Our Magnum Opus

Such Obedient Children

Mom to 3 very rowdy children: The snow is melted in the driveway, take your scooters out and ride up and down, and up and down the driveway.

Rowdy child: For how long?

Mom: Till you drop from exhaustion.

They did.

Pottery Painting

The older girls had a fun evening out with their Aunt Roxanne and Aunt Kari.  They tried their hand at pottery painting.

 

 

For some reason, finding a Sonic out that way was very exciting!

She Didn't Want the Cake

Miss Lydia is the first child to be unimpressed with her chocolate birthday cake.  (Maybe because she was initiated into chocolate back at Christmas.  We found her sitting amidst the wrapping paper mess happily sampling someone's little box of chocolates from their stocking.)  She was definitely interested in her mylar balloons, our standard first birthday gift.  

 

 

Updated to add:  In honor of her first birthday, Lydia climbed out of her porta-crib where she naps!  This does not bode well for her mother's sanity through her toddlerhood.

It Went By So Fast

Today Lydia is one!   We have tried to enjoy and relish every baby moment with Lydia.  However, with eight children, the year sped by in a blur.  What a blessing to be able to take pictures and write blog posts to capture a few moments here and there.

the most important thing

she had the typical Galbraith newborn hair

this was her favorite spot unless she was nursing

nearly 3 months old

she liked the front pack

4 months

yummy toes

rowdy child

learning to love books

she loves her bath

It Really Must Stop Snowing

There is way too much wild rumpus in this house.

They Don't Get It

Lydia has such fine hair, we haven't tried for hair bows much yet.  Today we managed to get one to stay in a little so the girls were oohing and ahhing and taking pictures.  One of the boys came along and said "Yuck, it looks like her hair is in a vice."

Hmmph.  Who asked him.

Our First Blue and Gold Banquet

 

Blaise and his den earned artist, citizenship, and fitness pins.  They also earned their Bobcat and WEBELOS Rank patch.  We are very proud of all them!

We Are Nothing Without God

"Memento, homo ... quia pulvis es, et in pulverem reverteris" (cf. Gn 3:19). "Remember, man, you are dust and to dust you will return."

Fast Track to Holiness

This former Olympic speed skater became a Franciscan sister.

Oops

Husband in high powered meeting with VP from some tech company and other big wigs at his desk.  Wife calls once and he ignores it.  Wife calls a second time and he excuses himself to take the call telling the them that she only calls twice if it is important.  Husbands answers phone and writes note to self 'get chicken feed'.  High powered execs burst out laughing.  Husband says sheepishly, "Well turns out it wasn't that important... unless your the chickens."  Meeting resumes.