day 90

this image seems so rare lately. i caught the boys eating breakfast in the same chair. i about fell over because they usually fight like animals in the morning. i will take this anytime.

day 89

great night for a walk. max loves to run and marlee follows right after.

day 88

day 87

scrabble jr. with max. he laid this out with a big smile on his face. only he would be daring enough to spell "naughty" words. this has been conversation in our house as he is learning to separate words like grass and glass. he would come home saying "we learned a naughty word in school today."

day 86

"mom if you take my picture one more time....."

don't you love his pink socks:)

day 85

max and noah pulling marlee around on the blanket. these three were really wound up tonite.

day 84

naomi gets levi laughing really good. she loves to get down and play with him. she is such a little caretaker.

day 83

love this seat but he looks too little to be sitting up

day 82

happy 9th birthday Noah

day 81

naoh's last nite of being 8 years old

day 80

my boys. all crazy eyed and silly after having a great sunday afternoon nap. all day in jammies are the best.

day 79

oh the joy it brings you when you are surprised at star wars figurines on your cake. the partying for the week began today for my almost 9 year old.

day 78

marlee got down next to levi and was showing him the star wars book. she made sure to move his hand if he got too close. she was very proud to be "sharing".

day 77

i love this face. he looks like a little old man.

day 76

it was lunch with a loved one at school today. max was sick so it was just me and naomi. it is great to see naomi in her atmosphere at school. she wanted me to stay for the whole recess so she could show off her wonderful playground skills-which are hard to do in a skirt. and just have to mention that it was crazy sock day too-hence the crazy socks:)

day 75

warm enough today to finally pull out the stroller and walk levi down the street in his cool dew cap that his big brother noah also wore. levi loved getting out of the house.

day 74

13 years. oh how the time flies and how life happens so wonderfully and crazy all the way through.

day 73

i love my man. thanks for making me laugh when i don't want to, listen when i am being to loud, slow down when i am wound up, and love bigger because you remind me to. i love you babe.

day 72

i love shipshewana. it makes me want to live a simpler slower life.

day 71

my faithful driver driving me to a weekend away without kids.

day 70

my little zombies watching monsters inc. again and playing with pop beads-if they can get their tired eyes off the tv.

day 69

max finally got how to tie his shoes! he is so proud. i love seeing his little hands at work and his intensity in his face.

day 68

my sexy helpful husband doing the dishes late at nite and my last opportunity for a great photo today:) can you tell he just loves his picture being taken.

day 67

naomi being a great big sister. i "caught" her reading a wocket in my pocket by dr. seuss to marlee while they were waiting for me to finish feeding levi so i could tuck them in. i love these moments even though after i thanked her for doing well she asked me if i was going to give her money for helping with marlee:) gotta love it.

day 66

my dear naomi winded from riding her bike. but i am telling you it is a wonderful thing to be outside!

day 65

i got to hang out with noah today. daddy was gone and max and naomi were at grandma and grandpas. we threw snowballs, played with the babies, watched a movie, and talked. i love these days.

day 64

photos for my etsy shop

day 63

i got a call after lunch from max's school today warning me that he was extremely muddy. he decided to have fun sliming himself in the puddles at school during recess. they gave him clean socks and a shirt and put his things in a plastic bag for me to scrub clean. glad to see the little stinker having fun. i used to love mud as a kid too.

day 62

spent the day at tonya's house with lisa jo too exchanging casseroles and baking bread and mini muffins. great time with friends.

day 61

today you put a half a box of kleenex in the toilet and i had to dig them out with my hands because i didn't want to try to flush. you are a pistol lately and get into EVERYTHING!

day 60

my baby levi is 5 months old today. not feeling too well either poor little baby.