Leah's Injured Knee

Leah: "Mom, I hurt my knee."
Me: "Are you ok? What happened?"
Leah: "Well, I hurt my knee; not the one on my leg, but the one on my arm."
Me: "Do you mean your elbow?"
Leah: "Yeah, I hurt it."

Reading to Anne

Anne really loves being read to. All the kids do, but lately it's been fun to enjoy just how much Anne likes it these days. Before nap, before bedtime, any other time you can, she'll sit & listen & enjoy books. At naptime & bedtime, she'll say, "One more, 'kay?"...over & over again. Sweet. And I love how the boys enjoy reading to her. Nathaniel especially has been wanting to read to her. She'll just lay down and listen. I came across this picture from a few months ago of Nathaniel reading to her. Just a cute picture of the two of them. Hard to believe she's going to be 2 in less than 2 months!

Have I Been Slacking?

Whew, it's been a while since I've written anything. I better get on that. I guess I've been slacking...oh wait, no I haven't, I'm pretty sure I've been busy enough. Let's see, what've we had - a trip to TX, Mothers Day, my birthday, heading into the last few days of school, first baseball game, Patrick very busy with work, hmm, that's to name a few things. I need to get some updates done. But not tonight, just too tired from working today. Maybe tomorrow. I need to get my brain remembering all of what's been going on.

Happy Easter 2011!

We had a wonderful Easter celebration with family. On Saturday evening, we celebrated Mya's first birthday. The kids really enjoyed their cousin's party. An extra special treat was that Uncle Ben was able to come visit for the weekend. It was so nice to have him here with us & to be with family. We went to Mass Sunday morning followed by a very quick egg hunt at home. Then went to Uncle Robert & Aunt Beth's for lunch with Ben, Grandma Donna, Grandpa Jerry, and us. The kids were excited to get a bit more candy and some clothes from the Easter Bunny there. Then it was on to Grandma Sally & Grandpa Dan's for a visit with the Robinsons...and another egg hunt. It was a wonderful day.

Happy Easter 2011!

April 24, 2011: what a wonderful day to celebrate the Resurrection!

Glorious Day by Casting Crowns has been on my mind.

Destin, FL 2011

Random beach times. The kids all had so much fun for so many hours!

Leyton, Nathaniel, Leah, and I went on a dolphin tour in the gulf. It was great and we saw a lot of dolphins! The kids got to drive the boat and the one ship in the pictures was Nathaniel's favorite...don't know if it's legible, but it says "Nathaniel Bowditch" on it.

Just some scenery from the dolphin tour. The dunes were beautiful! And many are just natural and protected, which keeps them so nice!

Just a start on some vacation pics...

Destin, 2011 - great trip, more to come...