January 13, 2023

the first half of january

olive finished her new puzzle
henry's first french braid

michael took the big 5 snowboarding and jude and i had a fun day at home 



he couldn't have been happier with his happy meal

pnw kids in their hoodies
another elbow bites the dust
she cute
matching jammies made by me
don't mind if we do
olive got the day off school because the extreme wind knocked her school's power out
so we took her out to lunch
my moody baby

grandma and grandpa came for a visit
tigee loves perching
planning out trip to sweden
saturday

my happy place sewing in the shed
date night

sunday best






kids playing on the trampoline in the dark 
three week post op and everything's looking good
matching with hazel at the dentist


watching mythbusters


the kids have been so good at helping with chores since my surgery and i have so much more time to sew without having to clean all the time
pretty dress i made
a little treat after the dentist
olive's dance performance
date night

last dance performance

January 1, 2023

christmas is over and now it's 2023

jude came to visit me in my bed while i was resting
the kids convinced us to do secret santa a day early
two days before christmas
christmas movie marathon

hazel and michael went shopping and brought me a treat
christmas eve at debbie's for an olson family party







the kitties trashed our tree :)
we'll be going back to a real one next year


finally took my bandage off
now my start tattoo is a shooting star :)
christmas morning!!!





happiest boy in the world




so touched i made him jammies :)


stoked about my new coffee maker
henry's new dirt bike

the aftermath

doing my nails with her new stuff 
day after christmas chores
hopefully we can keep them going

ikea with these two while the other four were at my sister's
we love christmas cards

kitties are getting big!
sunshine girl
i love making my own fabric
made this cutie little jumpsuit
took the kiddies to the theater to see puss n boots
and shopping at h & m 
we all picked one thing out to buy
michael pretending the family bowl of spaghetti was just for him
baby bear lost his first tooth (without the help of a dentist)
new years eve 
one last date night

counting down
happy new year!
2022 was a wild year
excited for more happy memories in 2023