The Week Between

In between Christmas and New Year...

that magical, sweet space when time slows and memories are made.

Miles is spending his week with cousins in Michigan! So special!

He even got to go along with a skiing group...made his YEAR!!

THRILLED

Early nightfall and flame...the go together don't they?

Hannah is delighted with her favorite Christmas gift

And Celene went right to work with her favorite gift..sewing gear!

I know the time of this is nearly done...the train tracks get set up only a few times a year now...they are growing so fast...but I've always loved to watch them build and play with them for hours. This is one activity I'll miss.

Eli's bunny Popcorn is as tame and affectionate as a doggie, I think ;)

A sweet little moment...nothing special...and yet memorable somehow.
Dinner, candles, Bible reading, questions.
All so normal, so commonplace.
And yet, it seems, so quickly to pass away.

The kids had their first ever eye exam last week!
A little late, I know, with Miles being 13 already.
But anyway, they all have good eyesight, yay!!

The kids were fascinated with the experience. :)

I think, only in my house, does the cat and the bunny snooze together in the sun, on top of a pile of clean laundry. Huh.
By the way, that has been put to a stop...allergies of some family members...so the animals do need to be loved outside. ;)

fresh snow - always a delight

some more Christmas gathering

okay so they sneaked in, got loved, and went back out ;)

the boys delighted with their snap circuit robot