Dev asked for a violin. Carson asked for the Percy Jackson movie.  And PS, he doesn’t believe in Santa this year (sniff sniff).  But guess what?  He is totally ok with that because he feels very smart for figuring it out. Bailey just couldn’t WAIT to see Santa.  Can you tell? She asked for four…

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My mom was cute and bought some fun kits for the grandkids to all make with her.  So we headed there for a few hours so the kids could make theirs.

It says, “Dear Santa Claus, My name is Devon.  And I’m sorry to interrupt from making your presents and your hard work, but I need to tell you what present I want on the other side.”  Such a thoughtful sweet kid.   Here is a cute card Bailey made for her cousin Katie.  I LOVE the…

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It was supposed to snow soon, so I spent a good portion of my birthday (much to Dillon’s dismay when he got home from working that day) raking leaves.  I really really dislike raking so many leaves—mostly because we don’t own ONE tree!  I love trees and everything, but the poplars we had when moving…

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The kids always LOVE to help me decorate for the holidays.  Mostly it’s just Christmas since our other décor is limited.  They’ve been so good to help me out while I’ve been so very sick! 

We are expecting a baby, due June 10th!  I can’t even believe it, really.  We are so excited!  I really feel like it’s a miracle.   I have about 3 months to catch up on here, and since I backdate my posts so they are in the right month, this post will probably be the first…

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My kids all REALLY love the Percy Jackson movie (we just use the clearplayer to filter out a few things I’d rather them not see).  I think Bailey is just as obsessed as the boys, because of Anabeth.  But here’s what they came up with to play the Greek Gods. And once again, since it’s…

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