A Tetherball For Chritmas!!!!!!!!!!

This game/toy is SOOOOOO FUN! Thank you Mom & Tim for this! We are ALL enjoying it! - - - How do you like Kyle's t-shirt!? Win ROCKY Win! LOVE IT!

A Merry Christmas Thank You!

Thank you to our friends and family for making our kids Christmas super special & fun!

Priceless Christmas Picture!

This is what it... looks like when... You get SKATES for Christmas!

Melanie's Christmas Morning

Dolls from the movie Frozen in her stocking. Pretzel M & M's that she's been wanting for...a while. SpongeBob Yahtzee Game Tie Dye T-Shirt Maker A doll from Jamaica, which Melanie adores! Adventures in Odyssey Audio Stories-LOVE THEM! The Princess and the Three Knights storybook-SUCH a sweet, good book on character and True Love.

Kyle's Christmas Morning

This is what a teenager looks like on Christmas morning. Gone is the early morning (6am) wake-up call from Kyle and the eager unwrapping. I think I'm gonna miss that from him. Here he's opening up his stocking that Melanie handed him. Taking a break by petting Brownie Slowly waking up and making his way to the floor to open the wrapped gifts. Slowly but surely... he's waking up... gift by gift, it gets better & better... until...HA!! Money! He's such a handsome young man.

Happy Birthday Jesus! and Merry Christmas!

We had a super sweet and fun Christmas! It was a super HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY day! All season long Melanie showed no sign of wanting to see Santa until Monday the 23rd. when her friend Capri mentioned they were going to see him. So I called Duane to ask him to come home a little early so we could go. He did. There were over 200 people in line. YIKES! We went to Braum's instead. LOL! But...the next morning, Christmas Eve, I took Melanie to see "The Big Guy!" We waited in 27 degree weather for an hour and a half. DOUBLE YIKES! We got there at 8:52 AM and didn't see him until 10:15ish. But it was worth it. She asked for a bow and arrow set, that's it. A bow and arrow set, which I didn't even know she wanted! And looky there...look what Santa brought her! Now I know there is a lot of controversy out there on whether or not you should let your child believe in Santa, the magic of Christmas. (I was one of those skeptics-unsure of what the right thing to do was.) Maybe believing in Santa breeds greed or selfishness and children aren't taught the true meaning of Christmas. But I have learned just this year that you can have the best of both worlds. Although it's important to teach your children the true meaning of Christmas and the very important things in life, tell them what is real & what is not, sometimes it's fun and OK to have the fairy tale or fantasy part of life too. After all, we could all use a break from the harsh realities of life. Life is tough. So needless to say, when Melanie woke up to find 2 of the three cookies that she helped bake gone, and a BRAVE Bow & Arrow set next to a special note from Santa and the first thing she does is put her hands together, look up and pray & give thanks to Our Lord three times over, I knew I was doing something right. In fact, I cried. Because if that isn't the opposite of greed, I don't know what is. Happy Birthday Jesus! and Merry Christmas! - -

Merry Christmas!

Baby Kicks 12-20-13

26 weeks Gestation This baby is starting to become camera shy. It'll be just-a-movin', then when I grab the phone for the video & pull up my shirt it stops. As soon as I cover my tummy again it's back to movin'! At times it may be difficult to see the ripples or kicks in my tummy that's because I'm using the cell phone for video. My phone's usually closer than the camera. If I got up to grab the camera this baby would definitely stop putting on a show. LOL!

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Baby Kicks 12-01-13

Nearly 24 Weeks Along This baby is a MOVER!

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Baby Kicks November 24 & 25, 2013

23 Weeks Gestation Look at this little mover!

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Smokey-Our Very Amusing (Annoying) Cat

If you ask Duane, "He's not amusing. He's annoying. Anyone want a FREE cat? He's an over weight blob." If you ask me, "He's frisky. He's funny. He's very special. He's not fat, he's fluffy."  I absolutely adore this cat.  Duane, absolutely loathes this cat.  However, I think he secretly LOVES Smokey.  You should see him when he thinks no one is watching.  I guess you guys can make your own opinion. - Merry Christmas from Smokey!
It's super difficult to see Smokey in this video, but I think you get the idea.  He's climbing the Christmas Tree!  LOL!

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Melanie Roasting By an Open Fire

Now this is my kind of wintery fun. Do you like Melanie's outfit? She's a snow princess.

Fun in the Icy Brrrr Cold!

Melanie playing with the kids on our street. - Snow (ice) angel time! Plastic lid for a sled! Melanie & Aubrey. Melanie's new friend from across the street. Iced over roses. Aren't they pretty? Kyle attempting to play basketball in the brrrrrrrrr...cold. The basketball gets stuck in his frozen net. LOL! Lets use a shovel to free it. Maybe the Razor 3 wheeler will be more fun on the ice. LOL! Children sure know how to have a good time no matter the weather!

Pregnancy Week 24

The start of our 6th. month! This baby is just-a-growing! The baby's heart rate was 133. Here we are posing on the left. From the front. From the right. Check out my outie belly button! Eww!

"Gems" Results

Look how beautiful our crystal gems are! Gems on a string Gems on the bottom of our jar. I just love homeschooling. This stuff is so neat!