another snowy day...

well, it snowed again today and when jaden got home from school he decided he needed to scrape off the porch and sidewalks.....in ROLLER SKATES!!! ....oh my....it was pretty entertaining watching him....he just may have started a new sport here.... hmmmm....it's a good thing when work is fun, right? :) ...meanwhile, i can't believe how big taya is getting- she's growing up way too fast!

Prince of Narnia...

my sitter came yesterday for the afternoon while i had errands and such to do...LOVE HER!... she's been with us for over 2 years and adores the kids as they do her. here's a few pics from their adventure last week- jaden got some foam swords as a reward that have been quite the hit with boys big and small. well, our sitter thought he needed a shield to go with it- so they whipped one up from the art box- .....she said afterwards- jaden was pretending to be the prince of narnia- which means someone has to be the white witch.....oh joy- just what i want to hear my 6 year old son tell his friends- "my mom's the white witch..." josie couldn't be left out of the fun so she became "princess narnia"......oh my........the swords were $2 at walmart if your interested, they have definitely been worthwhile in our household.....daddy even get in on the action.

a thank you....

there has always been something about the song "Thank You" by the Katina's.... today was a day where we were cooped up inside again due to the super cold weather, and for the life of me i couldn't get anything done. no laundry, no dishes, no cleaning...... you ever have those days? ....well, i find them exhilerating (as long as they're not clustered in more than two's then they become overwhelming) :) so instead of fighting it, during the kids' naptime, i curled up and read a great book, which i finally finished- so if you have any recommendations i would be interested in hearing them!

"Get the Hot off"

so our little neighbor boy coined a new phrase last week stating "get the hot off, mom." He was fighting the fever that's been going around and was being quite the little trooper. Well, this weekend Josie (or soshi as the little neighbor boy calls her....love it) came down with a mild version of it and again this morning she woke up with a slight temp- so tylenol has been our friend, as well as raspberry ice juice, trix cereal and cottage cheese- as that's all she's been eating today....(while watching strawberry shortcake)....but, by game night she was feeling back up to speed and having a great time- we played Cranium for Kids, a GREAT suggestion from my cousin, ....so fun- definitely a game the whole family can enjoy....and i must say i'm very impressed with jaden's school reading program as he was doing really well- though i think the glasses were the incentive. - whatever it takes, right?

a candid moment....

i woke up extra early for some reason this morning (possibly because josie was coughing and came down with a fever)  :) i don't know but anyway i couldn't get back to sleep- so i decided to come down stairs and finally sort through the pictures that my good friend Annie took of us this summer....like back in June....i know- sad, very, very sad! She's did such a great job though- here's my favorite that we're going to put above the fireplace in the dining room..... it makes me laugh- i especially love how ornery jaden looks- .....thanks annie- 

ONE.....

so our good friends who live across the street from us have a little girl 3 weeks older than Taya, how cool is that- we say they're good friends already- but you know how well 1 yr. olds play together......we are however looking forward to watching them grow up together. Her mom brought her over a few weeks ago so we could take some photos for her birthday invitations- she was so sweet, clapping, dancing, blowing kisses, very cute....she's also going to be a big sister soon- can't wait! HAPPY BIRTHDAY Laynie!!!

like a postage stamp....

so i'm snuggled up watching the inauguration balls on Fox News and they started talking about this website that you can go to and upload a picture and enter your own message- they're calling them obamicons, inspired by the iconic Shepard Fairey's poster of Obama during the presidential election, though it's a bit reminiscent of Andy Warhol to me- ....so cool though- check it out- here's the one i did of a picture my cousin took of me a few months ago for some t-shirts he designed. The other was taken from our webcam - you can tell jeff was really into it....hahaha....I'd love to see what anyone else comes up with- send me a link.....enjoy.