Snow Fun!

This last week seemed to go by really fast.  I was busy at the church on Wednesday and wanted to go on Thursday, but the both John and Olue had a cold.  I decided it was just best to stay home.  I think Olue's to that dreaded age where she starts to only need 1 nap (but some days still needs 2).  She's only fallen asleep for her morning nap twice in the last week.  This is a little disappointing for me, because there are still quite a few things that are easier to do while she's napping, and I was really liking having 2 nap times to do them in.  I guess I'll just have to be more efficient.  She goes to bed really well at night, so that's nice.

Friday afternoon we took the kids out for a sled ride.  Olue didn't like the idea of the sled, so we took turns carrying her and pulling John in the sled.  Then Josh, John, and Cedar played on the little hill behind the house while me and Lu and the kitties watched.  It was a lot of fun...and typical John cried when It was done.  It was getting dark and we were all getting cold.  We enticed him inside with "cookies and hot chocolate".
On Sunday Josh had a ambulance call and came home with a bigger headache than he had when he left.  He ended up taking Monday off with the headache, but feels better now.  He's finally convinced that he should go to the chiropractor and hopefully get his reoccurring headaches taken care of.

We're still working on potty training John.  I know I just have to be more consistent....When he's wearing a diaper, he knows that he can go and not think about it.  When he's wearing underware he usually feels it coming and tells me if the 45 minute timer isn't soon enough.  This doesn't work when he's engrosed in an activity (like playdough)...especially if Mom forgets to set the timer...Ooops.  My fault.  BUT he still indescriminately poops in either underware or diaper.  He tells me immediately after he does it.  But he still doesn't tell me before.  So I guess on days that I'm tired, I just need to get over it and put him in underware anyway.  Easier said than done.

Here's some pictures from the weekend...I'm getting better at taking more of them!:)

Lu Lu playing with Cedar on Thursday night before we went to mass.

Johnny's on a mission.  He was filling his tent with as many toys as he could.  He did this again on Monday, but Olue was inside and he was burying her.  She didn't like that!:)

Johnny and Lu in the sled

Daddy coming to 'get' Mommy and Lu Lu

Lu Lu watching the boys play

Daddy and Johnny..."What's next?"

Daddy hiding in the weeds at the top of the hill and Johnny trying to come up and get him.

Daddy taking quick rest.

Johnny taking a rest

Daddy whispering to Johnny about going and "getting" Mommy and Lu Lu

And he's off

Here he comes growling

Daddy helping Johnny up the hill

Johnny sliding down on his back

getting pulled bavk up on the sled

Going down in the sled

Johnny having fun!

Crawling back up the hill

Right after John rolled down the hill.  He's really good at that!

Johnny playing with playdough

Playdough smile!

Lu Lu walking.  She is so tired here.  It's right before bed.

Put it in the bucket.

Take it out of the bucket.

Lu Lu's favorite place to play is in the kitchen coupboard that I gave the kids.  Her new thing is to take things (cookie cutters, measuring cups, etc.) out of the ice cream bucket and then take them out.  She's very deliberate about it.  I can tell she's learning something!