Valentine's Day Dates With Daddy!

All three girls had dates with Daddy for Valentine's Day. Mommy was first, of course, the day before. :-)


Here, Ava is waiting at the door for her breakfast date to arrive.


She opens the door, and there is Daddy, ready to head to the Waffle House! Ava had her first taste of hash browns and absolutely loved them.


Next, it's Aliyah's turn for lunch at the Golden Corral. She and Daddy put a huge dent in the buffet.


And finally, Anna greets her date for a scrumptious dinner at her choice of fine-dining establishments - McDonald's!

Let it Snow!

Like most of the country, we too have had a mild winter as you can see from these pictures. Everyone had a blast playing soccer in the snow, including a few of the neighbor kids. Blaize, Brodie, Ava, and Brennan had never seen snow before. Now they are proficient at building snowmen and making snow angels. Of course, they think this is a normal occurrence during winter time here :-)

Cleaning Day

Christi had a couple nights away for a well-deserved break for her birthday. So, that meant Daddy, aka "Bob" ("Pop" with Brodie's accent), was in charge for cleaning day. Here each one explains his or her job for the day. When Mommy came home, there were no broken bones or missing limbs, which meant that it was a successful endeavor. However, everyone was truly glad to have Mommy home, because it just isn't the same without her!

Amazing Grace

The Bible says to "make a joyful noise unto the Lord." It doesn't say we need to be in tune :-)
We had a fun morning of singing in PJ's. At the end of Amazing Grace, Brodie wanted to sing "Jungle Balls" - better known as "Jingle Bells".

Discovery of the Whoopee Cushion

After getting sealants on their teeth at the dentist, Blaize and Brodie came home with the prize they chose - a whoopee cushion. Of course, they had to try it out on their sister after receiving meticulous lessons on placement for best effect.

What's for dinner? "Kitchen and Tomatoes!"

Tonight we had chicken and potatoes for dinner . . . pronounced a slightly different way :-)

An Encounter With The UPS Man

Upon arriving home from Wednesday night church, the kids happened to see the UPS man running to our front porch, drop off a package, and run back to the truck. They started laughing and laughing, thinking it was the funniest thing. As soon as they got out of the van, a few of them ran to the front door to mimic the UPS man while the others laughed hysterically. Here is a picture of Brodie doing his best high-speed UPS imitation.