My Very Own Linus

Colin is the funniest, silliest little toddler I have ever seen.

He makes the funniest facial expressions.

He does the silliest things.

One of my favorite things about him is that he is a thumb sucking, blanket holder.  

My other kids have not gotten as attached to their thumbs or blankets (OF COURSE, We are still trying to wean Logan off of his sippy cup.  He is four and states that his sippy is his best friend.).

My other kids didn't even like to use binkies when they were babies.

I think there is nothing as adorable as a sweet little kid holding his blanket and sucking his thumb.

And, therefore, I am proud to say that I have my very own Linus.

So sweet!

So talented.  He can hold his sippy, his blanket, and suck his thumb at the same time.

I also found out the other day that he likes to wear underwear on his head.  He put it on there all by himself. (Don't worry.  It was clean.)

I'm sure it won't be so cute in a couple of years when I am trying to get him to stop sucking his thumb, but for now I love it.

P.S.  I got a job!!!  More details soon.  Wish me luck.

Need to Breathe

Could life get any busier?

Obviously the answer is yes.... but it doesn't seem like I could fit much more into my crazy schedule lately.

It feels like it's been non-stop school lately.

I need to breathe.

And look at pictures of my kids.

Their sweet smiles always brighten my day!

Also, I get to go on a date with my hubby this weekend! :)

Goal Post

A few months ago I read a news article about making goals and ideas for remembering the goals and actually working on them.  

One thing I really liked was the idea of goal board.  

From that article I decided I was going to make one.  

I bought a dry erase board at Walmart for $5.00.  I then covered it with scrapbook paper, used stamps and the cricut to make the words, and attached our names to magnets.  

It was pretty fast and inexpensive to make.

On January 1st each member of our family came up with some goals that we wanted to accomplish for the year.  The kids are still pretty young and so we wrote stuff like, "get all of my teeth (Colin), learn to write my letters (Logan), lose a tooth and learn to tie my shoes" (Ethan).

What I like most about the goal board is that it is a visible reminder of the goals we have set.  Right now it is sitting on my kitchen counter.  I go in the kitchen a lot and, therefore, I find myself reading it a lot and remembering what it is I want to accomplish this year.

At the end of this year, we will get together as a family and assess how well we did.  We will than make new goals for next year.  

I love that we can work on achieving our goals together as a family.