Christmas Blessings!

December 25th, 2012

Happy Halloween!

Black Ninja, White Ninja, and Little Red Riding Hood

October 31st, 2012

Pumpkins...

We skipped our annual trip to the pumpkin patch this year, however the kids still talked me into swinging by a local church which had hundreds of pumpkins for sale.  The stick-in pumpkin parts that Arnie P gave us have been such a hit with my family.  We're slowly losing pieces though - we'll need to look for more.

**Poor Zep was so sick during this picture.  He was scared to tell me he didn't feel well, because he was worried he wouldn't be able to go trick-or-treating the next night.  I felt so bad for him!

Daddy had a busy week of work right before Halloween but was able to squeeze in a little bit of time to carve a very quick pumpkin.  It wasn't his best pumpkin carving to date but the kids were still super excited!

October 30th, 2012

Our new addition!

Sunshine and Sterling!

October 26th,2012

Cousins!

I'm too tired to blog anything else tonight, but I wanted to post this super cute pic of my niece and Sunshine.  They are too cute together.  I can't even begin to imagine all the fun these two are going to have together throughout their lives.

October 13th, 2012

St. Louis Trip - Purina Farms

For the last year Zep has been begging me for the opportunity to milk a cow.  You would think that would be an easy request to fulfill.  I had zero luck finding a place to take him.  So...you better believe when I saw the Purina Farms in Missouri had cow milking I signed us up right away!

The Farm is amazing!  They have a small barn where they keep lots of animals that the kids were able to interact with.  The little ones loved this!  The best part was the dog agility demonstration!  It is absolutely amazing to watch the trainers with these beautiful dogs.  

The kids had a great time - definitely a must do if in the St. Louis area!

October 13th, 2012

Sunshine and Aunt Bear!

Sunshine adores her Aunt Bear!  She loves to look at the picture of hubby's family taken several years back, pointing at each person and saying everyone's name.  For the longest time the only sibling that she could remember was Bear.  "Aunt Bear is my best fwend!" she would say each time!

Our kids have been blessed with many aunts and uncles that have stayed a very active part of their lives.  This is so important to me as my own aunt and uncle were a huge part of my growing up.  My aunt is one of my very own "best fwends!"  What a special relationship to have!

October 11th, 2012

Sunshine??

I think she may have temporarily lost her shine!

This is her "mean" face!  She's excellent when it comes to her acting skills!

August 18th, 2012

Our Girl's First Haircut...

Why does cutting a few inches of hair always seem so hard?  It took Sunshine over two years to grow even a little hair.  Deciding to cut any off was difficult!  But isn't she cute?

July 27th, 2012

Welcoming a new cousin!

Hubby's sister welcomed a beautiful baby girl into the world!  We're so excited for J&K.  Little HC is absolutely adorable.  I can already envision lake days in the future...the four little girls huddled together laughing and giggling.  

Pic of the new parents with all the kids!

And the boys could never miss an opportunity to torture their Uncle Totem!  He's such a good sport!

July 20th, 2012

Summer Crafts

In a desperate attempt to squash summer boredom we pulled out some craft sets we had around and spent some time painting.  I think we managed to only fill about an hour.  It was fun though!

Lil' Bit was close by!

July 5th, 2012

A daddy and his daughter...

May 5th, 2011