JUMBO January Post

 We have had the cute snow pictures for the winter.  CHECK.  Onto spring now, please!!

 The gator continues to provide lot of entertainment for ALL of the children!:):)

We were able to make time for some playdates over winter break.  Thankful for sweet friends!

The kids spent a lot of time on break making up church services and playing Andy Griffith.  Scott fell in love with the Andy Griffith show this fall and has the girls watching some episodes too.  Kate agrees to watch if there are no guns involved- even Barney's negligent discharges make her uncomfortable, so we have to choose her episodes carefully!  

When they "play Andy Griffith" each kid chooses a character to be, and they always assign Scout to be Barney and Scott to be Andy.  The girls take turns being Goober, Gomer, Aunt Bee, or Sarah the Operator.  It's been fun watching their scenarios play out.  

Scott received a projector and microphone for Christmas, so the kids' church services have gone high tech.  It's been a joy listening to them practice and prepare songs, sermons, and prayers.  I've been to more church services in the past few weeks than I have in the past few months!  :) 

I told Natalie that I was going to implement a new chore chart.  She was begging for me to show it to her for awhile, and then as soon as she saw it said, "Oh...this is not going to be as fun as I thought it would be..."  Not sure what she was expecting!!

I was going through my closet the other day and was making a pile for Goodwill.  Kate was watching me and I held up a sweater and said, "I am definitely getting rid of this."  Kate said, "NO!!  I love that sweater!  You look like a teacher from the 1980's!"  

Kate's been pretty sick this past week, so we ended up spending quite a bit of time together while the kids were at school.  I found myself in a Candyland dilemma one afternoon.  Do I look away and let her cheat so that the game can finally end or correct her so she knows that cheating is never the right answer?  ..."WOW KATE!  You WON!"  (After all, maybe it was the high fever that was causing her to overlook color squares close by and jump to the ones further up the board.)

 With the cold weather, Scout has been spending much more time inside.  The cats are NOT loving this, but they have learned that Scout is scared of the steps and will not go downstairs.  So...this is the scene that plays out regularly.  Scout will chase the cats, and the cats will make their way to their "safe spot"...

Nana nana boo boo!