snapshot 5:40 p.m.

i love walking around the house taking pictures of the kids doing their thing. Today’s snapshot was very interesting and quite funny. it was a little crazy at our house waiting for jimmy to get home from work.  Everyone was in/out/all around… bouncing off the walls with winter drawing near.  This is what things looked like at 5:40:
1. Truman: “Helping” with the dishes. I really did fill up the pans with soap and water and let him scrub away. I love his giant bead necklace and serious expression.

2. Max: he was a bit distraught that I wouldn’t let him eat a s’more in my bedroom. He “needed” to watch his lego movie and eat a s’more I guess. He whined for 20 minutes and then came and apologized for crying about it. Then he was done. He is getting really good at making a really sad face.

3. Abe: supposedly he was “cleaning” up the downstairs. It looks like he was spinning with Tru’s jacket … or maybe dancing to the Christmas music we had playing all afternoon.

4. Hannah: practicing Jingle Bells on our keyboard in her closet. She rather likes playing the piano. She is going to learn quick, I think.

5. Eliza: Wait – where’s Eliza? I looked in her swing… not there. I can’t hear her. Where is she? Oh – she’s in her carseat in the kitchen watching Tru do the dishes. She is such a quiet little soul that sometimes I forget that she’s awake. Sweet Lizzy.

Our life is very ordinary… but even in the chaos of today, I enjoyed the BEAUTY of that moment.

p.s. does bacon really have to permeate every square inch of the house? I even opened the windows and froze the fam… just wanted to air things out a bit. BLT’s are delish but smelling bacon all night long is not my favorite.