Jax and Jill

This is Jax. His chubby little cheeks make my heart melt. His lovely mother Jill invited me into her beautiful home and let me spend a morning with her little guy. Look for them on our upcoming website!

a good weekend

Jacob had another soccor game and did really well again. Even though the coaches don't officially keep score, the kids always know who won. His team hasn't lost any of their 3 games which made Jacob say. "I still don't know how it feels to lose!"

The kids got to stay with their Aunt Rachel while I took Nathan on a late night date to say 'thanks' for the great job he's been doing while I'm back and forth with my family. Emma wanted to be dressed for the big event.

I love her little belly!





Then on Sunday while we cleaned up the garage, the kids were inspired to have a yard sale on the back porch. When I came to spend my money, I witnessed the following conversation.
(Emma dropped one of the toys....)
Jacob: EMMA...that's it, you're fired from this store.
Emma: It was an accident.
Jacob: yeah, but I already gave you a chance when you were crumbling that leaf!
Emma: I'm just trying to have fun.
Jacob: This is our work, you're not suppose to have fun!

peter the elephant

Jacob's favorite stuffed animal, Peter the Elephant, was recently involved in a hate crime. I won't go into details, but just let me say that his attacker soon regretted the incident. So, after letting our emotions heal, we admitted Peter to the Lowery Surgery Center. After much testing and one failed attempt at surgery, we decided to get a second opinion from the "Surgery Center of Grandma". (We hear she's an expert!) We'll keep you updated for sure.










pictures by Nathan

Back to life....

I'm back from Harrison. Kristy is still recovering, and she has an amazing and positive attitude.
While I was gone, Nathan didn't miss a beat. The kids got to school on time with their lunches and homework every day. And Jacob made it to all of his soccer practices. I made it home in time to be at his first soccer game. He was so cute. I was pleasently surprised to see that there was actually a game to watch. These little boys are already pretty competitive!








One of Jacob's favorite positions was goalie where he stopped the ball a couple of times. We were so impressed!

.....by the way, I guess I'm officially a 'Soccer Mom' now........

another update.

Thank you so much for all your love. I'm still in Harrison helping out with Kristy, and I just thought I'd pass this along. We are feeling so blessed that Kristy is alive and well. She's really sore and restless, but really thankful that she has no major injuries to her body. Her face is healing crazy fast! I find myself staring at her every few hours wondering if it's my imagination, or if even more of the swelling has gone down. We've documented this a little and sure enough...it's not my imagination, her face is getting back to normal so quickly! Friday she will see her surgeon to see what is next. There is a good possibility that she MIGHT not need further surgery. He was pleasantly surprised with how much of her was okay. She is looking so much like herself minus some stitches and much swelling and bruising. She had a friend of hers french braid her hair in pig tails so she still has better hair than me!!!!!!=) She's getting around on her own a little and doing most things for herself. She only chipped TWO teeth!!!! As the swelling in her lips goes down, she can feed herself better (liquids of course) and we can see inside her mouth better. Her husband has been the greatest nurse to her and it's so cute to watch him fuss over her to make sure she's perfectly comfortable. God is an amazing God who heard our prayers. She is truly loved, and she knows that. Her spirits are great. She's much braver than I am, and she's been cracking us up since before her surgery. (that's how I knew she'd be okay!)
Love you all.

update.

Thank you all so much for your thoughts and prayers and phone calls.
Kristy is doing well.
She gets to go home tomorrow.
She's been really strong and is recovering so well.
Please keep her in your prayers.

what can I say?!

Meet Matt. He's such an attractive young man. Although he wasn't too excited to have his pictures taken, he was very cooperative. Look for him on our upcoming website under our 'Featured Senior'!

camera shy.

Today was Emma's first day back to pre-school. She let me take a couple of pictures before she refused any more. So instead, here are a few from our last dress-up day. She was being a little diva for these too.



It was a good day for me too. I hadn't had the house to myself in about 6 months. As soon as I left the pre-school, I turned the audio in my car from the rear kid-friendly station to the middle and cranked up the tunes from a more adult-friendly station. After a little Justin Timberlake and a brief moment of embarrassment when the car next to me witnessed my dance moves, I turned the station to public radio and listened to the news the rest of the way home. It was actually enjoyable since I can't really listen to the news with the kids in the car. I popped a load of laundry in the washer and drank the forbidden Dr. Pepper (NOT even caffeine free) and watched a girly movie.....it was a great day! And, when I picked up Emma, she had a smiley face on her daily sheet from having such a well-behaved day. But she still won't let me take a picture of her and her back-pack. Maybe tomorrow.