The kids were out of school Monday. THANKFULLY, the rain held off so they could play outside. And by thankfully I mean, ‘praise the Lord!’  Being stuck in the house all day alongside an imagination as massive as Preston’s is not an easy task!

(Take note of the snow boots!)

Lucky for us, my aunt was keeping Lindi and Deacon. It was a great opportunity for the cousins to hang out all day.

If I could bottle up even an ounce of their energy…

I sprung an impromptu photo shoot on them and, as it turns out, these kids work HARD for M&M’s!

(My favorite!)

I have to tell you a funny story. Actually, it’s probably more pitiful than funny. You guys already know what an Award-Winning Mom I am, so this should come as no surprise…

After we finished up this shoot, I went inside to show the pictures to mom and my aunt. Over and over I kept saying, “I just hate that Teagan and Ava (my other cousin’s kids) aren’t here for this! I’m hesitant to frame photos without Teagan and Ava – it really should have all the cousins in it!”  

My aunt replied, “True, but JP’s not in it either. Maybe you’d like to add your son?” 

Oops.