Lunch date with Dad

One of Mitchell's favorite things to do is visit Dad at work!

He loves to see all of the football helmets.

He loves the big cougar statue.

He loves the big picture of Cosmo,

And most of all

He loves eating lunch with Dad!

A Pizza Poem

Josh came up with this little ditty after school yesterday.
Any idea what he wanted for dinner?

De Pizza I wanna,
De sooner de Pizza, de more happy I am
De Later de pizza, de madder I am
So de liver de pizza, de day named tomorrow,
De bigger de Pizza, de less you will hurt
De pizza must have de olives and cheese
De pizza must be pepperoni please.
De pizza de baker must be Dominoes
De closer de place de sooner de getter.
So de pizza must be de best kind around
De sooner de better, so don't hang around.
De size of de pizza must be extra large
De smaller de box, de madder I get
De pizza must have at least 75 friends
De less pizza quantity de lonlier de pizza
SO GIMME!

A shark's tale

Someone around here is getting really excited about Halloween!

He knew this was the costume he wanted from the moment he laid eyes on it!

And he's worn it every day since!

Let's do it again!

Loved the game last week! Hoping for another victory today!
RAH RAH RAH~

Good old play dough

I love that all of my boys still get a kick out of good old play dough!
(Even when Mr. 8 year old still tries to get away with eating it)

Tractor Time

I have the best family.
It's not just because many of them showed up on their labor day holiday to help us get our yard ready for hydro seed.
It's not just because my brother jumped in our window wells to clean out the trash and debris that had blown in.
It's not just because my dad drove his vintage tractor with the harrow attached to make our dirt as soft as baking powder.
It's just because that's the kind of people they are.
I am so lucky.

My Dad is one in a million. He has 10 children, a busy church calling and a full time job, yet he always finds ways to show us that we're important to him.

I hope the smile he had on his face means he loves putting on his farmer hat and finding an excuse to drive his trusty tractor :)

Especially if it's for his favorite Oldest daughter, right Dad?
xo

Have you looked into the sky lately?

Heaven doesn't seem so far away in times like this.

The question of the day

Can you guess what this little beauty is....?

It's been a work in progress all summer long.

It's Matthew's gum wad that he's been adding to for many months.

This past week, we had a little memorial as Matthew gave it one last chew.
We all said good bye to the
lovely green gum wad
We thanked it for some happy summer days.
Then into the trash it went.
The top of Matthew's dresser will never be the same.

When Mitchell grows up

The other day, Mitchell was helping the Backyards Inc. men set up the "make a wish" playset. They asked him what he wanted to be when he grows up.
He said, "I want to be a paleontologist and study dinosaurs... and temples..."
love it.

Our wish came true!

How it all began...

September 2009

We got a special package in the mail from the "Make a Wish Foundation!"

Inside it had a special key...

that would open the door to the wishing room!

October 2009

Our trip to Make a wish

It was magic from the time we stepped through the doors!

Caleb was the star of the evening!

We explored the grounds,

and spent some time at the wishing pond.

We each got to make a wish and throw a special coin in the fountain. They even gave us each another coin to save as a keepsake!

Our wish granters took us on a tour of the building, and we spent some time talking about Caleb's wish. They were great sports to entertain my boys' wiggles and short attention spans! We wrote down Caleb's wish, and then we all got to write our own wishes for Caleb to be read in the wishing room.

The boys could hardly wait...

There was a special lock for our special key

Matthew helped Caleb put it in the keyhole.

Caleb was full of smiles as we stepped inside. There were beautiful lights and a magic waterfall in the center of the room!

We all got to read the wishes we wrote for Caleb.

Caleb's wishes from us were put in a knight for us to keep, and his special wish was put in a golden case!

We all helped send Caleb's wish to the wishing wizard!

It was magical!

Our wish granters were wonderful!

The evening was full of magic.

My boys will never doubt that wishes really do come true!

Caleb loves to be with his brothers and he loves to be outside! So we wished for a play set with a handicap swing so that that Caleb and his brothers can have adventures together outside!

November 2009

We helped with a "Make a Wish Family Fun Run" to raise money for the foundation! We were touched by the many family and friends who came to support our family and the foundation!

August 2010
Our wish came true!

This week our play set was installed! We are thrilled!! Caleb's handicap swing has been ordered and should arrive soon! We are truly humbled to be the recipients of a gift that will bless our boys with many happy memories in the backyard.
Thank you MAKE A WISH!

The installers were great sports to let Mitchell help.


We love seeing the play set filled with people we love!
We're excited to make memories for years to come!