January

Here are a few pictures I missed from December:

Playing Head Banz with cousins

Grandma Kara took the grandkids to the Nutcracker. She said Benjamin sat through the whole thing. He asked her a few questions like "why do the boys dance like girls?" and "why are the boys wearing tights?"

Peter is very self-sufficient. He pulled down the pizza box from the table to get a piece of pizza even though we were right there.

My students are so patient with Peter and how he enjoys going through all their things during lessons.

Benjamin spends many hours a day at our bar counter coloring.

Joseph came for a visit.

Look at these faces I get when I ask for a smile!

At Chick Fil A looking longingly at the cupcakes next to us and the ensuing tantrum when we wouldn't let him take one. The nice family ended up giving him one...

More "smiling" faces

At a Subway where we filled up gas $4.15 per gallon on our way to California........

What handsome boys! It took looking at this picture to realize that Peter has outgrown 18 month clothes.

The most exciting news of January is that Charity had Nathaniel! The boys are enamored by him. I thought Benjamin would be more into him than Peter, but although Benjamin loves him, Peter is obsessed. He would gladly hold him the entire time we're with them.

Lamoni got to move offices and likes his new one.

Zoo visit with the other Sams and Ryan.

I gave up on potty training again. He will happily sit there as long as there's a movie on and then stand up to pee with no thought of it. We'll try again in a few weeks.

Another of Benjamin's creations. He and Katheryn made this city.

This is how cool guys pose I hear.

Sunday morning movies with daddy while I'm in church meetings.

We live in a nice neighborhood for walks.

2 Captain Americas

Captain America plays the cello

Peter's favorite person (even above me) is Papa. He LOVES Papa. 

Katheryn spent some time with us after Nathaniel was born.