8:04

the most beautiful 8 minutes and 4 seconds I have seen in a LOOOOONG time....my girls LOVE this song....and now I love it even more.....

Summer part 3

visited the waffle cart on Lombard today....it was indeed a "cart" which was a suprise to us all as I actually thought it was a restaurant :)

Five girls in their PJs at 8 a.m. getting the yummiest waffles I have ever tasted...I am sure we will be back soon.....very very soon! you should go too *wink*

Summer vacation part 2

went strawberry picking today on Sauvie's island...one of my favoritest places EVER!!
picked a whole flat of berries in 30 minutes.
Rylee had to pee 5 minutes after we made it out to the first strawberry field and peed all over her brand new flip flop.
Natalee eats way more strawberries than she puts in her carton.
Emilee loves her new outfit that she is wearing today (and so do I...I might steal it from her)
Karlee had to pick berries as far as humanly possible into the field because that is where the best "bewwies" are...(someday I will be so sad when she starts saying her "r"s right)
Rylee asked me what bees sound like when they laugh. she also had to close her eyes and say "mmmmmmmmm" every time she ate a berry....was the cutest thing EVER!
we bought corn on the cob, rhubarb, four mini watermelons, 6 fresh peaches, and five honey sticks before we headed home.

life is good.

Summer vacation....part 1

The pools are up by approximately 6 p.m.
Eat dinner.
Kids are in pool at 6:30 p.m.---temperature=65 degrees outside and the water has got to be -10 degrees currently as we just finished filling the small pool....forecast for the rest of the week does NOT show too much sunshine for the next ten days....do you think that matters to these girls??? NOPE! they are C.R.A.Z.Y.

and I love them like crazy.

I dare you....

to watch this without smiling....it would be IMPOSSIBLE!!!



found on Tara Whitney's blog......totally made my day :)

Softball

This is what alot of our lives have and will consist of now through the middle of July. I honestly LOVE being at the ball field and LOVE that Ems loves to play softball so much. I dont think there is any way in the world I myself could have gotten her to play but her best friend Bri is a very BIG influence in her life and Bri and her family convinced Ems to try out last fall.....she fell in love. She is actually a really good little ball player too (yeah, didnt come from me) except for her nerves....once she gets a little confidence going she is on top of the world. A few practices ago she came home literally FLOATING because she played catcher during practice....I freaked out inside but didnt let it show because she was SOOO happy and excited!! She caught during her second tournament and she did an awesome job...I was a wreck watching her but was SOOO proud of her too. It has been a rollercoaster trip so far with this little sweetie...its like she needs to re-gain her confidence with every single game she plays which is really hard for me as a mom...I know she has soooo much potential but only she can believe in herself enough to perform....so for now this mama will be cheering from the sidelines (usually very loudly) and praying for the confidence to settle in for a little longer than one game....

man its tough being a parent sometimes........but boy do I love it! :)

I love this picture...its Bri pitching and Ems catching....it makes me smile :)


my sweet little catcher....she did SOO good this game! :)



Trish got this picture of me....pretty much sums up how I feel when I am watching that girlie play....told you I am a wreck :)

seniors 2009

some of my favorites from this year...just a few for now...because I am getting emails from people that I need to update :) Lots more to come of these...I had to send some of these in for the year book in the last few weeks so I had them readily available to upload here!! Let me know what you think!!!