Happy New Years

I want to capture more of our everyday. It won't be all joyous and might trip triggers but this is my blog for my thoughts and memories. Right now I'm getting some me time. Josh took Bella ice fishing. It's cold but they have a nice shanty. She is so bored at home and needed a distraction. I love they have a common interest. I hope in another year or so Max will want to join them. I can't wait to hear stories of their adventures. Max is napping something that is over do. I'm hoping we have gotten a handle on early afternoon naps. I have a feeling this will work better as our days go by. I decided to take sometime to write about the day before I work on some picking up of my room while watching a hallmark movie. 

So far today started early like another day. Max was up at 630 am and Bella not until 730am. This girl has been sleeping in her whole break, I dread tomorrow when she goes back to school. Josh got in about 830am, he too, has to work on getting in earlier if we want to do a family breakfast. After a protein rich breakfast for all, we set out to make our handprint stepping stones. I got a kit for Christmas . I've wanted to do them every year for Bella and Max but yeah that didn't happen. Hoping going forward we can make them every year.  Max loved it so much that he got mad he couldn't put his handprints in everyone else. We had to find makeshift containers since the kit only came with one. Josh and I made a joint one in an old fry pan, max's was a cutoff popcorn bucket. Bella wasn't happy when I told her it would be at least a day until we can paint them. 

Josh went to plow the driveway then fix his fishing poles to go out fishing. Bella started watching the rose bowl parade while Max walked between her and me. I was cleaning out his room. It's time to start reorganizing for the new year. I have some ideas of what I want to do and so much to get rid of from all of our rooms.  Watch out thrift stores!  

After lunch is when the fishermen left and Max went down. I started this but got cut short by a phone call, then I started picking up. Max woke up and I spent some time organizing pictures on the computer. I put max's train track together and he was happy.  He played until josh and Bella returned home. Both were in a good mood. They brought home 5 fish, 4 bluegill and 1 perch. Bella caught three of them. Josh said he caught about a dozen but let most of them were too small.  I'm glad they had a good time.

Josh went out to do chores while the kids played. Poor Max was tired as he cried to go I to his crib about 530 pm. Thankfully josh was in by 6 so I started the bath. Max boycotted supper and got a really long bath, Bella was pokey at eating and thus got a short bath. Together they were ready for bed by 7. We decided to start reading the bible as a family. The kids didn't get a lot out of it, but I enjoyed it. I don't get to listen much in church. 

Once the kids were in bed josh and I went downstairs to clean the fish, ok he cleaned While I read a book. We both agree it was too early for bed so we decided to watch Anchorman. We are a bit behind the times, but it was a good movie. 

Fish!

This girl falls asleep either on the way to or from fishing every time....it's only 30 mins away. 

Playing with the frost