Eatin' Cheerios From Her Sister's Shoe AKA Reason #1001 Why Mom Can't Shower

Sydney must have gotten hungry when Mom showered this morning. She went to the kitchen, pulled a stool up to the island, got the box of cheerios, got a plate from the table, got her sister's shoe from the closet, and made herself a snack :-)

Ballet Class

Lydia and Morgan's Ballet school recently had a day where parents could watch the classes.

8 Gloves, 4 Hats, 4 Coats, 3 Backpacks, 1 Diaper Bag, 1 Sippy Cup, & Lots of Books, Folders, and Homework Assignments

All schoolday mornings are busy around our house, but Tuesdays are especially so. Mom volunteers at Seth's school on Tuesday mornings. As a result, two kids go to elmentary school, one to preschool, and one to a babysitter. Since Mom is not a morning person, she prefers to have everyone organized the night before. It's a crazy amount of stuff to gather! It is much easier on warm days when finding lost gloves and hats isn't a concern.

Snow Fort

More snow is on the way...

We have a lot of snow, and we have more on the way. This year none of our snows have been huge for where we live, but we have gotten one after another with none melting. This first picture shows how deep it is all over compared to Sydney.
This picture shows the kids in the igloo they built.

Sydney enjoys being pulled around on a sled.

This picture is Lydia and a friend in a tunnel they dug.

She worked hard shoveling our driveway :-)

First Bowl of Chili

When Morgan was in the hospital after part of her intestines was removed and the rest sewn back together, the children's hospital staff wanted her to make choices concerning what she ate. (This was after she was off the liquid diet.) They said that she would eat better if she could choose whatever she wanted. Morgan's two favorite foods are chili and sausage (not served together.) Mom had a serious discussion with the hospital dietician about the appropriateness of this type of diet after intestinal surgery :-) Morgan and the dietician prevailed and Morgan got her sausage with almost every meal at the hospital and came home to frequent bowls of chili.

Mom makes pots of chili and freezes in small containers so Morgan can have for lunch a lot. However, Mom hadn't had the heart to give Sydney a bowl before today because of the mess that she knew would follow. Today Morgan convinced her that Sydney really needed to start eating chili for lunch like her. Sydney seemed to agree!

Riding Snowmobiles

A couple of the kids' friends invited them to go snowmobiling in the field behind our house last night. They had a great time! They had never ridden snowmobiles before.