All Smiles!

I hardly ever get a picture where all three of my kids are looking towards the camera and smiling, so I just had to post this one. The only thing that would have made it better is if I had thought to take that darn pacifier out of Meg's mouth!

Preschool Gym With Attitude!

I finally remembered to take my camera to Zach's gym class. I took Rece to these gym classes when he was Zach's age and it is so interesting to see the difference in their personalities. Rece was the one who followed the coach's instructions exactly, waited his turn, and so on. Not my sweet little Zach. He refuses to do warm ups until they get to the point where they use the parachute, and the rest of the time he joins in but his coach is constantly having to remind him to wait his turn, move on to the next activity, or hauling him away from something else that has caught his attention. It is entertaining to watch, he is such a funny kid!

So much fun!!!

Basketball!

Rece is playing basketball this year. He is on a team with his friends from school and church; and our friend, Megan, is the coach. When we signed him up, he was a little worried because he had never played before, but he is making great progress and having a lot of fun! These kids are so cute, we even cheer for the other team!

Happy Birthday Ryan!

Happy Birthday Sweetie! I couldn't let the day go by without saying a few things about the great guy I married. You are a fantastic father and I love that you love to spend time with our children. You are a wonderful husband and friend to me. Thank you for your example and all that you do for our family!

We love you! The pictures are getting kind of dated, but I am resolving to be better at taking pictures this year. I hope you have a great day!

Friends

These are my high school buddies - Mindy and Michelle (a.k.a. Min & Shell). We have an annual tradition (usually the day after Christmas) when we meet for lunch, chat, and exchange gifts. I think there was only one year that we missed when Min's daughter became deathly ill and they had to go home early (correct me if I am wrong girls!). By the way, the clock works great even after sitting wrapped in a closet for two years Shell! I look forward to it every year and can't wait to see you both next December (if not sooner!).

Christmas 2008

Christmas this year was great! Ryan had almost two weeks off from work, and we all loved having him home. We spent time with family and with each other. Ryan and I even went out on a couple of dates (thanks Jill)! Christmas morning was so much fun. We were up extremely late and received the best Christmas gift of all when our kids slept until almost 9:00!

Rece's only request from Santa this year was a light saber kit. But Santa just couldn't help himself and he also received a clone trooper helmet, a scrabble junior game, and a new game for the Wii. He is the biggest Star Wars fan I have ever met. He lives and breathes it. He was so excited for Christmas this year and the only thing that dampened his mood was the stomach flu. The poor kid got it twice. He is such a trooper.

Zach never had much to say when we asked him what he wanted Santa to bring him, so Rece put in some requests in his behalf. He got Cars mega blocks, lincoln logs, and a Star Wars ship. He doesn't look very excited about these pajamas, but they are so cute. I guess clothes probably aren't that exciting when you're surrounded by toys. He kept getting presents from under the tree and opening them whether they had his name on them or not. I didn't realize this until I found something for me I didn't remember opening. Apparently, he was opening them and giving them a toss if what was inside was not interesting enough. What a funny boy!

Santa brought Megyn a baby and a stroller. She was so excited! She loves babies! It was so fun to see her get excited about the presents this year. What a difference a year makes! She was so good about leaving the tree, ornaments, and presents alone which really surprised me because she is always into something she shouldn't be!

The kids got extra spoiled by their grandmas and grandpas and aunts and uncles. Thanks everybody! Oh yeah -- Ryan and I were pretty spoiled too. I realized while trying to find pictures for this that I didn't do so good taking pictures. That is going to be a New Year's goal for me. Take more pictures!