Last month was such a special one, ...

Yes, our oldest turned 15, which means she now has a driving permit! It was a fun day.  My parents were in town and were able to participate in our many festivities. On the kids birthdays they get to pick the meals for the day so we started the day with a breakfast of pumpkin squares.  I took Aly to the mall a few days before her birthday and she was able to pick out all of her...
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Rylee had a birthday, shout hooray!

Rylee turned eight on December 18, 2011.  What a great eight years we have had with her so far.  My kids only get birthday parties on certain years and this year happened to be a year for Rylee. She got an American Girl doll for her birthday.  We figured since we “never buy them for her because they are too expensive and only Santa will bring them to her” we would get her one this...
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Grant me patience Lord, but hurry&#...

This cute little saying is on a mug that my mom has and I remember it back when I was just a little girl. It is actually something I would love to have when they don’t want or need it anymore. My name used to be on the bottom of it, but somehow it got washed away!!! Anyway, I think patience is something I am going to be trying to learn my whole life. Justin’s appointment went fairly...
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