Lovin' Life!

Janae, Brenna, Senica and Ty came over tonight to hang out. Brian was cleaning the yard and the kids had so much fun jumping into the leaf pile!! It was so fun to see them laughing and laughing! We played in the leaf pile, ate some Taco Bell....and of course.....watched Elf! :)

Finished!!

Yeah!! After months....our floor is finished!! Whhoooo hhoooooo!!! Thank you to my hard-working husband and my wonderful brother-in-law for working so long and hard to get it done! It looks AWESOME!! :)

Fashion Farm

Monday after work, Brian and I met Anitra, April and all the kids at the Fashion Farm for the annual trip. It was a beautiful day and the kids had a blast! Fall is my favorite time of the year and it was finally a nice fall day! Can you believe how tall all the kids are? I love days like this...with my favorite people! My husband, my sisters and the kids!! Life is good!

Eight is Great!!

I was sitting at a cafe called the Bulldog. I was in Amsterdam. I was on my first trip to Europe by myself when I read my email...."I am pregnant!!! Brian and I are having a baby. We wanted to tell you before you left, but we hadn't told all the grandparents yet....congraulations, Addi...you are going to be an aunt!!!"

I cannot believe it has been 8 years since I got that email. I cannot believe how much you can love a child that is not your own. I cannot believe that Janae is 2 shoe sizes smaller than me and I really cannot believe that she is just about as tall as me!

What I CAN believe is how smart, FUNNY, caring, loving, artisitc and beautiful she is!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JANAE!! I love you bunches!

Where did it go??

Where in the world did this last year go? I cannot believe that Jacinda is 1!! What a blessing she is! Her smile can make your saddest day bright! :)

I cannot wait to see what God has in store for her. I cannot wait to see how she develops into a toddler...to see which sister she teams up with to argue with the other two! ;) I cannot wait to hear her say my name. That is one of the most exciting times for me...the first time one of the nieces/nephew say my name! :)

Happy birthday Jacinda! I love you!

Pumpkin Patch

Ty and I headed to the Pumpkin Patch tonight so that Ty could pick out his own pumpkin. On Wednesday nights, Senica has Awana's at church and Anitra goes with her. School has started again for Seth...so he has lots of late nights...so I get some quality time with Ty! :)

Tonight Brian was planting the mums and getting the backyard ready for the colder weather, so Ty and I took a quick trip to get a pumpkin.

We had a lot of fun! Ty wanted a tiny one and that was kinda hard to find. He did find a lot of rotten ones that he thought were very interesting. We had a really good time....and ended the night with some hot cocoa. I love fall!