day 363

Little guy is in heaven. This is the life.

day 362

Mustache bash for the birthday girl!

day 361

First performance of the season. Go Miss P!

(second from the left)

day 360

When you live with three boys, you just never know what you'll find...

day 359

This is the "fort" that the kids made today.

Looks like a bunch of crap in a pile we have to clean up, to me. :)

day 358

Happy 5th Birthday, Paisley Rian!

Being your mom is so much fun! You will never understand how much better our lives are because of you! XOXO

day 357

Christmas Eve

Reading books with Great Grandma

day 356

WHEEEEE!

day 355

Sounds asleep and it really doesn't get cute than this.

day 354

Love for Santa! Well...sort of.

day 353

Christmas party at day care today!

day 352

Someone in our family has been obsessed with making malts.

Your first guess should be the one with no hair.

day 351

Zonked. Peaceful. In love.

day 350

Double Digits. Scary!

Happy Birthday, Ky!

day 349

Rub a dub dub. Three kids in a tub.

 

day 348

Tonight, our shining star, Paisley had her very first Christmas program! She was a kangaroo and sang a lovely version of "Roo Roo the Red Nose Kanga".

day 347

M, H & E all had their first trip to the dentist today!

#guesswhichtwindidjustfine

day 346

Tonight Craig dug out his old micromachines. The kids (and daddy) had a blast (from the past!)

day 345

Moscato and piles of papers to grade. The end of the semester is here.

day 344

That Oliver....

day 343

First (Real) Snowfall of the Season.

day 342

Year 5: Headphones

day 341

I absolutely, positively love everything there is about Christmas cards. I love getting them. I love giving them. I love looking at the old ones. And most of all, I love addressing the envelopes by hand.

day 340

Took the kiddos to their first hockey game. Doesn't Miss P look excited?! (she actually loved it and didn't want to leave).

day 339

When you can't play outside, you come up with really fun stupid messy indoor activities. Pudding finger painting....always a fav.

day 338

Oliver may need some therapy. It's okay. Our family is really accepting and open minded.

day 337

Views from my walk today. It was like 54 degrees. On December 3. In WI.

day 336

Cousins. Really cute cousins.

day 335

Spent the day watching my beautiful and talented niece, Makyah perform.

(She's on the far left)

day 334 | month of thanks comes to an end

This month of thanks went by really quickly. Of course, there are so many people and so many things that I wasn't able to capture in my photo-a-day. I promise that just because the month is over, I won't stop giving thanks.

Today, I am thankful for...

The four most important people in my life.

I am SO thankful for the kindness of your heart, Paisley. And the belly laughs you have, Hudson . And the spunk you bring to the family, Madden. And for the snuggles you always give, Everleigh. I will be forever thankful that I was chosen to be your mom.

day 333 | month of thanks

Today I am thankful for...

A husband who captures cute moments on camera when I'm not home to do so myself.

(and I'm also thankful for these two super cuties!)

day 332 | month of thanks

Today I am thankful for...

 

Little babies in the bath. Or in this case, just this one. It's rare that she's in the tub alone. So cute. So fun.

day 331 | month of thanks

Today I am thankful for...

The fact that we didn't get kicked out of the public library tonight.

And actually...the twins were pretty good...it was Everleigh who was the stinker. She yelled "MAMA!" about 735 times. She was SO loud! She would not sit for books and was only interested in messing with the computer with the library catalog on it.

day 330 | month of thanks

Today I am thankful for...

MUSIC.

Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. ~Berthold Auerbach
I am seriously thankful for music. I heart it. Big time. My favs in no particular order are: Jack Johnson, Pearl Jam, Ludacris, Rob Thomas, Nelly, Justin Timberlake, Fleetwood Mac, Incubus, Maroon 5, Nicki Manaj and Dave Matthews Band.

day 329 | month of thanks

Today I am thankful for...

Silliness.

Although life is definitely not easy right now...these kiddos sure do make me laugh!

day 328 | month of thanks

Today I am thankful for...

Old Traditions.

Even though growing up it was just my mom and I, she always made sure we picked out a real tree. The best part of my memories are thinking about how she and I got that tree home...with our car. Now my family of 6 continues the tradition of getting a real tree, and throwing that puppy on the roof of our van and praying the whole way home that it doesn't fall.

#ilovetheweekendafterthanksgiving

day 327 | month of thanks

Today I am thankful for...

New traditions.

Meet Oliver. He's our Elf on the Shelf. (If you don't know what an Elf on the Shelf is...google it!) I'm positive Oliver will be some of their best childhood memories. I love that.

day 326 | month of thanks

Today, on Thanksgiving, I am thankful for so many things in my life. One of which is...

My extended family.

Some of my favorite memories as a child include playing with my aunts, uncles and cousins. I love the fact that nothing has changed.

day 325 | month of thanks

Today I am thankful for...

 

Snuggling, movies, and a super involved daddy.

day 324 | month of thanks

Today I am thankful for...

My friend, the space heater. We go way back. Well, not this exact one. I go through about 1-2 per year. I just might be addicted to this little guy. So today, and every other day, I am thankful for my little heater. The end.

day 323 | month of thanks

Today I am thankful for...

DANCE.

I love dance about as much as my children. I cry when I watch dance competitions. I get goosebumps when teams are about to perform. It's in my blood. I hope Paisley enjoys dancing even half as much as I did. Now I live the dance life again, vicariously though her.

day 322 | month of thanks

Today I am thankful for...

Cousins.

I hope some day Makyah and Cambree realize how much the little ones look up to them! Such a silly, fun bunch!

day 321 | month of thanks

Today I am thankful for...

This amazing sweatshirt. Without it, there would have been fewer laughs on widows weekend.

#lovemesomewhitetail

day 320 | month of thanks

Today I am thankful for...

The twins.

I love these two to the moon and back. And I love that they love each other just as much as I love them.

#twinsarecool

day 319 |month of thanks

Today I am thankful for...

My flexible schedule.

Today I attended the Harvest Breakfast with Paisley at her school. She kept saying, "I can't believe we are eating breakfast at school...together!!!"

day 318 | month of thanks

Today I am thankful for...

Paper Plates. When we run out, I panic.

Our dishwasher. It may not be new, or even pretty. But I'm pretty sure I might die without that sucker. I heart it.

Buying in bulk. We go through a lot of food. A lot. Buying 12 Mac n Cheese and a ginormous tub of strawberries makes me happy.

For those things, I am thankful.

day 317 | month of thanks

Today I am thankful for..

The fact that our youngest has a voice. Being number four isn't going to stop her from being heard!

day 316 | month of thanks

Today I am thankful for...

The first love of our lives. Mr Oscar Miller may hog the bed, steal my favorite blankets, lick like crazy and eat baby wipes, but he is the best dog we could ever ask for. He was born in my heart and will always have a big piece of it!

day 315 | month of thanks

Today I'm thankful for...

Coffee (preferably with flavored creamer) and my phone. Love them both dearly.

day 314 | month of thanks

Today I am thankful for...

Us.

For nearly 17 years (how is that even possible?!) it's been us. And although we aren't just Brook & Craig anymore...somewhere, way underneath the four children, dog, piles of laundry and bills...we are there. Not quite the same as when we first met...but so much more. The history is rich. The love is deep. And to say I'm thankful for us is an understatement.