Monday, January 26, 2009

Keeping Away the Winter Blahs

I can't seem to keep up with all the indoor play and eating and messes that result. This is after Bradley discovered a Costco package of goldfish crackers. Thanks Nate for taking care of that one!

Ok, I'm a little hesitant to put these pics up but I wanted a hair change sooo bad! Why not in the dead of winter? It took about an hour at the salon to do this so my attempts at home have been a little less polished--I don't have that much time or patience for taming my curls usually. This was so much fun! The last time my hair was straight was when my roommates ironed it in college. Do you remember that Jenny? Anyway, we'll see if I decide to abandon my curls for a while. Nate says it's just not me = )
We had fun watchng Jared and Nate take 2nd place in a tournament over the Martin Luther King Holiday Weekend. Amanda's CMS team started games this week so Nate is coaching almost 24/7 and we are in the gym watching almost 24/7. The great thing about basketball is that it is a warm indoor sport to watch!
A little Mariner's Caravan complete with friends and autographs gets us looking forward to spring and baseball.
And, we've been watching a lot of movies lately. This is Bradley's absolute favorite! It's got trains and a talking ball and bat and he loves it! I'm a little tired of it myself but the rest of the kids seem to walk by and get sucked in every time it is on. We may have to find another copy for backup as this buys me some valuable time during the day.

The Way We Get to Ring in The New Year




It's hard to believe it is the end of January 2009! I'm catching my breath as we are keeping up with life. I'm glad we got to start out the new year with a birthday boy's two-year-old celebration! We enjoyed the New Year's Eve bowling with friends and then games at our house so the older kids could have friends over to hang out with. Bradley didn't make it to midnight, of course, so we took him out to breakfast the next morning, bought him a balloon and had family over to celebrate later in the week. He really liked his dump truck cake even though he's not smiling in any of the pictures. We're happy to have this lively chatterbox as part of our family. He lights up our lives--we love you Bradley!