Baby S is 4 days old!!!

Only 1 day old!

I just can't get enough of little Sawyer! He is yummy and magical and wonderful. I had to go back to the hospital tonight to see him again! He will be coming home tomorrow!

Beautiful Baby Sawyer

Introducing Sawyer Leyden, son of Troy and Jamie. This perfect little bundle of joy was born Wed. Feb 3, at 8:38 p.m. weighing exactly 8 lbs and 20 inches long. He is so beautiful and amazing. Welcome to the world little one!

Birthday Party!

My girl asked for a Panda theme for her bday party this year. Its kinda hard to find panda decorations, so we had to be really, really clever. I attempted this 3-demensional panda masterpiece for the first time. Took me all day, 3 trips to the grocery store, and a disaster in my kitchen. One of her friends asked me "When do we get to execute the panda?" So, I let them do just that. Crazy "Panda"monium!

Happy Birthday Skidder!

Today we celebrated our girl's 8th birthday! We are so amazed that she is growing so fast! She

is such a loving, funny, delightful girl. We are so lucky to have here. We celebrated as a family tonight and she is looking forward to her friend party next week! Look a this great picture of her on her 4th birthday. Hard to believe it was 4 years ago!

Monsters Really Do Exist!!!

One of the best things about Halloween is dressing up...again and again! The kids dressed up for their piano recital last week. Today they are in costumes at school. And we will do it all again tomorrow for trick-or-treating.

When the bus driver saw G with the leaves in his hair he said, "I think I'll LEAF him alone!". I am just worried about how we are going to tame that nest later tonight.

Our New "Male"box

For quite some time now we have needed a new mailbox. The one we currently have is rather disfunctional. It blows over with the slightest wind and the door doesn't close. This results in a lot of missed deliveries and wet mail. Gared continues to set it back up and bends and tweaks it. He disregards my pleas for a new one. Today was one of those days when the box wasn't even attached to the post any longer. I could see the delivery truck coming, so I rigged a new one. I think this one is quite functional and much better looking than the old one.

I have to add our friend, Johnny's comment here:

"I like the new MALEbox. Its awesome. It even ARMed. Do you know the MANufacturer. Hopefully you can keep this one a little longer. Be careful with the person in the jeep. They are called Male-carriers, you know."