Leah Rose!

One of the best thing about having 18 kids is the grandkids that follow along and today I had the joy of welcoming Leah Rose into the family.  She's perfect and adorable.
  Oh Leah - the things we're going to do together!  I love you.

Your Grandma Loves You!

This weekend was sleep-overs for the grandkids at our house.

Our house was blessed (and noisy) indeed.

  

Fireside Spelling

 Just when I was getting tired of folding the same 100 pair of shorts that my kids have been wearing since May, our season skip hopped right over to winter.  The calendar says Fall  - my frozen leg hairs say Winter.
  So you can guess how completely lovely it was to find that James had a cozy fire going in the living room today.  We gathered up all our books and plunked down on the floor for the rest of the school day.  
  Goodbye shorts - I'm done with you.