Snowflakes

This year I thought it would be appropriate to teach the kids to make snowflakes. So we went at it!

I only had to help a little bit with the cutting and of course telling them how to fold the paper. Justus did a good job helping with the tape and getting them on the glass door.

Friends....with benefits

It is always such a nice surprise when you have a friend and then you realize that they have a great talent or skill. And more importantly, that they are willing to share this great talent/skill with you for little or no cost.

Last night I was the recipient of such skill. For zero dollars friend Kirsten sewed Justus jammy pants for me. They are incredibly to big for him and normally this would not bother me but he wants to wear them to Pajama day at school tomorrow. So of course they needed a little altering.

I knew Kirsten had a sewing machine so when I called and asked the favor she was more than willing to help out. Once at her house, she couldnt quite get her sewing machine to work (its new to her). She then proceeded to do a flawless job sewing them by hand. Oh my!!! I love having friends with benefits!!

Thanks Kirsten...You ROCK!!!

Breakfast - Pettit Style

This is my everyday morning breakfast.....

Yum

My children, however, require a little more.

Haven enjoys Cheerios and milk.

And Justus needs something even more filling. Neil was so wonderful to make breakfast burritos the other day....Im sure he ate some too.

Even more Yum!!!!

Haven - the devoted Mommy

Lately Haven has really taken to one of her baby dolls. Baby Emmy is her name. We have had her over a year and it wasnt until recently that she has decided to play with her.

I attribute this to all the times she watches Lady and the Tramp on my phone. She loves the part where Darling is singing to her baby.

At night time, Haven tucks her baby in and sings and prays with her.

At the end of quiet time today I went in to tell Haven she could come out of her room and I found her asleep on her floor next to baby Emmy. But what made it so sweet was Haven had put her favorite blanket over Emmy but still had a corner of it to her mouth (which is how she has soothed herself since she was a baby). Such a devoted little mommy.

starfall.com = I can read!

Lately Justus has really been into starfall.com. Ive known about it for quite some time - it is a great educational website for kids. But it wasnt until the other day that J did it and was really into it.

Today he declared to me "I can read!" Now, I doubt that he can after only a few days. But give it some time.

This is the part where I think J is above average in smarts. I know that if he is this interested in the site he will teach himself to read. He did it with his letters. When he is focused - he is super focused.

Lazy, lazy day

Since Neil and I stayed up so late last night, we were in no hurry to get up this morning. And even though our children made sure we were up at some point, we certainly werent going to get ready quickly.

Therefore, our day was spent for the most part in our jammies.

We watched cartoons and football all day - the kids at certain points in the day got to watch their own personal cartoon on our phones. H likes Lady & the Tramp on my phone

And J likes Maters Tall Tales on Neils phone
They did play quite a bit also. They built this great bouncy sidewalk. H is demonstrating how a cat goes on it.
Neil and I rooted for Bama. It was a fun game to watch. Roll Tide!!
Eventually we (this is excluding me) got dressed. Neil took a shower. But it was after lunch before the kids were dressed. And me, Im in my jammies as I type.

Lazy, lazy day.

Happy 2011

Neil and I actually stayed up to ring in the new year. I dont think we have ever done this as a married couple. Something about young kids and pregnancy + two people prone to be early risers and not night owls has always made it something we didnt ever do.

This year however, we had some friends that invited us to hang out. And as it turned out, we ended up hosting it. Which was fine with us cause that meant the kids could go to bed at a normal hour.

I didnt get any pictures but we had snacks and played a bean game that I cant remember the name of. It was fun and Neil actually won with me coming in second.

It was 12:05 before we realized it was the new year. We finished out the game and I think people left around 1:15ish.

Good times and HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!