January Bits

The mundane details of our January days.

{It snowed. And melted almost as quickly as it came down.}

{It snowed again. And stuck around long enough for the kids to roll around in, sled on, and build snowmen with for the day.}

{Space Lab fun! The kids all got to experience this cool school exhibit in which you feel as if you are in space when you enter that bubble!}

{This girl and her homework. I have come to grips with the fact that the only way to survive nightly first-grade math homework is with a glass of wine and a whole lotta patience. Because I might actually die trying to teach her how to count by tens if I don't have those in my bag of tricks. The struggle is real, folks.}

{100 day celebration! We made it to the 100th day in record time this year without any snow days! Camryn (front row, right-ish side) elected to wear a shawl, sweatpants, and a cozy shirt to represent being 100 years old. When I asked her how her clothes made her look 100, she replied by saying, "old people are always cold and they don't always match, so I am wearing warm clothes that don't match." She may have a point.}

{Getting cozy on the sidelines. We moved straight from soccer and basketball into football and baseball. It's a good thing this girl has been schlepped to sports outings her entire life, so she doesn't bother to put up a fight!}

{Boys night out! Jacob was at a sleepover and Camryn and I were at dinner and a school musical with friends, which left Caleb and Mason to fend for themselves. So they did at the local bowling alley/arcade. And by all accounts, that outing may be one of Mason's top 10 all-time favorite nights!}

{That sleepover I was talking about. Fun with friends!}

{Pizza Bingo at school! We love this annual event, and have finally wisened up enough to pack our own Ranch dressing to keep the girl happy. Mason won one round and may have yelled "Bingo" loud enough for the entire town to hear!}