Naked boys.  New game these boys play at home.

Normally Abe and Noah will go missing for a little while and then sure enough the boys come running out of a room yelling NAKED BOYS!!!!!!!

Tommy is turning in to quite the mess maker.  He sees a chance and he will go AFTER IT!!!! As you can see today he went after the books and he for sure succeeded.

And this evening I have to get creative with things to do around the house because it is just a little too cold to play outside.

Only kiss your momma like this Noah... Love your sweet and contagious attitude.

Sweet Tommy Boy.  His smile can brighten every dark day!

Love you buddy!

And after a long hard day.. my therapy is on the treadmill.  I love that I am able to get on this and think, sweat, and clear my mind!!!!  It is one of my most favorite times of the day.  It is the 30-35 minutes during the day that it is just about me.... and I love it!

Poor buddy got himself another ear infection... he is quite the trooper but I just feel so bad that he has to go through this.  Another round of antibiotics and here's to hoping that he starts to feel better soon!

Our Kitchen table.

Alan and I bought this table on a steal of a deal when we bought our first home together.  I remember we wanted a bigger table because at the time we were dreaming of a big family.  I remember that we talked about how it is important to have a table that everyone can gather around because not only will we eat there, but we want it to be a centeral place of our home!  Our table has for sure served that purpose and so much more.  It is where we gather as a family.  We tell jokes.  We laugh. We pray. We play. We eat. We do so much.  I love that our table is messy and filled with things.  I am also grateful that over time our table as gotten dinged and dented.... we sure love this table of ours it is part of our family story!

Halle and mom having some quiet time after workouts this afternoon and playing candy land together.  It is fun to have quiet moments with our kids. I enjoy these times when it is just one on one with them.  I see a different side of them.  I see their personalities blooming and I just LOVE IT!

Tommy's entertainment today was this ball and hitting it and yelling really loud!!! And it was really really funny!

And this is what is looks like when a 4 year old just can not figure out how to sleep in.  Poor buddy struggles in the morning and we have given up!  We are just loving him through this trial and hoping that once spring ahead comes along that things will be better in the wake up department!  Here is to hoping.

Halle is getting real good at getting in to our phones.  All that learning in school allowed her to figure out our pass codes for everything in our phones.  She loves to turn them on and listen to music.  I think that being a DJ might be in her future.  She finds the music that speaks to her brothers and then she turns up the volume and lets them enjoy!  Fun to watch Halle grow... and she continues to leave evidence of her getting on to our phones!

And tommy dominated the donut today for breakfast... Tommy is super expressive when eating and all you hear is ummm and hmmm really really loud!  It makes all of us laugh and want to enjoy food as much as he does!

Halle and Abe being like a Black Belt.  They are loving Tae Kwon Do.  It is fun to watch them go together and also have the interest in it.  I sure hope that this hobby lasts because it is fun to watch them each week!

Abel is really starting to understand playing on his own and also how to imagine things!

It has been fun to watch him really enjoy playing with his batman toys.

He makes up stories and also in his story Batman and Joker are friends!

And I LOVE IT!

I so enjoy watching our children go through different phases... but using their imagination is one of my most favorites.  You really get to see what they are thinking about, and also what they are dreaming about.

Keep having fun Abe!