First week of January

You, my loyal readers, know by now that I try to be nothing but honest in my writings in this space.

No sugar-coating, no glossing over the hard parts.

Just the truth.

It's in that spirit of honestly recording our lives that I post these photos.

Yes, it is January, and it seems most of the country is knee-deep in snow and ice. But here in SClarita, Cora, Ave and Johnny had a great time playing in the sprinklers at our park Wednesday after lunch.

It was the first time the trio had played together in a couple of weeks, and of course they had a great time. We weren't expecting water play, but the kids had a blast.

The fourth photo shows the girls pushing home Cora's new doll, a Christmas gift from Big Nan.

And on Friday afternoon, we all helped celebrate Johnny's third birthday by soaking in the great weather in their back yard. (Really, it's not always this nice in the winter - we do get our version of cold spells and rain. But not this week!)

The last photo shows Cora taking her turn whacking the Thomas the Tank pinata. (For my English readers, it's full of candy and must be burst open by many blows with a blunt object.)