Friends & Football!

Piggy tails!

Oh our little schnookims! I had a little random photo shoot of the littlest one in the family recently and thought I'd share! I sure hope it doesn't appear that I do more postings on Daisy...well maybe it does because I do, but it's just because she is at home all day, and well she is changing the most! But it has nothing to do with my admiration for her more than the others. O.K....cleared my conscience...now onto the little wonder! Update: Taking a break from speech therapy....she is talking a lot more... pronunciation is not very good, but I try to keep in perspective that she is just getting going in this and that does take time. Has 2-3 word sentences...I am hoping she will catch up by next year.

"If you're HAPPY and you know it...."


Amy!! She got this from her sleep over with you! Soo cute! She often talks about "MeMe" (thats Amy in her language!)


"My bawl! My juice!"

"My binky! My booger!!" (hehe)

"Mommeeee"

"Don't watch me eat!"

Finally a nice smile!!

Christmas Shopping in October!

This is really hard to believe! I started Christmas shopping this weekend! I never ever start this early, and for those that know me know it takes me hours and hours and hours to complete this task and I really got a very good start! I figured, it is going to be busy, like it is for everyone. But we have a couple added "busy" things the next 8 weeks. For one, Brian and I are going to the Family Life Marriage Conference over a weekend in November, then theres Thanksgiving, and birthdays(if you know what I mean, wink wink). Not only that but HELLO, we are opening a restaurant in mid December. So that is my justification for actually trying to be ahead of the game! Now the draw back is this....I contemplate and re-contemplate my purchases. So after I went on Saturday, I drug my husband and daughter out on Sunday to return 3 items that I had just purchased! So this just may be a mess.....we'll see! Hope everyone had a great weekend and God's Blessing's on your week!

A trip down memory lane...

I look forward every year to getting the kids' school pictures. Call me crazy or weird that I did this, but it is so amazing how much they change year after year. So traditionally I get the frame down and take the pictures out and lay out the previous years side by side and analyze the changes. I know this is not abnormal as my mother did the same thing as I grew up. I enjoyed laughing at how ridiculous I looked in the years past. Now looking at them, I looked ridiculous every year! Funny how Kelsey enjoyed this process with me today and funny how she commented on her pictures. She was not so impressed with the looks of her younger years but thought she was looking pretty cool this year. To quote her,"I can't believe I wore this shirt, this shirt and this shirt....because the shirt I wore this year is fancy and thats how it should've been in the other pictures!" Oh brother!!










note....Kelsey and Jake's pictures are from 1st and 4th grade, Madison's is from preschool and 2nd grade so all 3 are over a 4 year span.

A Fun Field Trip!

Great Grandpa

This picture is so special to me! Recently, my grandfather has had some health issues. He spent 7 days in the hospital after getting a portion of his colon removed. The outcome was good as the polyp on his colon was in a pre-cancerous state. As with anyone, it is always hard to see someone you love in the hospital, out of the norm of what you are used to. But it caused me to reflect, and every time I see this picture the same thoughts roll through my mind. I feel so incredibly blessed by my grandparents, and even more gracious as I have kids, that they are growing up to know them and develop relationships with them. It is such an indescribable feeling to see Daisy form an attachment to my grandpa, her great grandpa. This particular day he was holding her head up next to his ear, so that she could hear the high pitch ring that his hearing aid makes. Simple. But she kept coming back for more and had such an attraction to him from then on. It was cute. I love how I know without a doubt how much my grandparents love my husband and I, but even more I love how much I know they love our kids. I have some great memories from my childhood and spending time with my great grandparents and I am so happy that my kids have the opportunity to develop memories with theirs! I love you grandpa and grandma! Thank you for your example of love to my family....you are truly treasured!!

I'm Baaaack.....

I will be lucky if I get any visits to my blog anymore seeings how I haven't made any time for posting! And now I wonder where do I begin? I downloaded my pictures and realized how much I have missed....Papa and Grannie's visit from Tennessee, first day of school, the move, picture day, and random shots here and there. So I suppose I could just take a couple of my faves to catch up and from here kinda just start over!
So of course, it has been busy...I won't bore you with the details. We love our new home and it finally really feels like home. I was forced, thankfully, to finish unpacking some lingering boxes and decorate my walls. We have opened our home to host a small group, we started strong this week and we are looking forward to this opportunity! So anyways, the kids are doing great with the start of the school year, Jake is still playing football and doing very well, Kelsey is involved in a theatre group with an emphasis on voice lessons once a week, Madison isn't doing anything extra right now, but will be starting basketball along with the other two in the next couple of months. Daisy is doing GREAT! Her vocabulary has increased, she is communicating very well, she is still a little pistol, but her behavior has improved as well!
Well thats enough catch up for now, I could probably keep on writing, but I did say before I wouldn't bore you with too many details, so I will just stick with this for now! So please enjoy some random pictures......btw, it's good to be back ;)


Rodeo Girl!!

First day of 2nd and 4th grade

Jake and Kelsey with their two teachers

I just love moments like this!

At Birch Bay with papa and grannie!

85% of the reason why we love our home....fenced back yard and swing set!


AND the kids can ride bike to school!