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!

Happy Halloween!

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

A Little Oliver Cuteness

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

My Lovely Little Ladies

First Orchard Trip of the Season

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.

Baby Ollie Laughs

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

My Four Blessings!!

My Cute Boys!!

The cutest boys!!!

A Baseball Coach, Player and Their Favorite Tiny Fan!

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!

Sparklers--not just for kids!

Happy Baby!!

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!

Summer!

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

Baby Oliver at Five Days Old

Hello World!

Welcome Home!

Oliver at 36 Hour Old

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!

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

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.

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.

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.

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

James at the Wild Game

Bedtime Reading

Claranna likes reading to everyone at bedtime.

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.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

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

The Snow Has Melted!

It's time for flip flops and sunshine!

Baby O at 28 weeks