Together Is a Wonderful Place To Be

We could make a list a mile long of the things we are grateful for right now.

Topping our list is the blessing of Eternal Families.

Where Isss My Erik?

I don't have any experience in having an older brother, but from all indications, Owen thinks it is the best thing EVER! Owen is enough younger than Erik that he really is more of an accessory than anything. He basically worships the ground Erik walks on. It is so much fun to watch them together. Erik is so good to him an willing to help him in any way. Owen wants to be just like Erik and trys his best to keep up. My favorite thing has to be when Owen walks around the house looking for Erik and saying, "Where isss my Erik? I need my Erik."

Emma is Six(teen)!

Our beautiful baby girl is growing up! The reality of it set in when I watched her run off to Kindergarten. Emma has already informed her daddy (whom she has wrapped around her little finger) that she wants a CAR for her sixteenth birthday. Since she is only six this year, a scooter will do, but it MUST be PINK. No cross-contaminating-blue from her brothers! She is the FAVORITE sister of her three adoring brothers. She loves to go and do exactly what her older and wiser brother, Erik, is doing, but she can play right along side the little ones and be totally content. Emma is the glue in our family and we love her dearly!

My Baby is ONE!!!

I can hardly believe Luke is a whole year old! He is getting to have such a big personality and my quiet little baby has finally figured out that he has to make a little noise to be noticed at our house. He was totally loving the cake and ice cream and he is truly one of ours as he pulls faces for the camera! Love you, Luke!

Pick up the Pace!

I guess I should have looked at images Mats had saved on his computer....umm, not the cute photos of Luke's 1st Birthday I was hoping to post! Oh, well. At least I posted a photo, right?!?! This is Mats with Dan Patrick (I wouldn't know him from Adam), who is a sports-talk radio host. Mats attended a brunch where Dan broadcast his show and then took questions and had a photo op for sports-crazed fans like Mats! As you can imagine, this was a "dream come true" for my dear husband!

Posting, yet again! I know, I know, for all two people who even know about this blog, you are all simply amazed. Who am I kidding? With my four busy kids and my dear husband who is juggling work, school, family, and his very demanding wife, life will never slow down, so I guess I better just pick up the pace! This post will be my tiral and error, so please forgive me. I will mess around for a while and TRY to add some photos, they may or may not have captions, we'll see. Even though I might not have much on this blog, I do check the blogs of friends and family OFTEN! Keep my kids happy and keep posting! We love to peek into your lives!

This is a new experience for me...We'll see how this goes...Just add one more thing to the list...If only I had a few more hours in the day...PLEASE!!! Don't dirty any more laundry, don't desire any more "home-cooked" meals, and try not to NEED me for just a few minutes! Just let me catch-up and get our family settled into our new house! We are trying to make it HOME! And here we go...jumping on the blogging band-wagon!

Happy Birthday Honey! I love you! (even if having our beautiful children made all your hair fall out!)