Fun Fun and More Fun

We went and played in the snow after one of the last snow storms at my grandparents house.. it was a good times had all by all. .. and there was snow. And it was cold. The kids laughed, then cried, climbed, fell, and then cried. (sorry the pictures tell the story).

Peanut Feet

This has been a quiet week and I have loved it. I think me and the kids left a whole two times, once for Diet Coke and once for dance class. I am glad it's the weekend. I have a bunch of stuff coming up so I am happy to have stayed home all week and played with kids.. and cleaned, but those two come hand in hand, right? I guess I am attempting to hop on the old road bike and join some men on a ride tomorrow.. I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, and if I can't I'll turn around and go home! Ah my peanut is the sweetest angel boy ever.

Eli

This is smart little Eli.. More pictures HERE.

My Face & Theirs

Ah look it's my first and only real picture with my children.. just me and them. This is my life, everyday. Peanut just hanging out, chillin', Piper being a diva. I am sort of burnt out of blogs and blogging, but hanging on for dear life. Blogs are good, but they are also bad. Like so many things.

We keep talking about summer vacations and things going on and I am so ready to throw on my camping clothes, go on a road trip and not shower for a week :) In true Jake and Toni way. Just us, Polly the Prius, and two (restless) kids. Soon it will be March and we will be all but there. For now I am going to savor the furr collared coats and scarves and pretend swim suit season is years away.

I went through some old photos that I had in a box under my bed. Oh man, hilarious. Some high school, some college, and some dating and when we first married. What a great life this is. I love memories. I love to pull out the small box I bury deep and put the people that are so dear and impacted my life so much in..pull them out and just think about them. Appreciate the time I had with them and the fact that I am me because of them. Pain or no pain.

Love to all.

For My Brother

How does the ceiling get dirty? Another case of kids projecting their messes everywhere.

Saturday Pondering and BLAH-ging

It's Saturday and I am waiting for Beck to fall asleep so I can go shower and eat lunch with my girls. I. Can. Not. Wait.
So.. yes, I am taking pictures while driving, but in my own defense it was a red light. That was Beck's first toddler car seat experience. He was in awe of the wonderous world out there and I just had to laugh. It was hilarious. And he couldn't figure out the mirror/me thing. It was funny.
Then there is the only picture I have of them yet looking at me and smiling. Simultaneously. I wish for the life of me I could remember what I was doing.
It is so odd to me to picture one day Beck will tower over me. For now I will treasure his little boyness.
I am looking forward, as is everyone else, to warmth. Blogging and cleaning and bundling is getting warn out. I want to be running outside in the heat and swimming and parking it. It's time..and at least if it's going to be cold it should snow.
I am also looking to the future when kids aren't sick (not mine, ever.) and people aren't being so concerned and judgy about taking sick kids around other kids. EVERYONE does it so just get over it. Me included.
And why do I check facebook everyday?? It's not like anyone ever writes on my extraordinary wall. Oh summer.. take me away from this addicting internet. Give me something to photography beside my kids. Give me vacations and camping and summer nights and parties. Come on, come on. Winter don't drag. Plus another couple of months in this 100 year old house and the heating bills are going to bankrupt us. Old house=cuteness, sure BUT=cold in winter=$.
Let the force be with you, whatever it may be. For me, today, the force is having an hour doing something I want, eating, with girls.. at a place I like.