Introducing Black Beans...

!YUMMY!

Valentine's Day Tea

Winter hosted a lovely tea party for a couple of her new friends.

Hangin' Out

Veggie Tales!

Our Little Bug Turns 1 !

The Big One!

Violet insisted on going to Chuck E. Cheese.

She had her first ever pizza. She crammed and crammed.
Mom, Asher, and Winter made the cake.Time for the candles. Violet wasn't sure how to do the blow thing. She had plenty of experienced help.
She knew exactly how to do with the cake thing.
Happy Birthday to you, Little Vi !

Grafton, Illinois

Over Jeff's January break, we hopped over to Grafton and enjoyed some bird watching. Bald Eagles winter there. It was amazing to see them. We had a cozy time at the lodge too.

Ribs and Bibs

We finally got our grill going. It only took six months :) We celebrated with some face lick'n good ribs!

What Violet Likes...

Sippin' milk from her own sippy cup.Playing in the doll house.
Climbing the ladder to the top bunk butt-naked.

Florida Sunshine

We had some beautiful weather in Florida this year. Papaw's new boat was great for cruising. Asher and Winter couldn't decide if being above deck or down in the cabin was more fun. Violet learned life jackets don't work well for crawling and you can take an awsome nap in the galley. Jeff and I are sure that after down sizing to our apartment, we could probably live on the boat...at least a few weeks anyway.

When Mom and Aunt Marisa got tired of dozing by the pool...

With five children, 6,5,4,2, and almost 1, the fun never stops and the moms are always tired :)

We caught geckos. This one is aptly named Never-Die-Danny because of the blunt head truama inflicted during his capture.
We caught up on cousin time. Winter would only go to Florida if we promised Emma would be there.

We caught colds.

When the weather turned cold, we headed to an indoor playland.

We ventured out for dinner. Nothing draws attention like a table of fourteen roasting marshmallows!

We helped Mark and Sarah with wedding invitations.

We treasured lots of little moments.