Sunday Fun!

We all sit around waiting for the big news from Pooker. So far no news. Poor Pooker is due to have that baby's any time. The kids sat around, chatted while dad cooked dinner, talked to TX and then played some waffle ball! 

Dinner was delicious! Yum!

Brothers Building A Fence

 We have had a few fence pieces fall down. I love watching the boys fix the fence. They do almost everything together. Pickle is teaching Jumba, always. It is so cool to watch!

Group Call

Keeping in touch with everyone is very different in the middle of an international pandemic. These group calls are the most helpful. I love my kiddos.

Seeing everyone is so helpful. I love them so much. Sometimes the idea of being in lock down is very overwhelming.  For me seeing my kiddos helps even though the world has come to a stop.        

Time For Confession

and acting goofy. Sugar's friend agreed to meet us at his parish for some social distance family confession time. It was beautiful. He was sitting in a Mary garden and we would walk up one by one. sitting away from him so he was safe. The entire family was able to go to the sacrament of confession. Being away from our Lord for so many weeks now was getting tough. We are praying but it isn't the same. I have no idea what the kids are posing for here, but I love the pictures. Family fun!

They are one cute bunch of people. I love them more than life itself. Now with a clean soul I can be a better mom. Thank you God.

What To Do During A Lockdown

We had dinner together every night and on the third night our table collapsed. We had been using an outdoor picnic table in our kitchen. We are just renting and I didn't want to spend the money on a table for a temporary space. The kids asked if we could go get a table. J and I were kind of shocked because everything was closed. Furniture is not essential according to the lock down measures. We talked about getting another plastic type of temporary table. Possible had enough. She has always wanted a nice table in the kitchen, renting or not. She looked upside plans on the internet, borrowed some tools and went shopping for lumber. She had everything pre-cut. My children then assembled a new farm house style table. 

This is just crazy to me. I thought we might be lazy during the lock down, but my kids have other plans. I am so stinking proud of them. Today there were the boys with Princess under Possibles leadership. Amazing!

Swim Theory

Goobers and Possible work at this wonderful place where they are giving swim lessons. This is a small private indoor pool. There was a free hour in the middle of the day, the owner asked the girls if their siblings might need some exercise. The kids jumped all over it. 

J and I were at home trying to watch the news and figure out what was going on. While this was happening the kids were sending us fun pictures. I love these kiddos and I am so thankful that they got to spend the afternoon just having fun, without the weight of world or the weight of the virus on them. I love that even in a time of an international pandemic, these kids can make each other smile.

Some Went to TX

Goobers, Possible, and Bagel reorganized their lives so that they could go visit Pooker and JavaJava. Pooker is getting bigger everyday with that baby! The first stop was WhatA Burger ad then a bunch of other familiar type adventures. 

They had Mexican food, slumber parties, learned all they could about the brewery.

The Six Brothers Brewery was established by JavaJava and his brothers. They have been creating their own beers for a few years and opened the brewery last year. Pooker and JavaJava decided to move to Abilene to be near JavaJava's family and to help brew the beer.

To this crowd there is nothing better than a little sister time.

Brothers Watching TV "Together"

Sometimes mom forgets how strong the brother bond really can be. Pickle and Jumba loved having Bear home for Christmas and now were pretending to watch tv with him. I was in the room and didn't even notice at first. 

BROTHERS!!!!

Happy New Year!

I was feeling icky, with a cold so I stayed home in bed all day. J and the kids had spent the day ice skating. He was exhausted and so were a few others. I was a small percentage of them that stayed awake to cheer in the new year. Sugar, Possible, (and even Bear) were gone to SEEK. It was only a few of them celebrating. I emerged from bed to take a few pictures!

Adorable - Goobers

Time to celebrate, big time! Happy New Year. May the year of 2020 be full of excitement, love and health!  ( . . .  and a precious new grand baby!)

Happy New Year!

Steinberg Ice Rink

Ice Skating it not an event that we have done much of in our years. J is worried because he has had a bad back. I took the kiddos to an ice skating rink years ago in Houston. Possible fell on her elbow and needed 3 months of surgeries and recovery to heal. St. Louis has a beautiful open air out door rink that had been apart of St. Louis history for years and years. Steinberg Skating Rink has a rich tradition of being a winter destination for the locals. 

The kids didn't know what to expect but were up for another adventure, making new memories.

Twin Adorable with Pooker

These two loved skating, probably because they were with their siblings.

Twin Beautiful ~ Twin Adorable

Gramps met the crowd at Rigazzi's 

and Goobers enjoyed a 'fishbowl' of beer.