{Monday}

Happy Monday friends
Hope your weekend was a good one.

We did a little bit of this and a little bit of that
organizing
cleaning
dancing and
playing games.
We are currently in love with this game.
So so fun.
We got this one awhile back and are anxious to try it out tonight.
We hear it's a good one.

Didn't pick up my camera very much this weekend.
I can usually tell the kind of weekend I had by how many pictures I took.
I think I spent too much time stressing over the little things and not enough time loving the little things.

Stressing over...
Girls Scout cookies (I'm the cookie mom)
classroom parties and
homemade Valentines.

I swore last year that we were going to try our hand at making our own.
But I think we have waited just a bit too long to get started.
What do you think?
Have you finished yours yet?
I really love these.
And so do the girls.
Of course ours wouldn't be nearly as fancy.
Have you seen any your heart goes pitter-pat for out there in blog land....or anywhere else for that matter?

I am so behind on my joy of love class.
How can that be....it is only February 7th??

A few days ago we were supposed to be document those we love Then and Now.
I loved Kim's so I dug out a picture of my own burley surfer dude.

{I think Aubrey drew on his nose, that is not a surfing scar}

Gotta love that lightning bolt necklace.
This picture actually stares back at me everyday while I sit at my computer.
I didn't even know him then, but he looks much too cool for me!

This is one of my favorites from now

He lost the lightning bolt

but he's got all our hearts instead.

Have a Happy Day,

Cindy

{Snowed In}

Well, our iced in day turned into a snowed in day
and we all couldn't be happier.
Another day to play, paint and practice our dancing.

I must admit, these two days with all my babies at home has been really lovely.
Very little grumpies and nothing a few books and a little Sesame Street couldn't patch right up.

One thing I have been missing is the silence.
When it is just Aubrey and I at home,
I have that hour and a half (most days) to just sit...sigh...breathe...and enjoy the silence.
I guess I have plenty of silent moments ahead of me
So for now, I'll embrace the noise.

Yesterday we threw winter out the window and made Nicolle's yummy lemon cookies.
They tasted just like summer and were the perfect distraction during a day long blizzard.

This morning we made our version of Leslie's Valentine Advent.
It was quick, easy and we already had everything we needed right here at home
I love those kind of crafts, and with all that blowing snow outside, it was a good thing.

What do you think?
I think they are just perfect.
Daddy is going to have some catching up to do when he gets home.
I think they would look so beautiful on a pretty little cake stand.
Target anyone......

I signed up for this little free on-line photography class, The Joy of Love.
Very first time I have ever done something like this, and so far (only day 2) it has been fun.
The assignment I missed on day one was to capture those you love and  what they do....

I know "playing" was a kind of literal interpretation of "what they do" but I still think a moment was captured.
I love the expression on Riley's face.
And the ones of Riley and Aubrey...be still my heart...
I was playing around with the settings on my camera and trying not to shoot in manual so the color looks a little off...but the moment was still there right?:)

Today we were supposed to capture how they look
I love a good just-got-out-of-bed-sleepy-eyed-bed-head look don't you?

{my favorite...Babi and her thumb...so, so Janey}

We were supposed to pay attention to having the lighting source behind us and try and capture the catch light in their eyes...do you see it??:)  I do too....I'm so excited!
Here are a few more of Riley and Janey sharing in that sisterly love.
Giggles and squeals were all real.

{I told Riley she was good at this and she said, Yeah, I can hold this smile for hours!}

{the lighting seems a bit different on Janey, she is kind of squinty}

Go ahead and check out this class and play along with the rest of us.

I think you'll like it.

Enjoy the day,

Cindy

{Iced In}

No school today and the girls will be thrilled.
See, they don't know it yet.
I found out right at bed time last night.
But if I told them you know what would have happened right?
They would have woken up super early because...well...there was no school.
That is the way it works remember.
So instead they are all sleeping soundly
warm in their beds and it's after 7!
That's my snow day I guess!!:)

I had a feeling this would happen so I visited Redbox, Michael's and the grocery store.

We are all set with goodies to make, bake and watch.

I have a feeling it will be a wonderful day.

Can you believe it is February first already?

And speaking of February, have you seen this idea.

I am doing this in some fashion or another starting today.

It certainly won't look as cute as Leslie's 

but there will still be lots of love involved and that's what matters right?

So happy February my friends!

Start spreading the love!

I will be right here

all iced in doing the same.

waving bye-bye

Enjoy the day,

Cindy