Life

Brother time and trying to fix a Nerf gun that Stetson took apart long ago. 

Ezra really wanted to fix it but we just couldn't figure it out. 

Silas was great at misplacing parts. 

Silly time!!!

How many people can you fit in a really small kids tent? 

Six-ish!!!

I was just hanging out with the boys when everyone came and joined us and then Hailey requested a picture. We tried, you can't really see Hailey and Silas didn't want any part but the whole family is there. 

School is still going well and we are doing well. 

There has been some sickness and there have been days that little energy was available but we continue to do our best each day. 

 

Winter Dance

Evelyn and Hailey went with me in the middle of a crazy snow storm to a family dance with the school that Evelyn attends on Wednesdays. There were only a few families there but the music was good and we had a great time. These girls are fun dancers. 

Dancing is a regular thing for us we love to have dance parties and I often use music to motivate us all to get a room clean or a job done. 

While we are doing school I will often put on instrumental music to keep our atmosphere clam and our minds working. I really feel that music is a great influencer. 

What kind of music do you listen to? 

How does it influence you? 

 

Hard Workers!!!!

 So theses kids are amazing! We were living in a construction zone for the holidays. We had our kitchen cement counter tops refinished with epoxy and the process was a doozey. Because the countertops were cement the first step was to level and sand down the counters. This may seem simple but is was very dirty and our entire house became filled with cement dust. Thankfully we have a kitchen in our basement and we put a barrier to try and lesson the amount of dust that came to the basement. We lived in the basement for about 10 days. Christmas Eve was spent cleaning. New Years Day was also spent cleaning. In total we spent approximately 55 man hours as a family dusting every surface and room in our home. Spring cleaning in December/January. These kids are amazing and they helped us out so much. 

HARD IS GOOD IF WE TRUST IN CHRIST!!!

We were able to work hard and play hard. We decided to reward the kids with a pizza dinner and Jamba's after. They were all stuffed and tired once we returned. I am grateful for theses amazing helpers! 

We work hard at our school too so the ability to work hard, 

I hope, will carry over into all of our efforts in life. 

New Years Eve

 We had a good night enjoying yummy food and family games. We all went outside at 8:45pm and banged pans and sang out "Happy New Year" so that the littles could go to bed at a good time. 

Everyone went to bed  at a good hour. Mom and Dad like that! Someday we will host games and fun for those who want to stay up late but for now we enjoy our littles and our sleep. 

One of my friends husbands told me that one year there daughter wanted to stay up until midnight and was pretty determined to do so, so they slipped away and moved the clocks forward, when she wasn't aware and then were able to get her to bed a few hours early. Genius!!!

We took a good break between Christmas and New Year but not much longer than the weeks of. 

The girls were able to get back to their work once the holidays were over. Bristol is still struggling with reading but we are trying. Consistence is a big part of our problem. 

Stetson is as regular as a teenage boy can be. He gets himself up regularly and I think gets to classes at the high school on time but only wants to do what he wants to do when he wants to do it!!!

Christmas

Wade family Christmas party was a blast. In this picture uncle Casey has a special treat for all of the cousins as he handed out envelopes that has 2 dollar bills enclosed for all. A special treat from the usually very quiet uncle. 

There was also the usual amazing collection of foods for everyone's varied pallets, gift giving, pickleball and basketball competition, card or board games and the special nativity play. 

It is always a great experience to get together as a family. 

                             

Christmas morning was so fun. We were opening gifts for a very long time. Grandma Janet made sure that each of the kids had a gift for everyone in the family. I made sure that they had many fun simple gifts from us.  Each of the kids did a good job of getting each other gifts. It was so nice not to have anything to do or anywhere to go. 

Having lots of fun for the holidays did not interrupt our dedication for education and getting school done. In fact we even went to an orchestra concert for Evelyn during the holidays and she preformed amazingly on the violin. These kids are pretty amazing and super smart!!!