Welcome Madelyn!

Well, as promised I have pictures of Madelyn. She weighed in at 8 lbs. 5 oz. and has more hair than I have ever seen on a baby. I didn't get any pictures showing her hair but there is plenty of time for that. Here is Madelyn.... I have also included pics of Mom, big sister and big brother. Congratulations Jason and Lindsey! She is beautiful.

Happy Birthday Abbie!!!

This past weekend we celebrated Abbie's birthday. I love the fact that even though she is going to high school she still enjoys kiddish things. (notice the cakes, by the way if you can't tell, they are giraffes) We had a dinner with some of the family and on the actual day we went out to dinner and then for ice cream.

First Day of School

Well, as Abbie put it, today is Riley last first day of high school. Hard to believe he is a senior. Today is also my baby's first day of school. Today is also my new great-niece's birthday. She was born early this morning and I am waiting to go see her until Abbie gets out of school. I will post pics then. For now I am posting the first day of school pics of 2 of our 3 children. Our oldest son starts next week.

First and Last Year

I definitely don't feel old enough but time is fling and I registered our younger son, Riley,(see left) for his senior year on Wednesday. Our baby will be starting her first year of high school this year. I still feel like I should have toddlers walking with me instead of children that are taller than me. Our oldest son will be turning 20 in December. WOW!!!

The Itsy-Bitsy Spider???

Look what we have in our flower bed. It has doubled in size since it set up residence. Yesterday I took 2 of our kids out to see how big it had gotten and we were there to see it capture a butterfly in its web. I have never seen a spider move so quickly!!!

Back to School Shopping

Well, we hit the mall this weekend. It was tax-free weekend and with 3 kids to buy for it really saves on school clothes and shoes. I got to shop with each child individually as some had work schedules. I was exhausted by Sunday night. We still have some supplies to buy but that won't take long.