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'But be sure to fear the Lord and serve him faithfully with all your heart; consider what great things he has done for you.'
1 Samuel 12.24

Monday, February 5, 2018

Let me tell you about January

On the 5th day of February my brain said to me, 'you'd better post your January photos!'

First of all, we sent out our New Year's card, we are so thrilled especially with Little Lady's message, she's getting to be quite the communicator these days ;)


Now, back to our regularly scheduled programming. Heather was home, so we La Huasteca-ed. It's a thing, and we love it.

Mooched cookies from Grandpa, also a thing, also loved.

 munch, munch, munch

We did a lot of birthday celebrating, so much that she requests Happy Birthday during song times.

Best birthday party favor: a mitt full of quarters for the arcade. She and Ginny won an Octopus and a red ball. They must have a telepathy with 'The Clawwwwww'

 Fiver...whaaaaaat????

 And the fun one :)


Playing outside in the snow before the big thaw!

 She thought she was SO funny walking the rice cooker. Rolling on the floor funny!

 Kitten love is never ending as well as Chik-fil-A love!

 Car time. Talking to Baby all the way.

Huck Finn got a baby stroller and is bananas about it! Thanks Barbara and Lydia!

Fresh Thyme has a kids cart, she knew just what to do :)

 Watching for dad out the window...

Helping mom with dishes and begging to see her friend Jessie's picture on Instagram!

 Touchdown! and check out the new skill, reaching the snacks!

A scale! Oh the adventures of my copilot!

 Produce pick of the week

Happy Birthday Grandma V

Happy Birthday Granpy! Her best pal in all the world!

 Another good pal who also loves to swim! Yesssssss!!!

Ahh a handler timeout. I've always heard about Chicken Charters but never made them, now I have and they were delish!

It was also an early birthday celebration for me! yay!

We rounded out January with a sick day at home, nothing a bath and Daniel Tiger couldnt soothe :)

February is off to a strong start - cheers to Pink and heart month!

Thursday, January 11, 2018

December Darling

December is a time of year when I tend to see people I only see in December. I was shocked to hear from several people that they check this ol' bloggeroo and were lamenting my lack of updates! 
Sooo since I aim to please, I bring you our December happenings!

Cute girl loving her pockets

A brief pause in the cute kid photos to bring you some of the activities her handlers were able to participate in: singing at the mall, and visiting Santa :)

Meanwhile he was putting the blast on a few deer with his friends

Now back to your regularly scheduled photos: glamour shots

G: Oh M I love your pink fuzzy boots!


 Museum outing with our friend Ryan!

Another adult moment! Dinner with friends!

Shoveling with dad! It's much too cold for mom...

Our sweet tree complete with a kitty snuggled in its glow

So much Little Mommy baby raisin' to do!

And a lot of play, play, play

Annual family outing to see the Christmas tree!

Followed by hot chocolate at Biggby - yum! whippy!

Helping around the house - dishes, wrapping, cat petting

Another pause to highlight something an adult did this month :)

Oral care is so important around here, brushing AND flossing!

Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas from our family to yours! and from the Meijer Gardens :)

Unwrapping his gifts...like a kid in a candy shop!

Hands down her favorite gift this year, I find those animals all over our house

Mommy's little lap girl, I'm happy to have her!

Christmas morning! The excitement!!!!!


Christmas afternoon in Kalamazoo

One more gift before bedtime - what a day!

And even though there was another week of December, I think we napped through it!
That's a wrap!