Happy Friday! Get out there and score a goal today! (**Note: It does help to have cute shoes on, and your initials on your ball) 🙂 Poor thing, she is my photography experiment while her brother plays soccer and she patiently waits for her turn... Ok, ok, just...
Ok - this cracked me up! Here are some 2006 photos of my babies for this one... Julie over at Joy's Hope posted this... hilarious... Thinking of Having Kids? Do This 10 Step Program First  Lesson 1 Before you finally go ahead and have children, find a couple who...
Ok - so I was feeling very domestic. I don't know if it's because I recently watched Julie and Julia ~ which I loved... or if it is because I am in love with the hilarious cooking adventures of Pioneer Woman... But whatever it was... I decided to try two things...
Meg, over at Whatever, had a great watercolor project... I didn't quite get that far, but the kids did a really great job! 🙂 My little artists in training! Aunt Theresa - do you recognize what Julia wanted to draw? In Julia's room hangs the sweetest castle on...
I lift up my eyes to the hills- Where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth. He will not let your foot slip - He who watches over you will not slumber; Indeed, he who watches over Israel will neither slumber nor sleep. The...
Our life is revolving around soccer right now. I am the taxi driver. The ultimate shuttle. I did manage to make eggs for breakfast. I am very proud of myself. I don't make a hot breakfast often. You have to celebrate the little accomplishments, right? Here's to...
School is back in full swing after a week long fall break... They were so happy to go see their friends! (And I was so happy to get a picture of my favorite freckle - see? right there on his neck... he's had it since he was a baby... my F-A-V-O-R-I-T-E...
So fun... Nate's games are so crazy... so fun to watch! It is really just a pile of six year olds moving across the field kicking the ball about four inches at a time... So... Julia's game... Her coach is awesome! B-U-T, so far the other teams have forfeited...
About a week ago, Nate had the honor of bringing the class bear home to play. Beary the Rabbit came with a notebook. The notebook had a cover letter that explained that Beary did not enjoy watching TV or playing video games, but he L-O-V-E-D to play and...
This sweet hummingbird made his debut as we walked out of Mass together. It was over too quickly. Oh, I miss them so much. They know me. I mean, really, really know me. They get me and S-T-I-L-L like me - with my quirks, my drama, my stories, and my over...
Buffalo Bill's in Cave Creek, AZ... my favorite place to take visitors for some good souvenir hunting, picturesque views and quirky sights... Pinnacle Peak Park... breathtaking. IÂ have learned that people have very strong opinions about lizards. Jen likes...
We ate at the most wonderful Tearoom... I had taken Aimee there before on a visit ~ and it was just as amazing as the first time. We had finger sandwiches, scones with butter and jam and desserts that melted in our mouths... we talked about how much our mothers...
So, we picked up Kelly at the airport - and went to eat dinner in Old Town Scottsdale at the Tortilla Factory... H-E-L-L-O potato cake. (Its claim to fame has something to do with Rachel Ray, blah, blah, blah - don't get me wrong - I LOVE Rachel Ray - I want to...
Two of my college roommates came to stay with me the last few days. I was in heaven. Inspired by Carissa over at Brown Eyed Fox, their rooms were ready... Jen arrived Thursday night, so we did a little local sightseeing on Friday, while we waited for Kelly's...
On Sunday, we had some time in the afternoon, so we decided just to drive up to Cave Creek and explore... The kids are at this hilarious stage... they both talk non-stop... when I'm not being cranky-mom (said with a sing song voice), it is so funny. They are...
The kids sang at church this morning. Amazing. When we moved to Arizona, we were so sure that it would just be this two year thing... But Brian was insistent that we join a church right away and get involved. Thank you, Brian. This church has an amazing music...
After 🙂 See what is missing?! Go ahead... click on the picture if you need to! Oh, he was so proud - he lost his 2nd tooth AND he was VIP for the week at school. He got to make a poster all about himself. He got to choose centers first. He got to be line...
The kids and I love to go paint... Love. I am not an artist. I cannot paint. But I love to doodle. The kids get SO consumed by their creation. It is so hard for me not to help Nate - but I F-O-R-C-E-myself not to intervene because again - I am not an artist and...
A few weeks ago, I traveled to Denver for a work meeting. The town was amazing! The weather was perfect. It was such a fun place to pull out my camera in downtown. Â I have so many great memories of our family summer vacations to Colorado....
How do you make me happy on a Friday night? Oh yeah, some wedding cake shopping. So happy. When we moved to AZ, our friends Matt and Liz also moved. They are getting married this December, so wedding prep is in full swing. They are having a coffee theme - so...
Can you feel it? All the excitement of the new school year has probably thrown some of us into a crazy world of schedules and obligations... As we struggle to regain balance and rest, remember to reach out to each other for help and encouragement ~ instead of...