Our Family: August 2014

Friday, August 15, 2014

May 14 misc

Here are some random photos from around our house in May

The sign the kids made for Mark - Jaren did the Dad part 100% by himself!!!

Mark and I actually had a sitter to attend a wedding of one of our friends from Mark's work

this video is how Ryland started crawling we called it his inchworm crawl

Then by the end of May we were here!!! Such a big boy

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

I was Blessed this year to have been asked to be a "buddy" "Angel in the Outfield" for one of my very favorite people. Mara is a former student of mine. During the few years I got to teach Mara her and her family touched my life in many ways I will NEVER forget. Mara's parents and Mark and I have become good friends along the way and Mara is the first student I taught that I got to watch take their FIRST independent steps!!! I have been so blessed to be able to witness this miracle a number of times and hopefully many more to come. You never forget your first though!!!

Mara did a great job this summer and even hit the ball all by herself!!!

My family enjoyed our time with Mara and her mom and dad this summer

Monday, August 11, 2014

Mark's graduation party!!!

To celebrate Mark graduating with his masters in Business Administration. Everyone that could got together for dinner and piano bar!!!

We had a GREAT time.

Mark I am SO very proud of you. I thought finishing my masters with one kids was tough and you did it with two and three kids and for a good deal amount of time one miserable pregnant momma! I'm not sure what I ever did right to deserve such a loving, compassionate, caring, supportive husband but I Thank the Lord Everyday I caught you. (Maybe staking my claim at 16 was the key :)

Our group at the piano bar

Me and Sarah

Greg and Holly

Michael and Kasey

Todd and Rhonda

Papa Mike and Mima Cheryl

HEY NOW

Amy and Mark

Amy and Holly

Sarah, me and Kasey

Me and Mark

Mark missed the memo on grey top ;)
Greg, Mark, Michael

This is HILARIOUS - Mark was asked to dance after about 5 shots and many drinks.

Saturday, August 9, 2014

Landrie's 3rd birthday party

We had a great party for Landrie. Due to her birthday falling right with harvest and ball tournaments we were unsure of numbers so we had pizza for her party. Also when i asked Landrie hat she wanted her cake to be this year she said pink so we Googled pink cakes and she picked pink cake balls so we tried those out for her and she seemed to really like them!

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Dance Dash 2014

Me, Amy, Blake, Rhonda, and Mom along with 17 other members of our team - took part in the Dance Dash 2014 to raise money for Children's Miracle Network this year. A student Amy works with was the Children's Miracle Network Champion this year!!!

We had a great time. So on the 5k walk you stopped at three different stations and learned a portion of a dance. Then the whole walk ended in a flash mob of sorts.

me and amy

Rhonda, me and Mom

me, mom, amy, rhonda

me and rhonda

Amy dancing away - I generously volunteered to take video and pictures of the dance.

Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Cookout 2014

Mark and I have dreams of a BIG cookout/water day on Memorial Weekend's. All of this after we have our house built and have a yard. So probably two years out, but all the same we plan to do that.

We have been talking about it for a few years so this year we went low scale and had a small cookout. (not on memorial day this time though) We had a water day planned too, but this summers weather didn't work out to well for that. The pool was COLD - good thing the kids didn't seem to care.