Noah

What can I say about Noah? He's just Noah I guess and we love him.

Last week we were worried that we lost all our pictures due to a hard drive crash. Noah assured me all was well and told me that we had most of the pictures still on the camera and that he downloaded them already.

He's always saving me with his technical prowess. Anywho, when I went to check to see which pictures he had saved, I found this...






You just have to love a kid who does this.

It's that time of year.....already?

4 hours

3 fights....er discussions with my husband

2 trips to Walmart

Priceless?

I don't know about you, but my kids are duds. I love them and all, but they just don't really "get" into the holidays.

Halloween, my favorite holiday, they go to all of 3 houses and they are ready to go back home. I mean really. I think that tells me they get WAY too much candy throughout the year.

So do ya think I had any help from the kids on the tree? Yeah, no. Completely not interested. Jonah put up a few of his own personal ornaments, as for the rest of 'em...heck NO! Truthfully, if it weren't for those anklebiters I wouldn't even put up a tree. And then there will be the grandkids. I'm doomed I tell ya.

Anyone up for next year at my house? You will have to put up with my incessant yelling and moving of every ornament you place on the tree, but it's all in the name of a very Merry Christmas, right?

Ahhhh! Family Togetherness!

Ahhhhh! Family Togetherness!

You know there just isn't anything like spending time with family is there? This summer my wonderful sister decided to come to visit us and bring the kiddos. What fun we had. I had to work a few of the days she was here, so she decided to do something with all the kids while I was gone. What a loving Aunt!

Being this is Midland, and there really isn't much to do here, we told her about the sand dunes. So off she went with all five kids in tow.

Now who doesn't like a little friendly family competition? I know I do. You?

Poor Jonah! (Is that choking I see, on sand?) We like to call him Crash. A few years ago he actually had stitches twice in the month of February. He came through this one just fine folks. Eventually sand does work its way out of your ears. Just so you know.

And yes, that's his big brother Noah. Notice the fear and concern in his eyes for his beautiful baby brother? Anyone?

Yeah, me either.

And really Jennifer, my sister, Auntie to my children...."Wave!" That's it?

(PS it's windy here in West Texas? Can you hear it?)