Color Time

After dinner tonight, Reagan wanted to color (no surprise to any of us here!). Cooper also wanted to color ~ which usually means eat the crayons and have blue teeth and poop for a couple of days...but to night was different ~ he actually colored...on paper...and didn't eat the crayons!!

he wasn't satisfied with one or two colors, he needed the whole container!

Reagan ~ the beautiful artist as always

He's so proud of himself!

diligent worker

Lovely girl

Snow More, Please

Today, we had our 5th snowfall of the year. The kids enjoyed playing in it for a little while, but then opted to go inside and watch cartoons!

catching snowflakes on her tongue

Like Reagan, Like Cooper

at least this snow only stuck in the grassy areas

Anybody seen Cooper?

There he is!

My Little Artist

Here are a few of Reagan's recent works:

a rainbow butterfly

rainbow snakes Another butterfly

More butterflies

Ladybug and butterfly

Her interpretation of the forest (a sunny forest!)

Even more butterflies and lady bugs

You guessed it ~ butterflies

Grocery Shopping

Our "fun" for the day!!

Checking out the lunch they'll be having later today ~ don't judge, they picked it out themselves...and it kept them quiet (as quiet as Cooper can be anyway!) for the remainder of the shopping

Showing off her lunch!

Being patient!

Girls' Night Out

The BAM girls got together last night for a little fun away from the men and kids. We had a great time eating dinner and catching up (as if we don't see each other at least twice a week!)

Before I left home Reagan asked where I was going. Here's how the conversation went:
Reagan: "where are you going mommy?"
Me: "I'm going to meet some girls. I'll be home later and I'll check on you in your bed"
Reagan: "will you check on me about 2?"
Me: "Probably won't be that late, but I'll definitely come check on you"
Reagan: "Can you go meet some boys too?"
Me: "Not tonight sweetie ~ it's just the girls tonight!"

L-R: Jessica, Barbara, Jill, Cathy, Miki, Cheri, Dot, Amy, & me

Thanks to the fellas for taking care of the kids and letting the women get out and have a little time to ourselves! We love you for it!

Family

Although not family by blood, these two couldn't be any more part of our family. Ms Deb & Kim are always willing to lend a helping hand and love on all of us.

Reagan loves "my Ms Deb"!

Cooper loves to run and play with Kim

Question of the Day

"Mommy, does God love chocolate? I sure do!"

and it shows!

The Great Outdoors

The weather was so nice today ~ after 3 consecutive weekends of snow, we finally had a 60 degree weather weekend! It was a great excuse to get outside and play

Finally getting to use his bulldozer that he received for Christmas ~ outside!

Here he comes!She shoots, she scores!

Taking a good look at the hoop

What else can we play with?

We're ready for spring!!

A Heart-y Breakfast

This morning, Reagan asked for pancakes for breakfast. And not just any pancakes, she wanted heart shaped pancakes...5 to be exact. We continued our Valentine's theme with the heart shaped plates too!

Reagan's plate

Cooper's plate Delicious!

Too early for pictures!

Cooper's New Best Friend

Cooper got a puppy for Valentine's day from Ms Vicki and it has become a favorite of his. He has never wanted to sleep with anything ~ not even a blanket ~ but tonight, he wanted the puppy.

Sleeping with the puppy

He wanted the puppy to eat breakfast with him the next morning The puppy got to watch cartoons too Cooper insisted that the puppy help him brush his teeth