Family Pictures

Holiday World

Earlier in August we took a trip to Holiday World with our good friends, the Kelleys. This was just a trip for the 'big' boys as we left the little guys with their grandparents. We had an awesome time and Jameson really loved all the rides/water slides. He certainly has no fear!

4th of July

A few pictures from the Kelley's 4th of July 'Flamingo' party.

Catching Up

Didn't follow through on my goal about posts, so am finally at least posting some pictures from the last few months.

Father's Day

LOVE THIS FACE!

VEGAS - April 2009

Happy 1st Birthday Weston!

Where did the year go? Weston celebrated his 1st birthday over the weekend with family & friends.

A picture from his 1st day in the 1 year old room at school.

It's been a while...

since my last post, that is. These days I'm lucky to just get the pictures taken, let alone uploaded to the computer and posted to the blog. I think my goal for 2009 will be at least one post a month. Here are some highlights from the last 3 months.

December 2008

Apparently Jameson was really good this year... below are some of his favorite Christmas presents.

Weston enjoyed his 1st Christmas.

Happy New Year!

January 2009

Scott & Jenn Young's Wedding

Jameson's 3rd Birthday

Jameson & Mommy started off the day with a pancake and sausage breakfast at McDonald's (Jameson's favorite - he eats all 3 pancakes, sausage and chocolate milk)

After breakfast we headed to Build-A-Bear. Jameson dressed his bear like Batman.

Thomas the Train Cake

Jameson celebrated with family and friends at Splash Island in Plainfield

A special gift... Pappy made Jameson a kitchen for his b-day

Courtney Jane's 1st Birthday

February 2009

Amaya Jean's 1st Birthday

Family Vacation - Siesta Key, FL

Mommy's Birthday

Kreativ Blogger Award

A friend of mine (thanks Nicole) tagged me with the Kreativ Blogger award. Here are the rules: List six things that make you happy. Pass the award along to six more bloggers. Do not give the typical answers and go for the less obvious, as you all know that family, friends, God, etc. would be on the list. So, here goes:

• Unconditional Love... The kind of love you immediately understand as soon as your children are born. The kind of love you share when they are smiling from ear to ear or giggling as you tickle their belly, the love you feel when they wrap their arms around your neck and squeeze with all their might, the love you have even when they are crying, throwing a fit, or you are changing a diaper that requires a dip in the tub and a complete clothes change. I absolutely love, cherish and adore my precious children.



• On a lighter note... Cheese! It really does make me happy. All kinds - Cheddar, Feta, Blue, Mozzarella... I could go on and on. In fact one of my favorite things to eat right now is the smoked Gouda apple melt at Chatham Tap on Mass Ave. It's delicious!



• DVR - I can't stand to watch commercials and DVR has essentially helped to eliminate having to watch them at all. Love it!



• Sleeping In - Those of you that know me well, know how much I like my sleep (well, I'm a night owl, but I love to sleep in). Unfortunately, it doesn't happen often these days, but fortunately I have a husband who is much more of a morning person and will take care of the boys to let me sleep in on occasion. Thank you, Bradley!



• HGTV, TLC and The Food Network - I swear there are days when the TV is only on these channels for the entire day. I love to watch design and cooking shows although I never intend to try the design tips or cook the meals. I just enjoy the entertainment. Brad doesn't understand that, but it really is just entertaining.



• Shopping - it really is euphoric. Doesn't matter if it is for me, for gifts, for clothes, shoes, stuff... just the act of shopping makes me happy. Especially if I can get a great deal. The better the deal, the happier it makes me.

Ok... I will award this to any fellow blogger who reads this. I know we are all busy, so if you find the time to do it, great. If not, oh well.

Happy 2009!