Jack, Heather, Keelyn, Ryley, Delaney and Addy. We are a family of 6. 4 girls, Jack and I. We live in a beautiful house built in 1850 in Milford, NH. Most days I feel very blessed with 4 healthy children.. There are a few days where I pray to God to let us get through the day...

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Friendly Farm TODAY.. FUN FUN FUN!

I just can't stop laughing at this video. Delaney picked up this chicken.. and I think the MOMMA wanted to kick her A$$!!!! It looks like it was trying to give her a ROUNDHOUSE kick! HAHAHAHA!!!




















There are some super cute pictures! Check em' out!















































The Shepard and her FLOCK!















This is great, the smile on her face!































She reminds me of a MONKEY MOMMY - checking her baby for BUGS! Although she said "MOMMY, there are MORE feathers under here!!"



Monday, June 23, 2008

WOWIE- ADDY! Chaos and school's OUT!

Addy is changing by the day! Over the last 3 weeks, she has gotten 3 teeth (two bottom one on the top), she started crawling and is now ALL OVER the place, and she pulls herself up in her crib! Amazing to see how it is all coming together for her and how those BIG grinning smiles show how proud of herself she is.







Keelyn finished school last Friday - THANK GOD (for her). We planned on having lunch all together since Jack was on vacation all last week, but she ended up eating lunch at school, so we all went glow bowling! Boy, I love that place! Very low key, kids have a blast, and it is over in an hour! Saturday we had Ryley's kindergarten cookout up in Wolfboro. Kids had a blast! The weather was super cooperative, it was just the ride that was LONG. It was the end of bike week and boy... ugh! 1/2 hour for us to get through one set of lights - that was after the 1 1/2 hours it took us to get to that light. BUT, all that mattered was the kids had fun, and FUN they had. They were pretty much in the water all day. Sunday was a clean up day - we rented movies - had plans with our neighbor, but the thunder and lightening canceled those plans. Michelle was kind enough to drop off bags of cotton candy they planned to give out at their cookout - 2 of which I devoured... BOY, it was YUMMY!

Keelyn and Ryley started Camp Invention today. They both seemed to enjoy it. I asked them if they were going back tomorrow and they both said "yes!". Jack left for Wisconsin this morning. So, we'll see how the rest of the week goes, today was nice and quiet, but this afternoon was a CHAOTIC mess! Crying, fighting, mis-behaving. UGH, just as I was starting dinner. :-( I hate afternoons like that.. we all do. Maybe I should cook dinner earlier in the afternoon and just re-heat it? Who knows, but SOMETHING has to change. Maybe I could hire a personal chef?? :-P NOW we're talking!

I heard on the news today we got 3 INCHES of rain! We had awful thunder and lightening JUST as I went to pick up Keelyn & Ryley. NO fun running to the car with 4 children in tow.

Delaney is COMPLETELY POTTY TRAINED! She still likes to wear pull-ups, I guess for the security, but that's fine with me. She is doing fantastic! I am so proud of her! Today she asked if I would buy her M&M's for going on the potty.. NOW, I think she's milking it :-)

I keep hearing on news.. and I can't believe they are talking about the Neil Entwistle case.. and how the defense is saying the mother committed suicide.. I guess they think her dead body returned the gun to her father??? SON OF A BITCH.. I hope he BURNS.. EVIL MAN.

We have plans for my friend Charlie to come visit this weekend. It's been a while, so we're happy to see them and HIS PREGNANT WIFE! BOY that womans a SAINT! You're a lucky man CHUCK!

Last week we went to visit my cousin Patricia, and her husband Adrian. Adrian has lung cancer among other ailments. He goes in for surgery to HOPEFULLY remove the cancer on July 10th. We will be praying for them. I truly believe God knows what a wonderful person Adrian is and he will get them through this. I will continue to pray for that daily.

Well, I still have not been able to get good photo's of Ryley's graduation :-(. I have a few but they are not very clear. I'm waiting on one more person who said she has some. (COME ON ELISE.. YOU CAN DO IT :-) I also have a real cute video clip of Addy from last week, I'll post tomorrow. I don't have that capability to do that from the upstairs computer (where I am now).

Oh, I just HAD to post this picture of Ryley and her NEW BACK TO SCHOOL BOOTS .. They are TOTALLY her, and she LOVE LOVE LOVES them! GIRAFFE BOOTS! WAHOOO!!!





