This morning-

Ty started shooting baskets at 7:35.  I checked.  A few minutes later he came begging for shorts and a jersey (which is dirty). 

 What's that?  You don't have a basketball court in your house?    :)

 I finally painted the pink booster seat.  Ty was super happy to sit in it this morning:

 It's MondayCleaningDay and instead of TV I turned to the pile of boxes that didn't make it to the curb this morning.  These two played for two hours with them. 

They made a train:

(I also heard them discussing their rocket ships.)

 And then they became robots: 

I heard more "beeps" and "boops" this morning than ever in my life.

 (The downside to being a robot:)

*Yes.  Cate did get out of her pj's before lunch.  But just barely.

Jarvis.

 Ty spends a lot of time "being" Jarvis.*

 Today Jarvis was honored for scoring 1000 points:

 Ty drooled over that ball all.day.long.

(Pretending he scored "100 free throws":)

 It's so cool that he already has heroes.  (And that he has picked good ones!)

*Jarvis' name is invoked a ton at our house.  As in:  "Jarvis doesn't wear shorts when it's cold.  Jarvis eats the turkey on his sandwich.  And- Jarvis wears underwear like a big boy."    He has no idea how important he is around here!   :)

Phone Pictures

The doctor (nurse? surgeon?) is in:

 Isaac was gone when I finished changing the top bunk sheets (*one of my least favorite chores.)  I had to climb all the way down to find him:

 These "horses" created a system of "pastures" and "barns":

 We are in the thick of recruiting season- this year JD has taken a kid with him almost every time.  I love getting pictures of their "dates":

 Last night, Cate sent this one for Halle and Ty: 

 Their response:

 

 

Camera/phones are the best.  :)

Happy Presidents Day

I'm waiting to be called in for their performance.  I'm not sure what to expect. 

Poor old George and Abe will probably be joined by at least one princess.  :)

5 months (and 10 days)

Isaac loves his toes.

He isn't really scooting, but he can roll and maneuver where he wants to get.  And he can roll across the room quickly.

We're working on sitting up.  He's not very good.  :)

He goes to bed at 8 and wakes up once in the night.  (Usually.)

Still chubby.  Still happy.

Working on the two bottom teeth.  (Okay, sometimes not so happy.)

He likes to grab my face.  It hurts.

He usually sits still in my lap while I read at nap time.

 Hmm... No baby food yet.  He's chubby and happy without it, so we'll wait a few more weeks.

 

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**Cate at 5 months.

**Ty at 5 months.

Valentine's Day

• We had our traditional Valentine's breakfast.  The kids started asking about it right after Christmas.  A couple of weeks ago Halle got upset when she realized she would miss it because of school.  I promised she wouldn't (planned on doing it at supper.)
• School was canceled for the Principal's funeral.  (Sad story.  Happy Heaven.)
• Preschool time was spent painting to find secret messages (thank you, Pinterest.)
• Lunch was extra-lovey.  :)
• An afternoon outside was WONDERFUL. 
• (not pictured)  JD and I went on a date without any kids for the first time in 6 months.  It was the first Valentine's he's been home for in 3 years!

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The girls' Valentines for church: 

 (Halle's for school look like Cate's ^.  Not sure why I didn't get a picture of them.)

 

 

 

** Thank you to everyone who send cards and gifts!  We love you all!! 

Happy Valentine's Day!

(Eventually, Isaac had had enough:)

 

Ty begged for a turn to hold Isaac and he wanted a picture of it.  I was pretty nervous, but I did get one- Ty was so proud!  :)