My Princess

This is how Grace dressed herself to go to Publix last weekend. Can you stand it???
She is too funny!!

Christopher's 37th Birthday!!!

Here are the pictures from Christopher's birthday. I am really late posting them.

He had a Great Birthday!

Yes, there is a deer on his cake. I couldn't resist! He just loves hunting. So, I thought this would be cute and I knew Duncan would like it as well!

Welcome to Holland

I had a friend send this to me. I am so very thankful for what I have been given!!

It is for every person who has loved and had the privilege of raising a child with any type of disability. I hope it touches your heart...

When you're going to have a baby, it's like planning a fabulous vacation trip- to Italy. You buy a bunch of guide books and make your wonderful plans. The Coliseum. The Michelangelo David. The gondolas in Venice. You may learn some handy phrases in Italian. It's all very exciting.

After months of eager anticipation, the day finally arrives. You pack your bags and off you go. Several hours later, the plane lands. The stewardess comes in and says, "Welcome to Holland."
"Holland?!?" you say. "What do you mean Holland?? I signed up for Italy! I'm supposed to be in Italy. All my life I've dreamed of going to Italy."

But there's been a change in the flight plan. They've landed in Holland and there you must stay.
The important thing is that they haven't taken you to a horrible, disgusting, filthy place, full of pestilence, famine and disease. It's just a different place.

So you must go out and buy new guide books. And you must learn a whole new language. And you will meet a whole new group of people you would never have met. It's just a different place. It's slower-paced than Italy, less flashy than Italy. But after you've been there for a while and you catch your breath, you look around...and you begin to notice that Holland has windmills...and Holland has tulips. Holland even has Rembrandts.

But everyone you know is busy coming and going from Italy...and they're all bragging about what a wonderful time they had there. And for the rest of your life, you will say "Yes, that's where I was supposed to go. That's what I had planned."
And the pain of that will never, ever, ever, ever go away...because the loss of that dream is a very, very significant loss.

But...if you spend your life mourning the fact that you didn't get to Italy, you may never be free to enjoy the very special, the very lovely things...about Holland.

MUSCLE MAN!! Watch out Girls!!!!

These are hysterical! Duncan is so funny. He decided to show how strong he was the other night before putting on his pajamas. Remind you of anyone????? We laughed for hours about this!
My sweet boy!!!

Busy, Busy, Busy!!

Okay, I know I haven't updated in so long but we have been soooo busy.
School has been in for us since the end of July. Duncan is doing very well and likes 2nd grade a lot! This is a good thing! I have a sweet class with only a few busy boys this year. I am looking forward to a wonderful year! I hope everyone is well and I hope to keep up my blog more often now.

4th of July Celebration

Here are the pictures from the 4th of July at our family house in Bluffton! We had a great time in the river and on the boat. Our family dinner at Karen and Sandy's house was GREAT! Somehow I am not in a single picture. I was there just not photographed-Thankfully!

Little Miss America!!!

Olivia and Duncan

Grace and Uncle Matt

The kids on the swing!

Grace and Daddy!

The Loveless Family!

Duncan and Grace -See they really do love each other!

Weight Issues!!!

Okay here goes. I am having some serious issues. I have gained weight and I am having a hard time getting it off. I know I am older and it is harder but gee whiz!!! I have got to get it off. I used to be so tiny and then gained weight and I have been yo-yo dieting since. Any suggestions from all you skinny girls who have had babies too? I will take any advice I can get.
Thanks!