Our drama star, Kristina played Mrs. Cratchett in the school play "A Christmas Carol". It was an amazing production and so neat to watch her. 
Clayton fell in love with the ghost of Christmas Past. He wanted to meet her and get his picture with her. We found her after the show but she had already taken off the makeup....he didn't care....he LOVED the show and said it was awesome....he got so excited when he saw Kristina on stage...Matthew had to whisper to him to stay quiet...too funny!
Here are pictures of Kaitlyn who just turned 3. Oma bought her a Tinkerbell costume so Daddy helped by putting the wings on. She was soooo tired after all the excitement. When it was time to blow out the candles, she got scared and asked for Daddy's help. Our little princess is growing too fast. At age 3 she has an amazing vocabulary. She's quite independent and always getting into something....if she's out of sight and quiet, we know she's into something so beware!
Eddie plays football, his 3rd year in a row. He loves it. He's now in the 8th grade and is enjoying having a lot more time on the field. He's amazing to watch. #33 - he has improved so much over last year and the coach loves that he can play so many different positions, both on offense and defense. He plays safety, linebacker, kickoff return, wide receiver, and a few others that I can't remember the names of. He's looking forward to playing in high school. He's grown so much in the last two years - wearing a size 13 shoe at age 13, he grew 7 inches and gained 35-40 lbs in two years....and he's only 13...yeeks!
Ok, so I go away for a few days and what do I come home to? My honey surprises me with new flooring. First are the before pictures and then after. My house is a construction zone right now but that's ok. With five kids, two dogs and four cats I was really wanting to pull up the carpeting and put down flooring. Too much work having to shampoo the carpets all the time. I just love my honey. The entire front of the house has the laminate flooring and he's building an office with french doors. Can't wait to see it when its all finished. 
Hey everyone, we are back from our trip to Connecticut to meet my nephews. We had a really good time. The weather was great, 80's or 90s, hot and humid. I forgot what the humidity was like...took me a day to adjust. I finally got to hold my sweet nephews and oh what a joy they are. They are such easy going boys...my sister is so blessed. I fed, changed, bathed them all, gave them lots of kisses. Wished they lived out here in the Northwest so I could see them often. On Saturday we had a birthday party for Connor / family reunion. It was a lot of fun seeing everyone. Below are lots of pictures. Kristina was our photographer for the day and boy did she enjoy it. She got some awesome photos. My cousin Evette loved the attention and called her the paparazzi so she'd drag Kristina around to get her picture with everyone. Enjoy the photos. 
This is my sister with Tyler....she's doing so awesome with the boys. I am so proud of her. Its great to see her smile! She's been so blessed and its so amazing how God has touched her heart. I love to hear the excitement in her voice when she tells me what the boys are doing. She doesn't feel overwhelmed with three at all. But she does say that as long as she keeps their things organized and you stick to a routine, its pretty easy. 
