You just have to experience it to understand it

This just makes me laugh

This photo of my nephew Carter was taken at our recent trip to Sand Mountain. He is almost two and this view reminds me of Jack from Jack in the Box. He was waiting for a ride.

Happy 34th Birthday Jon/Daddy

Well, having a birthday on a Monday along with Rebecca working as snack parent in Ben's class, meeting in the afternoon with the preschool teacher and Ben's baseball practice in the late afternoon-this is what Jon's family birthday celebration looked like. BBQ hamburgers, watermelon and yellow cake with sprinkles done by Emma. Jon liked this picture the best. It actually looks like many of our family dinners. Someday we won't all be home at the same time, so I'm trying to count it as a blessing as our life is still somewhat unscheduled in the evenings. I know high school sports will change all that but in the meantime......

We're BACK!!!!!

O.K., so I know it's been 6 months since I last posted, but we've moved back to our house, had soccer season, Christmas, family vacation and now baseball season. Needless to say, I've been a bit behind on posting. I have been inspired recently by my longtime high school girlfriends who seem to have enough time in their day to post on their blog.

Fall is Here

I can tell Fall has arrived because I am busier than ever and haven't found the time to do the things I started this summer and had all intention of continuing. The kids are in soccer, are back to school and life has a rhythm to it again. Every day they ask, "what day is today and what are we doing after school?" Sometimes I get frustrated and want them to be content just to come home and play, but then I realize, kid's don't walk around with calendars or PDA's like we adults do and defining for them what the day holds is just enough information to give them direction and a sense of routine. Check out a few photos from the recent weeks in our life doing the things that define our life and what is important to us......family!

BAD DOGS

This photo needs no explanation-just look closely for the feather in Addie's mouth!

Girl's Weekend Away

For Emma's 7th birthday, she and I took a trip to L.A. to visit the Cortez family and play with cousins. We hit the American Girl's store and a cute gourmet cupcake store called Sprinkles. The kids had fun playing and the moms had fun talking.