Mexico...We Love It!

OK.....we are having a fantastic time in Mexico. I am sorry this blog posting is not about our kids this time....but they are having a heck of a time with their wonderful Aunts while Brad and I wonder around south of the border. We'll check back in soon with cute kid updates.

Team Extreme

Ian had his first soccer game this morning. He is a proud member of Team Extreme. Fun Morning for everybody!


Aunt Caba and Natalie were Ian's cheerleaders :o)

Little Bit of Everything

I went a little collage crazy here but there were a couple good groups of photos. I bought and ridulously large container of animal cookies at Sam's the other day. Of course everyone had to try them out when we got home. Here are the snackers in action with cheesey smiles, toothless smiles and a whole lot of sibling love.

Natalie is a poser....here is the proof. The gritty teeth pose below is her best attempt to flex her muscles. You should have heard the growl that went with it. Priceless!

Go Vols

We spent Labor Day weekend this year in Nashville with some family...or as my kids like to say with 'The Cousins'. We speak of my sisters' kids as some sort of famous rock band. My kids get giddy with excitement over seeing them and hang on their every word. It was a fun restful weekend which also happened to be the season opener for Tennessee football! We did not make it to Neyland Stadium but we were in the great state wearing our orange!! (Cousins Rachel and Cohen pictured here)

Fun At Sunset

We got the kiddos dressed up and took them to the some open fields in our neighborhood for a little photo shoot (Thanks Chiara and your new cool camera!). We have been really bad about getting professional photos made and this is our attempt to catch up. Watch out family....you are gonna get some copies of these pictures soon!

Kindergarten Begins

We took Ian to his first day of Kindergarten this morning. Dad took part of the morning off and we walked our big guy into his class. In true Ian fashion he walked in confident and ready to go. There were no tears, although I (Mom) had a weepy period when walking out of school. It was a happy cry because our boy is right where he is supposed to be and we are thankful!

Natalie probably would have stayed at school too, if we'd made arrangements. She really misses Ian when he is not around. They have their moments of tormenting and fighting but big brother being gone all day will be a big adjustment for her too. The first three days of school are only half days. We picked Ian up after lunch and below you'll see a picture of them snuggling for a cartoon.

Our Michigan Friends

We made last weekend a three day event and traveled to visit our friends The Blasko's up in Grand Rapids Michigan. Their oldest Kole was born just 5 weeks before Ian and we've had lots of adventures together over the last several years. We had an awesome time hanging out and enjoying the weather and good company. On the way back home, we drove to St Joe Michigan and hit the beach. I have two words for you BIG LAKE. The kids love playing in the water together!