Breakfast Baby!

In my momma-hood, I always thought doing the spoon thing was a major accomplishment! It takes a while to get it down, but with big pay-offs! As fun as it is to see these little ones learn and grow, it always makes me a little melancholy to see my babies grow up! Didn't we just bring her home a few months ago?!?!? We sure love every bit of our milky soggy sticky sweetie! Way to go, Briella!

Momma, don't let your babies grow up to be....

Ok, so Bekah is pretty convincing as a good ol' country girl, huh? I don't see any banjos in her future, though! She is about the "pertiest thang" this side a Baltimore, though, don't ya think!?! Our girls look forward to the Annual Daddy Daughter Church Activity every year, and this year's Western Hoe-down lived up to the expectation! Cow roping, line dancing, and ice cream...more fun than "a couple of pigs in the mud on a hot summer day!" Well, I would sure hope so!

After 5 days of wearing her cowgirl dress momma made her for the dance, Catherine was finally able to pry it off her and get in into the laundry! I have to admit, I hung it in the back of my closet so she wouldn't find it....maybe it'll last till Halloween that way!
(And for those of you wondering, yes, I did figure out how to turn the camera date off so we don't have those very annoying and unsightly stamped numbers on the bottom of any more pictures! At least I think I did...!)

Ahhhh, Date Night!

Ok, for those of you who know us well, you know "Date Night" is a our favorite night of the week! For years now, Brian and I have had a date night once a week, whether it be just upstairs with carry-out Chinese or an actual leave the kids at home and hit the town (by town, I mean more like Rita's Italian Ice!). Well, for this stay at home momma who usually has sticky fingerprints and baby drool all over my clothes, it is an amazing treat every now and then to get a real winner of a date night, and we had one just this week! Brian had a work thing...dress up, valet parking, fancy food, handsome husband, intelligent conversation...a fun reminder that I actually am an educated adult who can mix with other intelligent adults! So what did I do just before we left home for the kid free night....I printed out a recent family photo so we could show off our little darlings to anyone who would take a look! As fun as going out is, I'll gladly keep my day job...bring on the sticky fingers and baby drool...but let me change my clothes first!

Every now and then I try to take a small step into the 21st century....today is the day to step into blogging! This first post is dedicated to Eliza...she knows why!

Summer went way too fast this year! Before starting school in a couple of weeks, we're taking those last few field trips! Here are some pics of the kids "on the farm"!
Kamberlynne still loves to have the camera pointed at her....12 years later and some things never change!
Christian thinks every 10 yr old boy should live on a farm!
Jonah was all about swinging from the rope in the hayloft...he's got some real skill for a 9 yr old!
Indy doesn't think any 7 yr old should have to pose for pictures!
Rebekah is ready to be a professional cowgirl at 4 years old!
Briella says this is way better than an afternoon nap! (15 months)
Christian is really in his element!
No, Bekah, we can't take the horsey home!
Briella waves goodbye with Kamberlynne until Mom takes another step into the 21st century and posts again! Keep your fingers crossed!