Bailey Family

The new year is starting off cold (oh! the electric bill!), but it's starting off a good year.  Our little cutie turned 6 months old and is growing and getting "big" so fast! (He's getting big in skills, but he's still a little in size.) First time in a shopping cart seat. Kaitlyn and I play around with camera settings. Natalie is reading through books so fast; she reads constantly. We've made a little more progress on the storeroom - Rob building the shelves and Beth organizing. (My goal is to get the floor cleared and have enough stuff for everything.) Rob's birthday cake kind of looked like something from the swamp at the end of the CandyLand game. (I was going for "death by chocolate", but cake decorating isn't my strength!) It tasted really good though - most of us couldn't finish our piece. Alee's American historical project was on Amelia Earhart (which is the reason for the costume)...yep, I...

I posted most of Christmas break while we were at my mom and dad's for new year's, so this is just finishing out that visit and the holiday. Because of traveling, we have attended church in 4 different wards during December (our own plus brother's and both parents here).  We played games late into the night on new year's eve. Honestly, we barely made it to midnight - some of us due to baby exhaustion, some because they are just morning people, and some because of age (old or young!) Those still up, watched the ball drop, had some sparkly juice, and went to bed! Happy New Year! 2018!  Football time! Rolled ice cream time They pour it with mix-ins, chop and stir as it begins to freeze, spread it flat, curl it into rolls.  We each split one with a partner; it was surprisingly creamy. Also surprising was the gamecock football victory! Back Home - settling in, using new presents, and getting ready to go back to sch...

Pictures can tell the story of our Christmas vacation (which isn't over yet but the end is in sight.) :( Typing one-handed so I'll include brief notes only.  cookies n cream fudge - made by herself  A friend made these homemade for our children to decorate. Gideon started feeling under the weather. Bandage makes it look worse than it was. Alee decorated like a cast. teething!