January

Playdates with little friends.

 Audrey can make brownies completely all by herself now-- she's so growny. :)

 We got a little tiny bit of snow-- mainly ice. It was enough to keep us out of school for a couple of days.

 Hot cocoa and lotion on our cheeks!

 The girls made these on the last day of 2016 but I didn't post them so I added them to this month.

 The frozen fountain at church.

 I can still pick my biggest baby up-- she's 8 1/2 and weighs 48 pounds.

 Francie started back to gymnastics with her sweet friend, Anna. These two are adorable together!

 Lunch after gymnastics

 The week after it was snowing, the highs were in the 70's so we got some park play in!

 Selfies by Francie

 More fun outside with sweet friends.

 Francie and I spend a lot of time in our van waiting for our sisters at the bus stop-- she finds many creative ways to stay busy.

 We got a new president- Donald J. Trump.

 I celebrated my 20th reunion from high school.

 Audrey added a mini giraffe named Gerald and a hamster to her collection of special lovies.

 My classmates' children with mine. :)

 Shelby Claire will be losing a tooth soon- her first one to fall out naturally. She had the top one pulled because she bumped her mouth on her footboard and damaged the top two in front.

 Francie is growing and is a whopping 40 pounds.

 Ruby got her yearly haircut.

 Francie found this giant panda and Walmart and loved it-- it's fitting since she is in the panda class at school.

New Year and a New Start

This is a new year and a new start. I love going back to look at our blog from the days that I kept it current and posted pictures of my little ones. I am going to TRY but give myself grace in this blogging process. It is something I love and cherish so hopefully I will make time for it. I *may* go back and post date a few posts but I am just thankful to keep it current at this point. :)


Our last day of 2016 was spent with our friends at the Lowery's. We counted down the New Year using Netflix around 7:00 and were home in bed by 8:30. It was a wonderful, fun way to say goodbye to 2016.