The new patio in the rain

Been a little landscaping going on here...

Playin' with my pUp...

Huggin' my pUp!

pUpS need some lovin'!














Shhhhh! pUp is seepin'...














pUps a hat!

Oh nO!

Hey Eli, Can Momma pull that loose tooth?

Math Challenge Champion

He did it! 50 addition in 5 minutes and 50 subtraction in 5 minutes! Hooray!

They Did It...We're so PROUD :)

FINALLY! At Last! Thank God! They worked so hard for so long and on May 8 and May 14 we all got to celebrate with them as they saw all their hard work pay-off! Kristen (on the right) has her BS in Nursing from IUS and a job working in critical care in Columbus. Lisa finished with her BS in Hospital Administration from IUPUI and is waiting to hear about a job on the southside of Indy as we speak! I couldn't be happier for them. We celebrated with an open house at our place. It was so great to have everyone together for such a momentous occasion. Their success is an answer to a much and long prayed prayer.

Things we NEVER did with Eli...

Isaac is a popcorn FREAK! Sunday was such a busy day and we were all SO exhausted that we HAD to like down just to eat our popcorn. I know...I KNOW...not only did we give him a choky food like popcorn but we let him eat it in a choky position. We're bad!

More Missing Teeth and Soccer

Here's Eli and one of his pals from the old neighborhood. Each of them lost their first tooth this week! They're good buddies...

The other shot is one of Eli going up against the ringer from the other team that we played today. We got beat but Eli gave it his all! GO ELI!

Rub a Dub...Two Stinkpots in the Tub

Isaac and Zoe and Mr. Bubbles during the last sleepover with the cousins. Out of all of our kids...it'll be these two that rock our worlds. They're so COMPLETELY rotten!

Eli's Big Week!

Eli had a huge week with report cards coming out along with...FINALLY...his first tooth! We're so proud of his success at school and relieved that his baby teeth have decided to vacate at last. We were wondering if they were gonna hang on until he was out of high school!

Eli has a special request, his teacher, Mrs. Phenicie whose teaching has helped Eli do so very well this year has had to leave a little early this school year to take care of herself and her baby that's on the way so... Eli would like for everyone to keep her in their prayers. He'll miss her bunches!