"I Can Do All Things Through Christ Who Strengthens Me."

Phillipians 4:13 is repeated in my head thousands of times a day. It has been almost a year and a half since I last blogged...and my have things been crazy! We moved into our home last August & things have been a whirlwind since! Clint is still working for American Family Insuranc, although now he has the agency to himself. I'm still a SAHM to my three angels, Gavin (4), Gunner (3), & Grace (2). Gavin is doing well attending Pied Piper Preschool three morning a week. I serve on the board & it has been rough the past couple of months as Ms. Mari decided to move on, leaving us to find a new private pre-school teacher in the middle of the year. We were very fortunate to hire Mrs. Emily Hymes. Gavin seems to enjoy her & loves her new color behavior system. He stayed on green the first week & won a prize...a giant spider! His best friend is Moses Smith. We love the Smith family, however, I have to contantly remind myself that since they are in ministry, they will not be in Hamilton forever. We will try to make the most of the time we get with them! Unfortunately, Moses will move on to Kindergarten next year & we have decided to hold Gavin back until he is 6. The same thing will happen with Gavin's "girlfriend", Jozie. Sometimes I wonder how we will get to school without those two next year!


Gavin loves all things football & Nike, especially clothes & shoes. Most of his wardrobe consists of these two things to prevent early morning arguments! Gavin also enjoys hunting & fishing, although he doesn't have the patience needed for either of them! I think of all the children, he will be the most like his daddy!

Gunner has been through a lot since my last post. I finally convinced the ENT to put tubes in his ears last January. After countless ear infections & a speech delay, we were seeing an audiologist who said he had high levels of negative pressure in his ears. "What does that feel like?" I asked. "It feels like the pressure when you take off or land in an airplane," said the audiologist. "How often does he feel it?" I ask. "All the time," he answers. He went on to tell me there was really nothing that could be done. We went back to the ENT who also said there was nothing to be done. Sorry, but that wasn't an acceptable answer for this mommy. I demanded tubes & low and behold, the pressure was gone...for now. We have since been driving to Quincy every Wednesday for Gunner to receive speech from Miss Megan. He has come along way, yet has a LONG WAY to go before catching up with his peers. We tried a stint with public preschool, but it wasn't meant to be. He has too many years to be in school for me to force the issue! Gunner also loves football, hunting, & fishing like his big brother.

Grace is growing up way too fast! Of course I love my boys, but I have so much fun with Grace! She is such a drama queen, but oh so sweet! She loves Dora & is just starting to enjoy taking care of her babies. She is very tough & loves to get in on the tackling with her big brothers! She doesn't have the vocabulary that Gavin had at this age, but she can say enough to get what she wants! She really enjoys reading & "writing" on anything she can get her hands on. She is my best sleeper by far! Actually, the only one to make use of the crib. She will remain in it until she attempts to crawl out. She said good bye to the paci when her brothers ditched theirs at the end of the summer, but we have yet to potty train. She loves to try to potty before getting in the bath, but wants off almost as soon as you put on!

While I am thankful for another year I was able to be on this Earth, I am ready to say good-bye to 2010 & welcome a new year! I have soooo much to improve & work on, starting with my procrastination! I hope to be the best wife & mommy I can be! Welcome back!


I came across a blog with ideas on really cute crafts for kids! Needless to say, we've doing lots of gluing, painting, cutting, & coloring. Today we created 3-D snow for our Frosty's to live in. They haven't dried completely, but I think this is something we'll be using lots of!