"Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming:
WOW....what a ride!!!"

I think that I need to start remembering this more and more each day!! I like things nice and neat, planned and organized. But with 3 kids, a husband ( who's not much of a planner at all), and a dog I think that I just need to be a bit more relaxed and remember that life is a journey to be lived!

Sarah plays soccer too!

Sarah is playing soccer for the second year. She enjoyed it last year and wanted to play again this year. Those long legs of hers sure help to get her from one end of the field to the other in a hurry!

Cody's first year playing soccer

Cody is playing soccer this year for the first time. He is doing a great job and having a good time!! We enjoy soccer season but with 2 kids playing it gets a bit crazy at times for scheduling all those games and practices.

Aren't they just sooo precious!

All 3 kids were in my niece, Daniell's wedding in August. I finally got around to having there pictures taken in their wedding clothes. They were so cute, I jsut had to share. Now I have to decide which ones I want be on the wall, and its a difficult decision.

Our little guy is now 3!!!

Kyle turned 3 this week. We had a little party for him last weekend. He got a new bike and Dad rigged up a trailer for him to pull! He is loving it and plays outside as much as possible. Cody waits for Kyle to nap then he goes out and rides the bike too. Grammy & Papa got him a horn, license plate with his name on it and a Elmo bag that hooks on the handle bars. The boy is all set!!

Awanas Car Race

The kids made cars (with Dad's help) out of a wood block for the Awanas Car Race. Here they are painting them. Sarah won a trophy for the most unique kids design. We all have a good time and the kids' cars were fast... Just not quite fast enough to win.

The new tile

Here is the new tile before it was grouted. So far we are happy with the new look. Now we just have to grout, seal, and chaulk it and we'll be ready to shower again!

The tub and tile after demo

Here is what was left when we were done! There's gonna be more than one trip to the dump before we are done with this project.

Let the Demo Begin!!!

Well we decided to remodel the bathroom, starting with replacing the tub and surrounding tile. The kids helped with the tile, they all seemed to have a good time beating on the wall without getting in trouble!

The kids and I just had a good time hammering and taking our frustrations out on the tile... Joe on the other hand just wanted to make less trips to the trailer.

Good looking Snowman!

What a good looking snowman! And cute kids too! We finally got snow last week so the kids went out a made this guy. Unfortunately within a couple of days it started raining again and he quickly disappeared.