She Has It All Figured Out!!

I overheard Brianna telling Alex this morning....."I think I may be on the naughty list, but that's ok because if I am on the naughty list, I'll still get presents from Mommy and Daddy, You and Trenton, Grandma Cyndi and Grandpa Mark, Grandma Wanda and Grandpa Jim, Granny and Grandpa, Jamie and Clay, and one from school. So if Santa doesn't bring me anything, it will be ok." And the crazy thing is....she's absolutely right!!

Fireman Cowboy

Caden dressed himself for Pre-K today....he said he was a "Fireman Cowboy". His friends seemed to think he looked awesome.

Gracie Loves Caden!

Gracie came over one day, and Alex pulled her and Caden with the lawnmower hooked up to this wagon....Caden fell asleep, but they kept riding!

Build-A-Bear

On Wednesday nights, Brianna goes to Girls of Grace at church....They took a trip one Sunday to Build-A-Bear workshop. Here's the whole group!

Bri and Grandpa Hosa

Grandpa Hosa wanted his picture taken with Bri....He said, "Take my picture with this pretty girl!"

Birthdays

The kids had their birthdays.....15, 11, 5, & 3!

Tree House

Trenton and Alex started a tree house....it kept them busy for a couple of weeks. Then they lost interest, and haven't finished it yet.

Chicago

Chris and I celebrated our 15th wedding anniversary in Chicago for a weekend. We had an amazing time!

Wrigley Field....Cubs/Cardinals game

The new glass skyboxes at the Sears Tower....we stood in them.

By the time we got up in the tower, it was dark.....but the view was still awesome!

Navy Pier

On top of the Navy Pier ferris wheel

Vacation

It's been a crazy busy summer around here!.....But I'll try to get this caught up....We went to Myrtle Beach in June and had a blast again! Here are a few pics.....

This was in our condo under the counter

Sand castle pro's

Bri poolside

Caden LOVES To Drive!

Caden's First Movie

Alex Plays Baseball and His Fanclub

Play Ball!

Brianna's old enough to play softball this summer. This was her first game.

That's her in the field during the game with her leg in the air.

He Washed More Than His Hands!

The water had been running for too long in the bathroom. Caden was supposed to be washing his hands....this is how I found him!!

Brianna's Last Playgroup

Brianna had her last playgroup recently. She'll be going to kindergarten in the fall!

Caden Did It?

A couple of weeks ago, I went upstairs to see what Caden and Brianna were doing. Caden had sharpie marker all over him. When I asked what happened, Brianna said, "Caden did it". But, the bottom of his foot said Bri!

Spring Mill State Park

Several weeks ago, we spent a day in Indiana at Spring Mill State Park. It has several caves and a pioneer village. We learned when we got there that the caves were closed. But, we had lots of fun in the pioneer village, and we had a picnic in the park.

This is the Spring Mill Inn....the kids wanted to stay here, but Trenton and Alex had school the next day.

Chris was a little too tall for this boarding room above the saloon.

The grist mill in action

No Training Wheels!!

Brianna decided Monday to ride her bike all by herself without training wheels! She's been practicing without training wheels for about a month, but now she's doing it all on her own. She walks with her toes to get going then takes off!

Daddy's Helper

Caden's New Room!

Caden has his own room now! He LOVES it! When I asked him what kind of room he wanted, he said, "Car Car's red one's and Mater too!"

Caden and his Airplane

Caden made an airplane out of the computer chair the other day. Notice his lips....he was making propeller noises.

Swimming

A bigger pool might be nice!Alex, Brianna, Caden, and Abbi (girl I babysit for)

Easter

Caden wasn't so sure about the Easter Bunny!

Ready for church on Easter morning.

Waiting for the egg hunt to start.

The easter eggs the kids colored.

Caden took a drink of this vinegar egg dye right after this pic. He wouldn't use the red again after that. He said, "the red one is YUCKY!!"

coloring eggs