We are thankful......

For our three blessings....


Loving....






And Kind....

They bring us joy....


And remind us that we have much to be thankful for.

One more for today...

Overheard, while Sierra was in the bathtub today, in her cute little sing song voice:

"I want my baby sister, I want my baby sister, I want my baby sister."


I guess I'm not the only one who is anxious for Eva to make her appearance.

Kevin's Trip to Cooperstown

So, like always, it takes me a while to follow up with pictures. I know you're all dying to know what Kevin and Al's campsite looked like, so I won't keep you in suspense. This is the LOVELY site that I reserved for them.


Classy, isn't it? Don't be fooled by the tent next to them, camping in a hunting tent (with no bottom, after a rain storm) is how you camp in style. And the site marker, could it be lovelier? You can't beat a good old paper plate stapled to a piece of wood, can you?
Do you see the building in the background? That is where Kevin and Al played a rousing game of bingo one evening.


Before that, I believe, Al went to this little fishing hole. What do you think he caught in here?

And this ball of fire, this is the HUGE bonfire that was promised on the website.


All in all, the guys had a good time. They visited the Hall of Fame for many hours, saw Cal Ripkin (kind of up close), and other baseball stuff.



Be well~

Amanda

Summer pictures

Ok, so I promised pictures yesterday and failed to deliver. Is anyone surprised? Not really, right? I am so bad about the picture thing. I won't keep you waiting any longer. Promise. No, really, I promise. All right, I'll stop playing around and just post the pictures. Here is how we spent our summer. Sierra and Sasha both had a great time at dance camp. Sierra spent two weeks in the world of Fairies and Ladybugs. Sasha spent the first two weeks of camp helping with Sierra's camp for 3 hours, taking a 1 hour lunch break, and then returning to the studio for 2 hours of intensive ballet bar work and an intro. to jazz. As you can see from the pictures, Sierra had a wonderful time, and Sasha....well, Sasha's still smiling, but she's tired.
















































Pictures from Sasha's performance will follow. I forgot my camera at home that day, so I have to rely on the kindness of my dear, sweet Mother to email me some of her pictures. Up next will also be some pictures of Kevin's trip to Cooperstown. You'll get to see exactly what kind of camp site a person ends up with when they let their wife, who they are abandoning for the weekend, make their reservations.

Be well~

Amanda

Hello~

Hello friends and family! Thanks for stopping by our blog. As I'm sure you all know, I am terrible at sending pictures and even worse at writing letters. I thought I'd start this blog as a way to share a little bit more of our lives with people who mean a lot to us. Also, I'm on bed rest for the next week, and I could use the distraction of adding pictures to the blog! :) Right now, I'm tired and heading to bed, but I hope to upload some of our summer pictures tomorrow. We have had a relaxed, yet sometimes hectic summer. Sasha and Sierra both attended dance camp this summer, and Kevin had a wonderful weekend trip to Cooperstown, NY with his Dad to see Cal Ripkin inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. I've spent my summer gestating, driving the kids around and helping out at the dance studio. The work I've done for the studio has been fun, and helps pay for the 8 million (ok, slight exaggeration) dance classes that the girls wish to take this year. Hopefully, I'll get the pictures up tomorrow morning.

Be well~
Amanda