Kinneygarten

Kinneygarten [Kin-neeeee-garten]- noun 
Mike Sams’ pronunciation of the word Kindergarten (a school or class for young children between the ages of four and six)

Weekly Inspiration

Since I had so much fun sharing last weeks “inspiration” with you, I thought I would try to make it a weekly thing.  This week I found inspiration from my daughter.
At Lilly’s one year old check-up, it was confirmed (again) that she is short and well, chubby.  Dr. A. walked in and said “Hi skinny!”.  [...]

Mr. Excellent

I finally got Mike to go to the doctor for an annual check up.  And, this is the note he received from his doctor. 
“Your labs all look excellent!  Keep doing what you’re doing.”
Are you kidding me?  This is the man who eats brownies for breakfast.  Doesn’t take vitamins.  Doesn’t excercise.  And he is instructed to [...]

Back Seat Driver

Since the wreck, Zach has felt the need to be my co-pilot while in the car.  Poor little guy.  As embarassing as it is to admit it, he’s actually proven to be quite helpful.  For instance, reminding me to dim my headlights when he see’s another car approaching.  (This is something I frequently forget to do and [...]

Victory!

Today we went to our last wrestling tournament of the season.  In total, we have been to three tournaments and wrestled seven matches.  All seven were gut wrenching and some a little heart breaking.  It’s hard to watch your child give it their all…and then some…and still not win. 
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not all [...]

Practice Makes Perfect…Maybe

I’ve been wanting a new picture for the website for awhile, so today we set out to do just that.  When I asked Zach to go change into his camo clothes, he asked if he could bring his BB Gun (is that how you spell it?) and hold it in the picture.  Since I knew [...]

A Little Inspiration

We could all use some now and then.  Goodness knows, I could use alot and most of the time.  I get stuck in the same rut or routine and forget anything else exsists.  Here’s what I found the other day that really inspired me. 
I picked up a copy of Romantic Homes magazine, something I didn’t even [...]

Oh, My Sweet Lilly Bell

How can it be?  How can you already be turning one?  It’s so hard to believe.  It seems like yesterday we were bringing you home.  In the middle of an ice storm!
Sometimes I think back to the early days, when I was first pregnant with you.  When you were barely hanging on and we weren’t sure what [...]