Thursday, November 26, 2015

Happy Thanksgiving!

Oliver celebrated his very 1st Thanksgiving today and we are so thankful for the joy and light he brings to all of us. I am so lucky to have four loving, caring children, a wonderful husband and a great big extended family to support and love all of us! Happy Thanksgiving! May we all be able to count our bountiful blessings!

Monday, November 2, 2015

Sunday, November 1, 2015

Happy Halloween!



We had a scary doll, Boba Fett, Mal and the cutest little penguin to share in our Halloween fun! 

Friday, October 23, 2015

A Little Oliver Cuteness

Oliver is 5.5 months old already and he gets cuter every day!

Sunday, September 27, 2015

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

First Day of School 2015

Today was the first day of school for everybody but Mark and Oliver. Claranna started first grade, James began fourth grade, Isabella is in seventh grade and mommy went to teach kindergarten in the afternoon. The house was awfully quiet this morning when just Oliver and mommy were hanging out.

Monday, September 7, 2015

Baby Ollie Laughs

Making baby Ollie laugh is a favorite activity at our house!

Saturday, August 29, 2015

Sunday, August 23, 2015

Sunday, July 26, 2015

Sunday, July 12, 2015

Oliver's First Fair

Fair Photo Op
Already tormenting his big sister by pulling her hair!
Baby Ollie on a Little Green Tractor
We spent the day at a local county fair yesterday and Oliver and all of us had a great time.

Death Defying Feat

This is what happens if you try to volunteer your daughter to be part of a juggling act at a county fair. Ella was safe. I was not!

Thursday, June 18, 2015

Friday, June 12, 2015

Brothers at play!!

This little man is growing up!



Baby Oliver, who Claranna sweetly says is "all of ours", is six weeks old already.  He is going to be baptized this Sunday and the day will be extra special because the big kids are super excited for the day and they know what baptism is all about.  An extra blessing of having the gap between Oliver and Ella, James and Claranna is watching them shower love on baby Ollie and seeing their joy as he responds back to them.  It's sweet all the way around!

Sunday, June 7, 2015

Summer!

Schools out for the summer!! Let the fun begin!

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Friday, May 1, 2015

Welcome Oliver!

Introducing
Oliver Hans
6 lbs. 14 oz.
4/30/15
6:21 pm
He's a little cutie and we all love him already!

Sunday, April 26, 2015

Happy 6th Birthday Claranna!!


We have spent the last two days celebrating our baby (not for long!) turning SIX today.  Six years have passed in a blink and she is such a ray of sunshine in our lives!  Happy Birthday, Claranna Rose!

So excited to be sung to!

Trick Candles that won't blow out!!!

A Fun New Toy

Playing with the Bubble Ball

A Happy Birthday Girl at her "friends" party

A Very Fancy Gluten Free Bakery Cupcake


Friday, April 24, 2015

Baby O. at 38 weeks

Here's another sweet image of baby O. If baby hasn't arrived by Monday a.m. we'll catch another glimpse via ultrasound.

Thursday, April 16, 2015

A birthday and an ultrasound...

Check out this picture collage. One pic is from 4/16/2003 and one is from, today 4/16/2015. You can tell these babies are related, even if one hasn't been born yet. Modern medicine is amazing.

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

Sad Day...

Coco, the bunny, passed away and we are sad at our house tonight, especially Ella. We buried Coco tonight at sunset next to Thorn at the farm. Ella made this special stone for her beloved, purple ribbon bunny.

Sunday, April 5, 2015

Baby in the Belly Dancing

This little one loves to move to the music. I took this video last night--my view looking down on my wiggling baby belly.

Almost 36 Weeks

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Bedtime Reading

Claranna likes reading to everyone at bedtime.

Thursday, March 19, 2015

Creative Cake and Kid

Ella won a spot at a for fun cake decorating contest at the Taste of Home Cooking Show. Her end result was pretty AND tasty! She walked away with her cake, free movie tickets, a gift card and a smile.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Here are two of my lucky charms. The other one was off to school before the sun came up.

Sunday, March 15, 2015

The Snow Has Melted!

It's time for flip flops and sunshine!

Wednesday, February 11, 2015