Happy 14th Birthday Austin

 

Happy 10th Birthday Aubrey!

 

 I have a teenager! Happy 13th Birthday Austin!!

The Big 9!

 

 

The Big Twelve...Happy Birthday Austin!

Oh My Beautiful Perfect boy...You make me laugh every day. I love you so...

 

My Sweet and Sassy Aubrey, Happy 8th Birthday!

My little Aubrey Doodle,

Today you turned 8 years old. I am not quite sure where the last 8 years have gone, but I know they have gone by too quickly. Happy Birthday my beautiful girl.

You completed the 2nd grade with flying colors and are looking forward to being a big 3rd grader (although you are scared about the big state "test" at the end of the year for reading. I have no doubt you will do great. You are such a smart little girl, and you always excel at school. You are creative and artistic as well, and love to spend hours drawing or coloring pictures.

You are sensitive and caring, and often wear your heart on your sleeve getting your feelings hurt so easily. You always feel bad if you hurt other's and like to write apology notes to anyone who you feel may be mad at you. 

Such a sweet heart you have. I am proud to be you momma.

Love you Aubrey Girl

 

30 Days of Thanks, Day 30

Thankful I am done for yet another year. I am not even going to make any promises of posting more often as it is always my intention, but here's to hoping that I do.

30 Days of Updates, Day Unknown

I obviously gave up on updates. I really thought I could get to 30 but have run out of things to tell you about! We are so busy all of the time, but it is always doing the same things, mostly baseball. I will try to keep a list for next year...

30 Days of Thanks, Day 29

Thankful for my new vacuum cleaner. My old one (and I do mean old) quit working in the midst of cleaning, so I had to go and buy another one. Thankful for good after Thanksgiving sales. My old one must have been really bad, because the amount of filth I got from my floors was amazing. And horrifying.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 28

Thankful for beautiful November days with friends, sitting outside around a fire, watching the kids play laser tag in the dark.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 27

Thankful that no one was hurt in the annual parents vs. kids football game at our Red Sox friends' house. Parents won by the way (first team to 5), but gave them a chance to tie. Which they did.

Happy Thanksgiving All!!

30 Days of Thanks, Day 26

Thankful for 5 days off of work, for good friends to spend Thanksgiving with, for yummy food and full bellies. Can't wait for tomorrow!

30 Days of Thanks, Day 25

Thankful for movie nights and buttery popcorn and the beginning of vacations with the promise of accomplishing much.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 24

Thankful that this blog has the ability to date posts so it looks like I have done this 30 days of Thanks daily instead of all at once because I got so behind...

30 Days of Thanks, Day 23

Thankful for a few hours with my shopping buddy to get a start on Christmas. Shopping is so much more fun with friends.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 22

Thankful for my big sis and her ability to always make me laugh. Thankful that even though we don't see each other often and the miles separate us, we are still so close.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 21

Thankful always for my mom and dad, who have always been there for me and my family. I don't know what I would do without their love and support, and regular phone conversations.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 20

Thankful for the chance to be a mommy. Nothing else in my life has been so hard, so fun, so trying, so wonderfully amazing, so humbling. I am so very thankful for my littles.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 19

Thankful for itch cream. I thought I was going to avoid the poison ivy but it showed up a little later on me.

30 Days of Thanks, Day 18

Thankful for birthday money to buy a new pair of my favorite kicks. Which are already dirty.