Miracle

My daughter posed for a picture!! And of course, by "posed," I mean didn't run or scowl.

Game night

We had a houseful (and then some!) Saturday night for our game night/birthday bash. We celebrated Rob's and Elissa's birthdays, and had lots of fun playing games, and, of course, eating!

Devastating Loss

You may have seen on the news about the plane crash in Montana, with 14 confirmed dead, 7 of them children. Well, a family of four that we knew in Paradise, CA, was on that plane. Brent & Kristen Ching, and their 2 children were going for the last ski trip of the season. If you could pray for the Mautz & Ching families, I would appreciate it. May God give peace to them in this time of loss.

After-hours Art

When Sofia takes a nap during the day, she usually gets to stay up a little later than her brothers to do "big girl" activities that Mommy is afraid to do during the day. Tonight she got to make pictures with a paint set Aunt Julie got her for Christmas. It has fun shapes & animals made out of sponges. Very easy painting! Sofia had so much fun, she made three pictures: one for mommy, one for daddy, and of course, one for herself.

Life at the Cozy Cone

My kids are moderately obsessed with Disney's Cars. Today Sofia's project was to create Cozy Cones to sleep in.
My apologies to the couch.

Signs of a neglectful parent

I swear I have beds for them upstairs. They prefer the cupboard, really! Besides, they've always wanted bunkbeds.

Rub a dub dub....

Good day for a scrub!