200th Post!

Tonight starts Nate's journey as a Cub Scout! He's been waiting for this for years, always looking up to the Boy Scouts he knows & meets. Bryan and I are the Tiger Scout den leaders. We will lead a group of first graders as they meet the goals & challenges of being a Tiger Scout! A responsibility that we aren't taking lightly.

Henry was so excited that he could go & just watch. I made it very clear that it would be 2 more years before he could be a Tiger Scout. I think Cub Scouts will be something Nate really enjoys.

I had the pleasure of meeting my dear friend Caroline's little girl today, Madeline. She was just beautiful! I thought she looked just like her mom.

Wrestling

another for Silas

For Silas

Happy Grandparents Day!

The best place to go when you're sad is Grandpa's lap.

The reason grandchildren and grandparents get along so well is that they have a common enemy.

"If I'd known how wonderful it would be to have grandchildren, I'd have had them first!"

An hour with your grandchildren can make you feel young again, anything longer than that and you start to age quickly!
When grandparents enter the door, discipline flies out the window!

They say genes skip generations. Maybe that's why grandparents find their grandchildren so likeable.

"Grandparents hold our tiny hands for just a little while, but our hearts forever."

Aunt Joy! (again)

James & Stacie left for England yesterday. They'll be gone for a year while James studies at the University of Bath. They also just found out that they are expecting their first baby! Yippee! I'm going to be an Aunt (again!). So, while they're gone I will try to keep them updated on our family by blogging. They will probably feel more connected & know what's going on (thanks to the internet) than when they were living right here in Walhalla.

Tonight was Nate & Henry's first soccer game. Here is Luke cheering them on. We had to rush home to watch the Tigers play. Luke has had terrible nights this week. For some reason, he wakes up at 3am ready to get up for the day. He stands up in our bed & climbs all over Bryan. I try to cuddle him and get him to be quiet & go back to sleep, but he is wide awake. I finally put him in his crib at 4am this morning only to watch Bryan get up to bring him back to our bed when he started crying. I had him back to sleep by 5:30, but Henry was up by then. I will remember what I tell everyone else - everything, the good & the bad will pass in time. Hope this phase passes sooner than later. It's almost 9pm here, guess it's around 2am in London. Goodnight James & Stacie. Hope you are already fast asleep!

Luke laughing at Henry

Happy Labor Day!

Well, we had a good labor day considering Henry is STILL running a fever! AAAHHHH! We thought he was better, it sort of comes & goes. But this evening, he was hot again. We did take a quick trip up to Stumphouse to see Isaqueena Falls, caught a very large insect and had a late lunch at Mexican. It's not even 8pm and all 3 boys are asleep! I hope to follow them and get to bed very soon. I'm used to interrupted sleep, Luke still wakes to come to our bed around midnight and Nate & Henry wake me up often, but the last 5 nights have been really rough.

Just wanted to share a couple of pics from the weekend. The batteries have been charging on the 4 wheelers for about 3 months, so we just discovered that Luke loves to ride with the big boys!

And this picture of Nate is such a common sight, he is so patient and just loves to burn things using the magnifing glass.

Enjoy the short week!

Henry

Today is day 5 that Henry has been sick. Fever, no appetite, no energy. Poor Henry. Silas wanted a video of Henry because he'd watched one of Nate & Luke but hadn't seen Henry. Henry was so excited to send one. Please pray that he will feel better soon and that the rest of us won't catch this icky flu-like virus.

Luke is a mess!

Luke is needing a bath after every meal lately. Unfortunately, he only gets one bath a day, so he's dirty quite a bit. I scooped mashed potatoes and mac & cheese on his tray today to buy me enough time to care for Henry (who is still not feeling well) and returned to find a huge mess.

The Saxophone

Nate and Henry found the saxophone that I attempted to learn how to play in the 7th grade. They are eager to start a band. Nate wrote a song last night, while Henry lay in bed with a 103 degree fever. (he's feeling much better today) Thought I'd share it with you. By the way, they're already much better musicians with no training at all than I have ever been.