The cold is here

My plants froze last night!

Our house is 60* inside right now.

Every year when it gets this cold

so quick...

I ask myself

"why don't I live somewhere warm?"

and

.

.

"why do we keep buying houses with no forced air?!"

I wasn't made for cold.

Proud Mama

Just a couple things for memories sake--

Jase got her NWEA (testing they use in our district and the northwest) test back for reading yesterday and did awesome. She is in the 3rd grade and was just a couple points from scoring in the 5th grade level. She got her test back for Math today and tested in her grade level. She was disappointed. Ha! She said she wanted to at least get a 4th grade level. I tried to give her good motherly advice on being happy with what she got, she's right on track and blah blah but what the heck...I had to console my child because she didn't overachieve?! Who's kid is this?

Jayda is really good at games. She whomps at Memory! And lately it's checkers. Jase hates playing her because she always loses. And yesterday my little Jayda beat me....legitimately. I had 3 guys left, she had 5 and she double jumped me...dangit....then I made one move, she made one move and I was trapped. You should have heard me hootin and hollerin "Oh My Gosh, I didn't see that! How did you know to do that? What the heck!" Yep, I got beat by a 6 year old but it makes me smile.

Yes, it has been a long time......and Little Miss O

It's been so long I had a hard time deciding where to start. But I settled on Olivia. She stayed with us for only a few months but we loved her. If given the option her last name would have been Redford. I still have some picture posts that she will be in but wanted to devote a post to just her.

First time swimming. She was a little nervous but Jayda was a big helper!

It didn't take long.

Jayda reading 'Livie Lou' a book.

Yes, her hair was that wild every morning!

Jayda and Olivia really were good friends!

Playing with some old powder.

Happy 2nd Birthday!!

She had the same "poop during nap or bed and play with it" habit Kaylin had!

So it was onsies on the outside for awhile.

She thought I was crazy!

Playing babies with wraps was a fav.

One of my favoritest pictures of the 3 of them!

Our going away party the morning she left.

 She got into the habit of closing her eyes when she smiled for the camera

just like Jase did for forever at her age!!

Look at my sad Jase. And me...

I think next foster kid leaving picture I am going to make sure I have make up on!

To my no make up credit I did have pneumonia though!

We think about our 'Livers' quite often

 but we are very excited for her and the new start she is getting!!