Fun with cousins

Fun with cousins

 Andrew loves these boys like brothers.  They came to play at our house while Katie & Brad were house hunting.  Andrew played & played & played with Logan AND took care of little Ryder the whole time.  So hope they can soon be our neighbors!

We all had a lot of fun.  Yay for cousins!

3rd of July

 Happy 3rd of July!

We always get to celebrate a day early, too, with Darren's family.  It's so nice to have a regular time that we all are able to get together!  We had a fun night. 

Lots of snaps

 Hayrack ride through Green Grandpa's farm

 Lots of pretty exploding money  ;)

 & even glowing accessories!

Wrap all that up with cousins, grandparents, aunts, uncles, & way too many desserts...

you've got quite the party!

Thanksgiving 2011

We spent the day up at Darren's parents & it was full of family, food, & fun. So thankful for... cousin wrestling,

curtain peek-a-booing,

happy coupling,

auntie hugging,

meal sharing with Grandma & Great Aunt Sr. Alma,

Great Grandma snuggling,

bucket hiding,

beautiful day swinging,

enthusiastic Grandpa playing,

& SO MUCH MORE. Thank you, Lord! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Logan Time

We went to Darren's parents last weekend while they were watching little Logan. The kids had so much fun together! His most amusing "trick" is doing muscles to show us how strong he is... he taught Teresa. ;)They laughed hysterically at TMX Elmo & were amused by him for a long time. (Maybe not quite as amused as Green Grandma, however. ;] ) It made me think back to my now defunct Tickle Me Elmo from freshman year in college... it was one of the first gifts Darren ever gave me! Made me laugh every time.

Fun with Logan

Thanks for a fun time, Katie & Logan!

Happy Mother's Day!

These crazy ones. They made me a mother. What an amazing, challenging, exhausting, rewarding, frustrating, eye-opening, wonderful vocation it is! Case in point: Here we are outside to take a nice picture together before Church "by the purple flowers" at Rebecca's request, which we happen to be standing in front of. Those are the same purple flowers with super yellow pollen that day whic intense allergy Andrew was so fascinated by he just had to feel it between his fingers...then he rubbed his eyes...hence the "I can't keep my eyes open without dropping my jaw" look. Lovely. I was awakened, the third or fourth time, with a tasty breakfast prepared by Chef Darren & staff. Very nice. Andrew made a silver handprint at school for me & a cute card. Rebecca colored me a picture & then made this adorable picture for her Godmother Aunt Andrea.

After Mass, a little relaxing at home, & starting the book "Heaven is for Real", we headed up to Omaha for the afternoon. Darren's nephew Logan turned one & we were able to celebrate with them. Here's Christine & Mom.

Jackson... also soon to be one!

The birthday boy with his mama Katie on their beautiful new deck built by Uncle Brad.

Here are the eight cousins! Logan was good at covering himself with blue frosting. ;) My kids were big fans of the Handy Manny fruit snacks... pretty rare around these parts. It was a fun afternoon & nice to spend with family. Thanks for having us Katie & Brad! We came home & before bed I finished that book; read the whole thing in one day & loved it. If you are looking for a good, quick read that will inspire you & make you appreciate your Catholic understanding of God & Heaven... this one's for you!

Happy New Year!

Darren's parents generously offered to take the grandkids over night on New Year's Eve once again. Thank you so much! We enjoyed a fun time with friends & then SLEPT IN until 8:00. Unheard of, I tell you!
We headed out to pick up the kids around lunch time & to celebrate Green Grandpa's birthday. It was a lovely day with lots of family. Unfortunately, I missed a photo of the birthday boy, but here's a few grandkids instead. All three of ours are in love with cousin Logan, especially Rebecca. He's a sweetie!

New Life

We are blest to welcome Logan & Jackson into the family of God!
The (now) Big Kids

He's here!

We had the honor this weekend of meeting our newest nephew: baby Logan Craig.
Now all Rebecca's "babies" are ___ Logan Craig. Yesterday it was "This is Felicity Logan Craig." She is a girl after all. ;)

He is so handsome. Congratulations, Katie & Brad! Our prayers are with you as you start this new adventure!