— 1 —Last Saturday my niece turned three years old! I still haven't gotten around to posting the pictures I took at our fun trip to the pumpkin patch last fall during "C" week, but my sweet little niece fell in love with riding the ponies so my brother surprised...
This past Thursday Rascal turned 11 years old! For this birthday, having just finished reading (and listening to) The Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings Trilogy, he asked if we could have a Hobbit themed birthday! It was so much fun (even if I did spend too much...
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~I took quite a few pictures yesterday, but it's probably going to take me a little while to sort through them and put a post together on Rascal's Hobbit themed birthday party... In the meantime, here are a few...
"HOW quickly the TIME has COME!Our little snow man just turned ONE!"On Wednesday we celebrated our little man's 1st birthday! Originally I had planned to invite all our extended family to this party, but since we had just had a big "Sound of Music...
Raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, Bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittensBrown paper packages tied up with strings, These are a few of my favorite thingsCream colored ponies and crisp apple streudels, Doorbells and sleigh bells and...
This past Thursday our oldest daughter turned nine... NINE!!! The last of the single digits! Where has the time gone?!? It seems like just yesterday (November 25, 2002 to be exact - which is a special day for us, and easy to remember) that I prayed...
This past Friday our oldest son turned 12 years old! I still can't believe he will be a teenager next year... His childhood is going by way too quickly... He is such a great son, and we are so proud of the wonderful young man he is becoming!For this...
On Thursday our little Snuggles turned 5 years old! He still loves his Woody and Buzz toys, and they are the ones that will always stick out in my mind when I think of his childhood, but this past year he has really been enjoying race cars (especially the "Cars"...
Our little Snuggles is five years old today! He requested a "Cars" themed cake, which I was extremely tempted to just order from the store, but I ended up deciding to give it a shot using this cake as inspiration. It is far from perfect, but I thought it...
~ Capturing the context of contentment in everyday life. ~{pretty}This was one of my favorite pictures of my pretty girl, taken during her Early American Pioneer Party, on her birthday. {happy}Our boys were very happy and excited to dress up for their sister's...
Father in heaven, grant me the grace to appreciate the dignity which you have conferred on me. Let me realize that not even the Angels have been blessed with such a privilege—to share in your creative miracle and bring new Saints to heaven. Make me a good mother to all my children after the example of Mary, the Mother of your Son. Through the intercession of Jesus and Mary I ask your continued blessings on my family. Let us all be dedicated to your service on earth and attain the eternal happiness of your kingdom in heaven. Amen.
