Trying to get a snack

Julianne, this morning, trying to get into the refrigerator wearing her pajama top and her big girl underpants.

Snowy week

It's been a cold and snowy week here. Joel and Gary spent the week working at a trade show across town. Unfortunately, it was a lot of time and effort and very little sales. I worked Tuesday and Thursday at two different schools. The week marks a transition for me because I have been subbing in the same classroom since November. That position was filled this week so I am moving over to another school to hopefully finish out the school year. It's bittersweet for me because I loved the teacher I was working with and I'll miss the kids. The positive side is that I get to finish this year at the same school I started the year. It is always rewarding to see the kids complete a year.

Julianne and I visited Joel at the trade show on Wednesday. When we left, fat snowflakes were falling. Julianne loved trying to catch them on her tongue.

We spent an extra night because the weather cancelled Jace's choir practice. It was fun to stay home. We even made homemade pizza with the leftovers from the Oscar party.

rolling out pizza dough

We are looking forward to Mom and Dad visiting this weekend. Hopefully the temperatures will get warm enough to go sledding.

Home with the girl

Clean up time. We had a fabulous Oscar Party last night. Despite the snowy weather most of our friends were able to attend because they live in the neighborhood or very close. There was lots of food and drinks and laughter an even a little bit of watching the awards. The kids played together great. They watched a little of the Boxtrolls movie but mostly played their own games of hide and seek and a ghost hunt game that involved lights off, flashlights and a lot of screaming. Joel was able to entertain the kids for a bit with a movie character scavenger hunt that had them looking high and low all over the house.

Today Julianne and I are home cleaning up. She loves to "wash dishes" at the sink. More dishes get dirtied than washed because she gets lots of cups and spoons and pours water back and forth. It does keep her entertained for a long time with only a slight risk of flooding. I was able to put away clean dishes and take down party decorations.

Julianne is on her second week of potty training and doing really good. The party was a great test. She was able to twice tell someone near her that she needed to go potty! There are still lots of accidents (one today) but I feel like we have got a good start.

I'm motivated today to make this post because I happened to look back at some of the great stuff I posted a couple years ago. It's amazing how quickly the kids are growing! I also miss the motivation to take pictures of the everyday routine. It's easy to take pictures at holidays but the great stuff that happens each day makes for the best photos (and is easily forgotten if not documented). I can't find time to scrapbook. Maybe I can make time for this.

Little girl shaking her "booty-butt".
This favorite phrase of her own creation makes me crazy and unfortunately she loves that!