Children are not a burden to escape or endure; they are a blessing that drives us to Christ because we are incapable of parenting well without Him. - Kim Brenneman

Friday, October 25, 2013

There was a wedding...

Here are some pictures from the friends wedding I was in.. I like them so I am going to share them. :) My husband says I do not take enough pictures of myself or let people take pictures of me.. so here you go!


The Happy couple...

 
 
 

 
 
 





 
 
 

 
 
So there you go.. don't ever say that I didn't post pictures with me in them... ;P

Tuesday, October 22, 2013

So.. I am going back to school!! well kind of... as most of you know I homeschool my boys... and if you know us at all, or even just a little...  you know that our middle son Daniel is non-verbal so he communicates by sign language and the ipad. We've decided to plow ahead full steam with sign language for him as it is apparent that he will most likely not be able to communicate by speaking...

SO I am taking some intensive sign language courses and I am so excited! I have a very basic understanding of sign language (alphabet, numbers, colors, foods, simple phrases, ect).. but these classes will open me up to be able to teach my boys well and possibly give me job opportunities in the future ( interpretation, working with special ed. kids in future, teaching other parents, ect) .. SO excited to be learning new things that will open up new worlds for me and my boys!

Sunday, October 20, 2013

Beautiful Family...

 
This is my older sister and her 17 year old  and 3 year old daughters. Can I just say first of all.... aren't they BEAUTIFUL? and second... it makes me sad they live so far away because I love them so much!!!!! It is so hard to miss watching my nieces grow up.
 
Feast your eyes on these beauties! I just still can't get over it!
 
 

Wednesday, October 9, 2013

life today

we ventured out to a local pumpkin patch....
 

 
they all did NOT want to look at the camera at the same time... oh boys
 


 
Elijah and a sweet young lady who has helped us with our boys for the past 7 years!
 

 

 
hmm I think he is the one who looks the most and acts the most like me.
 
 

 
They are such great friends...

 
 
 
 
Tuckered out!
 
 
 
and.... I got a tattoo...

 
well not a real one.. it's just henna.. it will be gone in 2-3 weeks. I've done it before and I really enjoyed it. It is actually not this dark.. it is dark when it goes on and then after it dries it peels off and it ends up being a nice brown color. It is fun to experiment with designs .. BUT it is nice that it is not permanent and does not hurt like a real tattoo.