Made Me Smile Today

2014

January 1

Playing princess with Lexa. She and I were princesses. Daddy was the Goblin King, and Timmy was the Prince of Space.

Helping Timmy build a spaceship with Lego's

Holding Will while he slept.

Reading a Janet Evonovich Stephanie Plum novel.

January 2

Watching Patrick playing with the kids

Will sitting in a soup pot

Reading the book Timmy made, "How I Will Take Care of My Dragon".

Reading a walk in the woods by bill Bryson

January 3

Sleeping in!

Playing outside in the beautiful weather

Coming back home after the Christmas holidays

Patrick's good mood

Jan 4

A hike along a beautiful creek in the beautiful weather

Visiting with my sister

Finding my very long lost, one of my favorite , baby slings!

Jan 5

Patrick saying thank you for the picking up I got done in the house

A chance to read a book after the kids were asleep

Building a dollhouse out of Legos with Lexa

Jan 6

Will playing peekaboo behind the shower curtain

Timmy's idea to cut out cardboard dinosaur feet to make tracks with in the mud.

Jan 7

Timmy having an awesome day back at school

Having a productive day, starting to feel more capable of getting things done.

Jan 8

Will opening and closing his fingers at me to sign 

Watching Lexa dance around the living room

Jan 9

Playing hide and seek in the backyard with the kids. Hiding behind a tree and moving around to the other side of the tree as Lexa searched for me

Getting all the Christmas decorations put away. Finally!

Playing puff and blow my cheeks with Will. He thought that was funny.

Watching Lexa play party food caterer

Making orange juice Popsicles with Lexa, and her wanting to share one with Timmy

Chicken piccata for dinner was delicious 

Cutting out paper snowflakes with Lexa

Jan 10
Some much needed quiet time this morning

playing with will and making him laugh

doing a jigsaw puzzle with Lexa

Timmy had a good day at school

watching Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire which Timmy has been waiting anxiously for, and making them popcorn

kind of taking the day off from house work, work, work. It's been a long week.

Jan 11

Curling up with all the kids in my bed for the night while Patrick was gone at his classes

When Patrick got home. We all missed him.

Jan 12

Patrick helping Timmy make his pinewood derby car

Jan 13

Finally getting out and going jogging/walking. It felt good.

Watching Lexa push her doll stroller up and down the sidewalk playing. "Stroller strides"

On the ride home from picking Timmy up from school, Listening to Timmy tell me he had found the "shard of earth" and a "ninja rock" on the playground at school to go with the "fire jewel" he has from next to a campfire, and now he wants to find the"ice crystal" but will need to go somewhere with snow for that.

Lexa helping me fold towels while I sorted laundry. She did a good job.

Patrick liked chicken wrapped in bacon I made for dinner, I think . I decided I should cook more things wrapped in bacon.

Jan 14

Seeing how excited Will was at the library for playtime there during story time.

I actually did a Bollywood workout video off of Hulu while Will napped.

How Patrick stepped up when I as hit with a stomach bug in the afternoon. He picked up Timmy from school , helped him with homework, fed him, took him to Cub Scouts, gave him a bath  and put him to bed. I told him he was like superdad. Lexa fell asleep in a chair at 6:00 pm and slept all night.

Lexa fetched me things and helped with Will a little while I was sick. Then she brought out her doctor toys and started playing doctor on me.

Jan 15

Lexa made a picture with the letter T's on it for Timmy.

Lexa singing to Will in the car on the way to school, and Will squealing and laughing at her when we went to pick up Timmy.

Eating blueberry Greek yogurt for lunch

Patrick coming home with groceries and cooking burgers for us .

October 29

Waking Timmy up in the morning and giving him a hug. He is so sweet.

Productive day!

Finally worked out again and ate healthy

Not rushed this morning getting ready for school foronce 

Will holding my hand for a walk around the block

The cool fresh air this morning felt so nice , Will and I played out in the yard for awhile

Did a pazzle with Will for the first time, he was really into it

I love how will lives books now

Listening to Timmy tell me about his magic globe as he paces around, like he does when he's taken by an idea. He says when you blow on the green continent it becomes windy there.

The kids got to do a neat sugar skull craft at the library after school for Dia de Los Muertas and Lexa ate some pan de Muertas bread. 

Watching Lexa push will on the swing, he loves to play with them

Got to eat dinner all together as a family tonight, even Patrick.

Kissing will's Timmy to make him giggle and squeal when I take him to change his diaper

The way will spreads his hands out, palms up when he wants to ask a question. 

Watching will play in the bath making happy little noises.

November 6

Visited beautiful waterfall and sunset

Will was so happy all day

Will dancing at dinner and laughing

Smelling the flowers Patrick gave me

Yummy pico de gallo and guacamole

Got things done

Timmy told me, I will always love you no matter what as I was putting him to sleep 

November 9

Fall leaves

Beautiful weather. November is my favorite month for weather 

Hugging my kiddos 

Wills silly happiness

Timmy's closet clean -accomplished 

Aggie football 

Timmy telling me about his science fiction dreams

Holding Lexa's hand as she fell asleep 

Looking forward to the upcoming holidays