Another school year

We made it through another summer.  This year Yvette started high school.  She just got moved into Honors Language and she is very excited about that.  Christopher is in 7th grade and is learning to play the trombone. I'm very excited about that.  Gabe is in 5th grade with the same teachers as last year and he is very excited about that.  Valerie starts school in about a week...We are proud of all our kids.

The Arrow of Light

One of the first Cub Scout meetings Gabe went to was Pack Meeting and someone was getting their Arrow of Light.  Gabe's eyes got so big when he saw all the awards the boy had received.  During Scouts he went after every belt loop and pin he could get and on Wednesday he received his own Arrow of Light Award.  He was so excited as he got on his new uniform.  He said "I can't believe I'm finally a Boy Scout!".  He was very excited and we are very proud of his accomplishment.

Summer 2010

We had a busy summer.  My mom came to visit for a month and them my brother, Billy and his wife, Barbara came out for the weekend.  It was so fun to have family here.  Especially my brother...he didn't really know my kids.  Valerie had spent time with them when she was eight, but they only met the younger kids once for a few hours.  It was great to have them in our home. Barbara and I made sauce and pizza like my grandmother used to make and we got $3 cupcakes at the Coffee Shop (they won on the Cupcake Wars show).  It was really fun and very relaxing just hanging around the house.

but she's lonely,,,

Precious has been driving Toby (14 yr old dog) a little crazy, so Chris thought she needed a playmate. Actually, when we got Precious he wanted to get 2 puppies and I said "no way".

But we found a rottie/lab mix and so now we have Zeus. He's six weeks old and very cute. He has a tail and some white markings, but other than that they look very much alike. They love to wrestle and he is very fiesty. So now we have as many dogs living here as we have kids, but somehow the work load isn't distributed that way...hmmm....some things never change.

New addition...

Chris has always wanted a big dog...so here is his new puppy. Her name is Precious and she's a full bred rottweiler (both parents are 1/2 american rot and 1/2 german rot). She really is cute and is getting along well with all the kids and dogs.

Funny kid...

I took Gabriel Christmas shopping. He bought gifts for everyone, but Dad. He asked me "What would Dad like for Christmas?". I said "Peace and quiet". Gabe responded, " Let's get him duck tape!"

November 09

We finally had the chance for someone to take a picture of all of us together.
One of these days we'll actually get a family picture taken. Until then, this will have to do.