Thursday, June 10, 2010

As if I don't have enough on my plate

So, today Bruce and I came to the conclusion that I will not be able to work a full time job outside of the home for many years with 4 kiddos. With that being said, we have decided that I should go back to school via the Internet to be a Medical Transcriptionist. As id I am not busy enough, I have now added school to my busy day. I am hoping it works out as good as I hope. I want to work from home with the availability to be involved with the kids and their school activities.

If you don't hear from me for a while you know why...

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

A sons love

You never know how much your children truly listen to you until they give you an answer to a question you never expect to hear. Bruce's birthday is this Thursday and I told Nick and Zack that we needed to think about what to get daddy for his birthday. Nick told me he knew what Bruce wanted...He proceeded to go upstairs and come down with the Bass Pro Shop catalog. He opened it up to the page with the pontoons and showed me the one Bruce showed him. He told me we could get him one of those, it only costs ???. Would have loved to honor his plan and Bruce's wish, but I am thinking we may have to go smaller with the gift.

Sunday, June 6, 2010

A Blessed Weekend

This weekend met every expectation I could have ever had. This past Sunday we had Max and Elizabeth baptised.

For the weekend we had my parents, sister and brother up. It was the first time my sister had met her new niece and nephew, the second for my brother and parents. It was AWESOME.

On Saturday Jason, Kym and I went shopping for an outfit to wear the next day. We went bumming around Sheboygan while the kiddos stayed behind with daddy and the grandparents. It felt like old times, minus the fighting between Kym and I. It brought back some great memories and made me wish for some of those days again. With Kym living in Texas, me in Wisconsin and Jason in Minnesota we don't get to just "hang" like that very often. It was truly memoriable.

Sunday was the "big" day. Besides the twins baptism at church we also congratulated our graduates and sent off our kids on their mission to Kentucky. It was a long service, but really neat. The baptism took place first, then the graduates. They managed to tie the sacrament of baptism into the graduate recognition by giving them laundry bags for college and comparing them to the waters used for their baptism. It was really touching. Neither Max or Lizzy cried while getting baptized and the day was just really special for both of them. We had a great time celebrating with our family and friends.

Finally, Auntie Kym took some pictures of the kids and our family while visiting. Because it rained on Saturday, we had to do these pictures on Sunday. As always, she got some good ones. Pictures that really represent our dynamics. It really hit home to Bruce and I how big our family has gotten. It is truly a gift an we thank God each and every day for trusting us with these beautiful children he so graciously gave us.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

My little baseball player

Today was Nick's first baseball game of the season. He is such a great player. I am very proud of him. They don't hit off a Tee anymore, but have the coach pitch to them. Nick got 3 really good hits for this game. I can't believe how big he is getting. Playing "real" baseball. Amazing!!