Staying Home With Our Boys.

While Eric and Elyse got to sleep in a tent and eat roasted marshmallows the size of Texas at Girls' Campout. The boys and I stayed home and slept in our own beds. Gina H. and William and Sammy Dean along with Collin spent the night also. So the boys had a party of their own. We allowed them to stay up late and sleep in the next morning.

On Saturday Michael, William and Collin went to build a fort and ran into a hive of angry yellow jackets! My word, were they angry! So Gina spent the morning trying to get the boys comfortable from all their wounds. Poor Boys. =(

Well we did have a good time. Even days with wasp-stings are not all that bad when there are friends to share them with! =) Literally!

Suz

A Little Girl's Dream.

Elyse's First Girls' Camp-out!

I have to say that she sure looked like she enjoyed herself. She came home and told us all about it. Even about the VERY poisonous spider that she found OUTSIDE the tent. A

Daddy-longlegs!!

She told me over the phone one time that "I can ride my bike with no training wheels!!!"

What an accomplishment in life! Wheew!! Got that over with!!!

Daddy and Elyse.

She also came home telling me we "NEED a Jetskii". How she almost drowned one time but, she still had fun! =)

Making biscuits.

Wish I could of been there. But seeing that I am only about 7 weeks away from having a little baby we decided that I would stay home with our boys.

I was sad to miss one her firsts.

Anniversary Day!

Eric and I had a really nice evening to ourselves on Thursday the 14th. while Clint and Da'nette watched our four children. We ate at Saltgrass and split a Rib Eye Dinner. YUM!!! Afterwards we walked around University Drive and went and got some cute ideas from PotteryBarn (that you can easily make.) Also Eric wanted to see the "New Stuff" at the Apple Store. Technology is so over my head now it is incredible! In the end we ended at Barnes and Nobles and split a Carmel Frapp at the Fivebucks there. I would venture to say that we didn't do just a whole lot but, it was so NIIIIIICCCCEE. MMMMM!!!!!! (sigh)

Just wanted to share with you some pictures of 14 years ago.

October 13, 1996!

I have tasted that the Lord is good and, I have been blessed.

A little Poem

Lately I have been reading out of my Heart Throbs book of poems. This is one of my favorites. Everything stayed the same except the last line. Here it goes... This is for Mothers.

Suz

Mother's Boys

Yes, I know there are stains on my carpet,

The traces of small muddy boots;

And I see your fair tapestry glowing,

All spotless with flowers and fruits.

And I know that my walls are disfigured

with prints of small fingers and hands;

and that your own household most truly

in immaculate purity stands.

And I know that my parlor is littered

with many odd treasures and toys,

While your own is in daintiest order,

unharmed by the presence of boys.

And I know that my room is invaded

Quite boldly all hours of the day;

While you sit in yours unmolested

And dream the soft quiet away.

Yes, I know there are four little bedsides

Where I must stand watchful each night,

While you may go out in your carriage,

and flash in your dresses so bright.

Now, I think I'm a neat little woman;

and I like my house orderly, too.

And I'm fond of all dainty belongings,

Yet I would not change places with you.

No! Keep your fair home with it's order,

Its freedom from bother and noise;

And keep your own fanciful leisure,

But give me my (girl) and my three splendid boys.

Chocolate...

You know what sounds good this morning? Chocolate Cake! Have any of you tried the PW chocolate sheet cake? Yikes!!! I can eat almost the whole thing by myself! So after I go and herd the cattle on my horse and help cut hay and... Well, Ok, we do have 6 chickens and a dog to feed. Does that count as physical labor? It has 2 sticks of butter in the cake and almost 2 sticks of butter in the frosting. It is YUMMMY!!! You should try it. Find the recipe at Thepioneerwoman.com. Did I mention that's my cake!!!

Suz

A day out shopping together.

I am almost 28 weeks!!! All of us are so excited to meet this little person. Will life change a bit? Yes, but I am so looking forward to it.

I am trying to learn new and fast little hairdos for Elyse. She has such beautiful hair, but I am not very good with my fingers. Kind of clumsy-like!!!

I liked the way it turned out this time.

My Blog was hijacked!!!

Ok..Alright..As you can see, my sweetheart, my husband just hijacked my blog!!! In fact he is actually calling it OUR blog. He told me he really enjoys it and now has my password and username so he can post things too. I don't mind, it's fun.

I did loose my train of thought from the last post so I think I will just put up some recent pictures of my kids and what we have been doing.

Just Some Thoughts.

I have had such a nice start with school. No complaining! Michael and Cameron are moving along just fine, and seems like they are catching on to this years' math.( Which is my weakest subject) Jeremy is so adorable reading some longer sentences. Elyse and her short vowel words is coming along also.

What a joy it is when things "click" in their little brains. And they say "I Got It Mamma!" It's days like these that make me realize "I can do it" It really takes so much time and most importantly lots of patience. In fact I have a beautiful, black, wooden sign that says just that. PATIENCE. Sad to say, I sometimes ignore it...um... on purpose. LOL

Seriously, I do enjoy teaching, housework, cooking, yard work, and even laundry. I do have to have somewhat of a schedule. It can't be to stringent thou, it has to be flexible.

......hi, this is Eric, I am sneaking into Suzanna's blog to comment on this latest post. An Editors note sort of speak. Sometimes "Patience" is altogether forsaken. Especially when our kids instantly become "retarded." This happens sometimes although not often. She really enjoys teaching but not on days like I just described. Truth be told, on days like that we just try to make it through........gotta go, I can hear her walking down the hall.