wow, it's been awhile

so sorry that it's taken me so long to get back...we've been a little busy, i've been doing a lot of housework lately, not that you can really tell lol.

we went to Broken Bow for Chris' 10 year class reunion...wow it really doesnt seem right for us to be having this right now lol, i certainly don't feel that old. i had a good time meeting all his friends, i was extremely proud of my hubby. friday evening, there was a party at some cabins up by the lake and chris had nothing but dr. pepper and water to drink, everyone offered but he declined. he's amazing :) what a testimony to those he used to know. anywho we took the kiddos to the lake and played for just about a minute, there were so many people there we could hardly find a place to get in the water. here's a quick pic.....hopefully it wont take so long to get back :)

what a doll!!!

I mean the baby ;) I just had to share this picture, I think he's sooooo cute, but then again I am a bit bias...

Happy birthday to you...

Abigail turned 4 last week!! I cannot believe i have such a big girl, it's amazing to me how fast time goes. We did a Barbie birthday party, she's such a girlie girl, she loves dress up, barbie and the like...the cake was beautiful. Hope you enjoy the picture. I've also added an updated pic of Noah and Madelynn, they grow way too fast!!

Phew!

I'm tired....I cooked 14 meals over the last weekend. I got this crazy idea to try to do 2 weeks worth of cooking in one day, so that I wouldn't have to put so much work into it every night. I tried all new recipes too. Last night we had Caccitore Penne, and it was tasty. Tonight we're having Cool Lime Burritos. I'm anxious to see how they turned out it sounded good, so we'll see. I actually enjoyed all the cooking, I never feel like I have time to actually cook a full meal and this way, all the hard work is done and all I have to do is thaw it from the freezer and add maybe pasta or something quick.

We went to the zoo on Sunday, it was Madelynn's first trip. It's too bad she didn't have a clue lol. Noah and Abigail really enjoyed it though, we took my neice Kirstyn and she had a good time too.

Other than that there's no news here...so until next time...

Happy Mother's Day!

"...mothering gives back and it gives back more than we invest. Little children are the most loving and trusting of all creatures. Their soft little carresses and cute little sayings fill a whole heart. They bring freshness and life to everything. They give us laughter when there is great darkness, and they carry with them a little taste of heavenly light everywhere they go..."

I quoted this paragraph from this blog that I read often. It's beautiful, and so true to the way I feel. This woman is amazing, but we all know it couldn't be possible w/ out God.

I thank God daily for my children and pray that he blesses me with many more. It's amazing how children can make you feel if you just allow it. They are unbelievable. I love to watch them learn and grow, I love getting sloppy sugars from them even w/ drool. I love getting up with them at night when they need me. I love the feeling of nursing my 3 mo dd, watching "Cars" with my son and teaching Abigail how to write her name. There is no other job that would be more fulfilling than mothering my children. I would trade my life for nothing more, nothing less.

whats goin on?

Not much really. Right now we're just getting ready to start homeschooling Abigail. I'm looking for things to do with her. She's pretty smart and catches on really quick, but we'll be doing the letter of the week. www.letteroftheweek.com I'll be using this and tweaking it a bit with some of my own stuff. We'll see how it goes. Really that's about all thats happening. Better get started on those 4 baskets of laundry. :-/ YUCK!!! (it's not my favorite chore)

I'm so thankful!!

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