Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho

It's back to "normal" we go.

We'll refrain from chasing that "normal" rabbit.

Did I tell you Happy New Year?

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

We spent New Years Eve with all the little people (and the not so little people too) eating vegies and junk, drinking Shirley Temples, playing board games, and trying to stay awake until the big ball drops in NYC. Then the next day we slept late and stayed in our PJs.

Then I was mildly sick (again) for a few days. (By the way - I sleep for like 18 hours on one dose of Night Time formula cold medicine - everyone tried to stay quiet, but I'm not sure I would have heard them anyway. And 18 hours of sleep made me a much more pleasant person.)

My little Wednesday night class started back. We talk a lot about missionaries. This week our missionary family went snow skiing - so we did too!

That's my Jacob on the water skis - and its totally okay, four year olds
couldn't tell the difference between snow skis and water skis.
They also thought making a snowman later with the "snow" I brought from home was great.

And one of them had a birthday so we learned to sing Happy Birthday in French ('cause we were "in" Montreal, Canada).

We also learned a few Bible verses and talked about Jesus going to church (Temple) with His family.
And I must say that I have the GREATEST group of 4 year olds ever! (most weeks)

Friday afternoon the little girls and I went to the local Habitat for Humanity Thrift Store to look for them some "new" shoes (they have a VERY hard time keeping up with shoes - I'm SURE they have more shoes than anybody else in the house). Lora was wearing two that were similar but not a match (at least she had a left and a right).

While were were there we found Lora two pairs of shoes and some other treasures (of course). We got a princess jump rope, and two big pickle jars full of wooded beads - WOOHOO! Plus some cheap shoe strings to string the beads.
So while the big kids went with the Daddy to the nursing home the littles and I tried out this new, super fun, crafty, educational, really cheap, colorful, quiet time activity.

Cute kids being good.

Fun Fun!

What have we learned this week:
*Mama may need to take LOTS more vitamin C.
*Mama has never come out of the Habitat store empty handed. (But she often donates so its even).
*Leaves have many shapes. (We are studying Botany this year).
*Change is good. (more on the later - when, maybe, I'll know what I'm talking about - and still think it's good).