Quite a few from the last week or two..

There all mixed up...

The kitty is Sylvester, our cat that thinks he's a DOG.. Seriously, the dog may bark but it's the cat who scares everyone away..

On B's 10th Birthday we went down to Sugarcreek to eat dinner with Grandma and Grandpa R and our Pastor and his wife. I found these tulips in the parking lot and had to take some pictures.. I just loved the blue sky with the flowers and greenery..

And J...he's cute with a messy face or without a messy face.. (Of course I think that, right).. But you know it, he's a cutie..

And we had J and D's birthday party (combined it for a big group party).. We all met at the park while we enjoyed some wonderful 80 degree weather here.

The L enjoyed posing for me while I was playing with my macro lens as a portrait lens. Oh I so love the look of his portraits with that lens..

And Aunt Linda was up awhile ago and she brought a book to read to the boys.. J loves this book..

And finally...my crocus' have come and gone.. they sure are pretty while they last...












Enjoy..

22 days late..

On April 1st, Daniel turned 12. We he spent his birthday evening with Grandma, Grandpa and Aunt Linda. Daniel picked out his own cake and what he wanted written on the cake. Though I'm not for sure there is a word spelled awsomest.. DQ cakes are the yummiest cakes ever! So here's my 12 year old sweetheart and his Awesome cake.







We're nearing the end of the school year.. He'll be a 7th grader in Junior High next year..

Enjoy!!

Melissa

PB+J Smile..

Today's lunch..YUMMY!!





And my Easter Lily..
Enjoy..

Melissa

Listen to this song..

This song is by John Waller and is called While I'm Waiting. The video shows scenes for the AWESOME movie Fireproof.



Enjoy..

All 4..

Yesterday...

As many know, my Dear Father-In-Law has been going through treatment for Lung Cancer. It's been a rough battle, words cannot describe how rough. Well just recently he started losing his hair. So we decided to do some portraits before his hair loss. Here are 2 of Grandma and Grandpa from Sunday afternoon..
And this is quite a bit dramatic.. Fun drama before the big trim.. (by the way, Daniel was the photographer for this)..

I think you can tell Grandpa wasn't hurt..

He could reach up and just grasp his hair and it would come out..

So Grandpa asked me to bring my hair clippers up and 'finish' his hair loss..



Grandma had to help 'ease' the situation with some her humor.. you'll see that in the next few frames.. (though in the first one, I think it's quite visible how hard this really is on Grandpa)..

Grandma noticed how much Grandpa looked like his father now..she went and got the portrait and 'posed' Grandpa the same way to see the resemblance..

A little love..
After Grandpa's hair trimming, he went down in the basement.. while he was gone, Daniel sat in the chair and said "My turn, Grandpa and I will have matching heads and we'll wear matching ball caps."...

So here's some more love..
A lovely Grandaughter.. (this wasn't 'posed' this is completely Julie when around her Grandparents)..
Later in the evening, Nick came by and asked Grandpa to trim his hair.. Grandpa obliged.
So, here's some more love..

And more love... This time from Timmy and Jake..
We all LOVE you so much Grandpa..

I just want to Thank everyone who has been praying for our family. You have all certainly shown us your love and God's Love.. We know He's here.. I Praise Him this day for his Grace and Mercy over our lives, I know He has so much in store for ALL of us..

Have a great evening.. God Bless..

Lamb of God..

PRESS PLAY on this picture..it's a video of the boys singing Lamb of God...

A Confession of an Addiction..

I have a confession to make. This involves an addiction of mine. I've had this addiction for a LONG time.

Here's my King Size addiction:

Yeah..it's a writing utensil addiction. I have them ALL over everywhere. This set was found in the basket in my van. There are 30 there, YES 30!!

I don't know really when this started. Maybe it was because of those 3R's tests we had to take in elementary school. You remember the ones. You were not allowed to get up after the test started, so you had to have all your NO. 2 pencils sharpened.

All I know is that I've never been without a pencil nearby. My backpack in College had several compartments full of pencils. My mechanical pencils always had at least 2 extra packages of refillable lead! And now, I have 2 shoe boxes FILLED with pencils and pens, just in case the boys need extra pencils throughout the school year.

If you have any ideas how to help this addiction, let me know. The pens, pencils and markers are back out in the basket in the van- you know just in case I need to write while I drive...

Have a great evening..

Melissa

How to play with toys you've outgrown...

His favorite CARS!!

Watching little boys grow in their play is wonderful. Using cars as an example.. When they start they suck on them, they have to feel them in their mouths.. then start 'rr-ing' the motor as they pretend play. Then they'll start to line them up in parking lots, but noone would be able to get out of the cars because they are literally side by side.. Then they take them outside and create roads in the driveway or dirt and then the cars each get their own parking spaces and the passengers can actually get out of the car..

These are J's favorite CARS. He has a collection of the Disney CARS. These 3 though are what he enjoys playing with..



Enjoy..

I guess I really do ROCK as a MOM...

Number 1: He's wearing a shirt that says My Mom Rocks!!
Number 2: Check out how I cut their hair.. They love it..



I didn't cut L's like his older brother's... but he did get a trim. He was out riding his bike around the house with B, well B wasn't riding he was running..and WINNING!!

Have a great day..

Melissa

Sylvester..