Hi again everyone!  Just a few things this week:)  For FHE activity we went to see "Frozen Singalong in the theatre.  It was SO fun.  we were the only ones until a tiny boy and his mom came in.  So we belted out every song.  It was really so great.  This little movie has brought a lot of magic to our cute kids:)  

 And of course we got snow which was beyond exciting for us!  It snowed all day Thursday and the kids got a snow day on Friday.  It melted yesterday, but we got lots of playing in.  we were wishing we had our sled and snowpants.

 Yesterday was the Hot chocolate run.  It was freezing cold, but so fun.  Can't believe how good chocolate tastes after a run.  Never knew it could.  This is my friend Sandra who ran it with me.

We also got a fun eviction letter from our landlord.  What a great wave to rock the boat, eh?  We had to hire a lawyer and it's all too familiar.  Not sure how much we've shared on here, but when our toilet overflowed in November, we took care of things the way he wanted us to.  When it was time to restore the damaged areas, he flew off the handle when we asked him if he would file an insurance claim with his home owners insurance so it would only cost us his deductible (5000) instead of the 9000 it would be.  He went crazy and sent an email that was so out of control and refused at that point to even talk to us about it, referring us to a lawyer.  We had our lawyer send a letter and hadn't heard a response until now--an eviction notice.  sheesh.  So stick that in your prayers if you don't mind.  :)  Our lawyer said we don't need to worry about being kicked out on the street.  If we can just hold everything off until school's out, we can move to Idaho and live with Corey's mom til our house is done:)  

Have a good week everyone!

Hi Family!  Here are a few pictures of January.  It's probably been the same type of month everyone has had.  Pretty regular things as the year starts out.  We've had some really cold weather, and some days we can be out without jackets.  It's been perfect.  

We took sandwiches to the park in this picture.  It's got a dog park connected to it, so if you look closely, you can see Maddie reading and "babysitting" Tally as she runs around.  :)  It was a fun outing. 

 Isaac's last pinewood derby car.  It's shaped like a feather.  He and Corey had so much fun making it!

 Three running buddies.  They love going out to exercise together.  I may never put them in an organized sport again.  They're home more, it's free, and they're doing it together.  It's been great.

 Clara IS in an organized sport too actually, she has two games left.  She's been on a basketball team with her friend Ashlie.  It's through Lakepoint Church, which is a really BIG "nondenominational" church (kind of baptist) here in Rockwall.  Lots of the kids' friends go there.  It's a gigantic building. They all really like it because while the grownups go to worship, the kids play the wii and other games.  Some people around here call it "Six Flags Over Jesus"  Anyway, they run a whole sports program and it's been great.  They have a prayer before each game, and they do a devotional at practice. Sorry, no rotate on here.

 Ephraim is super ready for preschool, but I don't want him to go anywhere.  We're having too much fun playing with legos together.

Not much else is going on.  Plenty of house planning, but they still haven't started yet.  I welcome any ideas and help.  I hate decision making and putting all these things together is FAR from my talents.  

Love you all !  

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