Saturday, January 17, 2009

When we're helping, we're happy, and we sing as we go...

I had another 'first' today. Taught Sam how to do his own laundry! He stripped his own bed, loaded the sheets and a few dirty shirts and things into the washer, turned it on, added the soap and shut the lid! Can I just tell you how wonderful that is!!! After nine years of taking care of every little itsy bitsy detail of his life...he can now do his own laundry! Wow, I'm really ecstatic, can you tell? ;)

Although, the day for him to leave on his mission is 9 years away, it'll fly by so fast. I keep telling him that I'm not going to be able to go on his mission with him just to fold his blanky the way he likes it. And he laughs and laughs. But oh I will miss him so. I already miss him so much on the nights he goes to his dad's house. What will I do when he's gone for two years? Wow, I'm already getting sad about that. Now is the time to savor each minute. I can't believe my baby boy is 9.

Took the kids to see Hotel For Dogs tonight. They all loved it but at one point in the show, all three of them were crying...I have some very sensitive children with huge hearts. I love them all so much. I am one lucky mom! TTFN. (For we love to help mother, for we all love her so!)

Friday, January 9, 2009

More pics from Snowmobiling Trip, Island Park, Jan 2009

The Girls: Kennedy Sarah Mary Ava

Mary & Ava

Dad & Rosie

Bill & Brooklyn

And over the hills we go...




We just returned from our annual snowmobile trip and what an amazing time we always have as a family. We take an obscene amount of food and STUFF and caravan up to Island Park, where we rent a cabin and chill for a couple of days. It's almost always chaotic and nobody gets very much sleep but I'm so thankful that I have family to be with and share the holidays with. The kids love to be pulled in the sled behind the snowmobile. My dad has been planning this trip for over a year now and he gets so excited; he is the biggest kid out there! I'm so thankful for my parents, and my brother & his fiancee and sisters and their husbands, for all making it possible for us to have so much fun together.


We also were able to celebrate Sam's 9th Birthday! Happy Birthday Sam, we love you!

PS. Sorry for the lack of format, I'm still trying to figure this out! ;)