Sharing our year with you....one pic a day!

Day 41

2010-02-10T09:00:00.000-06:00

Brennan's Valentine's Party bright and early this morning.

Day 40

2010-02-09T22:00:00.000-06:00

My handsome, super sweet, growing up way to fast little boy. Brennan made his way out of bed and ended up in the recliner in the living room.

Day 39

2010-02-08T17:00:00.003-06:00

Fun at the eye dr. while waiting for Taryn to be called in for her appointment.

Day 38

2010-02-07T20:58:00.001-06:00

Daddy & his helper fixed the storm door today. I helped too! Kolin and I are both super happy to have the door back where it belongs.

Day 37

2010-02-06T20:57:00.000-06:00

Fun new game for the Wii! Of course I like it much more than the kids do.

Day 36

2010-02-05T08:56:00.000-06:00

Mommy and her 2 sick little girls. Karis stayed home from school today and we all stayed in our jammies for a good portion of the day.

Day 35

2010-02-04T10:45:00.000-06:00

Karis playing while waiting to be called in for her dr's appt.

Day 34

2010-02-03T10:34:00.000-06:00

Karis & Mrs. R reading a book together with the class during story time.

Day 33

2010-02-02T12:50:00.001-06:00

If you give a mouse a cookie.....

Day 32

2010-02-01T10:01:00.000-06:00

This is a chalk drawing of Jesus that we see every preschool morning.

Day 31

2010-01-31T20:47:00.001-06:00

I'm pretty thankful that these 2 puppies haven't figured out how to go down the basement stairs yet. Even when they do, it will still be off limits to them.

Day 30

2010-01-30T12:45:00.000-06:00

Isn't it beautiful?

Day 29

2010-01-29T19:44:00.000-06:00

UP! It has to be one our favorite movies.

Day 28

2010-01-28T16:42:00.000-06:00

This sun actually came out today. It seems like its been forever and a day since the last time it was out.

Day 27

2010-01-27T12:40:00.000-06:00

She can pretty much sleep anywhere.

Day 26

2010-01-26T14:39:00.000-06:00

Can you guess what Ryanne's new favorite pastime is?

Day 25

2010-01-25T18:26:00.002-06:00

My favorite place for a great sandwich and soup. They have potatoes to die for too!

Day 24

2010-01-24T15:25:00.001-06:00

Taryn and her friends Alyssa & Riley. They all bowled in the Pepsi bowling tournament this morning.

Day 23

2010-01-23T12:24:00.000-06:00

Can you spot the cheerio?

Day 22

2010-01-22T21:23:00.001-06:00

Chief is getting big. It's hard to imagine that he was only 6lbs when we brought him home.

Day 21

2010-01-21T09:22:00.000-06:00

Ice, Ice and more Ice. The weather has been really strange the last few days. Freezing rain and freezing fog have kept us busy.

Day 20

2010-01-20T09:21:00.000-06:00

Time to play with some playdoh. You just never know what you can make.

Day 19

2010-01-19T19:19:00.001-06:00

My WW meeting tonight! I've got to add this as it's become quite the routine. The meetings really do help....the accountability is what does it when you have to step on the scale every week.

Day 18

2010-01-18T19:18:00.000-06:00

Bath time in our house is always a fun occasion!

Day 17

2010-01-17T18:17:00.000-06:00

Silly girls! The kids came with us to the bowling alley tonight.

Day 16

2010-01-16T10:16:00.001-06:00

Karis & Griffen

Just so you know these 2 have decided that they are getting married.

Day 15

2010-01-15T14:56:00.000-06:00

Jadyn & Taryn walking home from school. It's such a LONG walk for them. =)

Day 14

2010-01-14T13:24:00.000-06:00

All tuckered out! Both girls feel asleep in the car while we were waiting for Brennan to get out of school. Glad I brought a book with me to read.

Day 13

2010-01-13T15:24:00.002-06:00

Project Life arrived today! I can't wait to get started.

Day 12

2010-01-12T17:24:00.000-06:00

Ryanne jammin' out with the microphone to one of Karis' HSM dolls.

Day 11

2010-01-11T08:24:00.000-06:00

A little snow sculpture on the top deck. By the end of the morning it had fallen off.

Day 10

2010-01-10T19:33:00.002-06:00

Lovin' my Wii Fit Plus!

Day 9

2010-01-09T12:33:00.000-06:00

A Halloween picture with all 5 kids...finally.
I didn't do this one purpose, I swear it. We actually had a Halloween birthday party to attend and I of course couldn't miss a photo op.

Day 8

2010-01-08T10:33:00.000-06:00

Ice Burg Ahead!!!!!!!!

One should always be paying attention when backing out of the driveway. Even if they've done it numerous time. If one thing grabs your attention at the wrong time you could be like me and end up running over an ice burg on the side of your driveway and getting yourself stuck!

After trying to dig oneself out...you end up calling your husband who laughs at you wholeheartedly and then tells you to get out the shovels and try to dig yourself out. After explaining that I had already tried that and it's not working he was on his way to the rescue.

After digging and digging and whacking at the darn ice, the neighbor across the street came over to see if I needed some help. With some more digging and pushing of the expedition I was finally free. Called Kolin and he was 2 blocks away from home.

I left to take Karis to school since we were already 30 minutes late. When I came home I came upon a candycane lawn ornament stuck in the ice as a caution cone.
(go ahead and laugh, I know you want too)

This is what I get to see out of my side mirror now. When Kolin got home from work Friday night he swiched out the candycane for 2 orange flags.

Day 7

2010-01-07T14:32:00.000-06:00

Always the helper. Jadyn was thrilled when Kolin told her she could come outside and help him. The other bigger kids decided to stay inside.

Day 6

2010-01-06T16:32:00.000-06:00

Peek A Boo! I see you!

Day 5

2010-01-05T15:02:00.001-06:00

Taryn wasn't too thrilled about walking home this afternoon. It was way to cold even though she was bundled up.

Day 4

2010-01-04T09:32:00.000-06:00

Back to school today!!!!
I can honestly say that we were all pretty happy that our regular schedules are back to normal.

Day 3

2010-01-03T15:32:00.000-06:00

Ice Jams along the Rock River

Day 2

2010-01-02T16:31:00.001-06:00

Homework time!
Brennan had a homework packet to go through during Christmas break. Nothing hard, but even to keep him busy.

Day 1

2010-01-01T21:31:00.000-06:00

Happy New Year!

Karis had a birthday party to go to tonight. It turned into a sleepover and she had a great time!

Day 365

2009-12-31T23:59:00.001-06:00

Happy New Years Eve!!!

Kolin & I spent the night out with friends and had a great time.

Day 364

2009-12-30T22:14:00.002-06:00

An unexpected, but adored Christmas present!

Day 363

2009-12-29T19:08:00.000-06:00

Beautiful girl
Wonderful big sister
Great friend

Day 362

2009-12-28T15:06:00.000-06:00

The kids declared a pajama day today!

Day 361

2009-12-27T22:05:00.000-06:00

Kolin's version of a baby lock.

Day 360

2009-12-26T20:03:00.000-06:00

A friend of mine got a new tattoo tonight and I went along.

Day 359

2009-12-25T09:59:00.000-06:00

Merry Christmas!!!!

Day 358

2009-12-24T21:58:00.000-06:00

All the stocking are hung....

Day 357

2009-12-23T21:57:00.001-06:00

Brennan looks so peaceful while he's sleeping. He's growing up so fast.

Day 356

2009-12-22T09:53:00.000-06:00

If it keeps snowing we might not be able to find Chief.

Day 355

2009-12-21T08:52:00.000-06:00

I can't here you mama....

Day 354

2009-12-20T14:50:00.000-06:00

Ice jams along the Rock River.

Day 353

2009-12-19T20:42:00.000-06:00

7 new ornaments for the 7 of us.

Day 352

2009-12-18T18:39:00.000-06:00

While at shopko this evening looking for a birthday present for a girl in Brennan's class, Karis found the following item and thought it would make a great gift.

Day 351

2009-12-17T08:37:00.000-06:00

Isn't this a great picture? We were up way too early in order to get to a dentist appt for Jadyn.

Day 350

2009-12-16T12:35:00.000-06:00

Karis was Mary in her preschool program this morning. She did a terrific job.

Day 349

2009-12-15T21:33:00.001-06:00

Up, but not quite decorated yet. We're a 'tad' behind this year.

Day 348

2009-12-14T13:31:00.000-06:00

Ryanne loves playing in the mirror while she wait for Brennan to get out of school.

Day 347

2009-12-13T12:12:00.000-06:00

Happy 4th Birthday, Karis!

Day 346

2009-12-12T14:27:00.000-06:00

Karis' birthday party was today. She had a great time having her friends over.

Day 345

2009-12-11T09:25:00.000-06:00

Ryanne checking out the preschool and trying to figure out what she can get into today.

Day 344

2009-12-10T16:23:00.000-06:00

Our mini Christmas tree is up!

Day 343

2009-12-09T14:18:00.000-06:00

Snow Day!!!!! The kids had a blast outside playing and building a snowman.

Day 342

2009-12-08T15:11:00.000-06:00

What I had hoped would be Taryn's last visit with the neuro. It wasn't meant to be though. We'll try again hopefully in 2 years.

Day 341

2009-12-07T20:59:00.002-06:00

The garage is officially cleaned out and my car actually fits inside!

Day 340

2009-12-06T13:59:00.000-06:00

Brennan saw this Batman mask/hat at the store and had to try it on. We were going to get it for him and then decided not too when we couldn't exactly figure out how he was supposed to be able to breathe.

Day 339

2009-12-05T10:58:00.000-06:00

Wrestling time!

Day 338

2009-12-04T22:57:00.001-06:00

Tonight we checked out Planet 51 and really enjoyed it! We were going to go on the Christmas Walk, but it was just too cold.

Day 337

2009-12-03T19:57:00.000-06:00

Drawing pictures and writing letters to Santa.

Day 336

2009-12-02T20:56:00.002-06:00

One of the many pictures I took tonight while trying to get a good picture for our Christmas cards.

Day 335

2009-12-01T11:29:00.000-06:00

One more EEG! I kept telling Taryn this morning that hopefully this will be her very LAST EEG. She still whined and cried, but you would too if you were 8 years old and had only gotten 3 hours and 45 minutes of sleep.

Day 334

2009-11-30T11:28:00.001-06:00

Happy baby wasn't feeling so hot this morning so off to the dr. we went yet again.

Day 333

2009-11-29T15:28:00.000-06:00

Meet the Thanksgiving dinosaur! He resides in Princeton and we got to see him all decked out on our way to Monical's.

Day 332

2009-11-28T20:28:00.001-06:00

Time to put up the Christmas lights! Even though the picture doesn't look like it, Kolin actually had a pretty easy time putting them up.

Day 331

2009-11-27T08:28:00.000-06:00

Karis stole my new blanket and decided to use it herself.

Day 330

2009-11-26T16:27:00.000-06:00

Happy Thanksgiving!!!!

Day 329

2009-11-25T20:27:00.002-06:00

Tonight is the last night for Taryn's medicine. Hopefully this will be the last time she EVER has to take it.

Day 328

2009-11-24T10:27:00.001-06:00

Karis practicing her bowling technique.

Day 327

2009-11-23T12:27:00.001-06:00

Karis' preschool class celebrated Thanksgiving today. They had a BIG feast.

Day 326

2009-11-22T13:26:00.000-06:00

Karis' turkey tells everyone what she is thankful for this year.

Day 325

2009-11-21T19:26:00.000-06:00

Miss Ryanne found a lollipop today. She found it and proceeded to unwrap it and then decided it was all hers. She would not be sharing and you should have seen how unhappy she was when the lollipop was gone. =(

Day 324

2009-11-20T20:26:00.001-06:00

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Day 323

2009-11-19T16:26:00.000-06:00

2 little puppies who obviously think they are starving.

Day 322

2009-11-18T18:26:00.000-06:00

Part of a Jade plant that someone gave to Kolin. I'm not really a plant type of person....

Day 321

2009-11-17T10:50:00.000-06:00

This is what I had to visit 3 times during a trip to the vet's office today with a certain puppy.

Day 320

2009-11-16T14:49:00.000-06:00

Gotta have them to drive.....

Day 319

2009-11-15T19:49:00.000-06:00

Nothing smells better than fresh out of the bath kidlets.

Day 318

2009-11-14T13:48:00.000-06:00

Hula Hooping at a birthday party....

Day 317

2009-11-13T17:12:00.000-06:00

Yes, I could walk...but I'd rather not.

Day 316

2009-11-12T07:48:00.000-06:00

Smile! I enjoyed my breakfast this morning!

Day 315

2009-11-11T18:48:00.000-06:00

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies.... YUMMY!

Day 314

2009-11-10T15:48:00.000-06:00

Today she got locked in.....

Day 313

2009-11-09T07:10:00.000-06:00

Brennan wanted Ryanne to wear his hat.... Both of them are pretty darn cute.

Day 312

2009-11-08T20:47:00.000-06:00

Bowling for the adults tonight! We had fun!

Day 311

2009-11-07T14:47:00.000-06:00

It was in the low 70's today and absolutely beautiful! We took full advantage of the nice weather and we're outside most of the day.

Day 310

2009-11-06T12:47:00.000-06:00

Don't you want to let us out to play?

Day 309

2009-11-05T20:04:00.000-06:00

In & Out.....

Day 308

2009-11-04T12:30:00.000-06:00

A squirrel ( go figure) has been chomping on this pumpkin for the last couple of days. Today it decided that it was actually going to drag it off the step and it actually succeeding until I had to take the puppies out for a potty break.

Day 307

2009-11-03T21:30:00.001-06:00

Starting to feel better....