Week ending 2-24-19

Monday morning Talea woke up with blood dried all over her face. 

I think her face looks like the Grinch's in a face he makes. 

Someone took these pictures of the sunset. 

Wednesday: The 5 little kids played this fun garbage truck game. Andy is fascinated with garbage trucks and gets lots of books and movies from the library about them. He's made the other kids interested too and they all run to the door on Fridays when we hear the garbage man coming. He honks and waves at us and it's pretty fun. Anyway, they put their toys and books in containers all around the house then "drove" around from garbage can to garbage can emptying them into their big Rubbermaid garbage truck. In the above picture Andy is emptying someone's garbage can into his truck.

Three garbage cans set out on the curb. 

Kaitlyn dumps a can into her truck (the Rubbermaid container.) 

Three empty cans. 

Three full cans. 

A can waiting by the door. 

And one by the chair. 

Three more cans here waiting for the garbage man. 

The dump where they dump their trucks. 

Thursday: Samuel fell asleep during Spencer's concert. 

Talea took this selfie of us. 

Spencer announcing his two pieces: Rhapsodie no. 2 op. 79 by Brahms, and Spanish Prelude by Gershwin. 

Anderson picked this garbage truck chapter book to do a book report on. We all laughed because it's "The Law of the Garbage Truck: How to Respond to Those Who Dump on You and How to Stop Dumping on Others." None of us have read it, but we cracked up that it was Andy's favorite book that day and didn't want to do a report on a picture book that he's actually read. :) 

I think Kaitlyn took these but I'm not sure why. Looks like we're just hanging out on Friday night. Everyone was in great moods, which I love. The kids are so helpful in helping me do scripture reading and getting little kids to bed. Andy will only let Alexis tuck him in each night and she sings him 3-4 beautiful songs. 

Saturday: A huge icicle. 

Tilly copying Samuel putting her hands in her pockets.

Week ending 2-17-19

Sunday: Kind of a funny picture of Talea--doesn't really look like her--but I was trying to get her to stand still so I could take a picture of her wearing this cute Valentine's dress a neighbor passed to us. 

Monday: Andy was so cute reading in a corner of the couch. 

But he wouldn't stop laughing. 

Everyone took 5 pictures of the brains they made but I'll just put a couple here. :) 

Makenna made the "tiniest brain ever." 

Kaitlyn took these pictures of music time after lunch. Makenna and Tilly doing chimes. Thomas playing cello and Alexis playing piano. 

Samuel playing an imaginary instrument. 

Andy playing a violin. 

Makenna pretending to walk to school. They like to play school but they don't really want to go. 

Wednesday: Ballet class. 

Thursday: My view from flipping pancakes. I love to look over and see my children happily eating and want to remember these moments.

This was our Valentine's Day pink heart multi-grain pancakes lunch. 

We got a pathetic drizzle for 3 days (we miss the real rain of NC) but at least it melted a lot of our snow so we could play outside. 

Silly selfies. It's always a surprise how many goof off pictures I have on my phone or pictures of their food, science projects, or dolls.

Makenna dipped some pretzels for a Valentine treat. 

Happy Valentine's Day from those still awake. :) 

Happily eating salads. Samuel's therapist was impressed that he ate handfuls of raw spinach. 

Friday night: Kylie texted asking what we were doing so I texted back these pictures. Madalyn had the flu, Alexis was unloading the dishwasher, Makenna was mopping. 

A good-night selfie from Talea to Kylie. 

Saturday: Andy is conducting a Piano Guys concert. Looks like I'm about to leave for my daily walk. With Nathan working everyday including Saturdays till 11pm, walks are my sanity saver.