SIP Week 39: Dec 6-12

Partridge in a pear tree shirt in front of an orange tree.

Jane loves the monorail. Makes John so proud.

The inflatables that are on all the time are fun for daytime walks. Perry loves this giant Olaf.

Snuggles with Scott, which were a ploy to get his penguin.

Some of my favorite drawings the kids did for the children's hospital. We didn't send all of them because they got pretty silly/crazy.

Reading together. 

Jane discovered how fun it is to put things in her ears. Like Lego lightsabers, which stay in on their own.

She's outgrowing these cute socks that look like dainty little shoes. 

Begging for Chewbacca, which means she wants to go outside.

Snacking on Baby Jesus' manger.

On the run.

Jonah practicing some somersault flips onto his chair. They miss the gymnastics class at the Y where they could play freely.

Playing in the leaves.

Our evening walks are super fun now that there are lights everywhere.

After our walk we had oreos and milk and it was 4/4 approved.

Soaking up some winter sun.

And playing in leaves.

Jonah was so excited to rake leaves with me to play in.

Jane was less sure, but looked so cute.

She was very upset when her boot came off.

Nothing another oreo couldn't fix. She asked John for it and he gave it to her, like a pushover.

Another night, another neighborhood walk to look at lights.

Putting Perry's penguin to bed.

Willingly wearing a headband for the first time in a while.

Helping clean up her mess.

One perk of distance learning that I'll always be grateful about is all the sibling time. 

Switched to a bow.

The happiest girl on her swing.

Four little heads gathered together.

If there's a screen on, the kids are usually all there.

A little chess time before bed.

Jonah can't help giving Jane a quick hug in passing.

She is quite the huggable baby.

She loves kicking balls outside.

I wanted to take a picture with Jane and Perry needed to join in and stole the show.

She saved her smiles for her solo shot.

Entertaining us with some Christmas carols.

Helping John get the Christmas decorations down from the crawlspace, ie climbing the ladder.

Bedhead baby in her penguin jams with Perry's honey bear.

If John's outside, the little Js are usually underfoot.

Someone found a blue m&m.

When Jane cries, her brothers try to cheer her up. Which means stuffed animals.

Sometimes you climb up to places you can't get back down from and get really mad about it.

She loves stealing our shoes.

SIP Week 38: Nov 29-Dec 5

Jane loves water. She'll play in the sink every chance she gets.

It's so funny to me when they share a book.

I found this sweet note on my nightstand. It was especially nice to read this year, because it's been harder work to make holidays special without many of our usual traditions.

Jane getting a snuggle in during church.

I took over and finished the job.

A little morning reading about women's history.

Meanwhile, Scott finished that one and was reading about the Revolutionary War. 

Jane went a little lighter with some Shel Silverstein. 

And this is why she wears bow clips, to get the hair out of her eyes.

After she cried about the rain boots, I bought some smaller cute little boots to try. She tolerated them better. I know when it's wet out and she wants to go play, she'll come around.

Always getting into something.

John doesn't get very long stretches of productivity time with all of us home.

It'll take a miracle to get the boys' laptops returned to the school in working condition when all this is over.

Snuggled up in our beanbag the boys call "the meatball" ready to watch some grown up tv and fall asleep.

She frequently stops at the play room entrance and hangs out with the gate.

Opening my water bottle, a favorite mischief of hers.

She wanted to put her own bib on.

Putting her baby to bed.

And eating the baby's hat.

Sword fighting with the cardboard sword Jonah made.

And a little Rody ride.

I fed Jane so many bites of dinner trying to keep her happy so I could cook that she wasn't hungry when we finally all sat down to eat. So after a few minutes, I put her in the tub and ate my dinner in the bathroom. It was actually peaceful and not the worst. 

Another attempt at a moment's peace in my room and you can see Jane was not having that.

Reading scriptures followed by a Christmas story together.

Practicing her piano playing. She's actually been gentle for the most part, knock on wood.

Another sink escape.

Chewie baby playing with Chewie doll.

Checking out what John's working on.

Little cutie.

Scott was doing schoolwork on the playroom floor and he looked so long.

Having a little scavenged snack of whatever her brothers dropped under the table.

She was getting frustrated trying to ride her scoot bike while holding Chewbacca.

Hiding under the chair.

Trying my blood pressure cuff on her leg.

We love being the only ones at the park. Sometimes we run over during our morning school break to get a half hour of free play.

All loaded up, ready to walk.

Another morning at the park in her cute tree tights.

I convinced her to wear a jacket and could tell from her little clasped hands that she was chilly, even though she insisted she was not.

She loved exploring the playground.

Hi, Sunshine!

Perry showed her the ropes.

She ran around until she wore herself out.

Perry's favorite snack is yogurt with granola and berries.

Jane having a tantrum. She climbed up on the table to be sure John saw her displeasure.

Having a little rest with her friends.

Finally crashed on the couch.

Her favorite place to be in the morning. And all night. My bed.

John's chest is another acceptable option.

She comes by it honestly.

Nothing like some whipped cream to boost our mood.

Enjoying the chili from our church dinner pickup. Then we put the kids to bed and had an online game night with friends in the ward. It was a creative and much appreciated evening.

We loved not cooking, seeing people even virtually, and a change of pace for the night.