through the holidays

Here are a few of my faves from the holidays. I continue to thank God everyday for the blessings that we have. We had a wonderful Christmas and hope you did too!

You know you're old when....

You meet your friend at the grocery store and grocery shop together for a girls night out! Sounds dorky, but it was really nice! We shared tips, meal ideas, and bagged eachother's groceries! Thanks Becky for a fun night!

Is it a choo choo or a tutu?

It was about 6:50am and Benjamin was playing with a Thomas train in our bedroom as Brent and I were getting dressed. He was yelling, "Chugga Chugga Choo Choo....Choo, Choo...Choo, Choo!"

Madelyn must have heard this from her crib and began yelling and crying, "I want choo, choo! I want choo, choo!" I go into her room and she is pointing at her hooks in her room with the tutus hanging on them. "I want choo choo (tutu)!" Apparently, she must have thought Benjamin was playing with her tutus vs. his choo choo train!

So...I proceed to give her a tutu and put it on her. Benjamin then says, "Madelyn you are so beautiful. You are as beautiful as a principal! Madelyn the principal!"

What a crack up! Had to share this story with Mr. Cwayna :)

Hoffmaster Harvest Weekend

We had SOOO much for camping at Hoffmaster this weekend with family and friends! Check out the great pics!

Poor Pootie!

Madelyn has had a tough week. Strep throat over the weekend and then last night she fell in the bathtub and basically shattered her other front tooth. Mind you, the first front tooth is already chipped from a fall in the bathtub. It was a bloody scene! The tooth is broken in pieces and part is also broken off. We had Scott (our dentist friend) come over to take a look at it. He said there's nothing you can do, but to wait for it to fall out. I'm glad she decided to do this right before Halloween because her smile will soon be similar to a jack-o-lantern. I would post a pic, but it's so awful I'll spare everyone the sight!

bedtime prayers

Benny and I were laying in bed saying his prayers.....

Us: "Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the Lord my soul to keep. If I should die...."

Benny: "Mommy! Why do you say that?"

Me: "Say what?"

Benny: "Why do you say 'if I should die'?"

Me: "That just means that if something happened to us and we died, God would take care of us up in Heaven."

Benny: "But then will he bring us back home?"

School days...

Everyone says how it's so sad when your kids are off to school, so I expected (knowing myself) I would be teary eyed at the drop off. I was quite the opposite, actually. Maybe it's because his preschool classroom is literally right around the corner from my classroom! It was so exciting to send Benjamin off to school. He was such a good boy and so proud! It is going to be awesome having my kids at Ross Park with me during their elementary years. I am blessed...