Raking

Stinkerbell has been wanting to rake leaves for awhile now. I have no idea why, except that she seems to remember playing in the leaves with her brother 2 years ago.

Kids fall pics

Make a Smilebox photobook

Tiny Bears Cheer and Halloween

Firehouse field trip

Cheerleading

Stinkerbell got her cheer uniform today.

Pre K field trip

Make a Smilebox photobook

Someone decided to try to write in cursive.

How bad will the teenage years be?

I'm really pondering how the teenage years with Stinkerbell are going to be. In the last 12 hours, she has decided that she doesn't like the way the number 5 is made (and that it should really be made a different way) and that she will not be playing outside in the snow this winter. The number 5 revelation was made complete with 20 minutes of hysterical crying and plenty of drama. The snow comment came out of the blue and was stated very matter of factly. And all of this is without the teenage hormones flowing throughout her body...ohhh I think puberty is going to usher in a very interesting time at my house.

On a totally cute side note, she was looking at a paper last night that asked her "favorite Bible verse." I said, "Do you have a favorite verse?" And she thought for a minute and said, "Yes, is there one about Jesus?"

Storm clouds

This is the storm front moving in this evening, complete with tornado warnings...and no rain so far.

Kings Island slideshow

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

Baseball slideshow

Make a Smilebox slideshow

4H projects

Here are the boys with their baskets for 4H this year. It's Dash's first basket ever, and it's the Firstborn's...well I don't know 6th or so basket.

My Pitcher

The Firstborn pitching at his last City Tourney game

Getting dressed

Stinkerbell just told me she wanted to wear some capri suns today. I love that girl!

More baseball!

We had closing ceremonies tonight. The firstborn got his trophies for winning league and tourney. Plus he got his 12 year old medal. (sniff, sniff...his last year in little league). Plus he and Dash were both chosen for all star teams. So I guess we'll have a few more weeks of baseball.

Baseball, baseball, baseball

Dash's little rookie league team ended their season last night. This was the first year in rookie league (pitching machine) for all of them, and they improved so much during the year.

The firstborn's team got first place in the league standings and also won the league tourney tonight.

Here's Anthony's latest addition

Don't even ask!!!!

Off to junior high

Last night was the 6th grade recognition ceremony. How can he possibly be that old already???

It was a really nice program with a slideshow of the different activities this class has done this year. The firstborn earned several awards, including the science fair trophy in the picture. Now just 3 more days and he's a 7th grader...off to a new building, new teachers, new challenges.

Birds, birds, birds

This is a picture of one of the six nests we have around our yard. These robins just hatched a couple days ago. We have several other robin's nest and at least one sparrow (maybe, I think).

It's spring!!!!

Opening Day

Saturday was opening day for our baseball league! Here are the boys all ready for their first games. For the record, the Firstborn's team won and Dash's team...well, let's just say they didn't win.

Birthday 5 of 5

The firstborn turned 12 yesterday.
He celebrated by going to school, then to track practice, and then to baseball practice. We finally got to see him around 7:00 last night. We spent the evening outside around the firepit eating ice cream cake.

I can't believe he's this old already...I mean I remember being 12...it couldn't have been that long ago...could it???

A week in South Carolina

Pictures from the last week....

Holding a starfish...we also saw dolphins, a jellyfish and sand dollars.

Relaxing after a long day at the beach.

The firstborn playing photographer.


Enjoying the (freezing, cold, icy, frigid) ocean.

Is Mom done taking pictures yet?????

New claim to fame

Yes, my family is now part of the world renowned (ok, well at least well known on our little section of the beach) sand artists on Hilton Head Island.

This is sculpture #1 - the pyramid.

This is #2 - the Sphinx. While the husband and the firstborn, along with our friends, were creating this, we met some people who had traveled to Egypt. They brought their camera down later so the kids could see actual pictures of the pyramids and Sphinx in Egypt.

These are sculptures #3 & #4, the Roman Coliseum and the Eiffel Tower.