They don't have a Clue!

 Family game night this month, I introduced the kids to one of my favorite boardgames...Clue. None of them knew how to play. What is this world coming too?

After a few rounds they started catching on

Hunter was tore up knowing that I was probably going to beat him...... It's hard to get beat by a girl, especially when it's your mom...... I don't hold nothing back when I'm in a competition, not even when it's with my kids....

Nobody won..... It was Mrs.Plum, with the wrench, in the dining room....... Oh well I'll get them next time!

Character Day at School

Today was character day at school, and I'm ashamed to say this is the only year our kids have participated in this event. In the past they either didn't want to dress up, or we didn't know about it until the night before, or it was something else preventing us from getting the lead out and coming up with a costume...... It's always something!!!!!
Haven was Doc McStuffin

 Hagan was a minion in the book Despicable Me 2

and Harrison, well he wasn't into dressing up this year. You know 5th graders are too cool to do that!

Oh my at the laundry....

If you know me at all, you have at one time or another heard me complain about our laundry. It's a monster. Yes, I know I have a big family. But this laundry is a beast!!!! I started doing laundry for my mom when I was in the fourth grade. Without telling you my age, you must know that is a long time. Back then my parents had 5 children, and I continued to do the laundry until I married Brian and moved out, which at that time there were 8 of us. So I can do some serious laundry people!
This is what I want our new laundry room to look like......

 Isn't it Beautifully, Marvelous and wonderful???? 

Back to reality, with five kids this is what our new laundry room should look like........

Now really back to reality
This is what we have to work with........

Oh well it is what it is...... At least I have 5 beautiful and healthy children to do laundry for!!!!

Harrison, my little engineer

Harrison is quite a little engineer. He loves putting legos together, and can put big figures together in just a few minutes time. And most of the time without evening reading the directions. So this past Christmas Santa thought maybe he was reading to start putting together model airplanes.

Harrison wasn't intimidated in the least bit, he worked patiently

Well Santa was right, and Harrison had no problem putting his first one together all by himself.

 Maybe one day he will make a living using this skill.

There's snow....again

Harrison went outside to attempt to build a snowman, and Hadley was distraught over the fact I wouldn't let her outside (or maybe the fact she couldn't get to her brother). Haven really didn't mind not going out, she has a cough and isn't feeling all that great. Hadley waited and watched Harrison through the front door for the entire time, he was only out there about 45 minutes.

I can't wait until it's spring and she can go outside and play, I think she loves being outside as much as the other little ones. After Harrison came back in she returned to her goldfish, and watched the rest of her cartoon show.

My silly kids

We are snowed in...

Well not really, but we are staying in from the cold outside. This months family project for Haven's class was to make a snowman, and I'm very proud to say that my husband did this one all by his self. (well that's after he called me and asked me what to do)

and this little girl is just SILLY..... She's making progress every day with her mobility and we have no doubt that this girl will be walking independently real soon!

and the other little ones, well there silly too

Laundry......Laundry

I have been asking my husband for two washers and two dryers for about a year now.... However, he wasn't so sure we needed another set. We already have one of the largest and fastest sets out there currently.... However, I think otherwise......

Laundry at our house is a constant..... Not a every other day, or a once a week, of hey I think I may need to wash a few towels. It's a do it every day, or it will never get caught up and you will be buried alive and die.... About four years ago, Brian installed great floor to ceiling pull out selves in our laundry room to help organize the clothes. It works out great really, I can fold and put the clothes away all in one room. Every piece of clothing the kids need, minus the linen and towels can all be accessed in the laundry room. But, I have recently had to start folding clothes in my bedroom and then transport back into the laundry room because there is simply just not enough room. It takes me one entire day, to get the majority of it done. Last Monday I spent 8 hours, I finished 9 loads of clothes, used 42 hangers, matched 60 pairs of socks, and still didn't get all the towels washed. I wonder if I have enough evidence to conveince my Husband that we really need another washer/dryer set??????

Does anyone see where I'm coming from????? Not to mention I do a load every day in between, even on the days I work....