One room down.......

Every year I dread the clutter cleaning that comes with the summer. I try to pick several days during the summer to clean out each room of the house. I'm finding it more difficult as Mattie gets older and seems to destroy one room as fast as I'm working on another. Well today she is actually sitting still watching Elmo and the older girls are out of my hair. I decided to tackle my 14 year old's room. Yes, I know she is 14 and should clean her own room.......which she does.....kind of......for a 14 year old. But every year when she goes to camp, I go in and throw away all the junk she has collected. It's stuff she won't throw away but never misses once it's gone. And I did it in less than an hour! Now off to get ready to have lunch with the hubby this afternoon.

Just for you Mom!

It's been a long time and well my Mom has been on me about my blog. She misses it. So since I'm off for the summer, we are going to give it a try again. I've posted a few updated pictures and an update on the kids.

Mattie
Mattie a.k.a. our little destructor. Who can tell by these sweet pictures that she can cause destruction in 2.5 seconds. She is a sweetheart that loves to take everything out of drawers, off tables, out of pocketbooks.......you name it. She likes to run too......away from you. She also gives the best hugs and biggest smiles! Mattie is doing well. Her kidney reflux is gone. Her hearing, eyes, and all her yearly stuff has come back normal. We are working on potty training which isn't going great but we'll keep working on it. She adjusted well to her new school and is really talking a lot. She repeats a lot of words. Last night, she even said "no no touch" to our kitty cat. We are excited that she is starting to combine words.

Caroline

Caroline just finished up her ball season. She absolutely loves being a catcher. She has worked really hard and our plans are to work more over the summer. She got to play on a 12u travel ball team a couple of weekends ago. She really had a great time. In the picture above, we went to the Lady Pirates softball game. The kids got to go out on the field and stand at their positions with the players. She was beaming from ear to ear. She also had a great school year. She almost had perfect attendance if it wasn't for that dreaded flu that hit everyone in the family except Abby. She ended up having all A's and one B for the school year. She missed having all A's by one point! We are so proud of her!

Abby

Abby is growing up so fast before our eyes. She will be in high school next year! It's hard to believe my baby will be that old. She also did very well in school having all A's and B's. Abby just finished her ball season. She had a great time with school ball and rec. She is away at camp now and I'm sure enjoying her time away from her siblings. It's nice to get a break away from the little ones. The picture above is from her 8th grade dance. She was so pretty!

Frisco Skippito the Great Masked Sword Fighter

Our beloved Frisco passed this past Saturday (3-25-09 to 6-25-11). She was attacked by a neighborhood dog. We will greatly miss her! She was a one of a kind cat and there will never be another one like her. We feel so blessed that she got to be a part of our family. Coming soon.......the 10 best things about Frisco. This is a little something that Caroline and I are going to work on as a tribute to her.