Welcome 2018!

2018 is off to a cold start, but we're glad it's here! Mike and I celebrated New Year's Eve with an afternoon date to Ninja and Home Depot, and then we enjoyed a cold night in with the kids playing games and watching the ball drop. New Year's Day we enjoyed a traditional lunch of ham, greens, and black-eyed peas to bring all the good luck, and then watched the Sugar Bowl with friends. Going back to school was a hard endeavor. Cold temps and so much fun together at home left us all a little less excited to get back to the routine. Once we started it was all good though, especially since we've yet to have a full week on a regular schedule.

Today's snow day has been enjoyed with sibling fun inside and neighbor fun outside. We have a lot to look forward to in the coming months. Brennan is playing Upward basketball right now, then flag football and baseball. Rowe can join the fun this spring, and so far wants to play t-ball. Mike has a couple of big projects going outside of his regularly full days. I'm working hard to keep a step ahead of my fourth graders, and trying to get a basement renovation underway. We are looking forward to seeing where God directs our path in 2018!

                              January 16, 2018 Snow Day                               

It wasn't a lot, but it was fun!

She insisted on wearing her bike helmet while sledding. Probably not a bad idea!

He finally got to try out his own sled, that he got for his birthday the year we had no snow.