In His Hands

The problem with not posting for a while is where to start when you do. The holidays are past and already we're back into routines. We did take time out for fun and visiting during the holidays, but it feels like we mostly worked. Someday we'll figure out that a holiday means taking time off and relaxing. We did accomplish a few things, the most exciting thing being getting the master bedroom finished.

The kids were told they could have holidays if they kept themselves constructively occupied. I know, (wince) we are slave-driving parents. Or maybe it's just that we're somewhat experienced ~ we know what happens when there's too much spare time.

With the wonderfully warm temperatures we enjoyed last weekend, our snow disappeared, and this snowman went with it when he was only one day old...

A sweet moment...

Here's my babylicious nephew. We're starting to feel a little baby deprived here and he's just perfectly snuggable. Too bad his mommy is so attached to him, or we'd have taken him home for sure.

I realize that I have not posted many pictures of our 'baby.' She doesn't make photography easy. She's either running away from the camera or doing this...

Almost any picture I get of her, she's got that same pose, plus or minus a few banana stickers with which she decorates herself.  And then there's that crazy hair that goes in every direction. I'm thinking of trimming the back to give it some shape but I can't imagine her sitting still long enough for me to get a snip in. And I dread to think of what she might try once she's seen scissors being used on hair. This girl has a preoccupation with scissors already.

She's talking a lot these days. In a short time she went from two-word sentences to almost full sentences. She has a name for most of the kids:

Justine - Deedee

Allison - Ayee

Leah - Ea-ah

 Meghan - Peetah (?!)

Emily - Emmy

Warren - no name yet

Brent -Bent

Gavin - Gabby or Gabin

Thomas - T-Tom

Herself - NaNa or Na-ee-ah

But mostly she says, "I wan' Mommy!"

And she wraps her arms around me for a big snuggle.

:)

Happy new year, everyone!