VBS 2008 WRPC

This past week was VBS at our church and Matthew, along with "the children of Israel" built a life size tabernacle!!
The children labored in the sewing tent, painted with sand, baked bread and helped construct the tabernacle. They learned what the people of Israel may have faced in their day and they learned what it is like to work without all the "modern conveniences"..especially air conditioning-temperatures stayed above 90 all week!! It didn't phase the kids though they had a blast!!
On Friday we got to attend the "feast" and view the finished tabernacle!!!

Another year has come and gone.. oh soo quickly!!

Third grade is finished!!! I just can't believe it....I know, I know every parent must go through this, but this was my "baby" on the first day of third grade....(we take a picture every year in front of our front door to show how much we've grown!!)







Yeah, he'll be over that soon........

This is my "big boy" just last month on the way to my graduation.....He has changed so much this year, grown up A LOT and even now he thinks 9 is like being 18-You know they KNOW everything at this age!.......He has so much to learn!! He has a great career ahead as a lawyer, the child can argue anything into the ground . NEWS FLASH-Yes Son-We are still the parents and YOU ARE 9 !!

It really seems like we were just starting "big boy school" yesterday, learning our A,B,C's and colors. This year we're doing that "new" math (hee hee), going to sleep overs-having a "social calendar"(all the social calendar that a nine year old boy needs to handle!!) AND hubby likes to say things like, "you know he'll get his learner's permit in about 6 years" and "just think he'll be going to the prom in 6 years"......when he attends West Point (yeah dad's kidding...I think)..........."Honey we're half way done "raising" him".... Oh goodness if that's the case, we've got LOTS of work to do!!

End of Season Soccer Party!!

The boys celebrated the end of another great season!! Thanks Coach Mark, we appreciate all you do & we look forward to the fall!! U-12 here we come!! Go Suffolk United!! Dylan & Catrina thanks again for opening your home(& pool) to the boys!! We had a great time!!

Memorial Day!!

Fun in the sun!!!

Memorial Day, Kerri (my homeless at the moment friend-after the tornado, storms came through a week later dropping a tree right through her house) and I took the boys to the Y pool to enjoy the pool and the sunshine!!! Matthew is always around the basketball goal in the pool....he's a little fish, doesn't matter if it's cold, he loves the water!! Aaron was enjoying the splash park and the scenery!!! I do think Aaron has the potential to "run for office"-we went for a walk around the pool and he greeted EVERYONE with his "politician's wave"!!

just a question....

So today was a busy day (payroll day for me) so I decided it would be a drive-thru, quick pick-up for lunch...........My question is this........Is there a napkin shortage I am not aware of? I know there is not a ketchup shortage because they will throw tons of ketchup into the bottom of your bag-eventhough today I had nothing to put ketchup on-but they will give you 1 napkin, ONE, UNO....why?? Especially when I was at a "finger licking" good chicken place......one napkin!! So I guess on those days you're lucky enough to get a "handful" of napkins, that is when you need to open the glove box and save them............'cause you never know when you'll need it....

Graduation-Liberty University 2008

Ok so I tried my hand at a little creativity!!!

Time for a Change!!

OK so I've been checking out a lot of blogs lately and several of my friends have changed backgrounds and layouts, they use videos & slide shows and I'm feeling so "bloggingly challenged"!! Or maybe I'm creatively challenged....or I'm just getting old~as I've been reminded more times than I care to admit the past few weeks.....If one more person, doctor, friend etc says, "well now that you're/we're over 40"..........OK OK I get it!!! But don't expect me to take this getting older thing without fighting it every step of the way!!

I decided a new layout would "perk" things up a bit!! There are some ever so talented women out there just writing about everyday life and they are hilarious!! (thanks to my friend Jen for sharing some of her favorites-Jen's blog is also fantastic!! http://akersmemories.blogspot.com/ As is my good friend Kerri's http://teamthumm.blogspot.com/ ...) I laugh and laugh because they say everything we mother's are thinking.....you know exactly what they are talking about 'cause for some of us, we've been there, done that.....my challenges and daily fun seem like nothing compared to a women with 6 children attempting a grocery store trip!!! I really have nothing to complain about. It feels good to know other mom's struggle to get homework done, come up with interesting creative meals everyday of the week, really don't like laundry or grocery shopping and their children also find creative uses for markers and crayons!! The more I read, the more I want to jump in and share...........

so to all the blogging moms out there, thanks for sharing and thanks for bringing some comic relief to all the busyness around us!!