Kashann and Clan

Kennon took this picture of us sometime after 8 p.m. on Brent's last day of school this week while the kids were all running around. When we were first married this used to happen all the time. We would fall asleep on the couch and then have to drag ourselves to bed. It's bad enough to have to get yourself to bed when you are dead tired. So definitely don't sit down and get too cozy unless you have your five kids in bed. Then not only do you have to make it all the way upstairs to bed but you also have to brush teeth, drag kids in to their room and and tuck them in.
But it 's way more common to be lingering on our couch recently since this took center stage in our house. We are all hanging out down there a lot. . . now it's the best place to get warm.
I am just posting this picture for two reasons. First because I wonder if you are counting up like I am how many blogs you have seen this same shirt Marcus is wearing in the last week. For me this is # 5. Many us of apparently can't resist a Target shirt that gets down to $1.75.
I also wanted to point out Marcus's shoes. I have been going crazy this winter trying to keep socks and shoes on the kid. It is freezing on our wood floors and having something on his feet is a necessity. But he pulls or kicks off anything I put on him. And everywhere I go I am dropping shoes and socks when I carry him. I just couldn't handle it.
A couple weeks ago I picked up this pair at Old Navy because they had an ankle strap that looked promising. Brent added some extra security above that by poking a couple holes and adding shoelaces he cut off the ends of his boots.
Now they never come off. Unless I am lazy and neglect to tie the square knot I was instructed to tie. These little shoes are going to save my sanity this winter. Thank you husband!
The girls were really frusterated the night of this picture. They kept building domino towers, only to have Marcus knock them over. Kennon repeatedly picked him up and hauled him out of the room and they would have about 15 seconds before he made it back on all fours to plow them over. He is getting pretty fast.