Friday, December 30, 2011
Monday, October 24, 2011
Craft for Will's Class
America Reads Day was Friday. I made this simple craft for the kids to enjoy while they were reading. 
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Alive and trying this out
My darling husband mentioned I've been neglecting this little blog. Well we are all alive and doing well. I'm trying out posting from my phone....maybe I'll be better about posting this way? :)
Friday, July 15, 2011
Pictures!
All of these pictures are taken with my phone so forgive the quality!!
Front of the new house:
Eric's new pride and joy: 5 ft x 5 ft tiled shower with a rainhead showerhead
Custom lockers for all of our stuff in the "drop zone" - organization HERE I COME!!! :)
The mostly done kitchen. The large cabinet on the right side of the picture was ordered in the wrong size so they just got that fixed yesterday. 
Will had a busy summer playing baseball, going to Drake basketball camp, Kernels baseball camp and ECC daycamp. He's really not as grumpy as the pictures make it seem ;) Gotta get that boy smiling for the camera!
Front of the new house:
Eric's new pride and joy: 5 ft x 5 ft tiled shower with a rainhead showerhead
Custom lockers for all of our stuff in the "drop zone" - organization HERE I COME!!! :)The mostly done kitchen. The large cabinet on the right side of the picture was ordered in the wrong size so they just got that fixed yesterday. Will had a busy summer playing baseball, going to Drake basketball camp, Kernels baseball camp and ECC daycamp. He's really not as grumpy as the pictures make it seem ;) Gotta get that boy smiling for the camera!The sno-cones at the Farmer's Market were bigger than their heads!
Love Instagram! :)
Morgan's summer has included swimming lessons and lots of time sitting with us at Will's baseball games. She's been lucky to stay home with Grandma for lots of them...but she's sat through quite a few as a REALLY good sport too!
Her sno cone was YUMMY!
Cheering on Will and sporting the black & orange!
We've also spent a good amount of time at the library this summer - she never wants to leave!
Love Instagram! :)
Morgan's summer has included swimming lessons and lots of time sitting with us at Will's baseball games. She's been lucky to stay home with Grandma for lots of them...but she's sat through quite a few as a REALLY good sport too!
Her sno cone was YUMMY!
Cheering on Will and sporting the black & orange!
We've also spent a good amount of time at the library this summer - she never wants to leave!
Friday, June 24, 2011
And May and June went flying by....
My incredible grandparents with the great grandkids (11 of them!!)
The whole family (minus one incredibly missed and loved woman)
Yeah, it's June 24th and I haven't posted in nearly 2 months. Eric has laughed at the "framing" pictures several times since the house is now completely done on the outside and the inside is moving right along as well. The cabinets, flooring, tile, trim, etc are all done and I think the painting started today. Our builder told us today that we can expect a July 29th closing date! It's been amazing to watch the progress each time we are there.
We celebrated my Granddaddy's 90th birthday in early May. Our entire family gathered in Des Moines to celebrate this wonderful man. It was bittersweet though to celebrate him while Auntie Les was gone. It was a great family weekend, but different and didn't feel complete. I kept expecting her to walk in the door. We shared many memories and stories and enjoyed our time together. It's always too short.
My mama, sister, and me
Will had his last day of 2nd grade on June 3rd. He had a great year and we are very proud of his grades. He's excited about his teacher for next year also. He's in summer school/day camp now and is enjoying that. Next week is Drake Basketball camp in DM with his cousins (and best friends!) Max & Charlie! We're looking forward to spoiling Morgan since she'll be an only child for a few days next week.
It seems like the rest of the time is take up with football & baseball for Will and swimming lessons for Morgan. Will had a ton of fun playing flag football again this year and has had the new experience of playing club baseball. It's a fairly competitive environment (kid pitch) and has really been a learning experience. It's a bigger commitment than we were expecting but I think Will has enjoyed it. They are at State this weekend and have one more tournament in mid-July.
Morgan was a superstar at her first "without parent" swim lessons. She's growing more brave each time she gets in the water and we are SO proud of her. We hope to do more lessons this fall to increase her comfort and skill in the water.
