It's a Hard Knock Life!

Did I tell you that Caroline got an extender put in the top of her mouth by her Othodonist two weeks ago. She has been trooper cause it has not been easy to say her lines with the wires at the top of her mouth. Here is Caroline's favorite scene. It was only on tape so I had to use our disc camera and the TV so sorry about the quality.

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Annie Jr. Preview!

This weekend is the weekend for Caroline's Annie Jr. performance. We went to the dress rehearsal last night and we can give you a sneak peak. It fades out at the end cause we were trying to get Asher quiet and he wanted a better position to see Annie. Afterwards he kept asking to see Annie and was just enjoying her. It was much like seeing a character at the amusement park. Caroline's hard work has truely paid off. She really loves this drama stuff and it shows. I hope to get more of her scenes down loaded later for those of you that won't be able to see her performance. As for Caroline, we say BRAVO!!! BRAVO!!!!

Molly in motion.

Caroline and a friend back stage.

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An amazing family!

I wanted to share a wonderful slideshow from a friend of mine that lives far away. Her son did an awesome job putting it together and it is for the one year celebration of their forever day with the family!!! This just makes me cry and burst with warm fuzzes! I just love her big family and they all just bust with joy on their faces. Enjoy!

Snow Ball Fight!

We have another snow day but really it should be called a freezing rain day. So do you know what fun you can have with a bag of cotton balls and a pair of old white tights????

SNOW BALL FIGHT!!!!!

We made many balls and started the fight! It was a good time and no one got hurt and yes you have to be burning many calories in the process. So grab and old pair of tights and cotton balls and have yourself a ball!

If you are looking for a treat to go with the theme. We take tortillas and fold and cut them into snowflake shapes. We put a little oil in a skillet and fry them on both sides for a minute or two. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and you have a snow flake snack! Enjoy your snow days!

More Snow!

We've gotten more snow and this time it has been the biggest of the year so far - 3 inches. We have had many 1 or 2 inches that come right at rush hour to delay us or with ice have called off school. Since this snow was actually deep enough and wasn't accompanied with ice we went sled ridding. Asher didn't care for the cold and only had a few rides down the hill before he asked for the car, but the older ones enjoyed riding.

Almond Oil Lotion

A friend of mine shared this recipe with me to make a great lotion for Asher. It is perfect for Asher's skin. I feel so domestic and sometimes wonder if I found the right bottles if I could have a small business making this. You can buy the ingredients at a great price here. So, if you have ashy skin and are having a hard time finding the right cure, give this almond lotion a try.

Just an FYI!

I'm not one to tell you how to spend your money, but I do want to make you aware of an opportunity that you can send some of your tax check this spring or the "rebate" we all will get, if you so desire. My friend has set up a website called http://barefootworld.org. I know that the reason for the rebate is to jump start the economy, but I can't help but think of some others that could use this money more than me consuming it. The current project is one that Caroline has just raise some money for this organization called blood water mission(aka. http://www.1000wells.com/). She collected money from her friends and they as a group took money they would spend on pop and coffee on their free time and donated it to give a water well for people all over the world that need clean water to live.

Again, I'm not telling anyone what to do but just giving you something to consider when you have some extra money coming your way. Recently, I've been challenged by what is consuming me. What do I consume and what consumes my time, my mind, my talents. So, I'll leave you with one question.

WITH WHAT ARE YOU CONSUMED?

Catching Up!

Well, it has been a while since I've posted and we've been sick and not taking photos. Here are some past photos from another day of skating awhile back and some creative videography from our oldest.

Skating Buddies

Blisters take away smiles.

Caleb and Dad

Fun with laundry

I wanna go out and run!! Sure looks warm to me.

Happy Valentine's Day!

A sweet kiss and some great smiles!

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What' s Happen'in?

If I was to post pictures of what has been happening the last few weeks (3 to be exact), you'd have photos of fevers, sore throats, coughs, aches all over and head aches. So far, knock on wood, Asher and I have missed the action. It started with Caleb having strep two weeks ago, then Abby last week and this week Caroline and Brad have a nasty flu. I may sleep on the couch tonight with the windows OPEN!!!

Since I don't have sick pictures I'll post this cute one of Asher and Buckeye watching Dad get some fire wood.