Jake vs the Sidewalk

he lost!!!!!

Brylee the Cosmo!

Brylee spent a good part of yesterday blow drying my hair, her babies, barbies, hers and her Dad's hair.

Ahhhhh they melt my heart :)

Fun in the Sun

I was a good Mom and took my kids to Tanganyika

with their Grandma, Ash and Jenny in 100 degree weather yesterday. The kids had fun.....maybe I would of had more fun if it was 30 degrees cooler. At least I had good company :)

Fun with Ryan and Dad

Every couple of years Ryan graces us with his presence. He has a beautiful girlfriend I got to meet for the first time. How cute are they? Within 30 minutes he had the boys ducked tape together. Uncle Ryan is the coolest!

Thanks to Dad and Elizabeth for dragging them down :)

MiMi Junior

I have a Mom who is Queen of Clean. I also have a daughter who is the Princess of Clean. Brylee enjoys using a marker on the wall, carpet and toys just for the thrill of wiping it off. She points out messes to me all day and likes to clean her room. Right now I can hear her helping her Dad with laundry.

My Mom has a very special gift not only can see dirt she can "smell it" Don't ask! Must be a gift that was not passed on to me. But we are pretty sure that Brylee may have the gift of "smelling dust and dirt."

And just in case you are wondering my Mom just happens to to be married to the King of Clean. They are a match made in heaven.

The Best 10 Years

Our Life in Numbers

7-3-99 numbers on the calendar that mark the day we were married

10 for the number of years we have been married

3 for the beautiful children we share

4 the number of homes we have shared

48000 the number that represents the amount of debt we crawled out from

6 the hour you wake up to help out with the house before you go to work

7-1-09 the numbers on the calender for a day that you walked out of the room I was reminded that I want to share the rest of my life with you

5 the number of things Brylee drew on with a marker as I sit on the computer

60 the number of minutes it will take to clean up

8 number of years I have been fortunate enough to stay home with the kids

Lots of times in 10 years that we have disagreed

but even more times have been amazing and wonderful!

and most important.....the number......

1 for the single most important part of both of our lives.....Jesus Christ.

13:4-13 the chapter and verse in 1 Corinthians

Love is patient, love is kind.
It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud.
It is not rude, it is not self-seeking,
it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth.
It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
And now faith, hope, and love abide, but the greatest of these is love.

Happy Anniversary Bryan!

I love you.

My Loves

I swear Brylee is the girl version of Brett.

I came home from a friends house and found Brett snuggling with his baby sister.

Ahhh....how sweet :)

Way Back When-esday

June 2007

"Help he is going to drop me!"

The Day has Arrived

Yea! The day has arrived, baby girl FINALLY has pig tails!

If you need to you can refresh your memory here on to why most of her hair is missing.

Summer Splashes

with lots of friends!

Way Back When-esday

back in 2007 when Jake was 2! My sweet little guy :)

Fishing Fools

A Day in the Life of a Super Dad

A Super Dads morning starts bright and early before his family awakes and it starts with.....

Laundry followed by:

Fishing

Teaching Sunday School

Taking his family out to lunch

Cleaning the house for his parents

Towing a car

Ripping a toilet and bathroom floor out

Baseball with his sons and pushing his daughter on the swing

and

Another fishing trip just because the kiddos asked

and the day's not even over :)

I'm sure Glad that Super Dad is my Husband.

Happy Father's Day!

Go Brett! Go Jordan!

A night filled with baseball and friends. The Merrimans and neighbor Pat came to cheer on Brett and Jordan. And notice they are both #5. Both Jordan and Brett hit a triple and a single! They are such great friends that when Brett hit the ball Jordan cheered him on instead of fielding the ball. Then off for ice cream. So much fun!

Mr. Freeze

Brett has a love for freezing various object placed in a cup and filled with water. Just yesterday I was lucky enough to open the freezer and find a frozen Barbie and Superman.

Our Day Full of Band-Aids

One hurt elbow

Two bloody toes

and one busted lip

Lots of tears, band-aids and hugs all in a couple hours

"Don't Look!"

says Brett, trying to protect his brother and sister from a preview on their movie. As you can see the suspense got to Jake and Brylee....well she listened well.

For the love of Eliana

When your best friend in the whole world attempts riding with no training wheels....seen here. You must of course try it. After the approval of the big boys that it is cool to ride a pink bike because yours is still too big, you jump on because there is a beautiful brown eyed girl to impress. He tryed, oh he tryed.....but it sure is a lot harder than it looks! But look how much fun it was :)

What????

I must make a note to forever remember the day Brylee went up and cleaned her room all by herself and actually did a great job. I will now hire her to give lessons to her brothers. Brylee is a RockStar. As I type she is in the kitchen washing dishes off.

Is this really my daugher?

Jake's MiMi

"Hey Mom....Do you know what MiMi's last name is?" "Tell me Jake." "MY BEST FRIEND!"

This morning he also told me he wants MiMi to live right behind us in our backyard :)

Me too Jake!