My little guy. 
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
FALL!!!!
I have always loved this time of year.
In high school it was sectional, regionals, semi-state and state for cross-country. Some very exciting times.
In college it was football games, and bundling up to walk to class (try to picture me trying to walk as fast as Jill) :)
Now it is watching my blessings from heaven play in the leaves...
Logan's shirt says "Boys will be boys" - A perfect fit for him!
In high school it was sectional, regionals, semi-state and state for cross-country. Some very exciting times.
In college it was football games, and bundling up to walk to class (try to picture me trying to walk as fast as Jill) :)
Now it is watching my blessings from heaven play in the leaves...
Logan's shirt says "Boys will be boys" - A perfect fit for him!
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Tippy Toes and Trains
This weekend was full of surprises for us!
First Logan got his new bed. It is a bunk-bed set but we are just doing one bed for now. He was so excited, he even slept with the picture of his new bed the night before!
After the bed excitement we discovered our car battery was COMPLETELY dead, at a local restaurant, which although not convenient was such a blessing that we weren't far from home and that AAA could come to us so quickly.
Here are some pictures of our Sunday at home:
Olivia has ALWAYS walked/run on her toes! I love this picture of her on her toes while coloring her body-drawing on the wall.
Afternoon craft time - we traced her body on brown paper and she colored it in! Love how she gets more detailed as she gets older. There was a bow on her outfit and eyebrows!
Logan's new bed: there is a top piece to make it bunk beds, we are thinking when he turns 4? He is just such a climber! I need to get him some dinosaur sheets and comforter, or airplanes, or cars :) but for now he gets a quilt! I am SOOO ready to repaint his room too, I am thinking brown on 3 walls and green on the window wall....
Tommy and the kids put the Geo Trax train together, but I am confused, there aren't any little people in this picture... They had moved on to other activities and daddy was trying out the train.
Some of you know that I have a serious love/hate relationship with my treadmill, but NOW I have a love/hate relationship with the 30 day shred dvd. Kerri (my fab sis-in-law) warned me it was very tough, I HAD NO IDEA! It is comprised of 20 minute workouts that are designed to kick your butt , I mean, get you toned quickly. Lets just say, the first day I only made it half way, Tommy was out of town, and for the safety of the kids I quit early. Didn't want to completely pass out with no one to care for the kids. How is that for an excuse, I mean responsible parenting??? So tonight I will attempt again, and I am going to attempt to do 30 workouts in 35 days. (this was Kerri's goal and I think it is a great one!) Check back to see if I am still alive and toned!
First Logan got his new bed. It is a bunk-bed set but we are just doing one bed for now. He was so excited, he even slept with the picture of his new bed the night before!
After the bed excitement we discovered our car battery was COMPLETELY dead, at a local restaurant, which although not convenient was such a blessing that we weren't far from home and that AAA could come to us so quickly.
Here are some pictures of our Sunday at home:
Olivia has ALWAYS walked/run on her toes! I love this picture of her on her toes while coloring her body-drawing on the wall.
Afternoon craft time - we traced her body on brown paper and she colored it in! Love how she gets more detailed as she gets older. There was a bow on her outfit and eyebrows!
Logan's new bed: there is a top piece to make it bunk beds, we are thinking when he turns 4? He is just such a climber! I need to get him some dinosaur sheets and comforter, or airplanes, or cars :) but for now he gets a quilt! I am SOOO ready to repaint his room too, I am thinking brown on 3 walls and green on the window wall....
Tommy and the kids put the Geo Trax train together, but I am confused, there aren't any little people in this picture... They had moved on to other activities and daddy was trying out the train.
Some of you know that I have a serious love/hate relationship with my treadmill, but NOW I have a love/hate relationship with the 30 day shred dvd. Kerri (my fab sis-in-law) warned me it was very tough, I HAD NO IDEA! It is comprised of 20 minute workouts that are designed to kick your butt , I mean, get you toned quickly. Lets just say, the first day I only made it half way, Tommy was out of town, and for the safety of the kids I quit early. Didn't want to completely pass out with no one to care for the kids. How is that for an excuse, I mean responsible parenting??? So tonight I will attempt again, and I am going to attempt to do 30 workouts in 35 days. (this was Kerri's goal and I think it is a great one!) Check back to see if I am still alive and toned!
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Prayer Request: Please keep my friends Christie and Adam in your prayers, their baby, Zek, (they will be going to get him in Ethiopia soon) is having complications due to pneumonia. It is so hard for them to be so far from him at this time. Thanks so much blog buddies!
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One more thing: Just for the record, I love change (most of the time) but I am not in favor the new Facebook look! Why do they keep messing with a good thing?
And yes Susie, it is TIME for you to get on facebook. :) Love you!
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Cleveland
The kids are I are so thankful to be able to travel with Tommy when he has to travel for work. This trip was to Cleveland for a wine show.
The kids loved running around by the lake, but really wished they were swimming in it. Maybe next time!
Getting to swim when it is cold outside is such fun, I never get tired of it!
Quote of the day:
The kids loved running around by the lake, but really wished they were swimming in it. Maybe next time!
Getting to swim when it is cold outside is such fun, I never get tired of it!
