January 1st--Day 1--New Beginnings

For a lot of reasons, reasons I won't share here--but ask me in person and I just might; I am doing another Photo a Day Challenge in 2014.  I am going to try to make this themed, something that makes me genuinely grateful everyday.  My guess is there will be some repeats, maybe a lot of repeats of theme, but not of images.  My goals improve my photography skills and my attitude, come along with me! Better yet, do one of your own and link it here.

New Year's Day, January 1st, the first page in the 365 page personal journal of gratitude. The new year is all about new beginnings right?  So today, I am grateful for the chance to start again, grateful for new life (even in winter!)

Leo-centric!

We took the kids to our fire station's open house. They got to put out fires, ride in the truck...it was a great time.

Kaylee reads to her siblings.

Sometimes it is nice to be useless. Rowan and Leo gave each other wagon rides while waiting for Kaylee's bus.

How Rowan rolls to Kindergarten

Party-dress, pink cowgirl boots, braided low side ponytail with matching flower barrette. How did we get a fashion savvy child?

Thank you Cricut!

Thanks Cricut for making our $0.50 notebooks into great one-of-a-kind autograph books!

A family pic!

Thanks UJ for taking this pic, expect to see it again around Christmas!

Happy Birthday!

She's 5!!!!!

Wow, yeah, we've been busy

Ok so I am going to work backwards: starting from today.  This was filthy Leo after his little play date this morning. Dirty=fun, right?

Monday morning--first day of school: kindergarten and 2nd grade!

Rowan was excited to go!

Willing to pose...

My proud little 2nd grader.

On Saturday, Daddy's company had their annual Canobie outing. Leo was pleased to do rides by himself!

And with his sisters

3 in a canoe.

Saturday was also the girls' karate birthday party!! 7 & 5 already?!?!?

Friday was the open house at school where the girls got to visit their classrooms.

Last Wednesday we went to Storyland, the girls took part in a production😄. Well they are our kids after all!

With Alice and friend, Sophie!

Red & Peter Pan.

And while we were away, we got a new septic tank installed, but on The day before the kids got to play on the excavator.

Leo was in Heaven.

Kaylee lost her third tooth last week. And that ought to about wrap it up.