yesterday

Just about the time I was ready to head in for hot chocolate, the boys suggested we make a fort (they may have overheard Erin say we had a great place to dig a tunnel).

1.5 HOURS LATER...

I found a cure

for the common "30 minutes before school stomach ache". HOME REMEDY

Put the sick child in his/her bed with a book and some homework. Explain that there will be zero playing with siblings/friends or video games of any kind for the entire day. He or she will be in school by 10:00 am.

Monday Night Fun

ringing in 2011

2nd Annual New Year's Eve Game Night at Grandma Cathy's.

11:45 pm: Eli- "It's almost midnight, and I'm not even tired"

12:03 am:

While we were enjoying beautiful weather in Iowa (there was no snow in Cathy's yard when we left) my brother and our neighbor were busy looking after our house during a blizzard. Thanks to them, our driveway was clear when we got home.

more Christmas

We spent Christmas night at my parents and left for Iowa the next morning.

Christmas

Christmas Eve: a quiet evening of church, dinner at Perkins, and tracking Santa.
Christmas Day: After opening Santa gifts and loading the car, we went to my parents for the day/evening.

looking for Rudolph

bedtime snack: fun dip and orange pop