we are back......

Goodness me...it has been a long time. We have been so busy..(imagine that). Christmas was a wirlwind of activities. Non-stop family stuff. It was so busy that I was unable to visit with my two friends that I had planned on. :( One thing we went to see while in Tennessee was "Grinch In Ice." It was so much fun. I will include a few pics to show just how cute it was. The kids enjoyed their christmas, even isabella. She was so cute, as soon as she learned how to open presents she was trying to open them all--even the ones that were not hers--too cute.


this is an awesome pic of the grinch. he was huge...and solid ice!!



Everything was ice EXCEPT the trees...have no idea why...but it was awesome.


they were literally sitting on a block of ice!


of course we all went down the slide..it was great!!



this last part took me by surprise. they had the nativity scene all in ice! it was beautiful. and yes that is elijah trying to climb the nativity scene...they look down on things like that. hahaha.

Christmas Performances...

I posted a few days ago on Facebook that I was going to see my kids christmas performances at school. We have been so busy that I am just now getting to post some pics and videos...the last video I will post is not of my kids...but you will want to check it out I promise!!! The first video is of Abigail. She is the one with the red bow that is falling out. Their song was "It's Christmas Time in Texas" (i thought of you Kirsten).
The next video is of elijah's class. I think the song was called something about "Mrs. Santa Clause"


This last video is of a little first grade boy. He was keeping the beat and singing the song all by himself. He was something precious...check it out. Song "All I Want for Christmas is You"



awesome huh??

8 going on 18.....

Yes, this is my now 8 year old daughter. This whole weekend has been one big whirlwind of activities. It started out with a party for Abigail Friday night. Her birthday is on the 7th, but her party was Friday night. We had 4 extra children sleep over that night...and let's just say it will be a long time before that happens again!!! hahahaha. Then one of the young boys pictured in the above picture has the same birthday as Abigail. They are 50 minutes apart (abigail is the older one:) ) He had a party on Saturday. Saturday night Mike and I had a sunday school party for our class. Sunday, the children's department had their annual choir concert/play performance. Then Monday we had the annual Christmas parade that our children were a part of. To top it off, I have had to juggle finals around this whole thing. I am one tired person!!! Hope you enjoy the pics.

For this I am thankful....

We had a wonderful thanksgiving day. We spent some time with our friends, and had a fabulous meal. Thanksgiving always reminds me of what I have to be thankful for. Of course my mind always goes back to my faith and family! I have three beautiful children who are healthy. I have a wonderful husband who loves God, and his family. I also have a great extended family. Our church loves and supports us, and I have awesome friends all around the globe! I could not be more blessed. The kids spent some time playing with this new wii game that we got for christmas (early present :)). It is called outdoor adventure. The games require you to use your body to complete the tasks. The kids (including mike) had a blast! I mentioned before that we had a great meal filled with all of the Thanksgiving staples...turkey, dressing ect...Isabella had another idea for thanksgiving supper. She decided she wanted this for supper instead:

I've been nominated....

FINALLY! I have been nominated for something. I've mentioned before that Abigail's school is implementing this new "robust vocabulary." Last night, Mike was helping Abigail learn her new words for the week. One of her words was "nominated." Mike went on to tell her the meaning of the word. After about a minute, Abigail responds with this statement, "Daddy, I nominate mommy to get a job." My response is a quote from the wicked witch of the west "All in due time my dear, all in due time." I am set to graduate December of 2010. Which seems like a long time from now, but I start my methods courses next fall. That will keep me extremely busy. So just start praying for me now!

Pictures,Pictures, and more Pictures

We had one fun day last Sunday. A good friend of mine had a very nice camera, and she took LOTS of fun pics of the kids. They were just casual pics, but were adorable! I thought I would share a few of my favorites. There were over 100, but i will just share a few :)!

Some of Isabella:












and of course my precious Abigail:







and finally last but NOT least my handsome Elijah:

Nine Months

Isabella turned nine months on election day (some day huh?) anyway, she is getting so big!!!! On her 8 month check up, she was 21.9 lbs. So by now she has to be 22 lbs at least. She is starting to get her own personality (which can be a good and bad thing haha) She does not crawl like a normal baby, but she does scoot to wherever she wants to go. She has 4 teeth now, and this has made for some interesting nights. Just wanted to post a short video. Enjoy...