First day of school

The parent holiday begins!!



Jared is so excited for school to start, he hardly slept last night. He didn't want to pose for pictures this morning either, he just wanted to run for the bus stop. However, I know just the silly things to say to this silly boy to make him laugh. Jared is in the 2nd grade now and he just lost a tooth a couple of days ago so I just love that new smile!

David will go to Kindergarten next week. He had some testing done today to see where he belongs, he didn't want to leave when he was done.

May-Ho Ice Cream

Nothing says "summer" like something sweet and cold..... something like homemade ice cream. Only David calls it "may-ho ice cream." I don't bother correcting him, he says it with such enthusiasm - it really is cute!



This week has been a big week for our house. We got sprinklers and sod put in, they did a fantastic job and for a great price. We still have curbing to do and lots of gardening - something I'm not really good at, but I'll have to learn if I want this place to look nice. Here's a work in progress, it sure beats having rock and dirt for a yard.

Uncle Leanard

I wish I had a picture of Uncle Leanard, he came to visit this summer and I can remember him standing in our house when it was still under construction. He was Larry's favorite uncle growing up because he was so much fun. He passed away this morning of lung cancer. It was just diagnosed last week and a real shock for everyone. How would it be to believe in nothing after life? To think that we are in limbo or just cease to exist once we stop breathing? I can't wrap my mind around that. It makes too much sense to believe in God than to not. I would not have emotionally survived my own losses throughout life if not for this knowledge.

A Toast

Here's to crazy.... may we all have such moments. I got some requests and this is long overdue, but I've finally got my skydive videos online. I'm so happy to have my stuff back, sorry the quality of my videos is so poor. This is my first movie (of this kind) so I'm sure it will get better from here on out. I went skydiving 8 times, but only 5 of them were videotaped and only 3 of them are included in this video (the good ones).

We're in business!

We moved in Thursday of last week and are finally settled into our new house. I still have pictures to put up on the wall so this house looks more like a home, but I'm having a hard time deciding where (there's too much wall space). I actually have empty drawers, isn't that something?!

We're getting landscaping bids so if you know someone who does it full time or on the side (who doesn't charge an arm and leg).... let me know and I'll call you for a number. Right now, the boys are content with riding their bikes on the sidewalk, but I know they'd love grass to play on.

We had our first visitor from church. She brought flowers, it was so sweet! They look so lovely on our table, it brightens the whole room.