Richardson Report

I posted a few videos on YouTube.  Just some fun insights into life in our family. First, the kids love, love, love to hear Josh laughing when he thinks something is super funny.  This little clip is after I sat on my bed and listened to him giggling for probably five minutes.  I couldn't figure out what was so funny for so long.  I finally got up to record it because this is just JOSH.  He's tapering off here, but obviously something was quite entertaining! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhhyoz-Gp70 And this cute clip is Faith getting ready in the morning.  She's a woman of few words but I love it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj-Jkdy8uUM When Hannah got home from school or work she would do stuff like this EVERY day.  I know Hannah reads this blog and I don't want to embarrass her - but I gotta say I miss this!  She's awesome. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJmJS9VpHeY In December we went to Brynne's orchestra concert. ...

Natalie and Kenna both received top and bottom palate expanders, and Kenna also got four braces put on front.   This week we go in to see if they need more expanding on top, or what the next step is. Logan started wrestling.  He's been teaching Natalie as he goes.  He loves it.   Comes home from practice a happy, worn out boy. Co-op started back up after Christmas break and a snow day.  Faith enjoys getting ready to go with me.  I teach the first hour.  She packs her own lunch and eats it as soon as I start teaching (about 10:30 a.m.)  Which is fabulous because after I teach I take myself out to lunch and she is content with a smoothie.  Best Thursday tradition ever. have you ever seen anything cuter? Kenna took a sewing class with three of her friends.   She gave away everything she made at the class,  but then came home and promptly began sewing again.   This is her first...

Our Christmas present to the kids this year was a trip to Klamath Falls to enable us some snow days.  The kids were sorely disappointed last year that they didn't get much snow time, so we thought this would be fun, and create a great family memory.  And honestly, my kids don't want for much so buying Christmas gifts is always hard for me.  I'm not so good at saving things up for holiday gift-giving (I'm going to work on that!!) Brynne sculpted a Panda Bear Anyway, we had a wonderful few days.  It was too brief for me.  I loved having all my kids around, no obligations, no housework.  Just books, games, hot chocolate and a warm fireplace, with occasional ventures out into the cold to play.  Logan, Kenna, and Natalie probably spent the most time outside.  They played outside our little rental while the rest of us only really played at the snow parks.  Bu...