Beer

My husband really enjoys the hobby of making beer.  He started just before we got married about four years ago.  He doesn't do it very often now that we have kids, especially because it takes a full afternoon to brew.  He started his last batch about a month ago.  Breena was quite interested in the whole process.  She watched him intently as he stirred the pot and checked on his brew every night for the next week. 
One night before her bath Breena collected all of her little play cups, spoons & bowls and threw them into the tub.  I watched her as she carefully poured one cup of water into another.  I asked what she was doing.  Her response, "Breena's making beer".

I sure hope she doesn't go around playing "make beer" when she is at school or we may have a visit from the authorities at our house!

He Talks!

Eli has started to say his first words!  His first word was "dada" and then began with "mama".  Want to guess what came next?  "GET DOWN"!  Our little monkey climbs up onto EVERYTHING and hears us say "Eli, Get Down" probably a hundred times per day.  To bad he doesn't understand what that means yet, we would avoid many head bumps! 

11 Months

My little boy turns one a month from today.  I can hardly believe it.

*sigh*  My babies are growing up too fast.

Happy Valentines Day!

Happy Valentines Day to my Forever Valentine!

I love you!

Snow Day

It is too cold to play outside today.  So we brought the snow in!  Someone really enjoyed snacking on it, can you guess who?

Maggie

Today our family dog Maggie will be put to sleep. She is 14 years old. Her body is tired and weak- it is time to let her go. My siblings & I grew up with Maggie. She is more like another sibling to us than a dog. She was a true friend and confidant in every way possible. Maggie slept with me until I moved out. She slept by my bedside the night before I got married. When Dave & I lost our first baby I found comfort in spending time with Maggie. She understood my feelings without ever being told. Maggie was present when I most needed a friend. As we got older we saw less of Maggie. But when we would visit home we were always greeted with the same happy tail wag. Maggie will leave behind a large void in our family. It is with an extremely heavy heart that today we say goodbye.

We love you always Maggie

Playroom!

As many of you know, last month Dave & I gave up our master bedroom so that the kids had a larger area to play.  We moved into Eli's room (SMALLEST room in the house) and now the kids share a "sleeping" room.  Here is their freshly redecorated playroom!

A huge THANK YOU to daddy for painting! The kids sure love their fun new playroom!