Fathers Day Facebook Statuses

My sister: Dear God, Please give my dad a grizzly bear hug for me, let him drive some tractors around, and cook him a bratwurst or two. Please make sure he knows how much he is missed by his kids, and family! And tell him his little girl loves him to the moon and back! Amen.

A brother: wish'n heaven wasn't so far a away...miss ya dad!

Another brother: Two old country songs come to mind every Fathers Day, Daddys hands by Holly Dunn and Love with out end Amen by George Strait. Although his time on earth was cut short, it was part of God's perfect plan. We struggle to understand that plan, but the promises that lie before us that we will meet again is a promise we all look forward to.

A cousin: Missing you today Dad! Wish you were here...thankful for all you taught me to be.

A cousin-in-law: It's so wonderful to celebrate Father's Day - to recognize Dads for all of their hard work, dedication to their families and all of their love. Happy Father's Day Dads. BUT it's hard to see the ones that suffer each year without their fathers. Everything about the day reminds them of their Dad and how they don't get to spend the day with him. Sorry to everyone who is missing their Daddy today. Love and Hugs.

A friend: Today is a hard day as I miss my dad. Even though I will never understand why he was taken from us so soon I have over the past few years become a stronger person. I have also realized how blessed I am to have a loving husband, family and friends. So this morning I will celebrate in church-a place that was important to my dad. Happy Father's Day everyone!

Things I love

It's raining out. Again. I'm stuck inside with mountains of laundry waiting to be folded, carpets covered with dog hair in desperate need of a good vacuum, and clutter that should be cleared off the counters and table and put in its rightful place. Instead of getting started on my long to-do list, I'm sitting here and enjoying the peace. All of my boys are sleeping at 3 in the afternoon. This never happens. Quin is napping because he's a baby and that's what they do. Zeke is napping because he's exhausted from the busy week we've had and fell asleep on the way home from town. JD is napping because he has worked incredibly long days all week, including working 8 hours this morning before 1 p.m. Ryley is playing quietly in the toy room.

When it's quiet, you hear things that you normally don't pay attention to. I hear the the rain dripping off of the roof, a neighbor using an excavator, our bunny, Ruby, making some kind of racket in her cage, and every so often, a car traveling down on the main road. It's kind of nice to enjoy the sounds I usually don't listen for.

I've added some pictures of my family doing things that I love.

I love that Zeke loves his little brother and that they can even sometimes "play" together. I love how Ryley is such a big help with Quin, and can even feed him if necessary.

I love looking out the window and seeing this.

I love that my girl loves animals as much as her dad and doesn't just put up with them like I do.

I love my baby's smile, how happy he is when I wrap him in a towel, and how proud he is of every new thing he figures out, like how to sit on the hearth.

I love little fires on the patio and making s'mores.

Memorial Day

Memorial Day 2011

Ryley walked.

Zeke rode.

Quin slept.

I pushed.

JD watched.

I love these kids!

Ten summers ago, I was just married and living in a little 3rd story apartment.

Now I have all of this!

Zeke and Ryley enjoyed Slush Puppies after a long walk/ride in the parade.

Ryley carried a banner for our school and walked the entire parade route.

Zeke rode on the float with his buddies and threw candy.

Quin slept through most of the parade, but was adorable anyway.






When we got home, JD hauled the kiddie pool out of the basement.
Summer has arrived in Vermont!

I'm tired and can't think of a good title.

Thanks to a five year old who unknowingly chewed on my power cord to the point where it no longer is able to charge my netbook, I was without a computer for awhile. I forgave him, finally made it to Burlington to buy a new one ($80. Ouch.), and no longer have an excuse not to blog, except for the fact that these are the final days of school, and I've been extremely busy. I hope to post pictures from Memorial Day weekend within the next day or so!