I love this little boy! Well, both of them, but Carter is really so thoughtful! I was in the bathroom getting ready to take Gavin to the doctor and he was not happy! I was trying so hard to hurry. He was screamin' for all the world to hear and then he just stopped. I went to see what was going on and found Carter sitting next to him singing Silent Night. It was so sweet it made this mom cry. So, we found the cure for Gavins crying. He just needs a little sweet song from his brother!

I feel so lazy lately! I don't usually get out of my p.j.'s unless I have somewhere to go. I do get my house clean on a daily basis instead of a weekly basis now, but my drier is broken now and so drying laundry has become a problem! I sometimes don't make dinner. My kids don't always get a bath. I sleep on the couch most nights because I don't make it past 8. Mike is kind enough to put a blanket over me and doesn't complain that he sleeps alone a majority of the time. Katlyn is a little late for school most mornings. Carter gets after me for forgetting his homework.

But, life has never felt so easy and fulfulling. The picture above shows how our evenings are spent most of the time. We have learned to turn off the t.v. and just enjoy eachother for at least a little while, and it does wonders for the kindness factor in our home! I have always made my life way to complicated! So what if Gage misses a bath or two, or if we have cereal for dinner. No one will die if the bathrooms are not cleaned every Monday. Katlyn still gets straight A+'s on her report card even though she's late, and Carter forgives me for the homework failures! I do wish that Mike and I could get back to the routine of spending the nights together. Hopefully that will come soon! Family is all we've got when it comes down to it. I want us to love being together, ALWAYS! I love these 5 people more than anything in the world, so why did I take time away from them to make time for to many other way less important things? 2009 will be better!

This little lady is such a big help to her CRAZY mother! She holds, pats, changes, rocks and just generally adores her baby brother! (Notice the new haircut. We think she looks adorable!)