Attention! Yes, after a month I have the patience to load up photos and a new blog !Oh what do you do in the Winter time, when all the world is gray. . .

We paint! Our previously hideous wood paneled office is now a nice shade of taupe with white trim. Aaron has now begun his own law firm and his office will be out of our home for a while (hopefully a short while!). After completely sanding, priming and painting the walls and ceiling in one day, we decided to hire a professional to finish the trim, crown moldings, and windows. You can see a before photo of the office if you go in the archives to Summer 2007.

Shannon has learned to leave a pair of paint clothes at the house, so she doesn't ruin so many clothes. She was a hard worker and we appreciated her willingness to paint most of the ceiling!

Kent occasionally breaks out dancing (he just can't contain himself), although he claims to not like dancing.

Evelyn was sent a princess kit from my uncle and aunt in Oklahoma. She is always ready to wear a tiara!

Oliver loves books with flaps, he is definitely a button-pusher, flap-lifter, never-sit-still kind of kid!

This is Oliver during his recovery week from the flu, it wasn't a pretty sight. Thankfully he is back to his giggly, happy self!

He may be getting grayer, but he still has that great little boy smile! Love that face!

We got dumped on with snow a little while back and Aaron decided to multi-task by shoveling the walks and burying the kids.

It amazing to think that this will be green in May again (ok, maybe June)!

I found Oliver this way after putting on Teletubbies for him when he was feeling sick!

This was how I left him. So sweet, you got to love the thumb!

2 photos from Evelyn's birthday party at the bowling alley. She invited Benson, Katie and Ava. There are only two photos because my camera batteries died!

Oliver is definitely the animal lover in the family--he says hello and goodbye everyday to Peaches. He also goes crazy over the 3 huge labs we see at one of the daycares I read to each week. He jumps up and down shouting "Dog! Dog! Dog!" for about 15 minutes.

This great mudroom area was created by Aaron this January from scrap wood he gathered from tearing down a inefficient room in the basement. Now we have a lovely spot to hang up coats and now longer have them in a heap on the floor!