Michael here (yes, I do blog occasionally). The extended family had some extra tickets for the Texas A&M-Montana St game. So, Charlot...

It's official, no more toothless kids in our house. Ruby is finally sporting a new tooth. Granted you can't really see it yet but ...

Charlotte helped Michael plan our menu for the week. Yes, we plan our menu. It makes grocery shopping easier and makes dinner prep easier ...

The girls are so busy now. They have so many new tricks. Ruby is cruising all over the place and likes to walk holding our hands. Last nig...

Sam's eighth heavenly birthday was August 30th. The evening before his birthday was really hard on me this year. I still miss him so v...

Tonight dinner was supposed to be easy. It was breakfast dinner night. Can't be hard, right? Well I have to say I have never had such...

Yesterday was Rehm's first day of first grade. He has a great teacher and already knew at least six kids in his class. He seemed to en...

Today Real Mommy was playing "Babies" in the car with Charlotte. It was my turn to be the baby and Charlotte was my Mommy. Here i...

Every night at bed time Michael asks each of the kids what their favorite activity was that day. Then when they pray they thank God for doi...

Here are the promised pictures of Charlotte and the water slide. Before During (click on the picture to see it larger to get the full facial...

This weekend we traveled to Hunt, Texas to attend the "All Family Retreat" our church was hosting at Mo Ranch . This is our secon...

Many people have asked me how we did it? So I'll take a few minutes to explain. The most important thing is planning. This starts a fe...

When did my babies get so big? Today Eliza Claire woke up from her nap not feeling well and fussy. Ruby went with me to get her up. While...

Yes, we are crazy. No, we don't know what we were thinking. But it is true, this week we have a fifth child at our house. Our sweet n...

We are finally home from a 3.5 week vacation to NC. We arrived home Saturday evening and I'm just now getting a minute to post. Now I ...

One of Michael's biggest pet peeves is that most Americans refer to Independence Day as the Fourth of July! He thinks we are all too P...

Rehm has been practicing his bike riding for the last month or so. This weekend the training wheels came off for good. We officially have ...

Well I did something today I never thought I would do. I gave Rehm sentences to write! Yep, I resorted to the dreaded punishment of senten...

First Year Highlights Ruby and Eliza Claire had a great birthday. Ruby woke up early (5ish) - I guess she was just too excited about turnin...

The party ended up being a small affair with us, Grandma and Grandpa and our dear friends the Weatherbys. We had a great time. Ruby and El...