December.

A new range.
It was time
It was past time.
So we ventured out to find a good deal.
It happened.
Samsung was having a big sale
(that's music to this momma's ears!).
So that's what we bought.
A unique slide-in dual range.
Our range was a previous craigslist find that had issues from the get go,
so we were very excited when we had a range that functioned like it should.
I love it.
End of story!

Great great aunt Shirley with sweet Viv.  They just loved each other.

Viv getting a quick little check up on her ears from daddy. darn teeth.

It's snowing & we're playin inside.

Watching her brother shovel the snow.

Vance...I mean G.I.Joe!

What to do when it's cold outside...nap inside!

The crazy carts still in action with the slushy snow!

Snuggling with dad on a chilly morning.

Olivia always has to be right in on the action.

What a dog.

I looked out the kitchen window to find the boys peeing on the ice!

I can only imagine the things they have done when I'm not watching them.

Trying our best to get out of the house & into some fresh outdoor air.

Winters can be a killer with 4 kids trapped inside!

The new range arrived & the boys were so excited to see how to install it.

The poor kids who installed it looked just a few years older then my own kids! haha

Basketball season.

Adler is not too sure about basketball, but it was fun to see him give it a try.

We'll see if he does it next year?!

The rest of us sure liked it.

Since we were in the fieldhouse we ran around & played some bball ourselves!

Hanging out with her brothers.

Ohh this picture!

I'll never forget this moment...

the moment when I finally had enough 

& decided I was going to turn Viv's carseat to face forward.

I LOVE that moment.

I have to say I probably do it a bit prematurely (almost 1!),

but I just can't handle it.

She wanted to look out the front window like the rest of us.

And when I turned her around,

she smiled the whole way home from picking her brothers up from school.

Oh happy day!

With Vance as her coach, she'll be walking in no time!

A visit from Winston.

Typical day stuck in the house...

1 is crawling,

2 are wrestling,

1 is sitting on dad's head,

& the house is a disaster!

My Aunt & Godmother Camy celebrated her 50th birthday at The Brickyard.

It was a nice party & chance to say hi to all the family that came.

Grandma Elois & her 4 kids.

Bedtime. Storytime.

He's a fiesty, but sweet brother.  Practicing being a good brother with his babies!

Piper stopped by to say hi.  Viv just clung right to her!

Skating on the ice.

Olivia's monitoring the situation.

Her friend Charlie (the neighbor's basset hound) kept walking across the ice to play!

Spending some time at the community center to play off some energy.

Adler, taking on the challenging rockwall course.