For those of you on facebook, you will probably have already seen these photos. I put them up about a month ago. But, for those of you who don't have time to burn, here's a summary of our summer so far. =)
Koben dean, being a silly boy. I have a hard time getting photos of him. He always wants to be right up on the camera, or behind it.
Kaitlyn, Chloe, and Koben, being goobers.
Mom's beautiful yard, of course.
No, mine does not look like this. Not even close.
Chloe, Kaitlyn and Lewi's 10th birthday party.
This is the cake I made for Chloe.
I'm still working on my writing on the cakes. We do mostly wedding cakes, not sheet cakes, so I don't have to attempt it too often.
Chloe, utterly humiliated by her mother by telling the nice ladies at Red Robin it was her birthday.
Chloe, utterly humiliated by her mother by telling the nice ladies at Red Robin it was her birthday.Chloe and my "other daughters" Courtney and Amanda.
Our dining room, after going from dark green to "potato." I need curtains in there, but don't know if I want valances, or sheer drapes. Anyone? Anyone? I totally love toille, and found some valances I love, but I am having a hard time making a commitment.
Koben chillin' on mom and dad's bed during Craig's birthday party.
Connie, the mother of my "other daughters" (and my best friend) cleaning my kitchen, even after I told her repeatedly to stop. So instead I took a picture of her backside.
As you can see, our living room has changed some in the last year.
My cutie pie.
Hangin in our living room. From left: Adrian, Rachel, Madison, Koben, Heather, and Matt.
Koben looooves Madison. He crawled up on the couch, and wanted to hold her, so we say "yes" and Koben plays with Madison. Only trouble is, Madison was looking next to her at her mommy, and when I told Koben to look at me and smile, he decided that meant Madison needed to also. So, he grabbed her by the neck and turned her towards me. Good thing Madison is a great little trooper!
Koben picked "flowers" for mommy. Good thing dandelions grow in abundance in our yard.
Other than that, not a whole lot is going on around here. Work has been pretty busy on my end. There is definitly a drop from last year, but I think that is to be expected. Craig's office has been pretty slow also, but we are both grateful that things are going as good as they are, and we have not had to make any financial cuts like so many others have.
As you can see, our living room has changed some in the last year.My cutie pie.
Hangin in our living room. From left: Adrian, Rachel, Madison, Koben, Heather, and Matt.Koben looooves Madison. He crawled up on the couch, and wanted to hold her, so we say "yes" and Koben plays with Madison. Only trouble is, Madison was looking next to her at her mommy, and when I told Koben to look at me and smile, he decided that meant Madison needed to also. So, he grabbed her by the neck and turned her towards me. Good thing Madison is a great little trooper!
Koben picked "flowers" for mommy. Good thing dandelions grow in abundance in our yard.
Other than that, not a whole lot is going on around here. Work has been pretty busy on my end. There is definitly a drop from last year, but I think that is to be expected. Craig's office has been pretty slow also, but we are both grateful that things are going as good as they are, and we have not had to make any financial cuts like so many others have.
Mom is doing good. She is getting some things sold around the property. She has all the cars for sale, and will be purchasing herself a new car so that she doesn't have to deal with trying to keep any of the old cars up. She sold the '55 Chevy already, and hopefully she will be able to sell the others soon so she can buy her Toyota. Mom has not had a brand new car of her own that was not a beetle or a pinto, (not that that is necessarily bad, just that it's been 25 years) so I'm pretty excited for her. She deserves it. She's been keeping herself pretty busy, especially with the grandkids around due to summer vacation. Personally, I think she can hardly wait until school starts. Mom looooves her peace and quiet, and she did say she was excited for some down time. I'm sure she does get lonely for dad, but I think she is embracing her new phase in life positively, and she is doing real well.
