Mia's First Day of Preschool

That's my girl! She went right in and had a blast!! She mentioned the book that Mrs. Chapman read and talked about the snack. My favorite part was when she showed me ALL of the facial expressions from the story, using her own face! Very cute.

Kennedy's First Day of Kindergarten

Kennedy was brave and willing to go. I felt very strong as well. She walked right up to the school with us and began socializing. She then went up and hugged her teacher and began to play with Mrs. Fierro's skirt (this made me nervous cause the skirt wasn't real long and I thoughts she was gonna flip it up!!) When I picked her up, it was as expected. Kennedy tested the waters!! Should I expect anything less from a Born Leader?? Well, I guess she challenged the p.e. teacher what it "means" to actually "freeze". The teacher would like her and the class to squat down and touch the floor when she shouts "freeze". I get that! But......Kennedy insists that when "freeze" is shouted, one should just freeze in the mid-air at whatever one is doing. Okay........so I had to explain to her that the teacher and her are both correct about the word "freeze" but.........the P.E. teacher is the BOSS. so.......let's do it her way. Let's see.....what else. Oh, Kennedy told me that she pulled a stink bug off someone's back that day too! That's my little helper!! Then she proceeded to tell me that she didn't share the bug with anyone. It was hers! okay..........what else?? Oh yeah, she decided that she wanted to "buy" her lunch cause she wanted chicken nuggets and not what I packed. So...we had much to talk about!! hahahahah..........I love my first born!

For You, Kate

Virginia

Pray for Kate

What do you say to your good friend when she calls you, sobbing, cause she just found out that her 5 yearold, my daughter's best friend, has a brain tumor that is cancerous????? I love you, Holly and I'll be there as soon as I can. Well, that's all I could think of. Paul and I rushed to the hospital to be with the McRae's and said silent prayers all the way there. I then cried the entire way home! How come this is happening? Why? I thought it was a bad dream and I hoped to wake up soon! Not so though. So, here we are, the lucky ones, watching our dear friends and daughter fight for life! I always feel so blessed and very undeserving!!! Lord........protect them and heal Kate!!!!!

Mother's Day

This may have been my favorite Mother's Day so far. So are you wondering what special and expensive gifts I received? Well, there were not any diamonds, flowers, chocolate, expensive perfume or spa gift cards. It's actually much better than that!! About a week or so before Mother's Day I got kicked out of the girl's room after prayer because they wanted to plan with daddy. I was asked to politely leave and then heard lots of giggling and talking behind the closed door. To my surprise, the girls had a very strategic plan. They wanted to stop at Starbucks that morning, then head to Krispy Kreme for breakfast. The Starbucks was for me!! Yummy! Then I was sent to the pool for the day to spend time with a friend. At dinner, Paul and Kennedy brought in Chinese (my favorite) for dinner. We ended the night with Pizzookies! It was a perfect day!

Happy 4th Mia

My First Triathlon

Time Flies

A Peek Into our Journey

Alexander Fun

Lincoln's First Haircut

I couldn't take it any longer. His hair was coming down into his eyes like a faugh-hawk (sp). Even though I waited 4 years for the girls, I could only make it 1 year for Lincoln. We took all 3 in for a trim/hair cut. The girls have had their hair cut before- but merely a trim. This was the first time I had significant amounts removed. They each had 4-5 inches taken. boo hooo. I was sad but it was greatly needed. Summer and pool times are here!!

Final Product

Two Crazy Cats

I often wonder why Mia makes me a little crazy sometimes. I think it's because we are SOOOO much alike. She likes to try and say something silly and then ask "is that funny mom, huh?" She love to chat and loves it when we laugh at her. I love that crazy cat!!

Just Us Girls

On nights that Paul has meetings, we have "girl's night out". That simply means we pop some corn, pop in a movie, and eat junk food for dinner. The girls love it and so do I cause I don't cook!!! They are tons of fun. We are gearing up for one in this picture. Kennedy even has her pjs on.

It Snowed in Phoenix, AZ

Yep, can you believe that? Just kidding. That was in Ohio about 2ish years ago. What memories!!

New Addition to the Family

I've decided tonight that the Krulls are now a part of our family. It was a blast having the kids over to roast marshmallows and tell ghost stories with us.Mia is in-love with Noah. What's not to love about him? He's adorable!!!