I better get to bed... over & out.. PEACE!

Friday, June 13, 2008

Friday June 13th

ADDY'S CRAWLING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Graduation & Storyland

She did it! Ryley graduated last Friday. My little girl is on vacation! Although all her and Delaney have been doing over the past 36 hours is fighting! My lovely, wonderful, dear husband DELETED the graduation photos by accident trying to format our camera. Hopefully someone else can send some to me so I can post them. Super cute!

Last week while Jack was in Paris, Delaney started running a fever on Tuesday. Wednesday, it was 104.2, so I took her to the dr. since she wasn't responding the the motrin. He said everything looks o.k. (no ear infection - strep..etc) so it was a virus. Well, Thursday when Ryley came home from school, her temp was 102.5. UGH, just in time for Storyland. Friday she was FINE (no fever in the morning), Graduation went well (except for the rollover car we were driving by on the way.. *another story*)then as we were walking around Storyland she completely drained which was odd for her, we felt her head and she was burning up.. Jack and I had had enough (2 1/2 hours) but the kids didn't get on as many rides as they would have liked. We also had Makayla (my niece) with us, who was a HUGE help!! Thanks MAKAYLA!!

Here is a great video of them (RYLEY WAS HORRIFIED!!)


Here are some great pictures!




























and then when it was time to go:



now, Addy just woke up and I can't type with her koala'ing me.. so I'll try to get graduation pics and post them!

Saturday, May 31, 2008

Jack COULD be a polygamist!

Last week he was in Chicago.. got home this afternoon, and he's off to "France" on Monday! hmmmmm...

As for our WONDERFUL little children... Keelyn is a busy little socialite! She had her field trip at school yesterday to Squam Lake, then a b-day party (until 9:00 pm - how fun that was toting 2 sleeping children then ONE that fell asleep on the ride to pick her up!).. today she spent the day with her friend Kelsey. Tomorrow she, Ryley and Dada are off to Canobie Lake with the girl scouts. WHEW. Busy little girl!

Ryley is finished with school Friday (6/6) I can't believe she is going to FIRST GRADE! She has accomplished so much this year - I am so greatful she was able to experience such a small school setting and learn as much as she did. NOW, it is on to the BIG school! FIRST GRADE.. only a few weeks of camp and vacation before that!

Delaney is so proud to be wearing BIG GIRL UNDIES! We're keeping our fingers crossed for NO accidents! She's doing GREAT. AND she's doing AWESOME with OUT the "brrup brrup"! She asks for it now and then when she is sad or tired, but does really well when going to sleep. My little punkin!

Addy is growing and growing.. BUT STILL NO TEETH! I swore a month ago she was getting one.. two.. now I have no clue. She is trying so hard to crawl, although today she tried to STAND! She puts her hands on the floor then next thing you know her butt is high up in the air! She pushes up on her legs.. I would laugh hysterically if she just all of a sudden pushed a little harder and stood up! She can get to the sitting position from any floor position.. (i.e. if she's on her belly,she can easily get to sitting). She is too funny all she wants to eat is people food! I've pureed things here and there and she loves it.. but I get nervous about her choking! Her are some adorable photos of her chubbi-ness. I just have to laugh as all you know what skinny mini's all the other girls were!


















too cute! I have to go on the upstairs computer and add a post photo of Ryley when she was 8 months.. you'd swear it was the same kid!

Well, she is asleep, Jack went to pick up Keelyn with Delaney and Ry Ry.. so if I can get this snooz-er--roo to bed, I may have a moment of PEACE! Better run!

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

My OTHER Baby IS GROWN Up

Tell me this doesn't pull on your heartstrings!!!




Keelyn had her piano/voice recital last night. This video was taken from our little camera, so once Jack puts a better version on youtube (from the video camera) - I'll update with the whole song and piano playing. Boy, I am so proud of that GIRL! I would NEVER have been able to stand in front of others to sing at age 7!

Monday, May 19, 2008

My Baby's Growing UP!

I can't believe 1 week from today Adyson will be 8 months old. She is learning so much and loves just observing everyone. Mostly her big sisters. Today she learned something new and we're all so very proud to teach her, since it is perfect timing for Keelyn's piano/voice recital tomorrow. Check her out: