February 28

This morning Makenna was holding Emery while I made my bed. Addie quickly wanted in on the action and then they asked me to take this picture. I can't believe I'm the mother of 3 little girls and hope and pray I can teach them all they need to know in life! What a great privilege.

February 27

Happy Birthday to our sweet Kenna girl! I can't believe she is already 6 years old. She had a fun day opening presents, having crepes for breakfast, playing with her gifts, having pizza fondue and chocolate eclair cake for dinner. Makenna is such a sweet and loving child. She is our most sensitive child and is always concerned about those around her. She is still a very girlie girl and my best helper with little sisters and around the house. We can't imagine our family without her in it!

February 26

Today we had an early celebration for Makenna's birthday since her actual bday is on Sunday. She chose to go to Chili's for lunch and was so happy to have Grandma and Grandpa here to celebrate with her. The waitstaff brought out this chocolate milkshake and she loved having it all to herself. We love our girl.

February 25

Today I took this picture of Emery while we were out and about. I love it. It captures her

newborn beauty so well. I'm so grateful to be the mother to this precious new spirit and love all that she has already brought to our family and home.

February 24

Ugh. This is a typical week for Allen at work. He is usually triple booked with back to back meetings all day long. Poor guy. I'm so grateful for how hard he works for our family!

February 23

I am finally getting around to taking a picture of my 365 book from last year. I'm thrilled to pieces with how well it turned out. Everyone who has seen the book has commented on what a great way it is to capture family history. Having the book in my hands just makes me want to continue the project indefinitely.

February 22

Each month Carter's class has a project assigned to them to work on for the month. For Jan/Feb there was one HUGE project. The kids were supposed to invent a new state, write a constitution for it, write laws for it, define the jobs of governor and mayor and then build a model of the state and of the capital city. It was A LOT of work but he really enjoyed learning how a state is organized and run. This is his model of the capital city. He did a great job!