…today…

This happened a few weeks ago, but Kaden was ECSTATIC to lose his first tooth! He realized it was loose on a Tuesday or Wednesday and by that Friday, he had pulled it! This is a great contrast to big brother, who begrudgingly loses his teeth– it takes Noah months!!! I suspect before too long, [...]

I had the opportunity to go with Kaden on his fieldtrip this Spring. So fun! We went to a Stephen Fite Concert at TPAC and then spent the better part of the afternoon at Shawnee Lake. A stop by Sonic for ice cream on the way home made for an excellent day… I love being [...]

Easter. It ties with Christmas as my favorite holiday! What I love even more is that when I asked my children what Easter was about, the three oldest told me: “It’s about Jesus dying for our sins and rising from the dead 3 days later…” Bridget said: ‘JESUS!!! I love Jesus!’ I was pretty satisfied [...]

Noah’s gonna have to convince his front teeth to do some growing if he wants to eat corn-on-the-cob this summer!
His other top one is loose and I suspect he’ll lose before too long!

For those of you who don’t know, Noah and I have back-to-back birthdays, which usually results in one weekend of March being a non-stop party (in some form or another). This year wasn’t any different!
I closed the daycare down and shipped my own kids off for the day on Friday, March 19th. Mom [...]

1.   I’m thankful to have been born in the USA. I don’t understand why I was not put somewhere else in this huge world, but I am so thankful that God put me here…
2. I’m so thankful to have been raised in a Christian home. If I had not been, I may not have known [...]

Some months ago, I posted blogs about my boys… well, I’m a little behind where I wanted to be, but this is Mariah’s entry.
All those saying about little girls– sugar and spices, petticoats and lace, curls and big eyes– culminate in my little girl. Mariah is quiet, shy, sweet, thoughtful, helpful, girlie, and the list [...]

I can’t believe it’s been so long since I have posted to my blog! To say the least, our family has had lots going on recently… so I’ll start with a recap of the last couple months.
Boy, has it been a long winter! The kids have wanted to go play in the snow– and [...]

I love Halloween. I don’t consider it the devil’s holiday– after all, it’s true origins lie in Celtic harvest festivities, not satanic, cult worshiping. Our kids don’t do scary, gruesome costumes… It’s just a great chance to pretend to be anything you want! As the youngest of five, I didn’t get a whole lot of [...]

My baby girl is not a baby anymore… Here are the pictures to prove it!!! I gotta go get my kleenex box, now…. Blessings!