March 3rd

I smiled today... I love watching my boys play. The last few nights after dinner they have put on their music and played together in the playroom. Tonight they played cars with a cardboard tube. I enjoy watching them learn and explore.
(this picture was taken yesterday afternoon, but I like it so I'm posting it today)

-Lori

February 24th

I smiled today... Colby was playing with some trains and other cars. I had to smile as he kept trying over and over to connect the train cars with a tractor and a tow truck. He would take it apart and try this way and that until he found a way to get almost all of them connected. He was so happy to drive it around the floor.
-Lori

February 23rd

I smiled today... Richard left yesterday morning and won't be back until Saturday (as you can guess that is not what I smiled about). Last night the boys went to sleep better than they have in quite some time and slept all the way through the night. They both slept more than 12 hours actually. Is it too much to ask for that to happen again tonight??
-Lori

February 18th

I smiled today... I had both boys home all day today for the first time in a while. It went better than I expected, and so far there have been no tears and no time outs. (I hope I didn't jinx myself). I hope tonight goes smoothly as I will be alone with the boys at bedtime again. Richard has been working late, guess this is a test run for next week when he's off on business all week. The boys and I are off to the playground for a bit and then back for bath time and our night time routine. Hope tomorrow goes ok too... I'm sure Blake will be happy when he can get back in his routine next week... hopefully!
-Lori

February 17th

I smiled today... I took some time this morning to go through some of the pictures I've uploaded onto my computer and hadn't had a chance to edit. I love taking pictures of my guys. It is fun to look back on their everyday lives and just smile. Both boys have been sick lately... actually they both have ear infections and have had some rough nights. So stopping to smile helped.
-Lori

February 14th

I smiled today last night... ok I didn't get around to posting cause well you'll understand after you read it. Yesterday was Valentine's day. A day I never really embraced as an adult. I loved doing it with my students, but could have tossed it away for myself. I picked up some treats for the boys and a few sweets for Richard, but that was the extent of our Valentines here. Richard gave me a stuffed teddy bear and a card when I gave them their treats. I thought it was sweet since I think it was the first stuffed animal he has given me. Then I went to go to sleep last night and after I pulled down the covers I found he left me one more treat. He bought me a bag of Ghirardelli chocolate and had put the squares in the bed in the shape of a heart. It's little things like that that make me smile.
-Lori

February 12th

I smiled today... I was in the mood to bake today so I made peanut butter and jelly cookies. Colby decided to help. It's always fun to have them help bake and do other things around the house.

-Lori