I didn't take these photos too long ago, but our yard looks completely different now. Our first snow, which is generally a dusting, ended up being over a foot. A lot has melted, but it's winter now for sure. Getting a picture of all seven of these kids looking their best is absolutely impossible. First of all, I'm not a photographer. I'm a mom with a camera, which is close, but I don't have an artistic eye and I'm usually feeling pretty lucky if people are at least in focus. Second of all, they're kids.
Little Miss Bella is the star of the show these days. She's fun, and playful, and cute, and just an absolute delight. Her facial expressions are hilarious and her desire to hang with the big kids is adorable.
Marci remains the most independent kid we have ever had. She is driven and smart and focussed. She observes things that most kids would never notice and is the first to want to help. She loves "doing school" with the big kids and got extremely offended one time when I suggested that cutting a piece of paper "was" school.
Felicity continues to do everything her own way in her own time, God bless her! She is the leader of the pack (her two younger sisters) and is quick to give a random hug or compliment. She doesn't always love school, but get's motivated when she gets to do "tricky stuff".
Nica is a favorite amongst her little sisters and will oftentimes play with them for hours. She loves when she gets to stay up late with the big kids and read or hang out with us. She thrives off of affirming words and is always making sure she is doing everything "just right".
Gianna is loved by all. Truly. We often joke with her about her "fan club" at karate. It seems that every kid always wants to be her partner. Can't blame them really. She's quick to get up and get going in the morning and will make breakfast for anyone who comes into the kitchen demanding requesting something to eat.
Emma has been and will forever be the peacemaker in our house. She's kind and sweet and thoughtful. Don't let that fool you into thinking she's a pushover though. She has a famous "Hmmm..." you'll hear whenever she disagrees with you, but doesn't want to be rude about it. She will sweetly play along with her sisters even when they don't ask her to and has made a name for herself as the resident banana bread baker (but don't ask her to cook anything, trust me).
Aidan is becoming less kid and more man every day as he approaches 16! What?!? He recently completed driver's ed and it won't be long before he's behind the wheel. His sisters love it when he humors them by filming something and turning it into a movie. He's the resident artist and film-maker. He's been working on a project with a friend of ours that will be released soon. I love it when he laughs and has a great sense of humor.
Last but not least...duck. We find duck in the most unusual places doing the most unusual things. We haven't figured out what inspires duck to be so duck-like, but we all love duck's "quack, quack" and soft, squishy cheeks.
We've had a few transitions this fall, but I think we're at a good place now. Not that we were at a bad place before, but being in the midst of a transition is never very enjoyable. Brett is chairing his department at work, which is basically a fancy way of saying he has a different title and a lot more responsibility. There have been a few fires to put out and currently there's a bit of an uproar on campus. Without going into too many details I'll just say that it's been more than a little stressful, but I want to say that we're handling it well. There's not a lot we can do about most things anyway so we'll just keep plugging on and doing our best.
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