Winter In 2023

 

Feels like it's been a long winter. We've had cold temperatures and lots of snow this year. We're hoping spring comes soon. We have a vacation planned for Capitol Reef National Park next month. It will be nice to get outside for a while with these 4 crazy kids.

The kids have been busy these days playing games. Matching games were popular for a while especially with the temple matching cards. Kahlan invented a new way to play called 'labory' (labrynth + memory) where each player starts with their own stack of target matches. Juniper also has her own unique version of matching involving row shuffling. Paul has half the cards memorized by the back side so it's hard to beat him. Paul and Penny do puzzles each morning often together. Go-fish has been a favorite too with the fish cards and the prophet cards. The older girls and Paul have been getting into Bloons TD6 too (computer tower defense).

The older girls have had a few playdates. We still watch Little House on the Prairie with the kids. Sarah has finished a few more Conqueror challenges. We have also been doing new meals from the 30-day sugar elimination diet cookbook and some Keto meals. It's been fun to try new recipes. 

Hope everyone had a great St. Patrick's Day. We're having corned beef and cabbage today to celebrate. The older girls are doing great in school. Kahlan has been involved in Book Battles and Hope Squad. Paul has also been very dedicated to his pre-school (and Penny) and is starting to read and can do a lot of math he's learned from the older girls.

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