A Day in the Life

Yesterday was a bad day. Bad. Bad. Bad. So I decided to completely change the focus of our day today. Pictures make me happy. Using my camera makes me happy. Here's a look at our GOOD day today:
9:00: tv time

9:45: outside time

11:15: hot chocolate to "warm our bones"

12:00 puzzles before nap time (notice the outfit chosen by Lydia, of course)

1:00: coloring during Lydia's nap

2:00: playing outside with Tyler, Jonah's neighbor friend

4:00: a snow party with friends

6:30: dinner with friends

8:30 Good night!

39 Degrees

Fun in Canton

Mike said on the phone this morning that Jonah needs some "Grammy-time" every few weeks to get him back on track. I agree!

And I think I need "Canton-time." I spent two hours wandering around Target by myself last night and shopped Old Navy clearance by myself this morning :)

Abby, my cousin, was here. We love Abby!

Quote of the day:
Jonah: "Abby, why do you have chains on your teeth?"

Midnight Fun

What do Mike and Traci do on a random night in January? Test photography equipment!

I've got a great husband. He's so supportive. I wanted to test focusing with a new lens and needed lots of movement. Mike was glad to help.

Hop on Pop

A cute picture that I had forgotten about...

Pop, you are the best!

Dick and Jane

Jonah discovered something the other night. He discovered that he loved to read Dick and Jane books. We heard him laughing in his room at 9:30 p.m.. I went upstairs to remind him it was bedtime. He was on page 78 of Dick and Jane. He was reading, comprehending, and laughing that Puff, the cat, had climbed the tree.

He amazes me.

The next day Jonah asked if he could read Dick and Jane to Lydia while they were drinking hot chocolate.

A Message from Jonah & Lydia

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Christmas, Part 3

a random collection of family photos

Christmas, Part 2

Christmas, Part 1

They're my best friends from high school.
And after...
16 boyfriends
4 vacations
3 colleges
3 weddings
3 states
6 babies
2 minivans
an assortment of cats & dogs
and 8 million conversations... we still enjoy life together.

Today

We spent the afternoon celebrating Christmas with Alex, Tricia, Davy, and Jacob. I'm always a little distracted when taking pictures while parenting, but here's a FEW from our time together.

Lydia trying Davy's new chapstick:

Uncle Al and Aunt Tricia got Jonah a Transformer voice changer. How cool is that!

Jacob is always a bit scared of Uncle Mike. Mike thought wearing the voice changer would change Jacob's mind...... yeah, I don't think so.