Days Filled With Joy

Circles

3/4/10

Zach spent about an hour today running in circles around the table. I just sat and watched the entire time! This boy just cracks me up...how could he be so excited to run by me EVERY time!?! Zach, I love the joy that you bring to our family!

Train

2/27/10

I love watching their little imaginations at work! Hannah, Ellie, and Zach all worked together to make this train. Zach was the "ducter" and Hannah, Ellie, and George were the passengers. I love how they even hooked the booster seat to the boxes with the straps!

Gooey Gunk

2/26/10

Boaz and Cainan gave the kids a box full of fun projects for Christmas. One of those projects was "Gooey Gunk."

Ellie measured the glue.

Hannah measured the water.

We had a blast with the finished product! The kids loved making it stretch and squishing it between their fingers! I can't even count the hours they have spent playing with their Gooey Gunk! What a fun project!

Snowman

2/21/10

We had such a snowy winter this year, but most of our snows were either too wet or too dry for building a snowman. We finally had a great "snowman building" snow, so Hannah couldn't wait to start!

The finished product! I think it turned out pretty well! Hannah made sure that the snowman had a hat and a scarf, too!

She loved this snowman so much!

Zach wanted to help so badly. Poor kid...his parents wouldn't let him help! He always thinks he wants to play in the snow, but absolutely HATES to touch the snow with his hands (even with mittens on)!

Ellie is our artist, and she decided that she would rather color than go outside in the cold.

When they were done, Greg took Zach outside to look at the snowman. That was enough to make him a happy boy!

Cousins

2/19/10

My kids absolutely love their cousins, and they talk about them all of the time. (No joke, I really think they talk about their cousins every day!) We had a great time getting together at Katie's house for the day! The moms decided to keep things simple and have a little indoor picnic for lunch. Aren't they all so adorable!?! I really do cherish these times of getting all of the kids together...I just wish it happened a little more often! The kids played so well all day long. Thanks, Katie, for having us over!

Boaz, Zach, and Brenna

Blake, Hannah, and Ellie

We also got to celebrate Blake and Boaz's birthdays while we were together! Happy birthday, boys! We love you both!

Valentine's Day Party

2/16/10

If you know my kids (especially Hannah), you know that they LOVE friends, and they LOVE to give gifts, so we just HAD to have a Valentine's Day party! We had quite a full house, but the kids didn't seem to mind! They had such a good time playing games, eating snacks, and opening their Valentine's cards!