Snow Day!

It was really much more icy than snowy, but the kids braved the cold quite a bit today!

Take your daughter to work day (unofficial)

Cadie has been wanting to come to work with me and since today was President's day, she didn't have school and I had a lighter than usual schedule. We had the BEST day! I was so proud of Cadie. She was polite and respectful with all the adults she met (which was quite a lot), she played quietly while I worked and even while I was on a conference call and she didn't whine when she accidentally spilled water on herself at lunch. She was such a big girl and was so lovely to be with. She drew on my whiteboard, worked on math homework and even took a little rest under my desk. We ate lunch together in the cafeteria and then ducked out of work a bit early. She actually wasn't even quite ready to leave the office and she said she had a fun day and can't wait to come to work with me again.

Family Valentines Day Date

The weather was incredible and so we (the 5 of us + neighbor Sutton) walked together to Kuby's Sausage House where we enjoyed German food, an accordion player and "what we love about each other" dinner conversation. I love this little life and family that my Valentine and I have created together. Thank you God for loving us unconditionally, for your ever flowing grace and for the glimpses of heaven in these small moments.

Cadie Valentines Day Party

I was excited to attend Cadie's class valentines day party. Cadie and Peyton made pink rice krispies for the party snacks and I added some carrots and ranch dip to everyone's plate as well. We were all surprised that so many of the kids ate their carrots along with their treats.

I wasn't looking my best because I was working from home and had to scoot out the door at the last minute, but I was so glad to be there with Cadie. Cadie looked adorable in a new sparkle shirt and pink pants that were a gift from Peyton.

Slumber Party

While the adults played at King Spa, the kids had a great time at their slumber party. Peyton reported that they all went down without too much trouble. Hudson slept on the mattress in Cadie's room on the floor and Jory slept in the bunk bed in the boys room with Ranger. On Saturday morning we went to breakfast at Bubba's and then just relaxed and hung out until the Wills needed to leave around noon. Sutton joined in on Sat. morning for the fun. When they had to leave all the kids were begging to know when we were all going to get together again. A great time was had by all!

PS - Cadie seemed to be getting a little cozy with one particular handsome young man. She didn't want to give him an inch of personal space and at breakfast I almost had to move her over so he could eat his eggs!! hmm...

King Spa

Grant and I had groupons that were about to expire so last Friday we had a King Spa party with Donnie and Tiffany, Chad and Jaime (sadly, they left before our group pic) and Paul and Deanna while sweet Peyton stayed at home with our 3 + Donnie and Tiffany's 2! Peyton did awesome with 5 kids and she did a get a bit of extra "hazard" pay. We ate dinner, hit the water slide before it closed at 9pm, enjoyed the pools and then did a round of the saunas. Time flew by and at midnight we had to drag ourselves outta there!

Low class hot tubs

Definitely an easy way to kill a few hours. The kids loved the kiddie hot tubs and played for almost 3 hours and only came inside when it got dark and cold. Plus I got good exercise with tons of trips outside with buckets of warm water. This crazy fun attracted quite a few neighborhood kiddos.  It started with one bucket and grew to include coolers, rubbermaids and wheelbarrows. We love having the most fun on the block!