We just had to have HOT CHOCOLATE after watching the hot chocolate scene in Polar
Express!
Such a fun movie.
Race is not so sure.

This week the chaos has died down considerably.
Its seems we have fallen into some kind of routine ( I'm positive it's not a normal one, because that would deffinintly not be Reed style)
After two days of trying I got a Mocha Bunt Cake made, which was soo good , my friend Alisa put in on her blog. She is a true baker so when she says something is good, it REALLY is! Mariah and I got Chocolate Pretzels made to hand out , while our kids ran around and ate chocolate chips for dinner. I've been able to excercise enough to actually be sore, and that feels GREAT to me. I have actually made dinner several times and have established a laundry day, so as to not do laundry all day and get nothing else done. Im sure this is a no brainer to most, but for me to establish a day for something is huge. Usually, if I tell myself I have to do something on a certain day every week , it last about week because by the second one I'm bored with it. This has been fun because I have actually seen Gwen in other clothes besides her fav. outfit, because it's not clean everyday anymore.
I've also been able to have a few phone conversations , by locking myself in the bathroom with Race on my lap and that has actually taught the girls that I'm serious when I say they need to stop talking to me , when I'm on the phone.
With all that said, my house is still relatively dirty and I haven't been able to straighten or blow dry my hair in over 2 weeks. Claire still runs around naked alot and I drink WAY too much coffee.
I owe my renewed sense of peace to God for all those times lately I can hear him saying " Your doing well , Sunny, keep it up, I love you." Sometimes this when I'm in my rocking chair with Race, sometimes it's when I'm cleaning up something Claire spilled or when I'm helping Gwen learn to write letters. He's always there. Just like He says he will be.

Merry Christmas!
love,
Kirby, Sunny, Gwen, Claire and Race

Print this up, hang it on your fridge and consider it your card from the Reeds.

She's 5! I can't believe I have been a parent for 5 years, actually having 3 by now, it feels more like 10 but anyway back to Gwendolyn. Here are some reasons I love this girl so much.

1. She is almost as curious as her Daddy 3. She really thinks about things

2. She has a HUGE imagination 4. She loves to sing with her Daddy

5. She wants to do what's Right and has a good sense of Right from Wrong

6. She knows her Maker and has the sweetest prayers to him everynight.

7. She has a really good laugh. 8. She teaches me about myself

9. She is part of me 10. I feel like she has been with me my whole life.

Can't beat that for a Christmas card, but it's missing our newest member, so it doesn't make the cut.

Gwen and Claire effectively showed their true personalites this night.
First up was Claire. As she stood with her class she decided she would take up thumb sucking for the first time and did this through her classes entire 2 songs. She had already told me before the program she would not be singing. Then Gwen. She sang the loudest was on perfect pitch and did every cute move she was suppose to. I love them both soo much and are so thankful for their different takes on life. They do have one thing in common for sure: They know how to pose for a picture!

Everyone has time to BLOG, but me!!! Whaaah.
Well, to all my fellow bloggers, esp you new ones. I'm still reading everyone's just haven't found the time to do my own.
Such is my life right now. Cute Pics on the way.
for now I'm sitting in bed reading about everyone's life and hoping none of my children wakeup.