december views

Behind me I heard little voices: "I love you, Princess."  "I love you, too, Ladybug." So I stopped what I was doing to take a picture.




She loved her play dough snow man.  She put a little face on it with a marker and then when I told her to show it to me so I could take a picture, she said, "No, I want to look at it like this."  And then she just sat there.  So I clarified, "You want me to take a picture of you looking at your snowman?" "Yep."  So I did.


Her little tree.  She's very proud.  My favorite part is the clown nose that is being used as an ornament.



His retired work clothes.




Disguised for an activity at the mall.  This cracks me up every time I look at it;)


She can peel a clementine in one long stringy thing.


This is my oldest daughter's: a vintage compact.  She found it at an antique store a while back and loves that it has a secret compartment.  I hid a secret love note in it.  Someday she will find it right when she needs it, I am sure. (Because Father blesses us like that--little stuff right when we need it.)


Jake brought home this big tupperware that held cookies in it from work.  This little munchkin fell in love with it.  After hanging out with him all day, she said on the way to bed, "Mommy, I want to sleep with my cookie.  I love that cookie."




Home made play dough.


Through the windshield.



Merry Christmas, friends!  And happy all the other stuff that's going on, too.

xx

this morning

waiting for the car to heat up

Tonight is the chorus/band concert at the elementary school. And I have been to 14 (FOURteen) of these hot and crowded events in the past 7 years. (Because I love my kids, silly.)

But tonight is the first one that I will attend while my child will be playing in the band. (The squeaky and adorable elementary school band.) That’s right; my son took up the trumpet. And I am impressed.

I am even more impressed that by 7AM this morning he had showered, dressed, *done his HAIR,*(<--he never does that!) and was wearing his coat and school bag and had already kissed daddy goodbye. He was 45 minutes early.



Well, I’m off to the post office. I need to make sure that I’m on time for the chorus/band concert and I have a feeling the lines are going to be loooooooooooooooooong with people holding all their last minute parcels. I have 7 hours. (Do you think a stroller will efficiently hold 2.5 year old twins in line while I have my arms loaded to the hilt? Hm. Thought not.)

december views

projecting movies onto the ceiling






lotion drawing while we wait

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december views

did i mention we got a kitty?

meow.

been so busy!!!!!

xo
B

december views

1.  it's been cold here (I'm not complaining, I'm just sayin.)
2.  she's my book lovin' page rippin' bread stealin' sweetie
3.  we made them...the babies learned to say "candy.  candy.  candy."
4.  I was hiding the candy candy candy in my bedroom.  They found it.  I found them.  Right after taking this picture, the other candy stealin' fool fell off the bed and the candy candy candy house came tumbling after.  I didn't take a picture. 
5.  Jake took this the other morning.  The cereal had been left out after the bus came and I went to brush my teeth.  He cleaned it up before I got to the kitchen because he loves me.  He said that bowl had four layers of different cereal in it.  (Yes, that is heavy cream.  My son has taken to heavy cream on corn flakes.  Yikes.)  Maybe I should take more pictures of the messes; it is funnier later.

Man, I miss my camera.

I've been...

crazy busy around here. But here are some visuals for you of the past week in the life and times of Brittany Soucy.



Still loving the love notes from #3: Even moms can b queens.


(Sometimes he needs a little reminder.)


making some happy cookies. and eating them. and then deciding not to eat them because #3 asked: "Is part of getting big getting fat?" Translation: when I grow up do I have to get fat like you?




decorating a gingerbread house




feeling the winter chill


lots of kisses. and booger brain noses. we've been through like 4 boxes of Puffs Plus in the past week. yikes, that's a lot of boogers.




making stuff




puzzling.
(if #3 looks like she's overcompensating, it's because she is. This picture was taken right after a big fight between the girls ensued. Crying and hitting and yelling was part of said fight. I yelled "I'm taking the picture! One! Two! Three!" and this is what I got. For the record, the Puzzling was very fun and peaceful.)


(Sometimes he needs a little reminder.)

Hope you guys are doing well! Happy holidays!

Here's to peace on earth.