spring fever

landon has spring fever in january.

(pretty sad, huh!)

landon found his swim trunks a few days ago

and has been sporting them ever since.

i'll get him dressed in the morning

and within a few hours he will have changed.

he keeps telling me "we go swimmin' at da pool, mom?

i think we will be filling the tub.

do you or your kids have spring fever yet?

sayin' goodbye

last week landon said "goodbye"

to a very special person.

joan has been a very important part of his life

for the past 2 years.

She was landon's physical therapist

and she was amazing!

joan helped give landon so many possibilities.

she helped teach, guide, and inspire all of us.

we will be forever grateful,

we couldn't have asked for a better therapist.

joan is going to have a baby any day now.

she will be an amazing mom.

who/what have you said goodbye to lately?

snow|sleet|rain

what do you get when you put snow, sleet, and rain together?

NO SCHOOL

tuesday we woke up to a sheet of ice covering our streets

so we took advantage of the moment

and a free ice skating rink.

we put on our jackets, gloves, and tennis shoes

then went outside to skate in our cul-de-sac.

we even used our neighbors driveway to skate down.

the boys had so much fun

even though they had many falls.

i am glad we took the time to enjoy the ice.

what did you do today?

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extra sprinkles

once again

there was no school wednesday

so we got out our baking supplies

and whipped up a batch of sugar cookies.

if you have kids like mine...

don't forget to add extra sprinkles

i think that is their favorite part.

what is your favorite part of a sugar cookie?

word of the year

i have decided on a word of the year.

my word for 2011 is

MOMENT.

as i have watched 2010 flash by

and my kids grow up right before my eyes

i have decided to enjoy every moment.

whether it be

perfect or imperfect

big or small

i want to enjoy it

make the most of it

and take time for it.

do you have a word of the year?

in bed with a bug

poor little landon has been sick.

he got strep the second week in december,

we took him back in just before christmas

and he still had strep.

after the holidays were over,

he wasn't getting better and was still having fevers

so once again we took him to the doctor

and they did a whole bunch of blood tests.

the doctor called yesterday

with a few of the results.

he said it looks like he has mono

we will know more when the rest of the results come in.

so now we wait

and keep landon away from everyone.

we will be spending our weekend inside

with board games, movies, and of course some snacks.

what are you doing this weekend?

goodbye 2010|hello 2011

wishing you all joy and happiness throughout

TWENTY ELEVEN!