Playing catch up again. Here is Abby at her Valentines Party for preschool. They made yummmmmy cookies! I got to volunteer and sample one!! :) The kids w/ their Valentines baskets.

I love when you have a new kid... just seeing that new little face in the family. This picture makes me smile at Annie's uniqueness

How many times has Mom told these kids "someone's gonna get hurt". No one believed me, and I didn't have much sympathy when they both came crying w/ bumps on their heads!! I couldn't help but take a picture of them both holding ice packs to their heads!!

Abby and Mom were very excited for maple sugar season! Abby's been asking for maple sugar on her toast all year! We finally got some! not many people went out this day so she got some extra special treatment!

My little poser.. always making faces at the camera

so hard to get one of both smiling.. I'll settle for this.

Rich coached Upwards basketball again. This was taken after their last game in the room downstairs below the gym. Although I'm not crazy about the hours that Upwards took from our busy lives.. I was very proud of Rich and his ability to work well w/ the kids. I would have been really excited to have him as a coach if I were one of the other parents. He shows a genuine interest in each of the kids, and really tries to lift them up. He bought them all medals w/ his own money and made a house call to the home of the child who hurt his leg and couldn't play.

even big boys get tired every once in a while. Can't remember the last time Luke fell asleep on his own free will!! so I had to take a picture!

Mamas little baby!! isn't she adorable?!?! Love this little face!! she's getting cutier everyday!

kinda hard to see but she's got a bump/spot on her forehead. We've been playing outside all day today. She nose dived off the front stairs, then tripped over her brothers scooter. Poor thing looks all beat up!

Our schedule has been really busy!! Rich usually works Monday nights.. then Tuesday we've had Upwards basketball, Wed baby music class and church, Thursday piano and choir, Friday work or play... Saturday Upwards basketball and I've been volunteering at the Children's Museum painting every hour I can. Sunday church and basketball (for Rich). To make our lives a little bit busier.. we've decided to add gymnastics this week, and in April I will start babysitting for an 11 week old. Abby is turning 5 this Sunday, so I have a party to plan. It never ends!!! I remember summer being a great thing last year.. but the thought of being home alone w/ 3 kids everyday, all day, is overwhelming at times. I keep reminding myself of how hard it was to send them all off in fall. Hopefully we'll stay busy w/ trips to the pool and time outside and it won't be as hard as I imagine.