California's on the Couch...

Can all your kids ages 4 to 12 enjoy a mini fire engine that turns into a city? If it's making it's first appearance since being buried in the toyroom for a year, then, YES!


The mini cars had a life of their own-
"I'm going to California!"


"California's on the couch."


"NO, it's over HERE" Kiki argued.
I didn't stick around long enough to find out where California really was.

Enough Big Cats For Everyone

Here is Kiki's lion. Named Aslan...


Here is Greyson's, named Scar....


Here's little Sawyer's Tigey...


Tristan's tiger was nowhere to be found....

DAISY! Look closely, who is biting who?

Little Three Shirts

"How many shirts should I wear today, Mom? One, or two, or three?"

"Why do you want three shirts?"

"One, or two, or three?"

"Three."

"I don't like this one because it doesn't look good on me."

Off comes the third shirt and now he's Little Two Shirts.

Lunch With the "Guys"

Look what we found buried in the toyroom! Guys. All the playmobile guys.

My kids have disappeared in the basement, setting up the Playmobil farm, the Playmobil airport, and the Playmobil castle. The guys joined us for lunch today.

Kiki knew that horses like oats (Rice Krispy treats).

Lego Mountain

It's Spring Cleaning time at our house. We have to get ready for the new school year and that means as many piles as possible will be unpiled. Piles in my house hang like clouds over my head. And when momma ain't happy, ain't nobody happy. SO, like the seven dwarfs we are whistling while we work (read whining) and unpiling like nobody's business.

Here is Greyson after several hours of working on his Lego pile. See the handy organizing tools momma bought him? Can you see the thankfulness on his face?







And then something happened that bolstered my heart enough to face another season of parenting:


Unprompted help, from a sibling!




Soon after, another sibling of the male species was seen in the clearing. A sight like this has never been captured on film before.



This feels so good.

She made it happen....

I'd like you to meet my brother's wife Brenda. She hosted 9 people in her house, and had just moved in.....

She's the perfect wife for Dan. She supports his endeavors, and is devoted to the four boys and their home. We love her.

Let's see....who else was there? Oh yeah!

My best friend Darlene and Aaron came to see us.

With her four kids...

Two Melissas!

They came just after a huge rainstorm...

That someone left the van windows open in.

Trip to Colorado....

This is my brother Dan's yard....

And these are his neighbors....

This is where I feel most at home because I was raised on the prairie...with a big, fat, sky and room to expand your lungs. You can breathe out here. Get ready to see it....

Rainbow!

Tristan says, "It look like Jesus is coming out of the clouds!"

Now lets take a tour closer to the house ...

There was a surprise in the garage. It doesn't belong to Dan. But Sawyer sure will be glad it was there......