New family Picture

This is the newest family pic of our family. We actually got our picture taken earlier that day, this picture was taken in our kitchen by my sister. This is the first time we went to get our family pictures taken since Chandler was born. I am so bad about paying someone to take the kids or in this case our family pictures. I normally take all of our pictures myself.

Fall

The days are becoming shorter and the leaves have began to fall. I love this time of the year it is so beautiful and the weather is perfect! I always decorate the outside with pumpkins and scarecrows but not this year:( I think the new puppies will destroy it all. I will try to sit out pumpkins and see how long it takes before they are eatin.
The kids are already trying to decide what they want to be for halloween. The girls are having their first halloween party this year. It should be fun.........the reason I said should is.......when you have alot of girls in two different grades together there is always some kind of drama!! Now that I am on the subject of girls. Mikayla had her sleepover party last week and the things these girls talk about at there age is mind boggling! It is sad how fast kids grow up in this new generation scary actually.

Mikayla is 11~ Here are some birthday party pics!

Where did summer go?

Wow this summer seems like it just flew by. I love the fall weather but I am not looking forward to the winter!!
All three of the kids love school this year. Althtough Chandler had a rough start with preschool leaving me. I think it was harder on me though. He cryed the first 3 days and then he was fine, which was a huge surprise to me. I am so happy for him, I hope this gets him out of his shyness a little more. The kids are growing to fast for me:( but I love every minute of it!

Our new puppy Diesel "Great Dane"

"Kreig's birthday present"

Summer fun

Mikayla's gold medal! Championship game.

Mikayls was very proud of this win because she had all of the teams points but 2!

Madi's 9th birthday at Escapades.

Madi and Chan being silly:-)

Madi, Tess and Mikayla.

The girls coming down the slide.

Chandler and Kreig with his broken arm at escapades.

Madisen and her friend Tess in our new house!

Our house is all done:)

Kids spring 2009

Mikayla, Madisen & Chandler

Pictures from our house fire.

Chandler's bedroom

Madisen's bedroom

Mikayla's bedroom

Mikayla's bedroom

The stove that started it all.

Update...

I am glad a week has past! Everyday gets a little easier. We have found out that our house has to be completely gutted and rebuilt. The rebuild is suppose to take about three months. In the mean time we are going to be living at Kreig's grandmas house.
The kids are doing better still saddened by the loss of there stuff and our house. Although they are getting exciting about picking out new things and getting to decorate a new room soon.
As for Kreig and I we are hanging in there and keeping a positive outlook on everything. We have alot to be thankful for. Our kids are alive and we have alot of people around us that love and care about us. Our communtiy has been great to us this past week. We have been very blessed with the out pour of generosity from everyone around us.

House fire:(

Sat. night around 7pm our chimney caught on fire and we lost the whole upstairs and part of our living room.

2009

Wow it's 2009 can you believe it?? I'm so excited for 09, it means a new start! We are right where we want to be. Last year was a little crazy to say the least..... We sold our house unexpectedly to be homeless for a while. We had to live with my husbands dad for 10 long months! Although at the time we were unhappy to be living with someone and to have our kids lives turned upside down, we learned alot about ourselves that we didn't know. To look back on that whole experience I think it was gods way of helping us and teaching us new ways of living and to help us through the rest of our journeys through life. So for that I am very grateful and I know I never want to go there again:)
As a family we are very happy in our new house. This house is so us, it's like this home was waiting for us, from the four bedrooms, new kitchen, country living even down to the paint color on the walls that matched our stuff perfectly! I love old houses and this house was built in the 1800's, but completely remodeled so beautifully. The only down fall was no garage but we are planning to build one this summer. My husband has alot of big plans for this place this summer haha..... who know what this year will bring. All I know is that we are very happy and looking forward raising our kids in our new house and making alot of awesome memories!