11 Years and Counting....

That's right!  Trav and I celebrated our 11th anniversary last week.  I know, Time flies when you're having fun!  It's funny because we kept our anniversary very low key this year.  We went out to dinner at Gabor Brothers.  It was our first time going there but had heard several recommendations for it.  The food was delicious but it's located pretty much in a motor home with about 10 tables in it so the wait was very long.  But we weren't in a hurry so it was all good (as Pete the Cat would say).  Then we came home and played Scrabble in which I got creamed.  We were laughing because we have come a long way from our 2nd anniversary celebrated in Paris.  But I still loved it and I still love that man like crazy.  Here's a picture of that lovely anniversary so many years ago.  No, we did not take one of us playing scrabble.  I didn't want everyone to see my tears.

 

And just because, here's another one of when we were dating.  Man, we look young!

 But on to other things,  we've actually had some days off of school.  Normally I love it when the kids are home from school.  We can be lazy, no running around, we can just hang out or go do things together.  But I cannot wait for school tomorrow!  Am I the only one?  I am SO sick of winter.  I hate being cold.  And this isn't just cold, it's-freezing-so-you-don't-even-dare-to-go-outside-cold, and the smog!  Don't even get me started......I am ready for spring!  And can someone tell my kids that it's a holiday.  They can sleep in.  They never listen to me and I keep telling them but 7:15 on the dot Kate comes in declaring "It's morning!" and Rach and Josh aren't far behind.  But on school days I have to beg them to get out of bed at 7:45..  What's up with that?  Enough of my complaining.....here are a few pictures of what's been going on.  Here's the kids with a totally awesome army fort that daddy built over Christmas break.....

 And this boy no longer goes by Josh.  It's Karate Boy to you in his new robe.

 I gave these cute boys some haircuts...

 There was one day they were able to play in the snow, and of course daddy built them an awesome snow tunnel.

 Josh reading books to Kate (which he is an awesome reader), I have bragging rights....I'm his mom....

 Sometimes Kate just can't quite make it into bed.  Or maybe she's having a nice long heart to heart with the Lord.

 Yesterday I couldn't stand it anymore so we packed up and went to the Ogden Treehouse museum.  It was not an original idea, but it was fun to get out of the house.  The kids had an absolute blast!

 I like the look on Rachel's face in this one...

 Mommy was ready for a nap when we got home.  And laugh if you must at this next picture but you are all going to be jealous.  This is one of the Christmas presents I got this year (I guess technically it was last year, but you know...a few weeks ago)  They are called Hot Booties.  These are slippers you put in the microwave to warm your little tootsies up.  I think Trav actually got this for himself because usually he it the one to warm my little tootsies up.  And they are ALWAYS freezing.  Not any more!  Now I end every night with my hot booties and an episode of Downton Abbey reruns.  Ahhhhh, sweet serenity.