Roth Randoms - January

January happened ... that's really all I remember about it! There was lots of baby snuggling and schedule juggling and it was fun and crazy and wonderful all at the same time :) Oh and sickness ... there was lots of sickness. All three girls came down with the flu (not the stomach kind, the other one) TWO DAYS after we brought Dirk home from the hospital. Worst timing ever. So we had a rough time trying to get everyone healthy and keep everyone away from Dirk. It was so sad since they wanted to see him so badly! Thankfully, after two weeks the germs left and through the combined miracles of prayer and breastmilk, our sweet baby was spared!

 Jordan and I both read a book called Money Smart Kids and decided to implement their system with the older girls. Basically they earn point each day for completing tasks associated with their morning routine, chores, school and evening clean-up. At the end of the week, we have Pay Day and they earn a certain amount of money based on the number of points they earned throughout the week. It has been AWESOME!!!!! They're so much better about helping around the house and I don't have to fight with them to do things like clean their room. And they're learning valuable life skills like sweeping, dusting, vacuuming and cleaning the bathroom. They rinse their own dishes, help unload the dishwasher and sort the laundry. And they love it!! Our house is so much nicer, both physically and emotionally since I'm not trying to do everything by myself and getting so frustrated with doing so. And of course, Jordan loves that they're learning about money, including the important of tithing and saving in addition to spending.

Dad and his girls. He's pretty awesome :)

Don't you love it when your kids know how to do more on your phone than you do?

Bathtub paint is a favorite around here

This girl already loves to take selfies

McKinley started doing karate this month and really loves it!! Interestingly, she's much more hesitant about trying new activities than Madison is, which is the opposite of what you would think based on their personalities. But once Madison does something, McKinley is all about it, karate being no exception. I'm glad she likes it so much! Madison starts soccer next month and McKinley has already said she wants to watch Madison play first and then decide if she wants to play next season :)

Rinsing dishes. Reagan always wants to do everything her big sisters do so of course she has started to insist on rinsing her dishes too!

Reagan fell asleep like this on the couch one day when she wasn't feeling good. She loves playing with McKinley but she already recognizes Madison as her second Mommy :)

 McKinley wanted to rest too. These girls are lucky to have Madison as their big sister - she's pretty special!

A beautiful day for a ride! And she finally has enough hair for a little ponytail on top :)