Well, week one of Kindergarten has come to an end. Brayden is in a class with only 11 other kids. I am SO happy about that. He likes his teacher. We had an option of picking them up at 12:30 or 2:30 this week. I thought we would transition into "real" school by doing 12:30. So of course, each day at 12:30, I was greeted by, "Mom, why won't you let ( Read more... )

Well, it has been two years since little Bay joined our family. Seems like that is not possible. He woke this morning to a decorated room. Brayden had to remind me yesterday, "Mom, we have to decorate his room tonight!!" So the tradition has taken hold. Bay has been our easiest baby. He is easy to get along with and goes with the flow. He can be ( Read more... )

Ok, I am a squatter. I refuse to sit on a public toilet. To be honest the whole time I am in a public bathroom, I am either in some sort of contortion trying to only use my feet and elbows or I am covered in toilet paper/paper towels. Here is the predicament: Yesterday, Sam and I celebrated our 9th anniversary. We went out to eat and then to... ( Read more... )

We had a great weekend. Saturday, we had Sam's extended family over for the afternoon and dinner. We grilled out and played in the water. It was fun to see the kids with their first cousins and second cousin or first cousin once removed. However they are related ( Read more... )

We just got word that an acquaintance of our that has been sick for over a year was bitten by a tick. He has some weird disease that only has a few cases documented. Why is this so scary? The best that they can tell is that the tick may have crawled off a person from another country and bitten him. Ticks in this country do not have that disease. SO ( Read more... )

We have had a busy few weeks. And I thought things were going to slow down! We have spent most of our time at the lake. Brayden is our resident skier! He loves it. Well, not to let him outdo her, Finley Grace decided that she was going to ski! Well, she got right up and is a natural. It is so funny to watch. She is so small. The skis are bigger ( Read more... )

Well, Brayden "graduated" last night! Yes, cap and gown, even a class ring! I am not joking! Sam said that if he drops out of high school because graduation is no big deal, it is my fault because I allowed him to participate last night!It was cute though. Brayden was supposed to lead the Christian pledge I think but he turned it into the Pledge of ( Read more... )

I am about to be in my late 30s and I feel like I have learned a lot over the past couple of years. I think I have probably grown up more in the past two that in the first 33. I have learned that life is not black and white. Instead, there is a lot more gray. Actually, most of life is gray. Nothing is as simple as one way or the other. I have ( Read more... )

I am not sure what was put in my blood to ask for this type of church life. However, Sam and I are basically involved in our 4th one. Our first experience was starting a new contemporary service in a 100 year old church.This was by far the hardest. It is a lot like butting your head against a wall over and over. We had an amazing worship team. We ( Read more... )

I experienced a small victory today. It was Easter picture day. I had already gotten coordinating outfits for Easter so they would have a great picture. So I got up extra early this morning to get them dressed and looking good. I had been concerned that I would not be able to handle a photo session with all three by myself. I figured someone would ( Read more... )