Just for fun, I started playing around with this picture. I am not sure which one is the most appealing, so I was wondering what other thoughts were. You can see larger pictures in a slide show by clicking on any of the pictures.
Then, would you please comment on your favorite picture and why?
Thanks a lot!
The kids and I met some friends at the park yesterday to go sledding together. We met at the perfect time!
I usually do not let the kids sled if the hills are too crowded, I have heard of too many accidents. But, while it was a lot more crowded then when we normally go, it was not over crowded. The people on our hill were very considerate of each other, which makes sledding a lot more fun.
I was not comfortable with the kids taking Megan sledding, though she really wanted to go. After watching the crowd and seeing other little ones Megan’s age enjoy going down hill, I let the girls take her down. She smiled and screamed the whole way down.
I enjoyed being able to practicing taking action shots. I am a lot happier with these sledding pictures than the ones that I normally get. 
I discovered a few mistakes, and am looking forward to taking the kids again and seeing how the next batch of pictures turn out.
(If you want to see the larger picture, just click on a picture.)
It snowed about two inches last night. We have been waiting for it, so everyone was ready to go outside and play.
Adrian really wanted to go sledding, so he built a snow hill on our patio steps. He packed snow up the first four steps and then had fun sliding down them. His joy over his personal sledding hill was very evident. He played on his hill until he got cold and came in for some hot chocolate.
Having a rough day? Here is my nephew’s extra special grin, hoping to get you to smile too.
One reason homeschooling is fun, is that we can use part of the school day to celebrate silly things. Like today’s date is 12-12-12!
The kids had fun decorating 12’s to fit their personalities.
Enjoy your miniscule holiday!
Andrea made Megan a bucket of snowballs today. Megan would take one and then sneak around–as only a two year old can– trying to hit everyone with the snowballs.
You better watch out, her aim is improving!
We received a dusting of snow today, but the kids were still able to find enough to make snowmen. Megan is proud of her very first snowman!
Today was a beautiful day for riding bikes!
I am so thankful for giggles. It is such a happy sound and so contagious!
Proverbs 17:22
A joyful heart is good medicine…
I learned two important lessons today at school. First off, I learned never to call a friend to see how they are during history. When I returned, I discovered that the kids had tied Adrian up. When I asked why, Mark said it was because I let him read the Houdini biography a few weeks ago. They wanted to see how long it would take for Adrian to escape. My second lesson…be very careful about what books I let the kids read!
And, in case you are wondering, each of the kids got tied up so they could practice escaping too! Â I guess we had an “unschooling” morning!