Our Rockin' New Year's Eve!

Waiting on 2011...

Happy New Year (a little early) everyone!

Best of 2010

This is my Best of List for 2010



Best Book: The Help

Best Movie: Toy Story 3

Best Song: To Know You by Casting Crowns

Best new invention(for me): Door to Door Organics www.colorado.doortodoororganics.com

Best thing to happen to our family: the addition of Cora

My Bedtime Worry Wart

Mitch has a bad habit of getting out of bed multiple, multiple times at night(I know this is payback, mom) and coming to talk to me about the pains in his stomach, back, elbow and left thumb until he has exhausted every and all possibilities or I am out of ailments. This week I started something new and before we even begin his bedtime prayers I ask him to tell me 5 things that are bothersome, worrisome or on his mind. So far so good, and my little worry wart of a first born child who likes to walk the floor until all hours has been going to bed much better. Anyone with kids knows that they'll sneak a new curve ball in on you at anytime, but I'll take the small victories as they come.

Baked Potato Soup

I have found the best recipe for baked potato soup and have tried it out 3 times now, pretty much have it down to my liking, and thought I would share it. I make it pretty much as the recipe calls for except I use ham instead of bacon(that is usually what I have on hand). Enjoy!

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Baked-Potato-Soup/Detail.aspx

Merry Christmas Eve

Merry Christmas, from our family to yours.

Luke 2:11, “Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord” (NIV)

Happy 7th Birthday Mitch!

Dear Mitch,
Happy 7th Birthday, Buddy! You have had a great 6th year and Daddy and I are so proud of you! This year you grew, and ate, and grew and ate, a lot! Famous words from you after school were always, "Mom, when is dinner?" and "How soon are we going to eat?". Surprisingly, you were able to eat after loosing 6 teeth this summer, and you had a very cheesy grin for the first day of 1st grade. You are still amazing the socks off of your teachers at Lincoln Academy and while Mrs. Schrock was sad to see you leave her Kindergarten class you entered Ms. McKinney's ready for a challenge and a challenge she gave you. You love to learn and are especially good with numbers. When you aren't busy at school we can usually find you playing "animal adventures" or Mario Brothers with Megan, chillin' out with your Nintendo or reading a Magic Tree House book. You are a very busy and curious guy and I know 7 is going to be great!

Happy Birthday!

I love you,

Mom

A great pic of you from Thanksgiving...look at all that food!

Saying "I love you"

Currently, a good friend of mine and her husband are going through and medical battle of epic proportions. Her husband is suffering back to back strokes daily and has several blood clots in his brain. He is hospitalized now and we have an extensive prayer chain started for them, but in seeking the Lord, reading her texts and emails I feel very small in this. I want to reach out to her and let her know how much she is loved, and when I first read her email I cried. For now, I am fervently praying for her and her husband, hugging my children close and telling Frank that I love him.

If you would like to read their story this is a link to their site:

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/ryanheckenberg

December catch-up

I am way overdue in posting...this month has just flown by so far and I can hardly believe Mitch's birthday is in 3 days and Christmas is in 8. Wow! We have had several parties in the past few weeks(our family has 6 December birthdays between the 7th and 29th) and we have all shared a nasty cold that has us all sounding like a bunch of barking seals, except Megan, she is the healthiest this year! Yay for no more tonsils!! Mitch and Megan are both out on Christmas break as of today so we have about 3 weeks to rest, play, celebrate, and hopefully, stay healthy.

Here are just a few pics from the last week of all the fun we had...

Mitch and Megan with Great Grandma Shirley at her 80th birthday party
Megan singing in her Christmas Program at Happy Valley Preschool

Mitch at his bowling party last Saturday

Look at these cuties

Just a few of our new family pics taken last month. Maybe you will see some under your tree....