Saturday, September 10, 2011

July Playgroup






We hosted playgroup at our house this month and EVERYONE was there...seriously everyone! I can't remember the last time that every child in playgroup was at a gathering. We even had a new family join us so it was super fun!

The kids LOVED the hot tub aka Collins' pool.


We played t-ball


played on the swing set


played football and soccer


and just acted plain silly!!

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Superhero Birthday

August was a very busy month for birthday parties! Collin's good friend Peyton had a Superhero Party for his 5th Birthday!





Recognize any of these superheroes?



 Ready for Battle!

Bring it on!


Cake Break!


Learning a new game.


Fun day!!
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Motorcyle Washing




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The other crazy cousins!



You know this can't be good-trouble is brewin'!!


Kenzie was nice enough to let Collin borrow her Mario Carts Wii game. That is his absolute favorite game, beside Running Dinosaur of course! He has been saving up his "beans" to buy it so he was VERY excited to get to borrow it for a little while. He has peed his pants twice because he refuses to stop playing and waits til the last minute to run to the bathroom then ends up going before he can get his pants down-gggrrr!! If I would let him, he would play that game 24/7.

Collin discovered Mario Carts in the Giant Eagle grocery store "Eagle's Nest" kids play area. He would NEVER go in one of those places but one day he looked in and told me he wanted to go in and check it out. He stayed the whole time with no problems and loves going back. He always asks if we can go to the "fun" grocery store!

We had a family gathering last week-unfortunately due to the death of a family member but it is always fun to see all of the kids play together!



Does it get any cuter than this????? Nope!

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Soccer is Back Again



After a break while taking our trip to the Marshall Islands, Collin is back at Locker Soccer again. The facility is "indoor" but not air conditioned-not even a fan! Last Saturday was 98 degrees so it was about 110 degrees in there! Collin almost always goes 100 mph, especially at soccer! For the first time ever I saw him dragging! I'm going to have to make a mental note for the next time he is climbing the walls, I'll just crank up the heat! LOL!





Collin had his own cheering section this week! Noni, Pops, Brylie, Tyler and Mama of course!


Poor Brylie really wanted to play! Maybe next session.

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Guatoberfest Cruise 2009

My soapbox about the Advent Conspiracy

I came across this video on another blog. I have to admit I only looked at it for entertainment value. I assumed with a title like that, it had to be some wacko conspiracy theory and who doesn't need a good laugh. Suprisingly enough it really touched me and made me think. It didn't grab my interest because of it's religious value, because that's not really my thing. I am not the type of person that flaunts religion or believes in pushing your beliefs onto others. It touched me because of it's human value and because it shows me how quickly I forget.

When we were in Guatemala it was truly a life changing experience for a myriad of reasons, only one of which was bringing home a baby! We saw poverty that we could never imagine in this country. I remember thinking when I was there that despite all of the stress of the situation, I was more at peace than I had ever felt in my life. Among other things, there was no pressure to have more...there was nothing to have. People just lived their lives. Families worked together, lived together in cramped housing-if they had a roof over their heads at all-and they were happy! We were forced to enjoy eachother without our "creature comforts" and I loved it. I now remember hoping that once we got home, I would never lose that idea that we don't really need much at all. I realized our society makes us think we need more but we really don't. And after watching the video it makes me realize that I have failed miserably.


I had made up my mind that in order to honor my new found attitude and our sons heritage, we would sponsor a Guatemalan family every year so that they could have food and heat and their children could go to school-things we take for granted on a daily basis. For some reason I can never seem to find the money to do that- BUT- I can find the money to buy coffee every day, sometimes several times a day, Collin will see a room full of gifts on Christmas morning, I can go out to eat, I can do whatever I want for the most part. My priorities have gone right back to where they were before I experienced Guatemala and it makes me sad. That is the reason that I am posting the video in a permenant spot on the blog, so that I am constantly reminded, not only during Christmas but all year to give PRESENCE to my friends and family not PRESENTS and to give back to something that I feel very strongly about. I don't write this to push Guatemalan charity or any charity but to encourage anyone reading this to slow down and take a look at your life and see what means the most to you and see where it takes you.

Advent Conspiracy