Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Packing for a trip

On Monday night Miles wanted to pack his bags for our trip to IL.
I gave him a duffel bag and he began to pack.
* 3 stuffed animals
* 8 pairs of socks
*7 pairs of underwear
*3 pairs of PJ's
* 1 large basketball- however, he returned this after it did not fit.
THEN he proceeded to take all the clothes (about 15 shirts) off his bottom rack (in 1 try) and carry them to his duffel bag.

At this point we were laughing so hard, he stopped and said, "What, too much?" and promptly dropped all the clothes.

I wish that I would have had a camera to catch his actions, but it was priceless. They are both getting better about packing but still need some help.

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Sophia turns SEVEN!

For Sophia's 7th birthday we had a pajama party, with movies, popcorn, pizza and cookie cake. Everyone had such a great time and we were excited that no one was sleeping over!





Before the party really got going, the girls all made pillow cases to take home with them. The girls loved it and they were really, really quiet. It was strange to have a house full of girls and no one talking. Even Miles was disappointed, he kept saying, "they just won't talk to me." Sorry kid, they did not even talk to each other.






this time of year

This is the time of year, as the holiday's are approaching, that i start to think...
* where has this year gone?
* why haven't I kept up this blog better? ( i am going to try to catch up with the pictures that this blog needs, but it will be too hard to keep in order.)
* how did the kids get so big?
* wow, we did a lot of great things this year. (after completing our family picture album.)

no matter how much older I get, I do not really feel older. And sometimes, the people around me do not seem older either, it is more that the kids are getting bigger and I am adding notches to my belt with how long I have been a PT at OSU and how long Justin and I have been married.

While this year seemed simplier in the health department, Miles' did not need any type of procedures, I am thankful for the simple years. The not so taxing times.

We have become a much closer and tighter family.
We have eliminated weekday TV, and started a lot more of game nights. This is so much more fun than sitting in front of the tv and wasting away. We have MORE memories and not wasted day.

I am so thankful for all that we have, I hope that you are thankful too.