. instagrams from monday, tuesday and today .

. fresh produce .

. making salsa . wasn't the best i've ever made .

. reed was playing basketball with baby toys on the dining room table . one toy in the cup, one toy in the bowl . i decided this was not a great idea .

. spring is here, although it's a cold and snowy one we're having !

. finding a feather on our walk .

. school .

. love the fringe on the run .

. boys playing with my old cameras .

. love these photos . i think the boys are so cute with them . ryan was fascinated with that big old one, he opened it all up and put it all back together, not as easy as it might sound .

. the sun was shining just right into the closet this morning and this bottle was the prettiest thing around .

. lots of office work today .

. nebel christmas .

. so, i'm finally getting around to posting some photos from our other christmas get together, which was actually on christmas day with the nebel side . we had it in the evening so i had plenty of time all day to prepare .

. our loooong living/dining area works so great when we have so many for dinner .

. we clear out the dishes and tables and put in some chairs and we're ready for presents .

. stuart was so great at giving hugs this year . as soon as he'd unwrap his gift he'd put down his toy and run over and give a hug to whoever had given him his gift .

. mom got a pretty special gift this year . it was from no one specific . it was a box full of items that frequently went missing from her cupboards when the boys lived at home .

:)

. she's figuring it out .

. stuart liked his gift from uncle steve .

. uncle jim felt the need to do a little confessing about some pickles that had gone missing many, many years ago .

. ellie thanking grandma for her gift . such sweet kiddos .

. ellie's been into little house on the prairie lately so grandma made her an outfit like laura's .

. notice ellie in on the bunk bed playing with her toys already .

. some back scratching .

. some more back scratching .

. and somebody always likes to have a little fun . last year it was the gross jelly bellys (earwax, dirt, vomit) mixed in with the regular ones . this year it was little wasabi balls of some sort . i never did try one, but by the reactions on peoples faces, i didn't want to .

. jason took it like a man . really, i was quite impressed .

. steve even tricked grandpa . grandpa spit it right out too !

. uncle jim, working through the pain .

:)

. grandma and stuart chatting .

. steve made a shelter in the barn for the dogs a few months ago and so the kids had to go check it out .

. while we were out there we had a little fun in the show piles .

. this photo makes me cringe . i hate it when the snow blows in my face like that !

. stuart would have stayed out all day and played . ellie and i had our fill in about 20 minutes . it was cold !

. was a wonderful time with family, and an enjoyable christmas holiday . i'm just now considering taking down the decorations . (it's very unlike me not to have them down by jan 1) .

. today .

. i feel crazy busy and yet peaceful at the same time . i've begun loving my place just a little bit messy . it kind of makes me feel creative and productive . well, because when i'm being productive it's a mess and when i'm being creative, it's a mess .

:)

. so, today i've done very little to keep up house, helped ry and reed lots with school, worked on some photography and went with beth and the boys to sass family farms . we, of course, had a great time and here's a few photos to prove it .

. we have one of him as a little guy just like this...except for the two in his mouth . he had an earful of corn too.

:)

. can you see andrew's face ? he's such a clown .

. he's going to be as tall as me soon . today i had to have a little chat with him about wrestling with aunt sarah . "don't try to put me in a headlock like you do with reed and your dad. i'm a girl and we wrestle different, otherwise you'll hurt me." the truth !

. and now we're back home and ry just finished writing a journal entry in his writing class . he worked on it on the front porch and i loved my view .

. i'm seizing my day today !

? you ?

. all photos taken with p & s .