As usual, Eric and I have been busy at work. I recently talked to my boss about other opportunities that might be available as soon as this fiscal year (Sept 30) is over. She was very receptive so hopefully I can move onto a new challenge in the same organization soon. It's been a stressful June - but it usually is, so at least it's not a surprise. I'm grateful for my endlessly supportive husband who picks up my slack...what a blessing he is!! He's been busy as well with a new project that he's enjoying - and getting his hands on hardware and testing so he loves that!
That's it for now...pictures later!
The whole family (minus one incredibly missed and loved woman)Yeah, it's June 24th and I haven't posted in nearly 2 months. Eric has laughed at the "framing" pictures several times since the house is now completely done on the outside and the inside is moving right along as well. The cabinets, flooring, tile, trim, etc are all done and I think the painting started today. Our builder told us today that we can expect a July 29th closing date! It's been amazing to watch the progress each time we are there.We celebrated my Granddaddy's 90th birthday in early May. Our entire family gathered in Des Moines to celebrate this wonderful man. It was bittersweet though to celebrate him while Auntie Les was gone. It was a great family weekend, but different and didn't feel complete. I kept expecting her to walk in the door. We shared many memories and stories and enjoyed our time together. It's always too short.
My mama, sister, and meWill had his last day of 2nd grade on June 3rd. He had a great year and we are very proud of his grades. He's excited about his teacher for next year also. He's in summer school/day camp now and is enjoying that. Next week is Drake Basketball camp in DM with his cousins (and best friends!) Max & Charlie! We're looking forward to spoiling Morgan since she'll be an only child for a few days next week.It seems like the rest of the time is take up with football & baseball for Will and swimming lessons for Morgan. Will had a ton of fun playing flag football again this year and has had the new experience of playing club baseball. It's a fairly competitive environment (kid pitch) and has really been a learning experience. It's a bigger commitment than we were expecting but I think Will has enjoyed it. They are at State this weekend and have one more tournament in mid-July.
Morgan was a superstar at her first "without parent" swim lessons. She's growing more brave each time she gets in the water and we are SO proud of her. We hope to do more lessons this fall to increase her comfort and skill in the water.
As usual, Eric and I have been busy at work. I recently talked to my boss about other opportunities that might be available as soon as this fiscal year (Sept 30) is over. She was very receptive so hopefully I can move onto a new challenge in the same organization soon. It's been a stressful June - but it usually is, so at least it's not a surprise. I'm grateful for my endlessly supportive husband who picks up my slack...what a blessing he is!! He's been busy as well with a new project that he's enjoying - and getting his hands on hardware and testing so he loves that!
That's it for now...pictures later!
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Framing!
We've made most of our decisions regarding flooring, cabinetry, siding colors, etc, etc... I can't believe how many choices there are! Saturday, April 30, 2011
She's 4!
Miss Morgan is 4! She had lots of fun and several parties...one with Nana, Aunt Laura, Uncle Buck & her cousins. One at school that MIGHT have involved skittles. And a fun night out with Mom, Eric & Will at Chuck E. Cheese's.
Riding the 'roller coaster'
And the horse
Hello Kitty cake & cupcakes
Her magic wand
Dora coloring book
And a BEAUTIFUL pink purse from Grandma & Grandpa along with the polka dot flip flops she loves.Mommy can't quite believe how grown up my baby girl looks in this picture!
And the horseHello Kitty cake & cupcakesHer magic wandDora coloring bookAnd a BEAUTIFUL pink purse from Grandma & Grandpa along with the polka dot flip flops she loves.Mommy can't quite believe how grown up my baby girl looks in this picture!Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Easter
We had a fun weekend in Des Moines over Easter spending time with my family. Mom had an Easter party and egg hunt for the kids and we all enjoyed an uplifting worship service, yummy food and a quick birthday party for Miss M on Sunday.My handsome hubby :)
Cheese, everyone....
There were lots of quarters to be had:
Twins vs. Cubs....
Nana and her 'oldest' grandson...(never mind that he's the oldest by *1* week, he'll remind you that he's the OLDEST!)
More egg hunting fun
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Crazy Weather and Cute Pics
We had the craziest hail storm on Good Friday. The kids were facinated and have some stored away in the fridge!
I also wanted to post some pictures of Morgan's family night at school. She loved showing us what she does on a daily basis as well as her classroom!
Saturday, April 16, 2011
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