Easter 2007

Easter with Extended Family. It was so cool that Amy surprised Mom & Pat by flying in for the weekend!

TEN

TEN YEARS OLD. TEN??? Seriously? Seriously. WOW. Ryan, you're in the double digits as of today. I've been a mom for 10 years. Hmmm. I should have this mom thing down, shouldn't I? Hmmm.

Ryan, when we prayed for you to come into our lives, we had no idea what to expect. We couldn't love you any more than we do! You are amazing. So smart, talented, funny, loving, goofy and super handsome to boot. You're what they call "the whole package". :-) Not perfect, just perfectly you. God created you--unique, an individual--He has a big plan for you, Ry! I can't wait to see what it is.

You @ 10: Video games rock your world, love math, into Pokeman, cartoonist, 4th grader, purple belt in karate, 78 pounds, almost 5 feet tall, let me cut your hair but you're liking it long, avid reader, pumped that you got a Nintendo DS (you're welcome), dig the trampoline, Eragon fan, Lego & Bionicle fan, birthday dinner at Rainforest Cafe, planning a sleepover.

THINGS WE DO--Play Games

I'm trying to remember to take more pictures of the 'everyday' variety...here's an example. The bed pillows are all messed up, no one is looking especially great, we're all tired from a busy birthday/Easter weekend. Too tired for a before-bed game of Uno? NO WAY! The kids love hanging on our bed with Robert before bedtime...actually, they prefer to wrestle all over our bed, usually completely trashing it in the process. I say, wrestling is for the floor. Uno, I'm OK with. :-)

Happy Kids--This is what it's all about. Today is Easter...He is Risen!!! Goal was to get to the 9:00am service @ church, but Mom (that would be me) wasn't quite spruced up & ready with enough time to spare to get there on time...so, the 10:00am service it was instead. It was actually nice to have some extra time to sip coffee and for the kids to run around a bit instead of dashing out the door like we usually do (as though escaping a burning building).

Only about a million things have happened in 2007 so far...perhaps I am exaggerating? Perhaps. A BIGGIE--HUGIE--is illustrated in the picture above...Mimi & Poppa have officially bought & moved into 3044 Walden Drive...only ONE lot between their completely adorable new house and ours! Too close? Time will tell. So far, so good. HAPPY KIDS who could not wait to walk to their Mimi's house after school last Monday....and Tuesday...and Thursday! :-) Love it.

We are blessed indeed.