I LOVE

I love you, Russ because:

you email me cute little love wishes

...and...

when I tell you that I watched The Bachelor in the middle of the day with Case (b/c Case was sick and needed some down time), you tell me “that’s awesome”.

I love you, Layne because:

you climb into bed with me like you own the place

...and...

you give the whole family secret letters in between their sheets. There’s nothing like hearing the crinkly-crinkle when you get into bed and then getting to read a special message from Layne.

I love you, Kord because

I have to remind you that your baseball cup does NOT go on the kitchen island.

I love you ,Case because

you come in with your 3 year old sweet voice and say, “Mommy, I ‘ave good news ‘nd bad news. My bad news that I miss toilet ‘nd pee on my pants. But good news I ceaned it up all by self.”

I love you, Hadley because

I have to say “Hadley, since it’s morning and you got your shower, you don’t have time to look in the mirror and talk to yourself for a really long time. When you shower at night you have time, but not in the morning.”

LUCKY LEPRECHAUNS

Why yes we DO love St. Patty's Day? Why do you ask?

Darn you Leprechaun! We thought we'd caught you in our trap. But NO...you got away somehow.

Breakfast: green waffles, lime yogurt, green apples, green milk, green water, green straws. green clothes.

Nasty! That naughty guy peed in our toilet.

Lunch: Octopus on green "seaweed" mac & cheese, of course.

Dinner: green pizza dough, celery, green bread sticks, green apples. We even got dessert today! Mint ice cream!

Russ does a lot better with the pink milk on Valentine's Day than green milk on St. Patrick's Day. I try to make it minty green rather then puke green :) What a good sport!

Goofy Goobers

JJJump is the BEST 3rd birthday e-v-e-r! IT'S JUST SO FLUFFY!!!

Note:1. My super cute little man on his 3rd birthday.

2. My Hadley who wore a winter hat to bed the night before because "My whole body feels great but my head is SOO cold."

3.My selfless Layne as she bubbles over with enthusiasm for Case's big day.

It's the Fox Hop!!

Yep, we're a well-rounded family

Russ and I were upstairs on a Saturday morning and Case is having a disagreement with Layne about something. Then he calls out to her, “If you don’t stop I will throw a fit, then I will kick you and then I will hide”.

My Kord and Hadley got to go skiing for their first times this season.

WOW! That family LOOKS like they've been out looking for the perfect tree all day...we're a little haggard.

Layne (5 years old) family night lesson. She was holding a picture of someone getting baptized. She started, “My lesson is on prayer, I mean, baptism. After you get baptized...” Then she changed to a picture of someone getting confirmed. “…you get the holy ghost.” She took a deep breathe and a pause, then continued, “In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen”. I L-O-V-E H-E-R!!!

Case woke up SCREAMING one night. I ran in to see what was wrong. He was having a nightmare so I loved him and held him. Then he finally stopping crying enough to say what the dream was about…”Hadley take away my cheerios”. Ah, to have that be the worse thing that you can imagine happening.