Quote of the day:
Logan: "I want to go to Chi-cleveland!"
I believe that is Chicago and Cleveland combined. :)
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Tailgating - ND/USC
Some of my favorite pics from our afternoon tailgating at the ND game yesterday...
The kids (and I include Tommy in this group) LOVED running around on the practice field!
The kids (and I include Tommy in this group) LOVED running around on the practice field! 
Friday, October 9, 2009
Candles
I LOVE FALL! and one of the things I love about fall is candles. For some reason I go on candle hiatus in the summer, I really don't have them on much at all. But the other day I got a new one (nothing fancy, just a Glade one) and it has just perked up my kitchen!
Our home is cozy, so a candle in the kitchen can be smelled throughout the whole house. At times Tommy is fooled and walks in the door thinking I have just made cookies.
I just love to look at them. I love to light them first thing in the morning, right next to my beloved coffee pot.
And I love to put it in the bathroom after the kids have gone to bed.
Isn't it fun when something that costs $4 can just be so fun!
My favorite scent is anything cookie or coffee related in the fall/winter and clean Cotton scents in the spring, what's your favorite scent?
Our home is cozy, so a candle in the kitchen can be smelled throughout the whole house. At times Tommy is fooled and walks in the door thinking I have just made cookies.
I just love to look at them. I love to light them first thing in the morning, right next to my beloved coffee pot.
And I love to put it in the bathroom after the kids have gone to bed.
Isn't it fun when something that costs $4 can just be so fun!
My favorite scent is anything cookie or coffee related in the fall/winter and clean Cotton scents in the spring, what's your favorite scent?
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Monday, October 5, 2009
God's hugs
I have been thinking alot about Tommy's role and relationship with our kids. God has used it to remind me of the love He has for me. I love to watch the love Tommy has for Olivia and Logan, the look in his eye when he sees them, as if they are the only people in the world at that moment. The HUGE hug sessions he has with them when he comes home from work.
Oh how my heavenly Father loves to hug me! There are days when He just feels so close, and days when He seems a little distant. On the distant days, He is right here, but for some reason I am too busy or distracted to feel Him.
Today I felt Him wrap his BIG arms around me and fill me with warmth. I was sitting outside, on this beautiful sunny day and I looked up and realized there wasn't a cloud in the sky! It was as if I was seeing the beautiful sky for the first time, it was breathtaking!!! Just one of the gifts He has given me today. Just one reminder that He is always there. Just one more thing to thank Him for.
I am so thankful that God gives us just a "glimpse" of his love for us, In the way a father loves his kids.
Oh how my heavenly Father loves to hug me! There are days when He just feels so close, and days when He seems a little distant. On the distant days, He is right here, but for some reason I am too busy or distracted to feel Him.
Today I felt Him wrap his BIG arms around me and fill me with warmth. I was sitting outside, on this beautiful sunny day and I looked up and realized there wasn't a cloud in the sky! It was as if I was seeing the beautiful sky for the first time, it was breathtaking!!! Just one of the gifts He has given me today. Just one reminder that He is always there. Just one more thing to thank Him for.
I am so thankful that God gives us just a "glimpse" of his love for us, In the way a father loves his kids.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
American Girl Day!
Today was Olivia's big day! American Girl Doll Day! The doll is an early birthday present from Grandma and Grandpa J, and since we were going to be in Chicago anyway they decided she should have it early. She was so excited, to say the least, and by this time even Logan was excited!
My "American Girl Doll" on the day she got hers. (She asked me if I wanted an American Girl Doll too and I said that SHE is my American Girl Doll!)
We bought the doll and had the cashier open it so she could carry it while we shopped for outfits and accessories. 
Logan's favorite part was the pumpkin cookies and the escalator. He was such a good sport on Olivia's special day.
Even daddy was excited! (As I write this I just heard her say: "I can't believe I got my doll daddy!" they are trying on the different earrings, Thanks Susie!)
We bought the doll and had the cashier open it so she could carry it while we shopped for outfits and accessories. 
Logan's favorite part was the pumpkin cookies and the escalator. He was such a good sport on Olivia's special day.
Even daddy was excited! (As I write this I just heard her say: "I can't believe I got my doll daddy!" they are trying on the different earrings, Thanks Susie!)
There is just something about Chicago. I have been many times, and I could go a million more. I just haven't seen or done enough there.
It was nice to take Gigi and the kids and just enjoy the city on a beautiful Sunday morning. (Thanks mom for the help with the kids!)
It was nice to take Gigi and the kids and just enjoy the city on a beautiful Sunday morning. (Thanks mom for the help with the kids!)
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Early birthday excitement
We will be in Chicago this weekend, and we told Olivia today that we are taking her downtown to get her American Girl Doll (birthday present) early. She went CRAZY! She is so excited and we are too! Her excitement is contagious. I love sharing exciting moments with our kids, I love to see them so excited. This is a big family affair for us, we have talked about it for months now, gone over and over the catalogs and talked about what the store looks like. (Jill, Jamie and I stopped in last January at the new store in Watertower Place). Logan even seems excited. However, when we used to stop in the Libby Lu store at the mall he would cry in his stroller as soon as we entered. Too much girl stuff! :)
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