Love,Thursday

I know I am biased but isn't my daughter beautiful? This is a prom picture from two weeks ago. We took so many pictures that night,but this is Willy Wonka's golden ticket photo. Why? Because I am in it! I'm sure I have friends who passed out when they saw that photo. I am lucky I am in 1-2 pictures a year. That is so sad,I know. I seem to be the main picture taker around here. The biggest truth? I HATE to have my picture taken. Am I really the only one out there that does?Enjoy!

Love,Thursday

The love of reading is strong in our house but not at first. When the girls were babies and toddlers they hated for people to read to them. Really it wasn't the actual reading but more the sitting still. They couldn't sit still for more then 20 seconds. They were always on the go. They all walked by 9,10 and 11 months. It was a battle to get them to sit after that. It lasted until they were 3 ish. They would sit and read for hours. Throughout the years they have all been in some sort of accelerated reading programs/classes. I wasn't worried when Bubby wouldn't sit for story time either. One page into the book and off running he goes. That was a month ago. I'm not sure what happened but the dude LOVES to be read to. I mean LOVES. I can get at least 20 minutes out of him. I think we have read every toddler book we own to him. The favorite one? Look no further than the photo. We have read that book so many times we have memorized it. Even the teenagers. You can give him a choice of ten books and that's the one he picks out. It is so bad that even if you are not the one reading to him you still say the lines no matter where you are in the house. I hope the love of reading stays with him like it did with his sisters.

*Does anyone know where to find the "Belly Button Book" by Sandra Boynton? I think he might like that one. Nobody seems to have it around here.

Love,Thursday

I love this photo of all the kids. It was taken before Princess and Tornado went to their homecoming dance. We had nine extra kids that day and their parents.The girls were excited. The guys were nervous. Bubby had no clue what was going on but ran around enjoying all the people. Trying to get a photo of all my kids in it is difficult at best. That is what I love most about this picture. All of my kids together. And smiling!

P.S. What do you think of their dresses?

Love,Thursday

Love is discovering the snow. Last year Little Guy was too little to play in the snow. Yea it was cold and interesting. He just didn't get it. This year I can't get him out of it. I took ten pictures and he was too busy to look at the camera. I can only imagine next year when he sees the snow. 

Love,Thursday

Love is playing in the snow with your big sister. Love is playing in the snow with your baby brother who is 11 years younger then you. I often worry about the age difference between our little guy and the teenagers. Will he get to know them? Will they still want to spend time with him when they are grown? But on this day, I didn't think of any of that. I just sat and watched a sister trying to teach her brother how to make a snowball. I hope they have more snow days in the future.