The Face of Autism

This is an amazing video about our 7 year old, Quinn, made by his mother, Nancy (she made both the video...and Quinn - lol). She makes great babies and I'm lucky to have her in my life as the momma to my step-kidlets.

xoxox

It's Saturday!

Thursday night was Kieran's fourth grade musical. His proud papa and I cheered him on, and yes, the choreography was all his own.



For those of you who haven't met him, Kieran is the adorable little boy in the denim shorts, glasses, and navy t-shirt. In most of this video he is in the front row on the right side.

Rolling Coins

Recently Kieran and McKenna asked if I would take them to the movies. I explained that movies are a luxury item for families on a budget and asked if they could maybe think of some ways we could go see a movie, while not going over our entertainment budget.

They decided it was time to open up the trusty coin banks and see what they held. We went to the local BofA to get some coin wrappers. (It totally took me back to my days working at the bank.)

After a whole lot of counting, and a lesson in coin rolling, we tallied up $61.50! Mall Cop and Icees, here we come! (We also set aside enough to pay for our next movie day.)

Charlotte's 15th Birthday

Charlotte turned 15 on February 2nd. :o) Soon she'll have her learner's permit - OMG! Her gift list was all horsey related - no surprises there. She is growing up beautifully...

No, you can't use it on your brothers and sister!

Happy Birthday Charlotte!

Sicily & Bella ~ Welcome Home!

We would like to officially announce the arrival of our two newest family members...Sicily and Bella. Sicily is a four year old black lab and Bella is a five year old chocolate lab. They grew up together and we rescued them from the Desert Labrador Retreiver Rescue. They don't jump, which was our biggest concern (due to my back problems and Quinn's discomfort around animals in general). They stay off the furniture, are potty trained, eat dog food, and entertain each other. Wow, why purchase a puppy when you can adopt a lovable adult who has already been trained by someone else?!

Sicily, Kieran, & Bella

Bella & Charlotte

Quinn petting Sicily

Bella relaxes as Kieran and Steve read together.

Sicily, McKenna, and Bella


We all agree we are in love...and they are home now for good.