My Once Upon a Time...

A short and sweet January photo dump! We started off the year with breakfast after the kiddos went back to school and it was much needed and lovely in every way! He was pretending to read Harry Potter. My sweet boy. Reading books with him every night in bed is one of my favorite times of the day. He loves Berenstain Bears and Pete the Cat right now. He was being dramatic, because I told him we were going to a play place that he didn't want to go to...oh boy...that kid has a rough life! I don't remember why he was hugging me, but he stayed in this position for a solid five minutes and I soaked it all in, because those moments are very rare with my big kid. I found these drawings on my school work, and Finn told me I got a smiley face, and a star for doing a great job!  Fox and I had a special night together while Finn was with Katie, and we watched Harry Potter in my bed.  These are the days I want to remember forever!

Another day, another fun adventure with Kristy and Jake! This time: hiking! His balancing act made me so nervous. I could see him falling into the pond so clearly, and he refused to let me hold his hand. Luckily, we made it without being soaked.  Until we crossed this creek...and there was no holding him back! He was dancing in front of the cactus! It was a great day, but I was so exhausted at the end of it, because Finn kept me on my toes the entire time! Grateful for my boys and great friends!

My friend Kristy always has the best ideas to go on little day adventures, so one day in January, she asked me if the boys and I wanted to join her and her son for a weekend in the snow. We met up at a snow park about two hours from home and the weather was beautiful! Finn only went down the hill in the tube with me once, I think he was a little scared, although he would never admit hat...ha! You can see the tiny hill in the background, Kristy took the bog boys another time, and they chose to play in the snow afterwards as well, and didn't want to try any of the bigger hills.  Kristy had been to the snow park before and told me that we could make s'mores there, so we brought everything we needed to let the boys roast some marshmallows.  Just for the record, Fox totally had a snow jacket, but refused to wear it because he claimed being too hot in it. And no, we didn't make this snowman. This snow fort was the highlight of the day. The boys played in it for about two hours an...