Mom and Cale time!

Pumpkin picking fun!

Papa and Scott

We went home for the weekend and S got to ride on the tractor with his Papa. S loves to be with his Papa..He had such a blast.

Cale VS the lemon

Cale tried a lemon the other day....

first taste
wow that is sour!!
Still tasting it...

Rub a dub dub

Baby Cale loves the tub

Look at the man!

Okay so here is the background for the pics. S and his friend T where playing dress up. She wanted to get married....of course S said that he would love to marry here..Heck she is a cutie pie

so.....

Posing for mommy...and then
She gave him a kiss....

Daddy's little Packers!

The Boys were getting ready to watch some Green Bay Packer ball with their daddy.

Happy 1/2 Birthday Cale!

Daddy getting some love
Mommy and Cale
Have you ever seen anything cuter?

J went to the Indy race....

and they put him in the paper as part of a 400 shirts of Nascar tribute. Way Cool!!!

This is what C should be doing....

SLEEPING!!! After all its 12:07 in the morning and he is still just nursing away. For some reason the last couple of night he wants to hang with mommy after everyone goes to bed and nurse and rock ( in a chair that is ). It might just be because from morning to night everyone is in his face the kids LOVE him. So maybe that is why he is looking up at me with the brightest blue eyes and smiling ear to ear right now with a mommy get off the computer and snuggle with me look, its a smile that gets what it wants. Here is hoping that I will get some sleep tonight.

Being a mom

Being a stay at home sometimes is tough. You know its not all eating bon bons and watching tv..its work and dealing with kids and trying to show the world that what you do makes a difference. When you say that you stay at home its automatically received as you have no other choice or you are lazy. Its hardly ever a positive reaction. People think that just because you stay at home with your kids you are doing nothing important. I love being with my kids. No matter how much I gripe and complain they are so very important to me.
Each and everyday I am reminded that time is flying by. C is growing each day and I see him getting bigger and smarter everyday. Its amazing. Two days ago he sat in the exasaucer and just stood up...today he was going in circles and was cooing and playing. He is simply amazing to me. I have got to get some pictures up of him playing. K is almost 12 wow why didn't someone warn me that it would go by so quickly? She is going into 7Th grade. Today I commented the worst crime in the world and registered for a face book, and asked to be her friend..she wants to just die of embarrassment. M is coming and going on her own now. She just hops on her bike and off she goes to her friends house. S has new grandparents..aka the neighbors that give him loads of candy and pretty much allow him to do whatever makes him happy. I hear nothing but begging to go over there from the time he wakes up till bed.
Don't get me wrong I have had days were I think I wish I was just alone for a couple of minutes but honestly I love being a mom. I love knowing that someone needs me. I love knowing that I don't have to get up and go to work and leave them with someone else. I get to see every first, I get to be with them sick, happy, and sad. I really love that J supports me in this. There have been times when we would have been seriously banking if I worked but he has always been great about putting our children's needs above any financial gains. I really do feel blessed to have him in my life. He does so much so that our family can function at this level. Hugs to you J for all you do so that I can do what I love the most taking care of our kids.

What a day

Usually this tends to be a let me show off the kiddos website. Today has been a down day for me. J is gone to Jackson to visit a friend that broke his neck..and I am home with all the kids. Although that by itself is not a issue....its just the fact that we sat up late last night watching "The Bucket List" It was a good movie I just let it get me down. Thinking of my death one day always brings me back to Brianna and I have to face the fact that she is gone from me. Where in the world that comes from God only knows. Why I let it get me to the point of tears and just utter blahness is something that I can't help. I just want a few moments today and reflect on the fact that I have great kids! Each one of them in one way or another are special to me.
K- my oldest has made my life great...when we lost Brianna she was the reason I got up in the morning.
Brianna-even though you aren't talked about you are never ever forgotten. You will always be my sweet angel
M-What a cutie you are. So fiesty and full of life. You and I struggle so much but you are such a great girl.
S-My 1st man. You are my helper my best friend. You are my laughter and my strength
C-My happy baby. Your smile lights up the darkest of rooms/moods. You are such a joy to have and hold. Life is so much better now that we have you in it.
So glad that I have had the opportunity to parent each of you. So glad that God chose to give such special kids to us.

Friends are the family that you get to pick!

Old Friends
Our friends little boy and K and M.

All Tuckered Out

C fell asleep when we went out to eat with some friends. I just love the way he sleeps with his daddy. All snuggled in. He is such a daddy's baby!

It's Yummy to his Tummy

C is getting his first taste of cereal from Daddy. He loved it!

Puppy Love

As you can see S finally got a puppy! His name is Sibo.