POTD-Holland, MI

These are unedited pics taken today in Holland, MI.

August Mania

It's going to be a crazy month! Kylie, Robert and I are going to a 4 day photography workshop this weekend. 7 days later we're camping for 1 week at Turkey Run. 5 days later we leave for another Army reintegration program in Chicago (3 days long). Throw in 9 photo shoots, and the start to our 2009-2010 homeschool year and you have my August! I'm going to take a deep breath and try to stay organized and focused so that I don't get overwhelmed with it all. I CAN do this! Really....I can! I think!

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Couple of handheld pics from last weekend (I wish I'd had the tripod).

POTD-Remy and Nikko watching the wrens

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Mikala and Brennan were very excited to wash Robert's car today!

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Robert put flower boxes up outside the living room and our bedroom windows. There's something special inside the flower box outside our bedroom window...look closely...closer..
...a wren built her nest there! Her 5 eggs hatched this week. Here the male is bringing the female food.

She wakes the cats up at 6:00am every morning with her song. It drives the cats bonkers...they wake me up by jumping into the mini blinds trying to get to her. It's not exactly as jovial as Mary Poppins makes it out to be:P I hope to get good shots of the babies as they get a little bigger.

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Swimming at the Weis house:) The swimming was great, but my back and I really enjoyed the hot tub!

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Robert went to take a shower more than 30 minutes ago...but never made it past the family room. He was stopped by the power of the Wii.

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I walked into the yard to stretch my back tonight, and Robert asked if I had looked at the flowers that Brennan planted lately (the kids get to pick out a 4-pack of annuals to plant every year).

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Our little veggie patch. Brennan planted the lettuce and he is so proud!

You never know what you'll find on Mikala's dresser...

July 4th

We are so blessed to have such a HUGE awesome amazing close family! We love, cry, fight, talk, laugh and most importantly EAT together! I wish I had taken a headcount to see how many peeps were at my Aunt Sherry's for our cookout. A great time was had by all. We had a moonwalk, slip and slide, corn hole games, the kids went to the Pizza shop and got to make their own pizzas...and we got to spend time with Tommy, Sharon, and Cody from S.C (and Sarah and Kenley earlier in the week). Here is Brennan on the slip and slide!

I don't have a lens that looks around the corner, so you can't see what's in front of the car or the house! Today was "clean the garage day".

My mom took the girls to see the Hannah Montana movie, so Landin and Riley came over to hang with Brennan. We were having a "no vid games-no computer games" day so they played outside and had a drawing contest:)

Don't blink

This is the frame around Brennan's door. They grow SO fast! I am fighting all outside forces trying to preserve our family time. Family dinners with no tv, walks together, mini vacations...just slowing down and spending as much time TALKING with the kids as we can. This time is so precious, and I can feel it just flying out from under me!

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This is why my kids know more than their mother.

"30,000 star destroyers there are".