"The only way to get through life is to laugh your way through it. You either have to laugh or cry. I prefer to laugh. Crying gives me a headache." — Marjorie Pay Hinckley
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Christmas
Well this year I did not get any pics of the kids. I was laying on the couch in between running to the bathroom because I still had the stomach flu. Dave was not feeling well either. So we spent the day doing nothing except watch the kids enjoy their gifts. I guess one way to get out of baking and cooking Christmas dinner is getting the flu. The kids seem to have a great day and did not seemed to be phased by the lack of "Christmas Festivities" going on in our home. Next year will be better :)
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
I will be back in a couple days :)
Is anyone wondering where we are ? We have all had very bad colds and then over the weekend we all started getting the stomach flu. So I have been busy washing....washing....and washing! Also I have been very grateful to have a washer and dryer in my home this flu season. We are still on the mend and I don't have much energy. So I will try to post more blog entries by the end of the week.
Merry Christmas!!!!
Merry Christmas!!!!
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Time to play catch up
I just did approx. 5-6 new blog entries. I dated them on that dates they actually happened so it goes all the way back to Friday Dec 12th. The pictures are not very good but one of my children has decided to take on photography and messed with some settings on my camera. I did not know about it until I uploaded all the photos and found ALLOT of pictures that were not taken by Dave or myself. Then I realized that the pics I took did not look good. Children will sure keep you on your toes :)
LoriAnne's Preschool Christmas Program
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Nahville Ballet - NUTCRACKER
Robyn's School Christmas Program
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Foster Association Christmas Party
We had a great time at our Foster Association Christmas Party. Brentwood High School Sponsored it. The teenagers did a great job with the children. They had face painting, games, skits, food, Santa Claus, presents, etc.
Robyn told Santa she wanted High School Musical & Hanah Montana dolls. Lets see if Santa is good to her this year.
LoriAnne asked Santa for 2 babies. She has lots of dolls but a girl can never have too many.
Mikey wouldn't talk to Santa. But at least we got a picture of him on Santa's lap.
Mikey wouldn't talk to Santa. But at least we got a picture of him on Santa's lap.
Now Jonathan is AFRAID of anybody dressed up. So I knew he would be afraid of Santa. He started screaming as soon as Santa walked into the room. I told Dave and the other photographer there that as soon as they were ready to take the picture I was going to run and put Jonathan on Santa's lap and they needed to snap the picture before he realizes what I did to him. I think this picture actually came out cute with him looking at Santa.
Friday, December 12, 2008
Ward Christmas Party
Everyone seemed to enjoy the Ward Christmas Party/Dinner. Since I was on the committee I did not get many pictures of the evening. The boys stayed home with a babysitter. The activity did not start until 6:30 and since that is the boys bed time I figured it would be easier to have them at home and in bed. The girls had a great time. The below picture is a picture of the primary kids singing some Christmas songs.
Monday, December 8, 2008
The "Best Deal" of the Season
I have been wanting to buy Christmas Stockings for years (why I don't know)... but I decided to wait until we purchased our home and have more children. So this year was the year to make the purchase. I saw these stockings at Cracker Barrel and wanted them. BUT I couldn't decide on if I really wanted them. So tonight while I was running errands I decided to stop at Cracker Barrell. AND I couldn't believe my eyes these stockings were on sale for $2.99. Yes, that is right $2.99. I can't even make stockings for that price. All I have to say is YA-HOOOO!!!!!! I am so excited. Merry Christmas to me (I mean to my family)! :)
I wanted different stockings for everyone. But I decided to save myself from the kids (girls) fighting over who got which one. So I got matching ones instead. (We will need a bigger mantel if we have more kids).
I wanted different stockings for everyone. But I decided to save myself from the kids (girls) fighting over who got which one. So I got matching ones instead. (We will need a bigger mantel if we have more kids).
Family Night is Always Fun :)
We had a fun evening together as a family decorating the Christmas Tree. We have had the tree up for a week and we finally decorated it :) This is the first year that we have decorated for Christmas with the boys. Last year we had already packed everything up to move to Tennessee. Mikey really seemed to enjoy decorating while wearing the Santa hat.
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
"Joy School"
Today was my turn again to teach "Joy School". These four 3yr olds are allot of fun. We made these reindeer today. The kids loved tracing their hands and using them for the reindeer antlers. I think their favorite part was filling the reindeer with candy. We had a great time. I always thought it would be fun to teach preschool or kindergarten. So it is even better to be able to teach in my own home.
Friday, November 28, 2008
Just For Fun
I thought I would post one of LoriAnne's latest hair styles. It is hard coming up with things to do with her hair. She has cut her hair so many different lengths all over. So I am very limited right now. However, I did have fun with this one and I think it came out pretty good considering what I had to work with.
