I started the morning by preparing my February newsletter and digital downloads. Here’s where I tell you once again, you can sign up for my newsletter on the right side of my blog. You get one email on the first of the month with exclusive free downloads. That’s it.
While I worked, Nathaniel played with a recent obsession. This monitor isn’t hooked up on the other side which means when you turn it on, it just beeps. nonstop. Makes you want to cry pretty much immediately. But, alas, the little boy loves it. Ugh.
Then I setup our family shoot. Which I tested and went through all of these. Me with the clicker, Nathaniel wanting it, and going all drama when he can’t have it and finally grabbing it and happy. Yep, happens each time.
Then started the family fun.
A ton of laughter.
I love these shots.
Then Jake went biking with David (which didn’t go so well).
And Nathaniel was very upset about being left behind.
David’s school is having 100th day on February 2nd and we’re supposed to do a collection. David suggested we punch butterflies. So we did and it turned out quite wonderful.
And when Jake came back home, he played with Nathaniel and the stickers while I scrapped.
After I was done, we had family night where we played a dino math board game. It was a lot of fun despite Nathaniel’s multiple breakdowns. And then the kids went to bed and I did some drawing and photo processing. The plan for tonight is more drawing and then replying to emails cause I still haven’t done that. I am pathetic, I know.
Three Things I’m Grateful For:
1. I am grateful that it was a calming and productive weekend. A lot of revelations. Some art. Some scrapping. A lot of family time and exercising and reading. Just perfect. Especially since the next three weekends promise to be too hectic.
2. I am grateful for family night. I always have so much fun and enjoy my family so much.
3. I am grateful for a short week this week. I will try to work extra hard because I am leaving for LA on Friday and I want to get a ton of work done before I leave.
Three Things David’s Grateful For:
1. I am grateful that mommy got some new games for the phone {* his pick for the journal}
2. I am grateful for family night.
3. I am grateful that we did the butterflies.
Awesome photos Karen! You have an adorable family!
thank you 🙂
I love that you “get” what I didn’t when my kids were little….you blink and they are grown!
aile foto lariniza bayiliyorum. bu sene icin harika yeni bir fikir oldu.
dine math game i sevdigine sevindim hem zor hem kolay kismi var bizde cok oynadik…. ikiside seviyordu 🙂
kelebekler de harika fikir…
cok bereketli bir pazar yasamissiniz. :))
These are great photos. I wonder that nikon have a remote control like this or just Canon, do you know?
TFS
i am sure they do!! go on amazon and put in your nikon brand and write “remote” i bet things will come up!
Oh gorgeous! Nothing better than happy smiling boys! Love the butterflies too! 🙂 Great post Karen!
When we where in K we did Hearts for the 100 day of school, punches the cricut and xyron came in pretty handy then…
yes aren’t they awesome! that’s why i love punches u can use them again and again! 🙂
I wanted to come back and say that I liked the statement on the first photo. It says a lot. Having grown up with a parent with resentment issues I’m now having to learn how to live withOUT resentment.
This is a good daily mantra for me. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
i think that’s wonderful. this way it can stop with your generation. i always believe that’s the most important thing. to make sure not to pass it down.