for Shanda

Well Shanda, I have finally finished your pictures! Here are few to share - sorry they aren't very good, I am not an indoor photographer at all! Thanks for inviting me to practice though - I had a lot of fun! OH! You were AMAZINGLY BEAUTIFUL!:) Rachel says you are a princess!;)

littlest boy ever!

My dear friend fizzy (Felicity) has posted this sweet baby boy on her blog - he is in need of some extra prayers! I can't get over how tiny he is. Makes me a bit more grateful for my healthy babies! Her link in on the right in my list of friends.

I wore her out!

I think rachel is worn out! After a morning of Ballet and Tap,
an afternoon of playing with her friend Natalie - I sent her to her
room to play dolls while I put emily down for her nap. She must
have been tired too, cause when I went in there, I found her sacked
out like this!

where O where could it be????

I am turning to whoever reads this post today!!!! I need your help!!!! Emily has hauled off my phone!!!! I have been hunting all morning for it! Normally it rings off the hook, but today - not so much! I did hear it once and decided the ring was coming from upstairs....now the question is where!!! So, If you are reading this - stop what you are doing and CALL me - if my voicemail picks up, keep trying - eventually i will find it!!!! Thanks!!!!:)

snow igloo

Here is the final masterpiece!!!! The kids think this is the coolest thing
ever!!!! This morning Zach says,"I'm surprised that dad knew how to
build this, because snow wasn't even invented when he was a little kid!"
How old does he think we are?!!:) paul says this post is for my sister...
You may have Disney World, Sea World, beaches and 80 degree
weather, but you can't build an igloo!!!!:)

GRRRR.......

Do you ever just have one of "Those Days" where EVERYTHING goes wrong???!!!!
I have a bunch of people who are expecting to get their pictures tonight and of course
the place I print them at tells me that they won't be able to print them until late tomorrow!!!!
Then, I was trying to use my debit card and the pin was was invalid - What???? I have used that card many a times and have never had a problem with it! I was so flustered and a bit embarrassed that i literally left Rachel in the store! I got all the way outside before I noticed my little bug was missing!!! This has happened to me before - but last time it was her fault!!!! I ran back in the store to find a panic stricken little one laying on the ground trying to breathe!!!! She was so panicked that she lost her breath and couldn't even cry!!!! She saw me and ran and collapsed in my arms! She cried for a good 1/2 hr!!!! I felt like the most terrible mother ever! the thing that really irritates me is that everyone just stood around and watched her - nobody even tried to help her!!!!
What a day!!!!! Just thought I'd vent a little!!! Maybe I'll just give up for the day and start over in the morning!
Here a few pictures of session from yesterday! She was such a good little girl, but for sure a fast little one! :)

The things I get myself into!

Here a few more dance pictures! Notice the top one... she kinda
reminds me of .....ME!!!! Always facing the opposite direction!
No wonder I was pretty much banned from dance class!!!!:)


So, today was Zach's field trip the Children's Museum downtown - What an adventure!!!! We had 60 kindergarteners and NO bus to take us to the Trax station!!!! So, off we all went on foot to the trax station at 9:00 this morning! The sidewalks were pure ice and the little girl in my group was wearing slick cowgirl boots! She was slipping and sliding and hanging onto me to keep herself from falling! I was so exhausted by the time we even got to the train! We all piled on the FULL train, the same girl insisted on sitting on my lap because all of the seats were full!!! Just as the train pulls away, she says " I have to poop!!!!!" GREAT. I didn't think we were ever going to get there!:) Zach's teacher had an emergency and had to leave during the trip - WHAT????? She left the moms in charge! I sure hope we didn't leave anyone behind!!!! :)