Playing Catch Up

The internet connection on my laptop stopped working about a month ago. We managed to fix it a few times before it finally crashed for good and I had to send my laptop in to get fixed. Due to everything going on, it took me a while to get to the store to ship it in, then it took a few weeks for them to get it back to me. Long story made a bit longer than necessary, I now have a working laptop again - yay!!! :)

Rob had surgery on January 9th. It went well. He managed to get 3.5 weeks of medical leave, so he's still home recuperating. We've LOVED having him home and it has cemented our desire to become independently wealthy so he doesn't have to work. On the off chance that doesn't happen, we can't wait until I'm done with school and hopefully find a job that replaces Rob's income so HE can stay home and clean the house in pajama pants or basketball shorts while I get to dress up and eat lunch out with clients, etc.

Anyway, here's what we've been up to ~

After school snack of molasses cookies warm from the oven and hot cocoa with marshmallows on Beth's birthday (Caitlin came over to hang out with us that day).

Beth reading in the front hall ~

Our fruit flower basket from Rob's work. Much yummier than traditional flowers!

Megan's new haircut. Her bangs finally grew out enough that we could cut the rest of her hair to match their length. She looks so grown up! ~

Rob's "gnarly" beard (great description Susie!). Apparently he has decided to channel his inner mountain man . . . 

Laura kind of likes the beard. It makes for a great handful of hair to grab while hanging out with Dad as he recovers!

Love that our kids fall asleep reading! Found Beth and Kylie like this one night. It's a good thing we use mattress covers as well as sheets because they always take the sheets off and makes nests out of them.

Meg, Eva, and Jack cuddled up in Jack's bunk bed.

Laura loves her Daddy!

Meg with Laura and Kylie cuddling sleeping Eva ~

Kylie the kooky cowgirl ~

It snowed!!! Yay!!! Not enough for much of a snowman, but plenty for snowballs! Our school wasn't cancelled or delayed, but we decided to let the kids stay home anyway. We didn't get any snow last year and they really wanted to play in it. It had melted by the time school got out, so we were glad they stayed home :) Malt-o-meal with butter and brown sugar for breakfast, along with hot cocoa!

Eva dressed herself with the help of her older sisters.

Megan and Beth playing outside in the snow ~

Kylie and Jack stayed inside and played on the computer ~

I gave into a crazy urge and drew a mustache on Jack. At least I used washable marker! :) He loved it! I think we need to do a family shoot with mustaches. Introducing Jacques ~

 I added a goatee and included the three older girls in the shot ~