January 31

Ben & Sherry spent

the day at our house ...

January 30

With my bad attitude about this

winter, I need to keep this in mind ...

This just made
me smile today!  :)

January 29 ... 'Lively'

Well ... lively is certainly one way

to describe this little girl :)

Hanging out in the
tent with Grandpa

Tree pics ...
better late than never :)

January 28

Found this in the basement while hunting for something else ...
Jess started this carving about a dozen or more years ago.

January 27

Sigh ...

January 26 ... Vivid

Sad that this Christmas bow ...
flying pretty well sideways in the wind ...
is my picture of 'Vivid' today :(

January 25 ... 'Caring'

Today's theme was 'caring' ...

demonstrated by two of our boys taking

time out of their day to come help out

their dad with this task ... 

seems to be an annual event :(

And this situation is a combination
of anxious for their mom, and humorous
for the boys ... 

January 24

Jess & Thea came for

a little visit this morning :)

These strings of beads have

been the best MCC investment :)

And the theme today ... Fresh air ...
must admit though, this was shot from
in my vehicle with the window rolled down :(

January 23

This little

guy was

not his

usual 

cheery

self today :(

January 22 ... The number 8 ...

Pretty sure this was storm
number 8 ... or maybe 18 !! :(

The birthday boy ...
Brian at about age 3, proudly
sporting his most recent injury 

Just loved the expression on Brian's
face as he's 'reading' the paper with his dad ...
doesn't look like good news!

January 21 ... 'In a bowl'

January 20

Thea took advantage of Grandpa

on the floor very quickly :)

January 19

These guys were nice enough to

humor me ... and make an announcement :)

January 18

This guy has been nicknamed
'Ben' by me ... think Ben
should probably have a helmet
on during his waking hours :(

January 17

Vacuum cleaners ... as long as
he can see the source of the noise, he is fascinated :)
Maybe a future helper of mine?

January 16

Sigh ... another storm :(

But the Foords made it
after lunch

Mischief

Mesmerized :)

A little romping with
Grandpa before bedtime

January 15

Strange day ...

Taken just around lunchtime ...

and less than an hour later ...

Many cloud layers
at sunset

January 14

My snowy walk
this morning

January 13

Doesn't say much about my
housekeeping skills that this guy
is still lying on family room floor ...
waiting for a playmate to come over :)

January 12

:) :)

January 11



Cara cara oranges :)
They were fantastic !!



Beautiful sunrise today

 

Grandpa was giving
Ben some fishing tips

Thea was enjoying
herself in the bathroom :)
Using the same bench that
her dad used at this age ...
made by Conrad

January 10

Some strange weather
happenings on ride home ...

Thea taking
Grandpa on laps
around the family room :)

Our very own
Pippi Longstocking :)

January 9

Winter driving

January 8

The theme today was 'Blue' ...
I saw the jet trail and just wanted to be
back on a plane going somewhere warm :(

January 7

Okay ... this cute little baby no longer

wants to sit and wait to have his picture taken!!

He sees the camera, and ... CHARGE!!  He's after it!!

We leave for a few days
and Ben has started standing
and walking around furniture!!