Bowling

We took a little hiatus from our bowling adventures last year after "Kids Bowl Free" ended.  However, we decided to go this weekend with our friends and had a blast. We look forward to "Kids Bowl Free" starting up again in April!

 Jacob got a spare! . . . and a spin from Daddy.

 Denbigh enjoyed snuggling with Mike and Alicia.

 And all the boys had a great time - and are improving their bowling games.  So thankful for these sweet friends.

quick Nashville trip

Joseph had a teacher-in-service day last Monday so we were able to make a quick weekend trip to Nashville to meet our new nephew! He is precious and we all had a great time snuggling him.

 Denbigh tried out Nana's walker and became a pro quickly.

 Getting all of the kiddos to pose for a picture is like herding cats but a couple of these are good.

 Ava was so sweet to Denbigh this visit.  We look forward to them having some great "girl times" together.

and in the kitchen . . . .

this week we made  - homemade pasta for carbonara,

 fresh sourdough bread,

 and prepped 40 lbs. of organic, boneless, skinless chicken breasts for the freezer.

 We ended up with 13 bags of plain chicken and 6 bags of meals ready for the crock-pot.

Although I had to drive 40 min each way to pick up the chicken (with all 3 kiddos in tow), the price is totally worth it at less than $2 a lb.

Jacob's Valentine Ball

First the outtakes - he's such a ham. . . 

 And now the (mostly blurry) dance pics. . . 

 First Daddy-Daughter dance to "Butterfly Kisses"

Jake had been talking all week about going to the Ball.  "Ms. Pat says no tennis shoes on Friday!" "I have to look handsome!" "I'm going to dance. I've got a move!"

And he did have some good moves.