We’ve had a whole bunch of little birdhouses hanging around the barn for several years. Jim decided to let the children each have one. They got to decide where to hang it, and the boys put them up. This one is Hewitt‘s: Don’t you just love Hewitt’s smile? He seems to have forgotten how, and […]
Indigo‘s favorite color is purple (kind of fitting for a child named Indigo, don’t you think?). Anyway, Daddy had a huge score from the garbage route for her: You gotta love purple sunglasses. (Ok, if your favorite color is purple, you gotta love purple sunglasses). And Indigo adores her them!
I had lunch with Indigo and Jade at the airport. There weren’t a lot of options to choose from. Indigo said she wanted pizza so I ordered two slices at Sbarro. When they came I thought to myself, “Hmmmm… probably should have just gotten one.” But you know what? They both ate them except for […]
One of the ways we get our house to run is for everyone to pitch in and help with the work – even the youngest children. Sometimes that works really well. Sometimes it just makes more work. One of the easiest jobs for Hewitt, Indigo, and Jade to do is cleaning off the table and loading […]
I love it when the children get along and cooperate. But I have to admit that I love it even MORE when their sharing leads to less housework. So, in this instance, there was only one bowl to wash instead of two: And here there is only one bed to make instead of two: Hmmmm… […]
One of the best memories of our vacation was our Princess Breakfast. It was a special treat for the girls. Brett and Jade really enjoyed it, but it was the most magical for Indigo. Here is a photo of Indigo getting ready: And here are all the girls with Belle: The other princesses that visited […]
We’re back from our awesome Disney Vacation. I’ll post photos later, but wanted to list our favorite moments while it was still fresh. Fletcher: Test track in the dark Indigo: Seeing Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse and all them Hewitt: Cars! Fletcher: The Lion King Show Colter: Summit Plummet at Blizzard Beach Brett: Blizzard Beach […]
Mr. Sweetland had some clothes that he thought would be perfect for us. He was right. Greyden took one look at it and claimed it for his own. Fortunately there were two, so Fletcher got one also. I was taking pictures of the two of them, and Indigo decided she needed to be in on […]
Indigo is awake (convinced it is morning) and sitting here with Jim and me. She’s being really cute. Jim was teasing her and asked her, “Where did we get you?” Her response? “From my bedroom.” Yep, she’s a keeper.
How do you share a single slushy amongst these eight children? Like this (note the anticipation and finger sucking going on): Unfortunately, it’s hard to get all 8 heads on the eight straws at the same time. This was about the best we could do: They still enjoyed it!
Grandma flew me and Brett and Indigo to Florida a few weekends ago to sell soap at her community craft fair. Since she got the tickets she got us a “nice” early flight so we could spend as much time with her as possible. Of course, that meant we had to get out of bed […]
Since I am traveling and am on super fast internet, I thought I’d upload a bunch of pictures from a recent harvest party. Me and Indigo: Brett and Emery and friends on a hayride: Fletcher with a gun (aren’t guns essential hayride equipment?) on the hayride: Jim, Hewitt, and Me on another hayride (do you […]
Come on, working on the cube has to get some sort of schooling credits, doesn’t it? Oh well, good thing she’s only two and doesn’t need any credits yet.
Remember Indigo‘s doll, LaLa? Well, Indigo decided to go running with Lala. Now for most normal children, that would involve picking up Lala, and running. But not my children. No. For my children, it first involves attaching a belt to your waist. Then it requires attaching another belt to the doll. Like this: Then – […]
Indigo decided to join me in the shower. (No I didn’t get a photo of that) LOL! She had to wait for me to get dressed and she just looked so cute, I had to get a photo.