Our mucky, slushy drive to preschool this morning was the highlight of my day. Why? Most definitely NOT because of the weather. More so, because of these 3 blessings. . .
You see, my beloved minivan is spending its' second night at the repair shop or at the "minivan hotel" as we call it around here. So, I got to drive the Saturn this morning (which made me VERY thankful for my minivan). 3 coats. . check. 6 shoes on. . .check. Backpack. . .check. Porter grabbed 4 shovels, his toy gun, and I began the task of buckling them up. Seriously, I could not squish my hand between the carseats to buckle them in. When I eventually did, I thought, "How will I ever get them out of there?" As I began driving I felt a very cold breeze. Let's just say that I now know why there's a LOCK button up front so that the backseat riders CANNOT unroll windows on their own. I decided to forgo the lock button and let them have some fun with the windows on our ride to preschool. They let the snow come in, caught it on their tongues, shot pretend deer with Porter's gun, and accidentally hit me on the head with a plastic shovel. Whew. I did manage to get Ainsley out of her carseat and in to preschool. Before I knew, it was time to pick her up. And, we were late. Thankfully she was ALL SMILES when I picked her up and I said, "Sorry I'm so late sweetie." She said, "You weren't late mommy. The other mommies were just early because they were in a hurry." Thanks Ainsley girl. Whew. Speaking of things Ainsley says, tonight I said, "God makes our bodies work in amazing ways." (we were talking about elbows and wrists) She said, "Just like He's amazing!" I'm so glad she knows what an amazing God we have! On to our ride home. . . our 3rd child is falling asleep these days on his own in his big boy bed, without even crying, so I did not want him to fall asleep on the ride home. Thus me saying, "Wake him up kids. . .keep him awake!!"
"We can't mommy! His eyes won't open!" 
"Let me sleep!"
Sweet Trey. Apparently he doesn't want to have morning breath :)
Oh, for some NOT ME fun. . .
I DID NOT tell Porter to stop putting his toy gun out the window when I saw a cop car
I DID NOT have to pull over the van this week and discipline one of my children
I DID NOT run and hide in the minivan with my husband while we were playing hide and seek with the kids. NOT US!
I DID NOT lick the coolwhip out of the coolwhip bowl. . then resort to using my finger to get the bowl clean. NOT ME!!!
I DID NOT witness Trey eating half a bag of baby carrots cooked and a large container of mandarin oranges for his lunch.
Lastly, I DID NOT cry while reading that Jack died in the Laura and Mary books.
Ah, isn't it BLISSful when they get along?!
Just another day in Paradise snowy SD!
and heart shaped french toast the next morning! My niece, Taetum Elizabeth, turned 5 this weekend! I remember the day she was born. . .my sister was in labor and I couldn't drive here fast enough! Our babies are growing up! We celebrated her birthday at a motel. . .some pool party fun. . .knocking over Grampa, Porter's 1st time in the hottub, playing shark, watching me jump in twirling. . .bet you wish you could've seen that! 
And Uncle GooF sang "Happy Birthday" to her 5 TIMES!
When my mom handed me the key to our motel suite at dinner, I asked my husband if he would like to "forgo our individual rooms and spend a night with me in our fantasy suite" (yes, I'm a Bachelor fan). Looks like someone else (who likes his place as the youngest and wants to keep it that way) thought the bed in the "fantasy suite" belonged to him though. . .
Thanks mom and dad :)
And thanks GooF for the new song on my blog. . .that was very sweet and romantic of you :) I have celebrated 10 Valentines with you, and it seems like just yesterday that you and Dan bargained with the florist to get Jenny and I flowers and Bee Mine stuffed bees :) Was that 10 years ago we sent you boys on a scavenger hunt in the cold to ask you to Twirp?! Thanks for being such a supportive husband and involved daddy. . . bench pressing 80 pounds of kid. . .
Along with a fetish with the things on the bathroom counter. . .
Apparently big brother thinks he should adorn little brother with hats instead of shoes. . .any resemblence between brothers?
Spring is IN THE AIR today. We could hear the birds chirping!!!! So out we went. . .
And in we came. . .Porter was so excited to write his name!! And count to 23 (with a few mixed up teens)!
I love you, family!
"Like my mustache?" 
He really is a 
A shout out to the Gramma's today. . . Grammy brought us "Chinese Chicken" for lunch (Porter's favorite). . .
And we received a package in the mail from Gramma Becky. . .
THANKS for brightening our day!
And Trey at 18 months. . .
That's all for now. . .