Monday, 25 June 2007

A Few "Before" Pics of the House

I have been telling some of you how ridiculously bright some of the colors are in our "new" house- here is some proof

The orange living room, which doesn't look so bad in this picture, but is very peachy
The bright blue dining room- from the back corner looking at the front door, you can see the living room across the entry-way
The bright blue dining room from the living room.

I'll post some of the rest of the house sometime soon.

C-Ray and His Mighty Steed... I Mean Bunny




Earlier I referenced C-Ray's bunny-riding adventures on the carousel at the zoo. Here are some pics...

Sunday, 24 June 2007

Uncle M!




Mack's brother, "Uncle M!" (always with an exclamation point with our kids), surprised us and made the drive over from Minnesota to be here for Little One's arrival. He's the only extended family member to see all of our kids the day they were born... Thanks M!

Meeting the Other "Small Fries"






The kids are very excited about their new baby sister. They think she is pretty great and are doing well with her... so far!

I was there when you drew the breath of life...



And I heard your voice the first time that you cried...
And though you couldn't see me, I was there with you...
You will always be a child in my eyes.



From "A Child in My Eyes"... one of Mack's favorite songs for the kids.

Little One Makes Her Grand Entrance!



Weighing in at 7 lbs, 10 oz and measuring 20.5 inches, Little One joined us at 5:27 pm on Wednesday, June 20, 2007.

Wednesday, 30 May 2007

Mack and C-Ray (just bein' cute)


Girls Riding Ponies at the Zoo




Our girls LOVE to ride horses! Whenever I tell them that we are not getting a dog right now, they say, "Ok Mom. How about a horse instead?" They also both answer, "A horse rider," to the question, "What do you want to be when you grow up?" We tried to get C-Ray to ride the ponies, but he would have none of it... he did ride the carousel later though, which mildly impressed us. Even then, he refused to ride on a pony- he chose a bunny instead (despite my encouraging him to pick the tiger right next to it). Mack remained positive about the irrational fears and preferences of our son as he said, "Well, as bunnies go, that one is pretty cool."

C-Ray's First Brewer's Game


Not long ago, Mack was invited to go to a Brewer's game and decided it would be fun to take C-Ray along. C-Ray was enthralled by the crowd and lights, and made it through most of the game before he got too restless. In this pic he is covering his ears during some fireworks, which Mack said he hated. When I asked C-Ray later what his favorite part of the baseball game was, he answered, "The fireworks." Go figure. Anyway, for the most part, C-Ray's first major league sporting event was a success!

Monday, 14 May 2007

Still here

Just wanted to say that we are still here, just seriously behind in blogging. I have an entire memory stick full of pictures, and no camera to use to access them (long story). New pics will come soon, I promise! Wanted to also give thanks to husband and kids for a great Mother's Day yesterday, especially C-Ray, who arranged to be sick and sleep in so I got to sleep in too!