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Monday, November 24, 2008
We LOVE Jump Zone!
The kids have the entire week off of school. So we had fun today at Jump Zone. The kids love it there. We took 3 of the neighbor kids with us. All 7 of them had a great time. My kids came home and took naps. It was a great day!
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Thanksgiving Feast
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Gratitude
As Thanksgiving approaches I have been reflecting on many things I am grateful for. Top of the list is my husband. I am married to one of the most caring people. Dave is always so good to me and treats me like a queen. Dave has always been a great husband and father. I know he learned allot of this from his parents. Dave never ceases to amaze me with all his many "talents". I am not sure there is much that this man can not do. I love you Dave! Thanks for all you do for me and our children!!!!
Fall Fun!
When Dave got home from work today he decided to clean up the leaves in the front yard. Being the fun dad that he is he let the kids have fun in the piles of leaves before he picked them all up. They had allot of fun.
Story Time @ the Library
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Day 2 of "Less Hair"
Monday, November 17, 2008
Why...Why...Why...
Why do little girls like to cut their hair? Why do they always seem to find scissors? Why did LoriAnne have to cut sooooo much hair off her head? The 1st few pictures do not look soooo bad but she really did a JOB on her hair. I took her to the salon to get it fixed and the last picture is what it looks like now. Her hair grows sooooo slow. I think I am going to have to convince her to wear hats!
Let's Play Outside...
Friday, November 14, 2008
Fall is here...Winter is right around the corner
I missed my window of opportunity of taking pictures of "fall" here in Tennessee. We have had allot of rain this week and most of the leaves are falling off the trees. So I searched the internet and found some pictures that other people have taken of the "fall" here in Tennessee. It is absolutely breathtaking.
I'm BACK!
Like I said before I am a creature of habit. Since I am out of habit on updating my blog on a regular basis then it doesn't happen. So now I am trying to get back on track. We have had allot of visitors over the past month and have really enjoyed all the visits. We miss living close to family and friends.
My sister is moving here December 21st with her family. They will be living about an hour away from us but that is sooooooooooo much closer then California :) I can't wait to see my sister and her family in a few weeks. When my brother in-law came here for his interview he brought my nephew so I was able to spend a few days with him. Here is a picture I took of the boys a months ago.
My sister is moving here December 21st with her family. They will be living about an hour away from us but that is sooooooooooo much closer then California :) I can't wait to see my sister and her family in a few weeks. When my brother in-law came here for his interview he brought my nephew so I was able to spend a few days with him. Here is a picture I took of the boys a months ago.
LoriAnne and the Funny things she says...
LoriAnne was loving having her "Ather" here this past weekend. Ather left on Tuesday. I dropped Ather and Auntie D off at the airport while LoriAnne was at school. When I picked LoriAnne up that day the first thing she asked was where is Ather. So I had to break the news to her. She balled and was unhappy the rest of the night. The next morning LoriAnne woke up and this is how the conversation goes...
LoriAnne: Mom, when is Ather coming today?
Robyn: LoriAnne, Ather went back home yesterday.
LoriAnne (with her hands on her hips): Robyn, I know that! I was not talking about yesterday I am talking about today!
What a funny kid!
Ather and Auntie D you are both missed and we look forward to seeing you again soon!!!!
LoriAnne: Mom, when is Ather coming today?
Robyn: LoriAnne, Ather went back home yesterday.
LoriAnne (with her hands on her hips): Robyn, I know that! I was not talking about yesterday I am talking about today!
What a funny kid!
Ather and Auntie D you are both missed and we look forward to seeing you again soon!!!!
Our Visit With Auntie D & Ather
This past weekend Auntie D and Ather came for a visit. I picked them up from the airport Friday night with LoriAnne and Robyn. I wish I had my camera with me to capture the girls excitement. Then Saturday we went to Robyn's soccer game. Sunday we went to church and drove around town after church to site see. On Monday we went to Opryland and walked around. We even saw the amazing vine lady "Divine". We really enjoyed having them here and we miss them already.
All Dressed UP!
More Things Living in our Yard
Mommy & Me Time w/ the boys
Cousins
Dave has a cousin April who lives 45 minutes from us with her family. She moved to Tennessee this summer. While Dave's parents visited us a couple weeks ago we had April's family over for dinner. The cousins had so much fun playing together and it was fun to spend time with April and her husband. April has 4 girls ages 8, 5, 3, & 1. So our kids were in heaven having people to play with. We can't wait to get together with them again soon.
Friday, October 31, 2008
Halloween
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