His nickname is quickly becoming 'the elf' because he LOVES wearing this hat I made for him around the house. His little ears stick ...

It was a miserable day. Rainy, dark, gray, cloudy......... Then the downpour! We were out driving with the wipers on high speed, not able...

Well, here is my attempt at getting another shot of this little guy. Came in a little clearer today :) They are such tiny birds!! Hubby had ...

We put the feeder up just a day or two ago and we have hummingbirds!!! If I thought it was hard taking pictures of birds sitting still on th...

I was happy the cake turned out well, but I wasn't totally happy with the final product. I guess that is more of my perfectionist side ...

making cake......making icing......decorating....it will be all night!!!! I'll post pictures tomorrow :)

Our 19 month old went and grabbed a new diaper, got up on the couch and laid down, all without saying a word. He did not want his wet diaper...

This is a powerful one hour video! Thanks for sharing Heather. Watch Death is not Dying by Rachel Barkey. A young mother of 2 dying from ...

Hubby is glad the phone interview is over! *smile* He was nervous and thought it went O.K. We will hopefully hear by the end of the week ...

Hubby has a phone interview tomorrow morning. Please pray with us that all will go well. Since it is getting harder for hubby to breath, h...

Well, the weekend has come and gone! We were suppose to get together with family at the park but we had rain on Saturday, so it was cancell...

We went to hubby's appointment today for his throat. He can tell he is about 40% closed up and thinks he can last another 2 months befor...

A few updates.... Hubby found out (through my brother...thank you!) that it is mandatory for the state to continue your health insurance for...

Here is an excerpt of our reading lesson today. This was a new page for him. We've been reading about 5 pages a day. Here is the text h...

In all things give thanks....... We expected it and it has happened....hubby has been laid off. Deep breath.... It was a small company which...

Oh what a privilege to be a mom! What an awesome responsibility to help mold and guide the lives of those little ones God has placed in our...

We got big sister's old bike out and popped the training wheels on, dressed in our new helmet, ready to tackle the art of bike riding. W...

Seems as though our son is going through a growth spurt! Every article of clothing he puts on seems to have gotten shorter and he's alwa...

Amidst the noise and chaos of boys with their pop guns, fighting enemy 'pillows'... stands a lonely princess dancing unnoticed to th...

Since our son has his little letters all learned now, our spelling tests are being written in small letters. You can see his little mind wor...

Thought I'd post a picture of a dove that was sitting out on the grill. They are such pretty birds!

Just a few random thoughts.... I'm still feeling gross! That's a good thing but it sure makes things difficult around the house. Sch...

Well....we usually don't like to do this quite so early but we decided this time we would like the prayers of our friends and family ear...

I would like to request prayer for some issues I am dealing with right now. It is an anxious and worrisome time at the moment and I could re...

Hubby has been promising to take the kids fishing for the past several weeks now. Saturday was just a beautiful day, so we headed to the par...

I'm delivering my first cake order today. It is for a girl's birthday and she loves horses! Her favorite colors are also pink and pu...

I didn't realize birds liked to sunbathe! This silly woodpecker was basking in the sun, sprawled out on the ledge of the deck. It was so...

I need help finding this bird's name. It was beautiful! I have not seen this one before.....It sat with its back to me for the longest t...

So, it's been a busy week. Little of this, little of that..... I'm starting to work on a cake for the weekend. I'm making some c...

Here is a great recipe! We enjoyed in again tonight :) I can not take credit for it though....it is my sister-in-law who finds all these g...

It is so great to see the kids putting into place the things that they are learning. It makes me feel good as their teacher to see that the...

Have you heard of the term lightbulb moment?? It's when the little switch in your brain goes....oohh yeah! I had one of those today. Hub...

We've been noticing for the past week or so that there has been a thief among us :) We fill the bird feeder to the top and by the next m...

Does time go by faster the older you get? Sure seems like it!! Today I turn another year older :) As I look back over the years, I can no...

If you keep up with the Duggar family, they have recently come out with some exciting news :) Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News , World News...

Today we were able to get school done early and we took an afternoon nap....love those days!! I was never a morning person. I could sleep in...

The kids were excited about celebrating Grandpa's birthday today, so I thought I'd have a little fun with the cake. He's an easy...

I love to watch my children sleeping so peacefully. What 3 beautiful blessings :)

Today was running around doing this and that. We are preparing for Resurrection Sunday tomorrow. I have quite a busy day with playing the ...

Today was not a good blogging day. It has been miserable for most of the day. It hailed for just a moment which the kids got a kick out of.....