January

Here are a bunch of random pictures of how we've been spending our January.

Sam and Declan have been playing a lot of superhero:

Evan has done way more than his fair share of crying and whining.  (I seem to take and post only smiling pictures of this kid, when sadly, these next two pictures more accurately show how he looks most of the time.)

My little baking assistant:

Evan in a rare silly mood:

Playing playdough:

After over two years of living by the ocean, I still am in awe of its beauty and keep my camera in the van for moments like this:

A rare sneak-peek of the 2011 "Hotties of the Pacific Northwest" calendar:

Mr. April and Mr. March

As soon as Grace and Liam get home from school, the roller blades go on.  Sometimes at dinner time, we play "Sonic" and they are the bellhops who deliver the food to the customers.

Declan and Evan enjoying a beautiful sunny day:

In December we started a weekly family swim night.  Every Friday night we set our five little fishies loose in the local pool.  I'm so glad that all of our kids love water as much as Garreth and I do.  It's become a really fun tradition that we look forward to all week.