-GT #4's preschool group on Silly Sock Day
-The kid's had this really great idea to jump off the stairs into the giant pile of blankets and pillows. I think I took this picture meaning to text it to Gabe, indicating that he better stop working and hurry home to discipline his kids.
-Sometimes the only way to spend time with Gabe is to visit him at work. (His office is way more boring than the break room).
-File this one under, "Cute kids who know how to chill."
-And this one under, "These two cars are attached to my hands. I can't set them down....not to eat, not to sleep, not to ride in the van." Fun phase.
-Many times I'd head down to the treadmill and find a similar scene to this. 2000 square feet of available play space, and delightful GT#3 consistently chose this little nook to build his fortress in.
-A couple months after returning from New Orleans I needed to find an address. This was the last thing saved on my phone. Fun memories.
-This one needs to filed under, "End of an Era." Way back like 5 years ago, I got this bamboo plant as a thank you from the Cub Masters at a Blue and Gold banquet (I was the Primary representative). It died and had to be thrown out. It did bring great Feng shui while it lasted.
-Silly scene at GT#2's baseball game....(not as funny as the kid wearing cowboy boots with his uniform)
-Lots of salsa canned this year primarily thanks to my dad and brother's awesome garden.
-Another, "End of An Era" post. These sandals made it through 4 boys. Not many other things have. These sandals are also special because one time we were driving on canyon road near provo canyon, and before we turned left onto 8th north, GT#2 (then a 2 year old) threw one sandal out the window of the car (the turkey!) A couple weeks later, we noticed the sandal on the side of the road so I pulled over and retrieved it. As a result one sandal was way more faded than the other. I certainly got my money's worth out of them.
-Just one of about a BILLION papers found in the house this year. GT#3, our resident map and flag expert kind of has a thing for his drawings.....
-Here are some more, and little sis following suit.
-Sometimes the only way to get through a pregnancy is to put a show on and plop the kids in front of it. However, no child of mine wants to watch a show on the big TV in the nice comfy basement when mom is upstairs lying on her bed. The sure way to buy myself more than 15 minutes was to set the kids up in my room.
-Look how good my piano bench looks now! (Thanks, Sabrina)
-Usually when GT#5 is unusually quiet it means he's getting into trouble. This time he was just tired.
-This time though he was just hiding from mom.
-Nothing is more fun than riding the "horses" at the grocery store. "Take a picture of me!"
-This little thing spent a lot of time in my bed. When Gabe is gone at nights (which is a lot) she finds a way into our room (or begs to sleep there since her room is scary and GT#5 is small-so he can't protect her). I think this was a picture I texted to Gabe letting him know when he eventually made it home, he'd find a cute surprise in his spot.
-Good Thing #3 had to share a Christmas tradition with his 1st grade class. He "interviewed" Great-Grandma and Grandpa Baugh to learn about the Baugh family party. We love all our grandma's and grandpa's.
-And finally, one more "End of An Era" post. 11 years ago I didn't bring a lot to our marriage besides my sparkling personality. I mean Gabe had the washer and dryer, toaster, TV, pans and mini van. About the only thing I owned was this rice cooker. My parents gave it to me my first Christmas home from the mission. It served us well, but Gabe and I were both THRILLED to receive an awesome rice cooker from my brother, and say goodbye to the one appliance I owned as a single lady.
And that, my friends is a whole bunch of blog posts in one post.
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