Where to Begin?

Where has the time gone?  Being a full time mother of three and a full time teacher, there's much time left for blogging.  I haven't even used my camera in forever.  I have the smart phone but that makes it difficult to post on here, easy for facebook though.

Cinderella's personal body guards.

Cody celebrated his 11th birthday in September.  Yes, we are rednecks.  Grandpa bought him a go devil and this is he and his friends did for fun.

Hannah celebrated her third b-day in August.

Collin celebrated his 8th b-day in July.  Check out that cool cake.

A new cousin Vance, was born in July.

We went to the Chicago Zoo.  Here's Hannah and grandma Ulmer.  Hannah wouldn't ride on the horses.

We went to my niece's Quinceanera in Chicago.  She's beautiful.

This was Hannah at Aunt Cryssy's baby shower in June.

At the Memorial Day Parade.

Getting Ready for Easter!

It's been quite a while since I posted anything.  Hannah, Cody, and Collin decorated Easter eggs tonight, so I figured it was time to post something.  I'll try to post more after tomorrow with Hannah in her pretty Easter dress.

If you look at Collin you may notice that he doesn't have his usual glasses on.  He broke them last night up at the cabin with grandpa, bro., and Isaiah(cousin).  They literally are in pieces.

Cody couldn't wait until tomorrow.  One of his eggs broke so he decided to partake early.  Hannah broke the first one actually.  She grabbed Collin's and then accidentally dropped it on the floor.

The Discovery Center

Two Fridays ago we took the kids to the Discovery Center.  I've been wanting to for a long time since Hannah hasn't been.  She loved it and the boys still love it too.

Here's Collin wrapped in a giant bubble.

Cody and Hannah next to the dentist's office.

...and now that Collin just saw a game last night, he wants to play hockey.

The little hygienist.

Picking out her produce in the little grocery store.

I wish it was nice enough to be in a boat on real water.

Daddy and Hannah in a fighter jet.

A random picture of Collin and Hannah cooking on her kitchen set.

This picture was taken this morning before church.  I couldn't resist this dress.  It is so adorable.  There aren't any sleeves so I had her wear this little jacket over it.

Gotcha Day Celebration

It was a little over a year ago that Hannah entered our lives for the first time.  She was bundled in multiple layers with rosy cheeks.  I knew it was her the moment she entered the room, I could tell by her eyes.  She was very shy but quickly fell asleep on me.  It was quite the wait to get Hannah, 4 and a half years.  It has been a challenging year with a toddler in the house again, but she is a part of our forever family and nothing will change that. Thank you God for this blessing and the stretching and teaching you are doing with me as well.

She was so shy and used to put her hand up to her eye when she was nervous.

Here's daddy and Hannah when we were visiting a school in China.

Here's Hannah today with her little cousin Josiah, and daddy.

Here's Hannah's Gotcha Day Cake.  Thank you Sharon for a beautiful cake!