Sisters

Hadley & Gentry

Green Thumb

My mother-in-law gave me strawberry plants for my birthday. We even marked them with spoons so no one would run them over.
Vincent and Lauren helped and we watered these babies for about a week. I think I even counted a new leaf growing on one! And then the rains came . . .

And came . . . and came . . . and came. My poor plants were buried in several inches of rain for an entire week. Is it possible to drown plants? I hope not but, hey at least now we know we have a drainage issue at the end of our driveway.

P.S. We also have 'drainage' issues on some of our windows. And I use the term drainage loosely, meaning they 'drain' inside our house.

Improvisation

When Vincent is really desperate for fun I guess, he plays Gary the Gardener with his sisters' doll stroller. I of course must play along as he goes back and forth leaving marks on the carpet and pretending not to hear me over the loud sound of the mower. Then he'll take a break for lunch on the back of his truck like our other gardeners used to do. Then back to work & ignoring me.

Why Gary? I have no idea. And why a gardener? Who knows. Do I need to get out more? Probably.

Jackpot

As I was walking out of a store the other day with all four kids in tow an older man passed me and said, "Wow, you really hit the jackpot!"

That is such a new and refreshing way of looking at it. I love that I didn't get the typical, 'wow you have your hands full' or 'wow I bet you're a busy mom.' How many of us moms think we hit the jackpot on a daily basis?

Birthday Celebration

The Sawyers were in town for my birthday this year. Everyone came out to our place and we had a celebration amid the rain. Everyone even took a break from Settlers to sing to me and have chocolate eclair cake - thanks Mom!

Ryan & Lauren playing zoom-o in the rain.

Fun with cousins.

Lauren - the next day was pooped.

Free Time

Christmas Recap

My friend Wendy had an awesome Christmas Cookie Decorating Party which the kids loved!

This is what Gentry did during Hadley's first Holiday program at school - on Aunt Molly of course. (Grandma came too!)

There's Hadley.

  I caught Vincent licking the candies of the gingerbread house.

Does Christmas morning get better than new underwear? Vincent's favorite gift. Seriously - he couldn't decide which pair to wear to gma & gpa's.

Hadley loving every minute of Christmas morning!