Has anybody here...seen my old friend Trenty? Can you tell me where he's gone?

We thought we had lost Trenty the other day when Nick was cutting the back yard. It's not an area that gets cut very often, so it was pretty long. Of course, Trent thinks his jeep has the same capabilities as Nick's lawn mower, so he was right there with him, getting stuck in the very tall grass. He loves being outside helping Nick with whatever he wants to accomplish. If only we could get him a safe, child-sized lawn mower to ride on, our grass would never get so high!

The biggest trophy ever!

Bradley had a GREAT season playing coach-pitch baseball with Nick as one of his coaches. He was so adorable on the field and is quite a good little hitter! Finally, after a very long season, he received his much anticipated TROPHY!! And, not only was it awesome, it was BIG and even bigger than his trophy last year or  Rachel's trophy this year!! He was so excited by all of this! He LOVES trophies and has his proudly diplayed on his shelf above his bed. 'Till next year...bye, bye ball season!

Blessed beyond Measure

I am truly blessed beyond measure. I certainly don't deserve these precious children but I am so thankful for each of them. Nick and the kids made Mother's Day so special with a homemade french toast breakfast and a new gardening hat and pair of gloves (which I had been really wanting!). The kids, as always, make everything so sweet with their enthusiasm and desire to make something special. They are so proud of themselves when they make breakfast or buy a present or whatever. I'm so glad that I get to be part of so many of these precious moments. I love that I know each of them inside and out and get to help them through each day. I love that I get to homeschool them. I am thankful that I have a beautiful, sweet, caring, responsible daughter, and two precious, sweet, kind, loving sons. My heart is full and I am blessed beyond measure.

Happy Birthday Daddy and Gege!

May was a crazy month in 2012! Between ball season, work trips and all the birthdays that make up May, we kinda had to celebrate 2 very important people's birthdays a little late. Gege turned 58 on the 2nd but we didn't celebrate until later because of Rachel's birthday and other crazy things. Nick turned 34 on the 15th and was in Tulsa, OK for a work trip, so we had to semi-celebrate them both on the weekend before he left. I admit, it wasn't the same having him away on his birthday. We weren't able to do all the special birthDAY things we would have liked. We missed him terribly while he was gone and are thankful that he returned home safe and sound! We ate steaks, salad and potatoes for their combined birthday dinner and then had their dessert of choice. Gege made Nick his favorite: lemon pie (which is one of my faves too!) and Deb requested warm brownies with ice cream. It was a little anti-climatic, but we hope they realize just how much we love and appreciate them both!!
Happy Birthday to my wonderful mother-in-law!

AND, Happy Birthday to my kind-hearted, awesome, extremely handsome, loving husband, Nick! LOVE YOU!!