boy...  sweet barr on Christmas eve...

haile family fun!  Merry Christmas to all!

sisters (and sweet barr!)

today was supposed to be chris' birthday party.  but, it's winter storm jonas.  so we are hunkered down with grammie and grandpa, and the b fam is going to try to brave it over here!  our neighbors may, also!  they have a special love of chris!  remember his pencil joke?  it got the husband a promotion at work!

we are watching the snow fall and enjoying the fire d made!!!