Guess Who?? I'm BAAAACK!!

 OK, so I think that doing something every day in

November must have done me in!  I stopped blogging

and forgot to start again! So, here are the last few

months in a nutshell.  Thank goodness for collages! 



We had our church Christmas program.
(Trevor is the shepherd on the right.)





Just a few from Christmas!



Putting cookies out for Santa and apples for the reindeer!



It was nice enough to play baseball while we were in Coon Rapids on Christmas Day! 
(I told the boys to always remember that day because it wasn't going to be like that
very often!)   



Trevor turned 8 in January!



We have a shaver in the house!



We celebrated Keith's Mom and Dad's 50th. Anniversary in February.  We had a
nice family dinner at Aunt Maude's in Ames.



Valentine's Day with the traditional cookies that they
get every year.



In March we celebrated my Dad's 80th. Birthday. 
We gave him this planter with 80 suckers in it. ("80 Sucks!")
We had a family dinner in Grinnell at the Steakhouse. 
They also surprised him at work with a pizza party. The sign says MERV
even though his name is MARV.  It's been a standing joke
for years!



We fell in LOVE with Amelia Anderson!  The boys are all smitten with her
and can't get enough of her!  She is pretty sweet and adds a nice
splash of pink to our house.





Jared turned 11 in March!

I really am hoping to do better with this blogging business, but we seem to be crazy busy these days.  I really hate to even say that out loud because everyone else is busy, too, and they seem to get all of their blogging done!   



Day #24--Happy Thanksgiving!

Today is Thanksgiving, and I am thankful that the weather is going to be fabulous the next couple of days which allows not only us, but all of our friends and family, to travel and spend time with loved ones. Be safe and enjoy your time together, no matter where that might be!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

Day #23--My In-Laws

Today I am thankful for Keith's family. I have them to thank for the man that Keith was raised to be. They are responsible for the Dad that he is. Keith's brother and his family live just several blocks from us, and are always ready, willing and able to help with the kids if necessary. I am very lucky to have married into the family that I did!

Day #22--Kids Night!

Tonight I am thankful for a free night on the calendar, and kids night at Valentino's. Valentino's is pizza and pasta buffet restaurant in Ames. Whenever Tuesday rolls around, the kids are always hoping that we are heading there. We went tonight and filled ourselves way too full, as usual. We were even fortunate to be able to meet some friends there. We ended up with a table of 13 people. What a great night!

Day #21--Field Trips

I am thankful that I am able to go on field trips with the boys. Cale doesn't have any any more, and Jared still just has a few but Trevor still gets to go on field trips! This morning I met the bus at the Ames Public Library and went on a tour with the 2nd graders. It was my 4th. time to go on this tour...once with each of my boys and once with our niece, Maddie. After the tour, the kids were able to check out 2 books.

The boys know that I don't do the "outside field trips." Like....to parks to hike and climb. I'm on the docket to go on 2 more field trips with Trevor this year. One is to CY Stephens to see the play "Fancy Nancy" in February, and the other one is to the Science Center in May.

I am so thankful that I have had the opportunity to go on these field trips with all of the kids.

Day #20-Early Birthday and Christmas Presents

Today I am thankful for early birthday and Christmas gifts......

My iPhone has been ordered!! It should arrived just in time for my birthday! I was DONE with my old phone and how buttons always stuck. And for the record....Keith is benefiting from an early Christmas gift, too....he's got a black iPhone on it's way!

Day #19--Saturday night church

Today, (Saturday...even though I am late posting this and it is already Sunday!) I am thankful for Sunday night church services. We don't have Sunday School this week because of Thanksgiving, so that means it makes perfect sense to go to Saturday church. We don't have any reason to get up early in the morning. No alarm clock, and since I am posting this shortly after mid-night, I think our decision to go to church on Saturday night was brilliant!!

Good Night.....