Today we (a couple of parents and I) guided the 5th and 3rd grades through a paper flower making project for the St. Brigid gala 😄🌸.

It's a cold one out there 🥶!

Whitman cashed in his "Breakfast with Mom" Christmas coupon 😊🎄❄️.

The youngest of the crew had her birthday today! 🎂 🦄 🎉

Another snow day! ❄️

Garage darts 🎯!

First snow day of the year! ❄️

First big snow! ❄️

LeRoy is helping Boden prepare for his chess tournament on Saturday.

Garage project is coming along!

And the kid crew - 11 boys and 1 girl 🤪!

Celebrating the January birthdays in our friend group 🎂🎂🎂🎂😊❤️.

43 years young! 🎉🎂

Early birthday present from his in-laws 😄 🦌 🎉!

4 out of 5 family members napped on the couch today (Whitman took the photo). Catching up on sleep after ringing in the New Year! 🎊

Happy New Year! 🎉

Yesterday's, that failed to post. Girls won! 💪🏼🥌

The "Ice Queens" were victorious in curling today! 🥌

I baked this puff pastry snowflake creation with the boys today ❄️😊.

Our San Francisco friends visited with their two boys, and Whit held Archer on the merry-go-round 😊.

Had some help at the Food Pantry today! 😊

It was a completely chill day followed up with sushi take out. Didn't have to lift a finger 😊.

Christmas morning! 🎄🎁

Heather picked up our boys to run with her on her last two miles to meet her 1,000 mile running goal in 2023. The rest of the day was pretty chill ❤️🎄.

Brunch in Detroit

Downtown Detroit Day ❤️🎄❄️

Cousin time before A Christmas Carol.

Happy Birthday to Gma! 🎉🎂

A visit to the Santa House (just to peek around) 🎅🏼✨

Getting crafty 🎄🎄🎄

Good day! Morning/afternoon with my college bestie (and her high school friends) and then a holiday party with a bunch of friends in the evening 🎄.

Perfect Friday night ❤️

Planning meeting for St. Brigid's big gala.

Everyone's favorite family member ❤️ 🐾

They didn't win, but it was a very exciting second half! 🏀

Friends help friends carry heavy things down stairs 💪🏼

Whitman set up shop this morning at the Midland Mall, and then we went to see White Christmas at the MCFTA that evening 🎄.

Holiday get-together at Silvia's 🎄

Christmas Concert. Boden was the horse 😂🎄.

One of our many 🎄 traditions! 😊

Our final book club meeting of 2023! ❤️📚

Owen's 9th Birthday 🎂 🎉

Snowy day in Midland! (Church where I pass out emergency food)