Ok, I get it. It has been a long time since I have blogged. I get it.
I have been getting a lot of little comments about my absence in blogging. I really do miss it and really feel like I should be blogging to keep my sanity. It is so hard some days to find the time to do it. My goals each day are to brush my teeth, brush my hair, keep the kids alive and go to bed. Some days I succeed and others are an epic fail. I typically do ok with the kids and bed part but the other 2, well, sometimes they just get overlooked.
I am going to try to get back to blogging for real this time though. I think it is so important to take time out for myself and laugh about the craziness that is our life. Sometimes I run out of time and forget how important I think it is. I will try to do better about that!
I know some of you that read this blog (all 4 of you) are out of state and rely on this blog to keep you connect with us. I realize I have failed at that I promise to do better.
Since my last few updates a few things have happened in our life.
Nylin turned 7, which was so crazy for me. I can't believe my first
baby is no longer a baby, wow!!!!
Nylin and her buddy Jacob
We had a pool party for Nylin this year. Yup, a pool party in January! It was so much fun!
We had Jackson's & CJ's first Christmas, it was awesome for all of us!!! We really had a great Christmas!!!
and I got the most amazing gift from Nylin, a calendar that she made at school. I love it!
We also gave Jackson his first haircut!
Before---
During-
After- although this is about 3 weeks after and it looks like he needs another cut!
Old Man Winter dumped us with tons of snow, ok not tons but somewhere around 8 inches.
The kids loved it.Well all but one kid! Look at the little pout Jackson had while his brother and sisters played outside.....
Does it get any cuter than that? I think not!
Poor little guy! If he only knew how warm we were in here while they were all freezing ;)
Jace did not mind the cold AT ALL! This boy was all over the place!
Nylin was not quite as enthusiastic but she still stopped to pose for a few pictures.
As soon as Kara got up from nap and realized that everyone was outside she was dressed and out the door!
After they were done they wanted hot chocolate and snow cream. Weirdos!
Nylin got some snow, added some hot cocoa mix to it and we chowed down. It was the best Snow Cream EVER!
Then onto the weekend. We took the kids sledding at a local church. The hill is just perfect, not too big (till my almost 30 year old butt tries trekking up it and can't breathe!) and not too small. The kids really love it because they can go down alone. It is not near as crowded as Art Hill in Forest Park so you never run into anyone and you don't have to worry about sliding into a pond.
Jason going down the hill with Jace and Nylin on his back. Kara joined later but they went so fast I could not snap a pic :(
Momma and Nylin going down, belly style!
When I mentioned huffing up the hill I forgot to mention that I had to pull kids up too!!!
Kara pretty much hung out at the top of the hill but every once in a while she would get excited and go down. She liked sledding but hated if snow came back into her face.
That's all I have for now. Blogger is being mean and turning all my pictures sideways and I am getting really irritated. I have been working on this post for 4 days now. I hope to be back to normal blogging from now on though :)
