Little helpers

Ahh yes, and here is our little 14 mon old helping Eddie rip out Beth's old cabinets for her new ones. If anybody needs 2 little extra hands, he's for hire!

aka June Cleaver

Strawberry Freezer Jam

Dinner started (spaghetti sauce)

Texas Sheet Cake for FHE

Nutritious after school snack prepared...
ALL BY 11:30AM!!!
Well just slap an apron on me and call me June Cleaver!

"well Ahh be.." Annie can work

Sometimes I think of Annie as a bratty little princess girl who never thinks to do anything for herself first, ie pick up something that dropped from her hand. She will do it when prompted (after she's done crying to listen), it just doesn't come into her head automatically. She is precious don't get me wrong. So when I saw her out here with Eddie in over 100 degree, I thought it was so cute.

first she waited patiently for him to cut...

then she'd pick it up the pole with her gloves (cuz it's stinkin hot)

And carry it over to her pile in the grass...

then make sure it's nice and neat (very Annie)

Moral of the story: if you stand outside while Eddie's working, he'll put you to work, even Annie!

First day of school

Well Katie I tried to do your cute little thing with the fingers and the grade, but you can see how well that turned out. Not nearly as cute as when your kids do it.

Next year I guess I need to be more peppy before I take their pic, look at their faces!

Well, Joe 1st grade, Teila 5th grade, John 3rd grade. The boys didn't really want me to drop them off, Joey just wants to experience all he can and do whatever his Big Brother (that's what he calls him) has done before.

Because both their schools I just had to drop off Teila early, all by herself. I know it's sad, but she wasn't sad, she was fine.

John, after they played for a bit on the playground I had to shake John to tell him bye, he wouldn't really acknowledge me... I wasn't even wearing my apron (Mothers Day: the silliest thing he's ever see me do)

Shyla asked me if they looked cute and I thought and then said "not particularly{". They just looked normal. Teila picked her favorite outfit and the boys grabbed the first shirt and pants they saw. I think they always look cute.

They had a great first day! And while I was ready for them to get back to school, life gets so busy as they get older that I really enjoyed this summer. I love enjoying my kids while they are at home and like so many people say "it goes by quickly, enjoy it while they are little" I try to do that despite the bickering, teasing, high pitched screams and messy house.

random pics of late

He just looked so cute starring out the window.

Danny and Jude (Will's baby)

Danny loves many things, one of those things is Teila and another is hair

Annie has just been so ridiculous cute lately. Playing in the mud with a tiarra! I mean come on! I love this age where you can do whatever you want and be totally darling!

Joey and Kenzie

Makenzie is one of Tegan's kids who is 5 weeks older than Joseph. Even though they are boy and girl, they have a special bond. And even though they haven't physically seen each other (we love skype!) in over 3 years (that's forever to a child), they still are "tight". Above is a letter we recently received from Kenzie and Joey's response below.

Tye Dye

So every summer ideally I find a recent high school graduate to work as a respite worker for Teila. It's basically babysitting, but much more productive and Teila LOVES it~ It doesn't happen every summer but this summer we got Eddie's cousin Heidi to sign up. She has been so WONDERFUL. They have gone bowling, swimming tons and Teila gets to know her family a little better. Recently, we decided to try Tye Dyeing since Teila got a kit for her birthday. Not wanting just Teila to have the fun, I asked if we could all join, (esp. since the shirts were on sale 5 for $10.)

It got a little messier than anticipated and my hands stayed like this for a week

We learned a lot, like everybody wear gloves from the get go. It was a lot of fun and the shirts turned out alright. The kids love them and in the right frame of mind it's a fun project for the family~

posin Annie

I don't know where Annie got all this posing from, but it cracks me up!

planning... so soon?

I've been told that Iris might be coming in December for a visit, if she is able to come we will do family pictures since we have 2 new sis in laws and 3 new babies. Call me crazy, but I'm already planning our outfits!!! I found some super cute sweater vests for the boys at Old Navy for $3.47!!

Danny's 1st bday

Ever wonder why bday pictures are rarely posted on my blog and I don't do a cute little loving tribute? Me too.































Danny turned 1 on June 14th. He didn't need any toys, we have plenty. He doesn't like sweets, but he loves pasta, which we had for dinner, and is partial to salty foods, so G. Freestone got him his own bag of potatoe chips, lucky him. He also spent the morning in the hose. All in all a good 1st bday, esp. considering I wasn't really going to do anything! Happy bday Danny!