the back door

so it isn't the best picture....but i'm in love with this guy! actually, princess took the camera and personally posed us for this picture. it was quite cute. but, back to the guy in the picture. isn't he cute? this past saturday we celebrated 11 years of marriage. we had taken our annual getaway the weekend before so it was a rather quiet day. we had a wedding later that afternoon. i have to say that as i sat and watched the couple exchange their vows, i got a bit misty eyed. not just for the couple, but because i so vividly remember ours. hubby wowed me with his. and i know that 11 years later he still means them and has lived them. i kinda joked with hubby that sine we didn't dance at our wedding, he owed me one at this one. he does not like to dance. so while i was on the dance floor with a friend and her kids the dj announced he was slowing things down. he then said this song was dedicated to us in honor of our anniversary. i was so excited and ran to get him. i d...

tuesday afternoon was beautiful. the rain had finally stopped. there was hint of sunshine and was sweatshirt only weather. a wonderful fall day! so hubby mentioned going to see the birds. now, i have to say that 2 years ago hubby wanted to go to this nature park and watch sandhill cranes come in to eat for his birthday. because it was his birthday i gave in. but this is not something i would find enjoyable at all. ironically, it was pretty amazing. so when he mentioned it tuesday night we were all game. especially when the kids knew we'd be grabbing dinner on the road. while there each kid had a turn with the camera...and princess has quite an eye. isn't this a great photo? but i really wanted to brag a little on this boy. the young one that is......he is every bit a puzzle to me and i'm learning to embrace the challenge of discovering all the different pieces. he is all about sports these days, but still loves geography. he currently has a couple of classmates ...

we are all so excited for a few days of REAL fall!!!!! isn't she cute? i have a few good shots of my kiddos and thought i'd take a minute to brag on them...today i'll start with princess. she is beautiful and full of her own sense of style. as you can tell from the 2 toned red shirts to the pink and white fun hair ties. she is finally growing a front tooth! this girl is full of life and definitely enjoys it. she reads constantly. it is fun to watch her read. if there is a picture, she always stops to study it. then, when she gets to a funny part she laughs out loud. when she reads out loud it is with full drama...such a joy! she is doing well in school. definitely excelling in academics and loving the social life. in fact last night she threw herself on her bed and declared she didn't fit in because we don't have the same tv shows as her friends. oh brother....but she has made lots of friends this year. princess recently cheered at our high school f...

aren't we cute?!!?! i love this guy...and this is our favorite restaurant in this favorite getaway town....we celebrated hubby's birthday and our 11th anniversary this past weekend. ALONE!!! we took a new route this time....if you zoom in you can see the sign. seriously, the slurp and burp??? and one of my readers should know exactly where this is.............

my apologies to the few of you that i have kept waiting for so long... dear friend has been bugging me to blog. i think it might be because i was on her case...regardless, here goes.... image has been blurred to protect identity....and has no meaning to this blog whatsoever! ...i'm cold! it is crazy cold on the home front. i'm bundled up and dug out my slippers. i've added the flannel sheets and have even dug out my hat. i realize i really need some new slippers and never did knit the hat to match my scarf. maybe i'll start tonight. ...we had popcorn earlier this week. it was yummy, but i popped in great abundance. so tonight i melted my white chocolate and added some craisins and peanuts to the popcorn and stirred it all together. super yummy and half the popcorn gone. ...hubby has a birthday this weekend. he is such and incredible husband, daddy, and man. i love him deeply and look forward to celebrating his life. ...we are approaching 11 years of amazing...

i've been a bit absent...but i've had lots of blog posts floating in my head. here is a sneak peek into my last 10 days... pondering ......gratitude, giving, simplicity, health, Jesus, marriage, friendships, the beauty of fall reading .... Sex God by Rob Bell (sorry can't find underline), the rest of genesis, boxcar children, and many many blogs dreaming ....of our anniversary trip, a simple life, happy children, pumpkin desserts doing ...knitting, cleaning, cooking, working, dreaming, enjoying, hunting for pumpkin remembering ...little house on the prairie, childhood, blessings hopefully within the next few days you will find a few posts from some of the many things listed above