Man, I love this boy!!!!

A lesson from this little girl

Beautiful Mazi Jane. She is so full of life. She is always singing or dancing. She loves hard, cries hard, plays hard and has little fear of anything (especially HUGE roller coasters)! Her favorite ride at Disneyworld is the Tower of Terror! She is joyful, she is passionate, she is funny and fun to be around. She loves to learn, she loves homework, she loves friends and they love her, she loves church and most importantly she loves Jesus and knows the He loves her and made her special! I want to live as passionately as her! I want to skip everywhere I go. I want to smile at everyone I see. I am so thankful she is in my life to remind me to enjoy life! I need her as a reminder of this every day!!

Is it really almost over????

Mason doing his favorite summertime activity

Sprinkler Trampoline

I can't believe summer is coming to an end. I have new student registration today. The kids will start back next week. I think we are all ready for it. For a little structure and routine.

This summer has been a tough one. No long trip to Seattle that we always look forward to. Record heat and humidity.
Daddy took 2 long trips and we missed him so much!

But I know that when the craziness of school routines, soccer practice and dance class begin, I will long for these long hot days where we can just be together.

Is Anybody Out There?

So I don't know if anybody still looks at this except for my Mom & Kedra. So I will try to at least continue to post pictures for them!

MJ turned 6 a few weeks ago. We had a party at a local gymnastics place. It was fun!!!Mazi Jane and her best friend Sadie

Silly girlsA little excited about her party!Something was funny!Mason in the foam pit (aka the shark pit)I believe this is where she received $10 and Mason told her it was $100
We are still working on the whole value & worth of money thing.....Blowing out 6 candles!
It's her party and she'll flip out if she wants to! I tried to explain what $150 on a birthday party means..... again, we are working on that.....
Love you MJ! Flip outs and all!!

My Sweet Grandmother

My sweet Grandmother went to be with Jesus this last weekend. I had a vision on Easter of her dancing in heaven with Jesus banging her tamborine she loved to bring to church! She lived a long full life. She was 94 years old. I was hoping I would get to see her one more time as we are headed to Arizona tomorrow. But I am grateful she is no longer in pain and in the presence of her Savior. I am so thankful we took a trip to Arizona over Christmas and were able to spend some precious time with her.I will miss her. Her encouraging words. Her prayers.
I love you Grandmother!

My Artist!

Mason is the most creative little boy I know. He totally takes after his father. He is an amazing singer, he produces and creates movies, he is imaginative with very creative ideas and he is an amazing artist! So we were not completely surprised but extremely proud when he was one of 12 students out of 800 in his school to be chosen to have his artwork displayed at the Volunteer State College's Elementary Art Show!!!! Way to go, Mason! We celebrate you and your creative spirit!!!A chalk self portrait

Mason & his art teacher Ms. Black

The best part is Gigi was in town for the show!

I'm goin' back to Cali, to Cali.....

Thanks to my amazing friend Mandy's amazing husband Ashely, I will be jetting off to LA in less than 5 days for a girl's trip! For the first time since having children, I will be going on vacation with two girlfriends and no children. I will miss my babies, I will miss my hubby, but I am so excited! I am looking forward to some girl talk, beach time, shopping..... AND....... drumbroll please....... I will be attending American Idol on Tuesday the 9th! So look for me in the audience! I probably won't be hard to spot as I will probably be the oldest one there rockin' my Mom jeans but having a good time! Yeehaw!

The next big adventure????

As you may know, we have our house up for sale. So far it has just consisted of a FSBO sign in our yard which does not generate much traffic since we are tucked away in a neighborhood. We have been meaning to put it on the MLS since January 1st. Why have we been dragging our feet? Mainly it has been me. We don't really have a specific "house" or neighborhood that we are looking to move to. We just know that this house and neighborhood are not best for our family. So when I look at the MLS listings, I am a little discouraged that I don't see the perfect home in the same school district. I have been struggling with the Faith that God will orchestrate it all. We don't want a bigger or fancier house. We want a place where our kids feel free to be as silly and creative as they want to be.

So where does the Big Adventure come in? Well, as you know...... Rob and I have the adventure in our blood. Traveling, moving from Bellingham to Lynden, changing careers at all ages, taking a month long roadtrip in our trailer, moving across the country to a place we had never been before. We love it. Sometimes it's hard, but it is exciting and life feels to short to not adventure out!

We love Nashville. We do not regret our decision to move out here. Rob LOVES his job. The kids love their school and have some great friends.

But Rob and I have a little itch..... maybe I do more than he does, but it's there. And the thought of moving across town to both of us isn't as exciting as moving on to another Adventure. Where? What? No idea. Maybe it is just across town, maybe it is a new school, maybe it is a new city, maybe it is something we never imagined, maybe it is our lives now, but with a twist or a little better than we thought it could be. But I am going to put the house on the MLS this week, pray and have faith that God will lead us and fulfill those desires of our hearts and scratch that itch.

3 Cheers for coming back!

I have been intimidated to start up on my blog again as it has been so long and I didn't want to play catch up. So I decided today was a good day to just start fresh.
Happy March!
Spring is coming!!