5 Things I Wish I Had The Courage To Do

Get my hair cut super super short.

Live in a little shack or yurt in the woods - just up and leave the world behind with no thoughts of a job, schools, health insurance, etc.

Talk to people I don't know.

Go camping - just the kids and me.

Write a book.

These Are A Few Of My Favorite Things

In no particular order.

Family

My children

Colt's laugh

Soft blankets

Cozy socks and slippers

Hot chocolate with endless whipped cream

Nature

Reading

Autumn

Porches

Taking walks

Baking

Watching good movies

Going out to eat

Horses

Dogs

Watching Carena horseback ride

Jonathan's word for "yellow" (lellow)

My husband

The Past Few Months - In Pictures (lots of pictures)

Family Museum in Illinois/Iowa - over Thanksgiving:

A little rock climbing for Colt at the Robison Orthodontics Snow Day:

Snow Day courtesy of Robison Orthodontics

A new giant tv for Christmas. Thank you Grammy!!

Polar Express
Sometimes Santa looks different than he did previous years.

Carriage ride in Williams, before we got on the Polar Express:

My favorite part of our trip up north. I finally got to see the Grand Canyon!

I had to do it. I had to call my parents from the Grand Canyon.

Grand Canyon Deer Farm
Follow the leader:

Carena's orchestra concert. It was really good.

Christmas Eve day - making gingerbread houses using only stuff we already had.

One day I wasn't feeling so well. Colt told me he would make lunch so I could rest. He made pancakes and they were FANTASTIC! What a great little man.

Christmas
A kitchen - just his size:

A new trampoline! Their surprise was through the roof. Thanks Marmy and Guy!

Oh the fun!

A DSi (if you just say "DS" she'll immediately correct you - it's DSi):

The only two things on Jonathan's Santa list this year: Jelly beans and ice cream. Santa delivered!

One of many new Wii games:

Carena turns 10!
A long time coming: I finally finished Carena's scrapbooks - in time for her 10th birthday

Carena is thrilled that Colt and Jonathan surprised her with a pet mouse for her birthday:

Blowing out the candle on her Cheesecake Factory Chocolate Cake:

A new bike: