MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!! We had to catch a moment to get a family picture this year. This was taken at Mama's house and she managed to get one of all of us looking in the same direction!!!
Such a hard thing to do with all the little ones. Maybe one year we will have a portrait done with us all dressed up and looking glamorous....but this year we are just blessed to get a picture where all the kids are dressed...and we are thankful!!!! Blessings to all of you this Christmas!!!!!

A few changes have happened in our house in the last week. The first is that Robby has started at a new school, which he loves. The second is that I have decided to go back to school!!!! I am excited and anxious at the same time. I will be going to evening classes for Massage Therapy. I am still waiting to see how this will all work out. I will be on the go from 6 am till whenever I can fall into bed. And yes the reason I have a picture of white shoes is becasue I will have to wear them to school, along with white scrubs.....hmmmm white and little children....should be fun!!!
Here is a picture of Robby all ready to go to school this morning.

It was actually cold for a change!

oh and hey does anyone have a clue where I put my highschool diploma???

apparently they need that......oh dear.

SAY PLEASE........

Bethany is our quiet child. In fact it isn't unusual for us to still here people say they have never heard her speak. Which is funny because she can talk my leg off when she wants to. 2 nights ago we were out Christmas shopping and it was getting late. I was starting to sense that if we didn't get them all home soon, that I would lose it. You know that frantic count down in the back of every mom's brain that starts sounding the alarm that a melt down is coming. Troy had Jack with him in the cart and I had the other 3 in the ornament isle trying to not let them touch everything...HA! So I said to Bethany " Bethany, hold my hand" and I was ignored, a talent she has down to a science! So I repeated myself 4 TIMES!!! Finally she looked up at me with her big blue eyes and said with all seriousness "Mommy I am trying, but you haven't said please". sigh, mommies....practice what you preach!!!!!