Trust me,This Post Speaks For Itself!!!!!

Something has been a little different around here lately...

Interesting...let's just see about that...

Ok, ummmmmmmmmm...

The third time is a charm...

So, I guess that means...

I am pregnant.

And now for the reactions...

"Ummmmm.....I guess I am going to have the six kids I always wanted."

Surprised....not nearly as surprised as we are. But, I guess there is one more spirit up there that is just meant to come to our family.

And I just want to give a shout out to Aimee for keeping such a big secret...I know she had a similar experience, so she was my confidante.

A little bit of this & that

See this picture.....that is my Blackberry Cobbler, and it was the best one I have ever had. Oops...sorry if that sounds snooty, but it is the truth:o) We have wild blackberry bushes growing all along the greenbelt by our house, so we went berry picking. I have already shared the recipe with a few of my friends and they agree...it is delicious! I doubled the cobbler part and I think that was deal maker. Unfortunately, I am way to lazy to write down the whole recipe, but I have it if you want it. As a matter of fact, Dave is taking the kids right now to pick some more so I can make another one. Allright....this has nothing to do with food, but I wanted to post a couple pictures for my sweet niece, Averi. Averi, our animals miss you! Tucker misses you petting him and Whitty misses you, too! Adam and Stacey, please get that girl a pet....she is too cute around animals!

She is coming to town!

ATTENTION FAMILY....Jenny is coming to town!

Ok, we have purchased the airline ticket and she will be on her way the last week of July. I wanted to let you know that she is a fabulous babysitter. And she does a great job painting little girl's fingernails :o) Just thought I'd give you all the heads up...so plan your date nights now! She is so excited. She will be 16 by then, but please keep the boys away. OTBC, are you in need of a hard worker...this is your gal. My one request is that you take good care of her. Thanks family!

Fourth of July Extravaganza!

THE FIRST FOURTH OF JULY EXRAVAGANZA!

This past weekend we had 27 people in our home. My family came up to spend the Fourth of July with us. We had bodies sleeping everywhere...laundry room and all. It was so much fun. My kids are already asking about next year. As the official hostess, I thought I'd share a few photos of what the dining room looked like when everyone was here....

It turned into the bread and soda overflow, dressing/changing room, and storage room. Pretty, huh?

Averi's hair was brushed that morning by Aunt Jenni....I promise! And now a glimpse of what the room looked like before everyone came. Notice anything different?

And now for the front room....it turned into a bedroom, nursery, bathroom, changing room, wrestling room. Notice the intense look on Jenni's face while she is doing Abbie's hair....we assigned her all the girl's hair for that day. Nice face, Adam.

Abbie, Kylee, Averi and Bridgete getting a little crazy.

And this is what the room looked like when everyone left....I had forgotton what kind of floors we had in that room.

Now that everyone is gone, our house is so quiet. It makes five kids seem like a breeze. I absolutely LOVED having everyone here. It was a blast to just hang out with my family and laugh until we cried. We hope this can become an annual event.

OK, now on to the action packed weekend. Seven of us decided to start the Fourth of July with a little exercise. How 'bout a 5K run? Yip, that is what Adam, Stacey, Aimee, Mike, Austin, Tyler and I decided to do. It was a lot of fun and a good accomplishment. I am proud of everyone!

After that, Aimee couldn't walk, but she managed. The kids went swimming, played on the waterslide, ate, danced and did fireworks. It was a 12 hour party. Wait...make that a 48 hour party. We went strong all Saturday,too.

Family is such a blessing. We miss having family close to us, so this was extra special to me and my family. Thanks for coming up here and roughing it. You all mean so much to me and the Lord has been very good to our family. We cherish each one of you! Next year we are going to have to get Jared and Brian up here, too. We love you all!