Photos from Phones - January 2018 Round Up

January was great.  We had snow to play in (see Snow Fun post), but we also enjoyed dry roads for plenty of walks/bike rides.  I certainly can't complain about that (even though we really do need the snow in the mountains).  Hmmm . . . what else is of note for the first month of 2018? I guess you'll just have to keep scrolling to find out.

1.2.18
(her riding game was strong. she wanted to get out there every day)

1.3.18
(never can be too careful when it comes to coloring at the kitchen
table)

1.3.18
(note the sunglasses and pink tutu)

1.3.18
(it was such a glorious day for a walk/ride to the end of our road)

1.3.18

1.3.18
(a favorite library read this week - especially with
the men folk of the family)

1.4.18
(8:05 am sunrise hitting the western mountains
from our front window)

1.4.18
(5:18 pm sunset from the front porch)

1.5.18
(read aloud time (that link is a bonus video!) for the
  read aloud revival31-day challenge)

1.5.18
(sci fri mom 'n' cal time)

1.6.18
(early morning read aloud time with Sam - to say he loves this
book (Richard Scarry's Cars and Trucks and Things That Go)
would be the understatement of the year)

1.6.18
(sammy smiles by light of the Christmas tree)

1.6.18
(Cal joins us and deals a game of uno for her and her brother)

1.8.18
(Monday evening antics (yep, another bonus video there!))

1.9.18
(Gracie and Heather came to play!
We got out on a quick walk (so Cal could ride
her bike).)

1.9.18
(shoe silliness)

1.9.18
(fried rice for dinner!)

1.10.18
(I've been enjoying these CDs that tell as story
with a full orchestra as back up, plus there are extra
tracks talking about the author of the story or the
composer of the music or about various instruments
making sounds to mimic characters in the tale . . .
they're great fun!)

1.10.18
(my first Newbery book of the new year finished -
just one of many books I read or listened to in
the month of January - it was quite a prolific month
for me)

1.10.18
(activity days snowflake fun - this was the pass time
till moms come part of the activity.  earlier we made
homemade mac 'n' cheese)

1.11.18
(lots of errands with these champion cuties ended with a fun lunch
date to Wendy's)

bonus video!

"bling for her bike"

1.11.18

(her Christmas money was burning a hole in her pocket -

can you tell what she spent it on today?)

1.13.18
(my boys - be still my heart)

1.14.18
(some recent paintings by Cal that I love; note
the glasses on the top one - she had to come back
to add those because she forgot them on me; the
other two people are Cal and Sam)

1.14.18
(I cleared out the library's stash of a new favorite author,
Kyo Maclear.  The illustrations are all done by different people,
but I think they are all lovely in their own way, too.)

1.16.18
(sick day = fevers, coughs, barfs (from so much coughing) and
snuggles on the couch)

1.16.18
(also naps on the couch)

1.16.18
(for both kids. at the same time)

1.17.18
(feeling a little better today - adding the chat books to the lounge
time)

1.17.18
("The single most important activity for building
the knowledge required for eventual success in reading
is reading aloud to children." I'm completely convinced!)

1.18.18
(getting a lot of read time this month with Sam (plus LMNO Peas,
from the library since we don't own that one) - he especially loves
finding the ladybug on each page)

1.19.18
(44 degrees. The warm before the storm?)

1.19.18
(happy national popcorn day!)

1.19.18
(sick week = lots of unusual nap time for the kids
+ lots of unusual reading time for me.  This one was
highly entertaining and educational)

1.19.18
(made me think of Heatha, so I sent her this pic)

1.19.18
(smiles from the sickie)

1.19.18
(snuggles from the sickie)

1.22.18
(Monday morning marbling)

1.22.18
(this is how Sammy reads aloud - and it melts my
heart . . . and laugh out loud at the same time, because
look at that set up right by the dishwasher?)

1.22.18
(we are loving these ordinary people change the world series
books - we've also checked out Jane Goodall and Jim Hensen -
good stuff!)

1.22.18
(yummy dinner! broccoli beef + apple cranberry cobbler for
dessert)

1.24.18
(check out those wings! and that smile!)

1.24.18
(highly recommended audio story goodness)

1.24.18
(learning about Heather's job as a speech language pathologist
for activity days)

1.24.18
(Heather sent me this - love that Gracie loves
her little apron from Christmas)

1.24.18
(good book, good dessert, good combo)

1.25.18
(thursday is soup day - and we had fresh bread
this week, too!)

bonus video!

"hovercraft"

1.25.18

(Cal and I had a mom and cal date to the library

for a science night and we had a blast)

1.25.18
(another good book, another good dessert, another good combo)

1.27.18
(snapped this to show Ky I like her Christmas
headband gift, while cleaning the bathroom)

1.27.18
(letter for gma and gpa missionaries - I seriously
love this learning to write by herself stage so much!)

1.28.18
(football meatloaf, made (mostly) by Cal from her Christmas
cookbook (and photo taken by her as well))

1.28.18
(it was delish!)

1.28.18
(another fantastic read this month - I told you I
read a ton, and they were all fantastic! - it was
fun to read this and then have Gregg read it, too,
kind of like a mini married couple book club or
something)

1.29.18
(sunset text from Gregg from the airport on his
way to CT and VT for a couple of days)

1.29.18
(he said, "guess which view made me smile more...')

1.30.18
(we spent the day in Cache Valley visiting all
my grandparents and hanging out with my parents, too.
their new Christmas door and stained glass window
was finally finished and installed and I couldn't love it
more!)

1.31.18
(guess who's going to kindergarten?)

1.31.18
(2 cool 4 (kindergarten registration packet
pickup at) school)

1.31.18
("wear hat, dad. wear hat!")

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