"rose ballerina"

it was one of those nights where i had a running list in my head of things that had to get done before everyone was in bed.

nurse ian

help girls clean play room

change ian's diaper and put him to bed

get girls in bath

jammies on

teeth brushed

read books

each small step felt like a huge victory. i was telling myself "okay now only 4 more things, now three....you can do this"

and i made it to now. the quiet darkness of the house. left over pizza.

i'm thankful that ashton gave us a little more of herself this afternoon. she's just hasn't been "ashton" for the past couple days, but tonight it looks like she's on the mend.

big red's fever kept ian, ashton and i from justus' bowling party. while daddy was loading avery in the van, she quietly cried "ju-tus. pawty." so very sad.

avery had fun celebrating 6 year old justus and bowling in her princess gown.

she lovingly refers to herself as "rose ballerina" when she's wearing that dress.

this video is hilarious just because it takes so long for that ball to make it to the pins.

she doesn't look very happy about how this game is going down.