Prolong it's life!

Brad gave Eden a flower and when it started to wilt and die she was very sad about it.  She tried to prolong it's life with a little piece of tape, but unfortunately the inevitable happened.

I love my sweet girl, and capturing these little every day moments of her creativity.

Eden's Projects

"If I were the President, I would love the country"

Snow!!

This past weekend we got a ton of snow! They say this is the most snow we have had here in Albuquerque since 2006. We never really measured but I think we probably had about 5 or 6 inches, which is a lot for us. And the fact that it all didn't melt away in the first day was a big deal!

On Friday, when we woke up to the snow, Eden and Bentley were very excited to go out and play. It took a good ten minutes to get them all suited up and ready to go.  Not even two minutes later they were both back in because it was SOOO cold. Bentley was done - he didn't want to try again. Eden just requested some sort of face mask. This was the best we could come up with.

Unfortunately, it still didn't last long. Friday was just too bitter cold. We had a fun and cozy day hanging out at home though as the snow continued to fall. Eden didn't have school so we had hot cocoa, played Legos and games, and snuggled up together and watched a movie. It was really fun.

By Saturday mid morning though, the sun was back out and it was the perfect day for playing outside. We had lots of good snow for building things. Bentley wanted a snowman, and Eden wanted to build an igloo.

I love this picture for so many reasons - Eden's got the perfect pose going on, and Bentley is kissing the snowman.  So cute.

And then there was poor baby Olive. I don't have any more snow clothes or anything that could have worked for her. This poor baby doesn't even have a real coat! I tried to let her out, but that obviously didn't work because she was instantly soaked.  She was so unhappy to be inside though.  

She loves baths so I took her up to the bath while the others played outside, but even that didn't make her happy.  She whined through the whole bath. So I took her back downstairs and she longingly watched them through the window. At least she stopped crying though...

I even got a few cute smiles! But if I tried to sneak back outside to take more pictures it made her very mad. So her and I had a nice time inside watching the others play. Next year we will be more prepared with snow gear so the whole family can play outside together.

Two sick babies...

Last week I had two sick babies, but only one mommy's lap...

I knew Olivia was coming down with something when she sat just like this... completely still... doing absolutely nothing for about ten whole minutes. This was so unlike her...

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Miscellaneous pictures to finish up the month of February

Bentley and his buddy Abby May.

Olivia, me and London

This boy.... striking a pose, with Star Wars jammies, his "bean" and his "sticky socks".  This is the epitome of Bentley right now.

Not many grandma's are as dedicated as this one. They adore her and thought it was the best to be bounced from underneath.

The weather has been so nice! We have been eating our lunch outside as often as possible.

Cute Erin with those gorgeous lashes.

Eden and Makayla made some pretty awesome shields out of the pizza box after dinner.

Nice smoothie stash...

He LOVES playing Legos.  He doesn't really ever attempt to build anything really, but he loves to play with the people, all the cool helmets and weapons, and the bike.

This is one strong little lady!  She loves to push him around. The problem is that he just jumps off whenever he feels done and that usually sends her crashing angrily to the floor. Poor baby.

3 against 1

Bentley was very generously sharing his cereal with Olivia.

Brad needed some sheet metal cut for a game board he is working on. Grandpa to the rescue! He has a tool for everything.

Grandma is so good about allowing as many little helpers as can fit on the counters! That's Carson's little head behind her.

I took the kids to their bi-annual dentist appointment to get their teeth cleaned. Bentley is the best 2 year old patient ever. I could see his little body and hands tense up every time she would start working in his mouth, but he was so cooperative and patient through the whole thing. As soon as she sat him up he threw both hands into the air and said, "I did it mom! I was so happy!" Cute boy.

A chilly, but fun day at the zoo

The rainforest room is very warm and humid... and stinky as Eden is so graciously pointing out.

We brought a lot of extra bread along this time and they had a blast feeding the ducks. We go to the zoo often enough I guess that seeing all the animals (or even a good amount of the animals) each time is too boring. But feeding the ducks was definitely a huge highlight this time.

Eden made a little peacock friend that was not at all shy. Eden kept backing up and trying to get away from it while still throwing it a little bread trail.

Cute friends!