Family News

Winter is gone and spring is here in the Midwest. Life marches, or really, speeds on at a pace that my mind cannot comprehend. I am so behind in family news but I will try to catch you up with some fun videos! This spring the older children have been pursuing their own interests with […]

Pinterest Ideas for Girls

The other day I had a couple of extra girls here and they were scouring Pinterest for things to do because it was so very cold outside. Well they found some great Pinterest ideas for girls. They made suckers out of Jolly Ranchers and melted crayons into fun pieces of artwork.  A few paper candy […]

Birthday Pictures

Maggie – 10Wants to be – Manicurist Maggie turned 10 this summer! She is growing and maturing so quickly. I am so proud of the young lady she is becoming. She is so helpful around the house, at church, and with others too. She loves her Savior Jesus Christ and strives to please Him each […]

Hidden Talent

Need I say more? Maggie brought this to me the other day after she had worked forever on it. If you are having trouble figuring out what it is she labeled it for you even!!! Check out the word “house” in the middle of the screen!! Do your children have any talent that you were […]

Girls Just Want to Have Fun!!

I really do love having daughters and the older they get the more fun we seem to have. Here are some pictures of some “girl fun” that we have had over the past couple months. All of my girls are girly girls and that makes doing hair and “playing” with make-up a common occurrence around […]

Using “extra” time

With all of the sickness around here lately we have been looking for things to do. Sweet Katherine  So one day we all dressed up. Her mind is always working!! And did our hair!!  Who is this young lady? This can’t be my child!!  And took lots and lots of pictures!! Oh my!! She […]

Oh brother!!

Oh the love that these two share. She never minds holding him. No matter what she is doing, she loves to have him by her side. Whether eating, playing, reading, playing the piano and even doing her school work she loves to include him. But at only 9 she sometimes doesn’t realize how fast a […]

Help us please.

I am sure we have all heard about the Ronald McDonald organizations. Well, my family and I have used the Family Room at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in St. Louis twice now. And now that my girls are older they are wanting to give back to an organization that has given them so much […]