The Rest of January

 Eli figured out how to take pictures on my phone. If I'm not paying attention, he'll take dozens and dozens of the same thing.

Afton's homework for January was to complete 12 assignments out of 31 options. Of course she picked the most complicated ones. This one was to create a play and have your family perform it. Thankfully we had just gotten this big box so she used it as a manger and we performed the nativity.

What was in the box? This canvas. Now I finally feel like our bathroom is complete. It's a picture I took of our trek in Peru. I love it. It was taken after coming over the highest pass of the hike. Our trail friend, Chintin, is far down the trail.

Here's a close-up. Can you see him? He did the whole hike in jeans and carrying a jansport. And the friend he arrived with had to turn back on day 2 so Chintin did it alone.

Dan took the big kids sledding while Eli napped. A man with an awesome lens happened to be there taking pictures of his own kids so he offered to snap a few. I'm glad he did!

Bath time.

We find her in the most uncomfortable positions sometimes.

I began the process of clipping Eli's pacifier. With the other two kids, once it was snipped just a tiny bit, they were done with it. Eli is more stubborn. So it started like this:

 Then went to this:

 And now it's like half gone, but he still wants it, although I don't think he keeps it in for very long anymore.

We took a trip to the temple.

 And I donated 9 inches of hair to Pantene's Beautiful Lengths program.

 Some days I like it, other days I feel like Professor Snape.

We spent a beautiful day at the grandparents'.

Where Afton served as their new toy tester. She approves.

And that's a wrap for January!