Hearts.

Valentine's Day party at school. Complete with Happy Meals for each kid. Yep.

The Hero and the King.

Drawing is probably one of Jake's most favorite things to do. I love it because I feel like he and I kind of have this bond together through it. Coloring was probably my most favorite thing to do when I was younger too and it makes me so happy to see him enjoying it just as much. And though I think his skills are pretty stellar for a 5 year old...it's his imagination that really gets me. This is not just your ordinary picture of a boat and some 'guys'. No. This is a story of a hero and and a bad king. The hero is there on the right (see is sword?) and the bad king is there on the left (see the sad face?) And see that guy floating in the middle? That's an angel. I'm not doing this story any justice, really. Jake took at least 20 minutes to tell me all what was happening here in his picture. He explains things with such great detail. I know I'm partial...but I think he's a pretty cool kid.

Moose.

Can you tell what this is? It's a huge crate that is currently sitting in the middle of my living room. This is part of my life as a wife to an obsessed avid hunter.

Please welcome our newest addition to the Wilcox Wildlife Museum. The Moose arrived today. I don't even know what to say.

Creative Caos.

Kind of a lame picture but it was late and this was all I had left for the day. I'd almost forgotten to take a picture. Anyway, this is part of my scrap-space. I spent some time today reorganizing a little. All the stuff in the 3 rectangular bins were shoved into just 2 bins. I finally went through and separated letter stickers/thickers, stickers and rub-ons, and journaling cards into 3 bins. There is still so much stuff crammed in behind those bins I need to go through.

Minor Casualty.

This is how Jake brought her to me. I was downstairs, heard her cry just a little and about 3 minutes later Jake brought her down to me, with his head hung low...let me know that he accidentally hurt her but that he "fixed it". He put neosporin on it and everything. At first I laughed because it was just so cute that he tried to be brave and fix her up. But then I took the band aid off to inspect. You can see a little speck of blood here in the picture. There is actually a pretty deep gash under there, and another on her top lip.
Below is the culprit. This dragon and umm....JAKE. He threw this thing at her for...I have NO idea why. I'm not sure if you can tell from the photo, but this thing has some major weight to it. I bet it weighs a pound. Anyway all is good now. I think she might end up with a black eye though.

Two girls.

It occurred to me after almost 40 days of pictures....that I wasn't in a single one of them. So this is the best I could do for today. Just me and Megan hanging out. Waiting for the boys to come home from the ranch.

I think I'm going to try and put myself in a picture at least once a week from now on. We'll see.

Outgoing mail.

A little project during nap time today. I'm asking in advance that all recipients please excuse the scary nutcracker holiday stamps. I've got to use them up!.