Snow Day!

Last week I asked Emery to take a picture of our menu board so I could make a grocery list. When I looked at my pictures and found this. Love this girl. 

Last weekend we had a fun snow storm. It brought a lot of snow, and I loved it. I still hope we get some more. Emery had to beg Jacks a lot for him to go out and play, but once he said yes, they were out there for hours. All the clothes are huge on them, they had to wear Brad and my winter clothes because they don't have any. 

Luna liked it more than Eevee, but still didn't like it much. 

They made chairs, Not very comfy ones, but still something. 

This is how Eevee put up with the snow, sitting right next to the heat vents to stay warm. 

The Past Week (Ish)

The dogs don't know what to do without the kids home. It only happens 2 days a week, but they hate it. During COVID they have gotten so spoiled. Now when the kids aren't home, they follow Brad and I all over. Eevee made herself comfortable and took a nap. She was so tired and in a deep sleep. I guess she is kind of cute. 

No one in the house really cared about the Super Bowl. Brad maybe did a little because well sports. The kids however like the tradition for lots of snacks during the game. We did a BINGO again this year and had way too many snack food. It was a lot of fun though. This is the first 5 minutes of the game, that's why they all look so into it. 

Cam has mild pet allergies. Cats bug him more, but dogs can a little if he, lets say, rubs his nose in their fur.... He really loves the dogs and deals with sneezing in order to give them loves. 

By the end of the game these two were done, so they spent the 4th quarter messing around bugging everyone else. It is fun to hear them play so well together still.

You can find Disney Drawing tutorials on YouTube, so last night we did one of them. Obviously, its not as easy as it looks. I love seeing how different they all turn out, especially when we are all getting the same instructions. 

Top- Cam, Emery, Jacks

Bottom- Kilie, Beck, Brad

Couple of Fun Stories

A week or so ago Jacks was in our bath. I went into the bathroom later and the floor was wet. When I asked him why, he said he there was a ladybug he put down the sink. Didn't think more of it until the next morning the ladybug is back on the counter. It looked dead so I put it down the sink again.  Later that night back in the sink bowl.  I put it down again, and let the water run for a while. The next night it was back on the backsplash. I showed Jacks that the bug he found didn't want to die. We tried one more time with the sink, not sure why, but we tried. Yet again a day later it was back, over by Brads sink this time. Jacks and I were a little freaked out and decided to just put it outside. Thankfully it is not back... yet.

If you are sick and you try and force it out too much or too hard, you can burst something in you eye and look possessed. Maybe a fun Halloween night look, but not for going on a week. 

I didn't notice anything until the morning when Brad looked surprised and asked what was wrong with my eye. 

Day 1, nasty but not too bad.

Couple of days in, it spread some and got a deep red. 

Today it is getting lighter, spread a little more, but I think finally on the mend. I probably have at least another week looking like this. Moral of the story, don't force things. 

This Week

About a week ago Beck asked what he'd have to do to get the dogs in his room. I told him  if he could keep his room 'mom' clean for a week they can go in there. He actually did it and now the dogs are in his room. He also has to clean their blanket often and air his room out. So far it's been going well and I think the dogs love it. 

Speaking of dogs, we had a fire alarm that kept beeping because the battery was about dead. The dogs did not like it at all. They ran into our room and sat under my desk most of the day. We didn't have a battery or it wouldn't have gone on as long. 

Emery was on FHE this week and she just wanted to do a project. We made a couple of cloud dough batches. The boys were good sports with it. 

We picked up or pottery and they all turned out really well. Jackson loves his. 

Jackson

We got a cubby for Jackson's room and Camden saw the box sitting on the floor and asked if he could put it together. He worked on if for a few hours and was able to get it set up by himself. He really enjoyed putting all the pieces together in the right spots. 

His room is so much better with it in there. He got a lot of Legos for Christmas and has been building with them a lot. After he makes something, he has to save it. 

This past weekend we did the first special night of the year, Jackson. We went to a clay place and painted pottery. He wasn't fully sure what to expect and I'm not fully sure what he thought of it in the end. 

This was how it first ended. I could tell something was wrong but it took him a while to talk. The plan in his head was not what came out. He was upset that it wasn't perfect. (he was also tired from the night before).

After talking with him for a little bit, we found something to make it more what he would like. Now we wait a week until we see the fully final product.

New Years Weekend

This New Years was a lot of fun, and very loud. During the day we rented a theater out and went and saw "Elf" with Paul, Jayson and their families. It's always a good movie, and was nice to have the theater to ourselves, and ....popcorn!

Then we took the boys to our house (Dawson, Creed, Zander and our 2) for a party there. Later in the afternoon, Bryan and his family came to have dinner and play games. It was a loud full house, but a very fun house. We all stayed up until 1am, at that time we told all of the kids to turn a movie on and hopefully go to sleep.

The next day we went bowling with Bryan's family and had some snacks. It was so much fun, a little of 'normal' life. 

Sometime during the weekend a game that Beck, Brad, Zander and Paul all play called Contest of Champions. One of the days the game was giving some sort of crystal out to get a player? I'm really not sure. Beck had to get online the PlayStation so they could open them together and let the other know what they got. 

Christmas Day

6:36 a.m.... that's when they sent Jackson in to wake us up. I love that they send Jackson. I was the one who had to wake mom and dad up, ask if we could get pizza or go to a movie. Youngest always has to do that. They didn't even turn the light on.

Like always, the morning went by really fast, especially for how much planning goes into the day. 

The boys play PS4 with their cousins, Payton and Zander. They have a friend Clair who the boys play with too. Clair met a girl Snowie who lives in Hawaii. She sent the boys a gift. I have to say I was worried about this, but she is real and a she and the age she says. They got some nuts, hand sugar scrub, cards and a bag.  

Jackson's favorite gift was a Predator Neca and Domo Stuffed animal. Emery's was a Gel nail kit and LED lights. Camden's was his TV or Ghost Cube. Beckham's was his TV or Doughnut Head Homer Pop.

We just did snacks all day, played with what they got for Christmas and watch "Soul". 

Uncle Paul's family got a pool table for Christmas, so we went over to play a few games. I think all of the kids had fun playing. My team won the game I played, which is a huge shock, I am not good at pool at all. 

I remember doing things with Kiara when she was little, and now she is doing things with my daughter. I love seeing it and Emery soaks all of it up. 

My Grandma Nickles' had this dress that she wore. It was a one of a kind pattern. It was one thing I kept when she passed away. I love it, and it reminds me of her. My mom asked a little while ago if I still had it and asked to borrow it. Christmas I opened up a gift from her, it is Grandma's dress made into a bear. The pearls are also ones that she wore. She has one, and so do Emery and I now. I love it and love that now the dress isn't just in a chest, its out where we can always see and remember Grandma Nickels.