Central Florida Fair 2009

View from the Ferris Wheel

Last Saturday we all went to the fair! We ate lots of fatty deep fried food, rode rides till we turned green, saw elephants, tigers, chickens and sheep, and watched a fiery high diver dive!

Aeris and me cheesing for the camera

We checked out the exhibits and just knew that Porter's Lego creation would have won a ribbon, if we'd entered it on time. And my scrapbook pages and cards would have held their own as well. Next year the blue ribbons will be ours!

Three smiling boys on the Ferris wheel

Unfortunately we stayed too late and didn't get home until 10 pm which made it very difficult to get up for 9 am Church. But we made it!

A really crazy clown!

It was great fun and we can't wait to go next year!

Easter 2009

This Easter we had an Easter egg hunt in the back yard on Saturday and a small basket delivered on Sunday for each child.

Jacob hid the eggs and I waited with the very excited kids. We let Aeris out first for a minute then Elijah and then the big boys. Porter was a quiet and quick finder. Ethan and Elijah kept asking Jacob and I where the eggs were. We told them to keep looking!! Aeris caught on quickly and was able to hold her own in egg collecting. Porter found the golden egg this year. It had $2 inside. Elijah was upset that he didn't find it and Ethan was very kind to share an egg with him to help him feel better. Ethan doesn't like to see people sad.

All in all it was fun and tasty.

I'm Here!

Ok, this is the moment you've all been waiting for, nagging me about, and wondering if it would ever happen. I have joined the blogging world.

You may all rejoice!

Here are some pictures to get you started.

Here is a most current picture of some story time with Dad this afternoon. They haven't seen their dad much these days with his 70+ hour work week. But we are thankful he has a job and we'll just be very glad he didn't have to work today.


Elijah is styling with the latest in shampoo hairstyles al la Sonic the Hedgehog.

Ethan is telling me about black holes and naked singularities.

We have Porter and the XP Target Locker 2000. He made this to enter in the fair but we didn't get our entry form in on time. Next year!!

And two pictures of the cutest little girl evah! First the nose picking. She's learning things from her siblings! But don't despair!
She can still win you over with her sweetness and cutes.

I'm still working on the look and format of this thing so bear with me and offer suggestions to help me out!