The Little Things That Count

The other day Shari was having a hard time getting ready for school. She had stayed up late the night before and was really tired. When she was about to walk out the door the idea came to me that I should leave her a note in her lunch box. So I quickly wrote, "Have a fun day at school. I love you, Mom." Then I sent her on her way and thought nothing more of it. When she got home later that day I asked her how school was. GREAT, she said. Which she never says (unlike Jamie who always says school is great but hey she is still in pre-school!), usually I get a fine and then I have to ask alot of question to get her to tell me more. Anyway I was surprised by the GREAT and asked what had a made it so great. "The letter you put in my lunch box," was her reply.
If you are not teary eyed yet keep reading there is more.
The next day just as she was headed out the door she grab a paper and handed to me and told me not to look at it until she left. It said, "Mom I love you very, very much. You are the best mom I ever had. Shari
Now you might ask how was my day... GREAT!!

Fun in the Snow

Last weekend we got to spent 4 days in Island Park enjoying the incredible snow there. It snowed everynight so we always had fresh powder to play in. Jonas even loved the snowmobile. When we took Jamie and she was Jonas's age she screamed when we tried to put her on because she hated the noise.

Jonas on the other hand didn't mind the noise at all expecially since he fell asleep everytime we took him on a ride. Now all three of my kids have fallen asleep at least once while snowmobiling.
We were there on Sunday so that day we had alot of fun playing old, like original, nintendo games. We had a competition to see who could get the highest score at tetris. Josh won, I think Sheila came in second. Doesn't Joseph look thrilled!

We also put together puzzels and wrote letters to Grandma and Grandpa on their mission.


Shari can't wait for it to be her turn.

Shari and Spencer playing SPOT. Remember that one?

The snow was so deep and so BEAUTIFUL. The trees were covered. This is Shari right by our cabin showing the snow over her head. I wish I had better pictures of how pretty it was but it is hard to have a camera out in the snow all the time.

Jamie and Spencer sleding down a hill

We also spent alot of time swimming. I don't have any pictures but it was fun because it was Jonas's first time in the pool when he could really enjoy it. And enjoy it he did. They had a kiddie pool that was to his shoulder and he walked around and around with mom close behind because he was not scared at all. Which makes me alittle scared. The girls got to play in the big pool with life jackets on and Jamie kept going back and forth from the big to the kiddie, she just couldn't decide what she liked best.

As always it is good to be home though.