Oh' Christmas Tree

'Look at me or I'm taking your candy cane away.'  Ahhhh, sweet memories.

He talked us into it again.  A little tree for he and Theo's room.  I'll let him do it for as long as he ask for it and I'll always take this picture, because, yes, sweet memories. 

Thankful!!

Thankful for cousin time! Even if it does mean passing around all the germs.  Tis the season...

Sandlot & Ice cream, Winnie's choice.

Farris, Carinci, Asma Christmas card success.  Only one missing, and she is a twin, so you will never  even know!

Heels House

My ride or die Tarheel football fans.  Go big or go home.  (Winnie and I stayed home)

I said brrr....

It's cold out here!  (Name that movie, folks)

Also, we are loving this kitchen island.  And to think I was worried about Winnie trying to sit up here and fall down, growny pants.  

Put me in coach.

Life with 3 older brothers.  Alllll day, Errryyy day.  

Fall

My babies.  They are growing, all of them, in all the ways.  But they will always be my babies.  Everyone talks about how Winnie will never have to worry about anything with 3 big brothers.  I'm here to tell you, they will never have to worry about anything with their youngest sister keeping tabs on them all of the time!

Halloween!

Trick or Treat!  I somehow convinced everyone to be characters from Aladdin for Halloween this year.  I mean the personality match-ups were too on point not to do it.  Also, on 3 different occasions someone told me I HAD to go see the play because Charlie was Aladdin!  I know, I know, I know...  

Featuring a skeptical princess Jasmine, two handsome Aladdins, a Theo monkey Abu, the Genie himself Jackson and Jafar, because like I said the personalities fit.  

New hood, same great pizza parties and trick-or-treating!

Right before the storm came in, perfect Halloween night.  

Moving along...

We moved! To my dreamiest house in all the lands, in a fabulous neighborhood, about 1 mile from where we used to live.  All of this while still trying to sale our old house, starting school for big bros, part-time job for me, another Jersey Mike's store and somehow my trusty lap top was left on the top of someone's truck and ran over repeatedly... (ahem) I have had zero thoughts or time or energy to break out the blog.  And then, I hear my boys tripping out over a book they found while unpacking.  It was a 'Sleepin' In the Sun' book that I had printed out when Jackson was just a little baby.  They were laughing, I was trying not to cry, and here I am again, giving it a go.  At least some pictures every now and then.  

Our new 'SMOOOKKKYYY' house as Winnie says.  And I plan to never correct her.

Queen W.

 A surprise fair day.  And 2 new fish, yeahhh...

Football date with these cuties.  They area a little more well behaved that their dad.

Fishing bro.

Artist bro. 

(his studio in the new house, the work is for sale, bring all your dollars)

Sports bro.  Drawing up some football plays at his desk in his new room.

#1 fans of all the boys and mama's bff.