My sister made these great beanie hats for me and the girls, and Jake thought he should have one too. Also I am still continuing on with my weight loss goals. My face sure has thinned down a lot. I have about 25 pounds to go till I reach my goal! I think to myself all the time "You Can Do It!!! Don't give up!!! Get your butt to the gym!!!" And other "pushy thoughts" : )

This shows the tiny little bit of snow we got. Savanna got this art easel for Christmas and the kids LOVE it! They each take a side and color and paint just about every day. It works out because Jakob got a little table and chairs from Santa so they have little chairs that are the perfect size. And Jake fell asleep on the couch and I thought he looked so cute. His eyelashes are soooo long! Pretty cute....when he is sleeping. : )

PETER PAN SYNDROME?

I tease Mark about having a Peter Pan Syndrome...you know, "I don't wanna grow up. I just wanna play cops and robbers." But he really does have a sense of civic duty and loves to go out on patrol and protect and serve our community. His dream is to one day run for Sheriff. The picture of him with his hands on his hips is such a classic Mark pose. He does this EVERY time he gets dressed and looks at himself in the mirror. If he ever comes and asks me how he looks, it's with his hands on his hips and his chest puffed out. I giggle... But Jakob got dressed the other day and when I asked him if he was ready, he puffed out his chest and put his hands on his hips and said yah! Like Father Like Son!

2010 OFF TO A GOOD START!

Here are some of the random pics from the last few weeks. I love the sushi rolling pics of Jakob. He was watching me so intently as I rolled sushi for our New Years Eve party and he had to try it out. If you look closely you can see that in each picture he has a little piece of rice stuck to his lip. So cute. (If you double click on the pictures they will fill your screen with a big photo) Also me and the kiddos comfy by the fire on a cold morning. It has been really cold here. Like in the 20's. I hasn't really gotten this cold before. But still no snow to speak of. It snowed one day and we got excited, but just when it started to stick, it stopped and then all melted into ice. Savanna was so disappointed.