Friday, October 29, 2010

Friday 10/29

The kids had a great time at their Halloween, oh, sorry.. FALL :) parties at school.

The bravest Anakin I've ever seen and the cutest clown! :)

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Tuesday 10/26

We had a great time with our small group last night as we got together to eat, chat, carve pumpkins and decorate cookies. We joined this group in early September and are loving the new friends we've made and the chance to study God's word in a small group environment!
Love the pumpkin guts!Will's working hard!The finished face:Morgan and her cookie face :)This is our good friend, Mike. He's actually very nice and non-threatening. :)

Monday, October 25, 2010

Sunday 10/24

We had a fun weekend of relaxing, making Halloween cookies and carving our pumpkins.
Eric's been laid low recently by a bum knee. We saw a specialist on Friday and he has surgery scheduled for November 15th. We're hopeful that the surgery will bring him MUCH NEEDED relief!

Friday, October 15, 2010

Friday 10/15

We've had some incredible weather lately...when we've been able to get out and enjoy it!

Silly Faces!

Beautiful leaves....

More:


Stop it with the camera, MOM!

This is how Morgan entertains herself at Will's soccer games!


She loves her bike!

Will's fall soccer team with their medals

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Wednesday 10/13

Hmmmm, pneumonia, sinus infections, coughing, sneezing...and just about everything in between. That's what's been going on around our house. Will, Morgan & I have been fighting bugs for a week or more. Morgan wound up with pneumonia, Will with sinus "gunk", and I had a sinus infection, ear infection and bronchitis. We've kept CVS in business recently, and hope we've done our part for the year! Thankfully, Eric has been healthy (knocking on all the wood I can find), although he's having serious knee pain from an injury a few years ago. I think we're all on the mend - back to real life!

Monday, October 11, 2010

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Thursday 10/7 MIA

Missing In Action - one mommy/wife/employee/daughter/sister/friend/blogger

Last seen drowning in reports and Excel spreadsheets at her desk during year end closing. It is believed that she does have the critical resources to survive with her, including Pepsi and chocolate. She is also in possession of Augmentin and cough syrup with codeine to treat the sinus infection/ear infection/bronchitis that she came down with at just the wrong time.

Hopefully she'll be back soon.

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Saturday 10/2

Ok, WHERE did September go?

We had a crazy busy month. Will started Cub Scouts and continued with soccer. Morgan started gymnastics. Eric & I have been blessed to join a small group Bible study and spent hours and hours getting the 'north' house ready to go on the market. It feels like life is speeding by and we don't have chance to really appreciate the blessings that we've been given.

The kids are wonderful. We have our issues, of course. Will got a note in his agenda yesterday that said "We are working on Will being a positive leader". What does that mean? In Will's words "Um, I need to work on my talking in class..." Wonder where he got that? :) Morgan's going through a phase (at least I hope it's a phase) of having temper tantrums at the drop of a hat and we're not sure what's setting her off. My point is, I want to remind myself that these things are temporary. I adore my kids. They are funny, they make me laugh, I love hugging and holding them. I love tickling Morgan and hearing her giggle. I love the moments at night after we pray when Will grasps my hand and pulls me closer for a hug. I love the look of shock when Eric & I surprised Will with McDonald's for lunch at school yesterday. I love Morgan's crazy curls. I love Morgan's prayer every.single.night. for the little girl who pushed her down the water slide at Cherry Hill Park well over a month ago ;). These are the things I want to remember and celebrate.

And my sweet husband. What a gift this man is to me. He takes care of me in the biggest and the smallest ways. From tucking me in when I have a headache to stopping to get me a chai on the way to work, to folding laundry because he knows I hate it. He holds me when I've had a bad day and prays for me. Again, we're not perfect (shocking, I know), but we are good for each other. We both understand now what it is to be loved unconditionally. I am so grateful and so incredibly blessed.