Sunday, January 31, 2016
One-On-One With Savannah
This weekend Preston got a last minute invite to the circus with a buddy from his class. Dave and I took the opportunity to spend some one on one time with our sweet Savannah. We dropped Preston off at 2 and then headed straight to see the newly released Kung Fu Panda 3. Savannah had been wanting to go to the theater with reclining seats so she was super excited.
Once we got home we still had some time before Preston was due back so we enjoyed some girl time and left daddy at home to work while we went on a long walk. Of course we stopped at the park for some playground time before heading home. It's not often that I get to talk to her about school without lots of interruption so this time was treasured.
Before long our Peanut was home (super exhausted) but excited to show us his circus hat and tell us all about the circus. It was certainly a fun way to spend a Sunday for us all!
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Where Did January Go??
Super fun was had by all on our wonderfully steep driveway |
We've spent a lot of time playing Dutch, our new game of choice |
This kid is always willing to be my little assistant, even with clipping coupons! |
Wednesday, January 06, 2016
All He Wants is a Missing Tooth!
And he got it! :) This kid always amazes me with his childlike faith. He came home from school and said his front tooth was wiggly . . and that he had been praying it would come out. He chose an apple for snack (since Savannah said that would help his tooth to come out) and sure enough by almost dinner it was nasty and just hanging by a thread. My kiddos know I do NOT do teeth so I begged him to just hold on and wait for daddy. But he kept messing with it . . . and it was bleeding . . and well, honestly he couldn't possibly eat dinner with a front tooth all sideways so I gave in and put on my mama pants and pulled it! Ahhh! It helped a bit that I was afraid blood was going to end up on our white sofas and knew it needed to come out. It was still gross and not something I want to do again, but he was SO proud. He wrote a note to the toothfairy and requested a .50 coin and a dollar coin, which is just what this sweet kid got! As an added bonus when I was in his class volunteering today I got to see him put a lost tooth sticker on the smart board calendar. :)
Monday, January 04, 2016
It's a Happy New Year Weekend!
Dave and I had the kids in bed their normal time on New Year's Eve and we settled in to watch War Room around 8pm. Shortly after the movie we hit the sack and reminisced about the years past when we stayed up to ring in the new year. I have to say that in our early years of dating we have quite a few fun memories. :) But this year we both agreed that sleep was more important and the new year would be waiting for us on Friday. I was just thrilled to find out that Dave was going to be home New Year's Day!
We spent New Year's day mostly at home. The kids loved playing multiple games with Dave. Then, Savannah and I escaped for a bit around lunch to run some errands and get her some new shoes (now in women's sizes) and then we were home for lunch. Savannah was SO excited to finally eat Nutella again. I am so proud of her for making a resolution and sticking to it for an entire year.
We talked about resolutions a bit. Savannah decided to be healthier by not eating PopTarts for breakfast anymore. Not sure what she'll replace it with will be much healthier, but at least we agree PopTarts are bad. Preston, doing pretty much everything that Savannah does, decided not to eat PopTarts and Nutella as well. However, after an hour of just thinking about it he decided he didn't need a resolution and ate both. :) For me, after a year of being much healthier myself, my goal this year is to feed the family healthier. Starting first with the kids' lunches. It will be a slow gradual change, but I'm determined to help us all eat healthier this year. I've also decided to add in a 7th weekly workout, nothing major but just another 30 minute minimum exercise set. Dave, yeah, he refuses to make any kind of resolution!
NUTELLA!!! |
We talked about resolutions a bit. Savannah decided to be healthier by not eating PopTarts for breakfast anymore. Not sure what she'll replace it with will be much healthier, but at least we agree PopTarts are bad. Preston, doing pretty much everything that Savannah does, decided not to eat PopTarts and Nutella as well. However, after an hour of just thinking about it he decided he didn't need a resolution and ate both. :) For me, after a year of being much healthier myself, my goal this year is to feed the family healthier. Starting first with the kids' lunches. It will be a slow gradual change, but I'm determined to help us all eat healthier this year. I've also decided to add in a 7th weekly workout, nothing major but just another 30 minute minimum exercise set. Dave, yeah, he refuses to make any kind of resolution!
Saturday morning we were all up and ready to head to Greenville, SC for the Clemson game. It was a fun trip and a great game. We stopped at the outlets on the way home and I used my Christmas money for a much needed new purse. Sunday was business as usual.
We have had a wonderful year in 2015 and look forward to what the Lord has planned for our family in 2016. Here's to a year full of love, laughter, good health, and fond memories. Happy New Year!!!
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