Petsmart Field Trip

Recently, we took a little field trip to Petsmart, to see all the animals and hear about habitat, characteristics of the animals, etc. A few pictures of the day...


They held a corn snake!

First Dentist Check-up

Back in January, four of us went for a dental checkup and it was Joshua' first...

The hygienist was super with him, allowing him to hold tools, and "help" her with all kinds of things.

Getting those little teeth clean!

See, look how clean. He did a great job!

What a big boy...

Isaac is 6!

On January 2, 2011 our Isaac turned 6! We had a fun day, complete with a waffle breakfast, bowling, and presents.

This really isn't a great picture, because it doesn't really show what he got for his birthday, but it was the best I had! Mario Kart, for the Wii. Anyone who really knows Isaac, knows why we got him this.

And why he requested this kind of cake (chocolate chip peanut butter cookie cake in the shape of a race track, not to exclude a good crash!

Bowling as a family. So fun!

This isn't exactly the clearest picture, but check out those scores (wink, wink :))


Sweet Isaac, complete with his sweet smile :)


It's hard to think that our Isaac, who God brought to us 3 weeks early, who needed a little help (via oxygen) for the first day, and who weighed a whopping 5 1/2 pounds when born, has grown to be a wonderful, full-of-life kind of kid. He is full of love and passion, and we pray every day he will grow into a man of God full of love and passion for his Savior.

Christmas 2010

I am attempting to go waaaaaay back and catch up on some pictures from the last 5 months.


Here, at Christmas, one of the many attempts to get 7 grandsons to pose for a picture...

Christmas morning...

Of course, some Star Wars toys!



Jason was able to re-do his go-cart from when he was a kid. He bought a new engine, new tires, added seatbelts, got the boys helmets, and repainted it. The boys were so excited!


As you know, Joshua's birthday is only 2 weeks before Christmas, so for his birthday and Christmas combined he got a new bunkbed. Switching to a big boy bed was very exciting for him. First time in 8 years we haven't had someone in a crib :(


Elijah trying out the go-cart on our snowy Christmas night!

Elijah and cousin Jake trying it out in their yard! It gets a lot of use!

Joshua's turned 3!

We can't believe it, but our "baby" just turned 3! Joshua, who was our biggest baby at a whopping 6 pounds, 14 oz. had a birthday Dec. 10. We had a small family party at a local restaurant which was loud, chaotic and a lot of fun! Below are a few pictures of the day.

Joshua showing his age on his fingers...

He wanted Darth Vader cupcakes so that's what he got!
The pictures from our party at the restaurant did not turn out well at all (disappointing). The flash on our camera has been messing up, so I just didn't get many there. Toy Story 3! Thanks Grand K and Pappy! He also got a toy tire from his Aunt Jessica (long story about the tire-but something he told her he wanted), and a new scooter from Nana and D-Dah. Also, his brothers gave him a retro-style lunch box (very cool!) Sorry the pics didn't turn out but thank you for all the gifts!

We love you big-boy Joshua! You are a joy to us and we are thankful for the blessing God has granted us in having you as a son. We love your fun, warm, very loving personality. You are a very sweet boy!

Gingerbread Party

Before Christmas, we were able to go to our local homeschool group's gingerbread house party. Candy, sugar, and more candy and sugar! Oh yea, and a lesson on architecture thrown in there, too.

Here, beginning to devise a plan...


Naturally, eating just as much (or more) as we're putting on the house won't surprise anyone!

Our house complete with a snow covered roof, 3 chimneys, a candy cane-lined sidewalk, a peppermint snowman, beautiful landscaping, and on the back (no picture) a deck. I mean, who wouldn't want an m&m covered front door?

Random pictures

A couple of random shots of the past few months: I didn't really take many photos of Halloween night, so here are the boys: 2 dressed up as Bumblebee, and we had one cute little, terrible dinosaur.

A shot of our boys, all 4 of them. We love our Hank!