Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Trip to PA
We went to Manheim (Lancaster) Pa, to visit James' parents. Chad and Laura were there as well as Luke. We were able to visit the PA State Trooper Academy in Hershey. James Uncle Scott is almost retired and teaches there now. He was able to give the grand tour from the cadet's rooms, to the horse stables. You'll also see some shots of the kids and Uncle Chad in the cop car... Very cool. We also got to practice our shooting in the simulation room. They boys really liked this! Grace of course, loved the horses. James' parents live across the street from a pig farmer. We were able to visit this farm of over 1,000 pigs. The stench was unreal and seemed to stick to everything, even our hair, but the kids loved it. Just fun to be together with family.
bathing beauties!
Actually, the girls were jumping on the trampoline with the sprinkler under it. This is probably one of our best investments! It tires them right out.
Monday, April 21, 2008
oh brother!
David was being goofy with James...when the two of them get together, look out! Somehow we managed to get a 'normal' shot of us together!
a walk down memory lane.....
All of us kids shared some of our favorite memories with Dad. Most of them included some adventure of some kind! Some, near death experiences, mostly taking places on boat trips! I had two! What a generous and loving Dad he is. There was lots of laughter and tears shed. A wonderful day. All of us kids sent him on a scuba diving trip to St. Anthony's Key in Honduras. He will be going in August with my brother
David and one of his son-in-laws, Pat. I think he was pretty suprised.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Spring is here!
Spring is here, spring is here..we all feel like singing with this wonderful weather. I am sure that it will snow this weekend or rain again, but we are enjoying it. The girls sported their "spring pants' that my friend Grace Cogan made for them. Bugs, flowers, butterfies...so cute.
They have been jumping on the trampoline a lot! Tires them right out. Grace is already counting down days until camp and her birthday at the end of May. She wants to catch frogs and bugs. She delightfully found a moth yesterday, which she put in her "frog-i-tat" ...a home for frogs..but she puts anything in there. She has also been disspointed in our lack of spring flowers. We planted about 15 bulbs this afternoon, hopefully they will flower:)
Thursday, April 3, 2008
anna and mommy:)
Anna brings me such joy...we spend the most time together now, with Isaac being in school all day and Grace three mornings a week. You know, all three of my kids are so different and bring me joy in their own unique way!! It is a blessing.
Anna is just sweet and happy. All girl and into the accessories, taking pictures, you name it! So, we snapped a quick one, she loves to see us on camera, anyone in her family. She now says when we are out and about...."This is my friend, Mommy..." as she pats me in the knee or something...it is too much!!
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Homes for the Kittens
We did find homes for the kittens. So it is good but a little sad. Grace especially is going to miss them..the one with the white paws she has named "Explorer" b/c he has always been an adventurous kitty:) They won't be ready to go for a few more weeks..so we'll enjoy them until then.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Happy Easter
We all made it church (late) but we made it! Try dressing two girls in fancy dresses, stockings, shoes, doing their hair...keeping them clean till we leave. Boys are so easy! Needless to say, I didn't get any pictures of them dressed up. However, after church, we went to Grandma and Grandpa Booher's for the day. Good food, cousins to play with, easter egg hunt. What a fun day. Isaac came inside once to eat. Other than that, he was outside for about 6 hours!! Easter in CNY often means hats, gloves and a bit of shivering when you do an egg hunt.
This is all the cousins with their baskets full of eggs.
Monday, March 17, 2008
My Girls
Seems most my pictures are of my girls, since they are home with me most of the time! Grace is sooo tall, I can't believe she will be 5 in May! We have started to put out some feelers for the kittens, to see if anyone wants one. In the mean time, they are great entertainment for our kids and a great experience, to see the birth, how they nurse,,when their eyes open...etc.
Monday, March 10, 2008
KITTY, KITTY, KITTY
Some more pictures of the kittens, now one week old. Anna is
right there watching them, "I want to hold one, mommy!" Yikes, she
might love them too much!
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
SPRITE HAS HER KITTENS
Last night around 12:30, our cat sprite woke us up meowing...she had three little kittens, right on our bed. So cute. She did great. Anyhow, they are all black, one has white boots and white patch on it's face. Grace is holding the first one that came out....she is THRILLED!
Monday, March 3, 2008
Syracuse storms
Our house during a December snow storm. The snow flakes were huge. The kids loved being outside in it. Grace helps James shovel, she loves chores.
Sprite, the Kitty
This is Sprite, the birthday gift that keeps on giving!!!
She is now pregnant and due any day for a batch of kittens. She got out before we got her fixed and the end result....we'll see how many she has. The kids are so excited. I think my little animal lover, Grace, tells everyone she sees and would like to be woken up if she has them in the middle of the night:)
All the Grandkids (Booher side)
So, I thought I should post a pictures of the little ones on the Booher side! There are 8 under 9 years old:) They truly enjoy eachother an get along great. Chris, the oldest, has two boys, David and Ethan. Next, Rebecca, has three, Abby (same age as Isaac), Noah and Matthew. Of course, my three...they are all weeks or months apart. It does get hectic sometimes, but we hope they will grow up together and be great friends. This seems to be the case already!
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