Monday, November 29, 2010

Never 2 Late

I firmly believe...
It is never too late to say thanks and express what you're grateful for.

I am grateful for snow!


...for friendship,


...for adorable, marshmallowy children :)


...I am grateful for good times,


... and most of all my gratitude for family has grown 10 fold!!

Monday, November 22, 2010

First Snow

Tis the Season....
for Hot Chocolate!



The kids were so excited about the snow... we'll see how long it lasts :)

Friday, November 19, 2010

Turkey PoPs




These were fun to make and also made some good memories while making them with my mom and sis. :)

Monday, November 15, 2010

What Keeps me Going

Parenting is hard. Can I just say that? Sometimes you just want to scream and pull your hair out. I could ramble off a never ending list of the things kids do to cause a parent's face to start changing color. From... well I better not get started or I'll loose sight of my point. :) I want talk about the moments that make your heart double in size and sometimes almost cry because of how much we love our kids. Sometimes they do some of the sweetest things that make parenthood priceless.

This was one of my moments recently:
The kids and I went on a walk one day down our gravel driveway into the vineyards nearby. Some of the grapes weren't going to be picked that year so we took off our hats and started to stuff them with pungent smelling grapes. When we got home I told the kids to play nicely so I could take a shower. When I was dressed I came out to get lunch ready, and this is what I found....


Cami and Alex worked together and surprised me with lunch already made!

Making PB n' honey sandwiches.

I was so touched with their thoughtfulness. It was such a sweet surprise.

And I had to take a picture of this because they even cut up Carson's sandwich in 'bite size' pieces for him. LOL... too cute.

I will have to admit, the sandwich was a little dry, (I guess it's better than it dripping in honey :). But I could have cared less... these kids came to me from heaven and I am blessed to be their mother.

Saturday, November 6, 2010

GoBBle GoBBle


Doing crafts with my kids is one of the best ways for us to get in the holiday spirit. And so here is one of our creations.