December 29...363/365

Me and my kids...eating birthday cupcakes and getting ready to say goodbye.  Gonna miss these guys...

December 11...345/365

Christmas Concert for the New World Concert Orchestra.  They perform at the mall downtown in the Artsgarden, which sits right over a downtown street.  Looks so pretty at Christmastime!!

November 30...334/365

The little kids had AWANA tonight, so the big kids headed to Starbucks to do homework (and have our first Peppermint Hot Chocolates/Mochas of the season!)

November 27...331/365

It's Quinn's year to put the angel on the top of the tree.  Next time he does this he'll be a senior in high school. wow...

November 19...323/365

The tree is covered with thankful leaves!!  Love this...

November 10...314/365

My only picture today...Quinn's acceptance card for a class he's interested in taking next year.  I'm a little frazzled at the thought of having a kid in high school next year.  I'm sure I'll survive, but it'll take some getting used to.

October 16...289/365

New World Concert Orchestra had their first concert of the season tonight and the Artsgarden downtown.

October 4...277/365

Fall Creek Valley Middle School orchestra concert.  Quinn is the first cello on the right.  Clara is hiding in the first row of violins somewhere...

September 28...271/365

There they go!!

September 26...269/365

Cross Country meet today...one that I finally could make it to!!

September 23...266/365

The middle school sports teams were recognized at the Lawrence North homecoming game tonight.

September 16...259/365

Goofball...

September 14...257/365

Yes, this is what our living room looks like after school.  You should see the homework table :o(

September 10...253/365

Cross Country...

August 20...232/365

Our kids are growing up! Sometimes instead of hiring a babysitter, we let them stay home alone with Quinn and Clara in charge of taking care of emergencies. BUT...no one is really "the boss." They all work together to get along (no phone calls to Mom or Dad because of arguments) and getting any assigned chores completed. If they meet those criteria, they earn some "staying home alone money." They decide together what they are saving for. They've been saving for almost a year for a night away at Great Wolf Lodge and we were finally able to go this weekend!!

August 10...222/365

One of our last fun activities of the summer...at Snapperz

August 7...219/365

My brother taught Quinn to make cool bracelets and watch bands out of paracord last summer. When he came down this week he brought a big bag of paracord for Quinn and by the next day, Tonks had a new collar!!

August 3...215/365

We had the best neighbors when we lived in Minnesota...neither of us live on Ebony Ln. anymore, but we had a chance to meet for lunch today!

Here's what the kids looked like the day before we moved back to Indiana...July 4, 2007

...and here they are today!

August 2...214/365

August 1...213/365