The Week After

The week after a vacation is always rough. You wish you didn't have to leave your vacation destination and getting back to "reality" just isn't all that exciting on its own. To help the boys get through this awkward time, Steven started teaching them the basics of stained glass. :)

Happy Father's Day

As a little girl, I always dreamed of marrying my "soul mate". Someone who understood my querkiness and even thought it was cute. I also wanted someone who would be a great father. I found him the day I met Steven. He was everything I dreamed of :) We have had four beautiful children and even made it through hard times that some couples could not withstand. I am thankful God made him for me and I am thankful that God allowed me to watch and participate in the lives of our three sons, who by the way are carbon copies of their father. We all have a guardian angel named Gracie to watch over us as well. FYI: the pictures did not load in the order that I would have liked them to load :)

To My Sweet Husband on Father's Day!

Steven's little mini-me's....each in their own way :)

The first big snow that we've had....I think Steven had as much fun as the boys did!

Seamus the Wonder Dog!!!

James was playing hide-n-seek with Paw Paw Tuck

Our last addition to the family...James Matthew...the ultimate Steven mini-me!

Steven with James

Steven with Ian

First beach trip....James was there he just wasn't ready to come out and play quite yet :)

I want to give a shout out to my mother-in-law Liz for sending this picture to me years ago!!

Our little O!! He was so very sick when he was first born that we didn't get a boat load of pics of him at first!

Ian showing us his "mean face" lol

I'm not sure who gave me these pictures of Steven but you can see a bit of all three of our boys in that top picture of him!

Ahh yes you can't truly claim a Scottish and Irish lineage if you don't have a kilt....or at least that is what Steven told me :)

 

Swimming!!

The boys get in the pool everyday. They usually don't fight or disagree when they are all in the pool! I guess that is why I strongly encourage them to get in the pool when I'm home lol!

Flowers!

I know I've said it before but I truly do love this time of the year. The boys play outside and swim and ALL of our flower beds are in full bloom. All of my rose bushes are in bloom along with the forget me nots and four o' clocks!

Chef Orion!!!

The other night I wasn't feeling well and Orion very quickly chimed in and said "I'll cook for you Mom". He cooked french toast and scrambled some eggs for us to have for dinner! Who doesn't love breakfast for dinner?? Orion is actually a great cook! I am very proud of how well he does in the kitchen.

A Birthday, BB Gun, and a Dunk in the Pool!

I absolutely love it when we get to spend family time outside! This time of the year it isn't so sweltering hot that you have to go inside after 5 minutes. It is a beautiful 86 degrees with a light breeze or it was when these pictures were taken :) James' birthday was yesterday so we basically let him run the show! Also, Orion was in the top 3 for AR points for the whole 4th grade! Steven promised Orion that if he placed in the top 3 he would buy him a BB gun at the end of the year. So, yesterday afternoon was spent testing the new BB gun! All 3 boys  had the best time taking turns shooting it and Ian used his binoculars to determine how far off from the bullseye Orion was each  time! I love it when the work and play well together.