Birth

I would normally not post something unless it was our family on here but this was such an amazing monent, I felt it need to be shared. My friend gave birth on Sunday and asked me to be there to document the birth in photographs. How amazing to be in the room during a birth!

Last Week ...

Last week we went to the Botanical Gardens twice; once during the day and then later in the week for the new Christmas light exhibit they have. This is Riley with her friend Haley, the kiddos, Riley being a model for me for my "Window" assignment and then two other fun photos.

Halloween

We stayed in our neighborhood this year. We have become better friends with our neighbors and the kids are old enough to walk the hills. We started at the neighbors with drinks and food and then went as a group - about 15 of us total. All the adults had wine glasses and the kids had candy bags. Classic. Wade never made it trick or treating ... he fell asleep at 7 so Rob brought him home. When he woke up this morning he said, "We forgot to go trick or treating!"

RiLEy'S FiRsT SOcCeR GaMe!!!

I was cautiously optimistic going into this. It's our first attempt at a team sport, and our first attempt at real physical exercise. Dance, gymnastics & tennis were okay but Riley never really *loved* them. Being a runner and retired soccer player, I was hoping she would love it. She did pretty well but was tired of running pretty quickly. When they would call water breaks, Riley would yell, "SWEET!" and run off the field, sit down, drink her water & hug her brother. One thing looking at these pictures made me realize it my kids really love each other; they are always hugging! None of these are posed shots, I was just trying to document her first game and this is what I saw. She is still bummed that she isn't getting a locker (?!?!? - I don't know where this idea came from!).

First day of Kindergarten!

Well, the day we have anticipated for five years is finally here. Our little girl started kindergarten today at King Springs Elementary. Since the school has been under construction, today was her first day ever having been in the school so we parked in a nearby neighborhood and walked her in. We stayed in the classroom for about 20 minutes. The only time I had to fight back the tears was when Wade and Riley hugged goodbye, then Wade blew her a kiss and said, "I love you Sissy, I will miss you". ((sniff, sniff))

Easter!

The kids celebrated Easter at schooland then we had friends over on Sunday. We ended up at Urgent Care with Wade on Saturday night with croup so the weekend was a little preoccupied but he is much better now!

Busy ...

I am way behind on updating anything on here! Here is a shot of Sunny and Wade last week during Spring Break. When I have a little more time, I will add more....

Week 11. Power.

The power of a vote ... Taken March 15, 2011. Although a small vote for our county, the kids go with me everytime. I want them to learn to have a voice.

I am Significant.

A friend posted this to her blog today and I am so glad I just happened upon it. I will save this for Riley; I hope she realizes (before 30) that she is significant.

You are significant

You were born a daughter.
You looked up to your mother.
You looked up to your father.
You looked up at everyone.
You wanted to be a princess.
You thought you were a princess.
You wanted to own a horse.
You wanted to be a horse.
You wanted your brother to be a horse.
You wanted to wear pink.
You never wanted to wear pink.
You wanted to be a Veterinarian.
You wanted to be President.
You wanted to be the President’s Veterinarian.
You were picked last for the team.
You were the best one on the team.
You refused to be on the team.
You wanted to be good in algebra.
You hid during algebra.
You wanted the boys to notice you.
You were afraid the boys would notice you.
You started to get acne.
You started to get breasts.
You started to get acne that was bigger than your breasts.
You wouldn’t wear a bra.
You couldn’t wait to wear a bra.
You couldn’t fit into a bra.
You didn’t like the way you looked.
You didn’t like the way your parents looked.
You didn’t want to grow up.
You had your first best friend.
You had your first date.
You had your second best friend.
You had your second first date.
You spent hours on the telephone.
You got kissed.
You got to kiss back.
You went to the prom.
You didn’t go to the prom.
You went to the prom with the wrong person.
You spent hours on the telephone.
You fell in love.
You fell in love.
You fell in love.
You lost your best friend.
You lost your other best friend.
You really fell in love.
You became a steady girlfriend.
You became a significant other.
YOU BECAME SIGNIFICANT TO YOURSELF.

Sooner or later, you start taking yourself seriously. You know when you need a break. You know when you need a rest. You know what to get worked up about and what to get rid of. And you know when it’s time to take care of yourself, for yourself. To do something that makes you stronger, faster, more complete.

Because you know it’s never too late to have a life. And never too late to change one.

JUST DO IT


- Nike

New Camera ...

I got a new camera and have been playing around this week. The girls are for this week's photo challenge; the theme being "play". The pink flowers I am completely in love with. They are blooming all over and every time we drive by one I either slow down or I point it out to Rob, which I am sure he is getting annoyed with at this point but they are only around for a short period of time so I want to see them as much as possible!

Playing with horses in February!

I have a friend who has a horse at some stalls on 40 acres with 17 other horses. Riley and I both rode Marley; Wade was too scared to even sit on her back for a picture. It was so peaceful out there, I could have stayed all day. For the first time, I sort of "got" why people might live in the country, on a farm, surrounded by horses. We are going again very soon; who knows, maybe Riley and I will even start taking lessons!


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Riley and the horse named SUNNY!

Date Night

Rob's work had their annual post-holiday-holiday party at The Fox. We had dinner & drinks and then saw The Blue Man Group perform. The performance was okay but the night out was a blast!