20 Years Ago...

I lead the marching kings to a second place finish at the state finals.  It was about time I made it back to support them!  It was so cool to take Grace along with me (and grandma and grandpa - the boys just don't  

appreciate it!)  It all came rushing back.  So Cool.  Grace did a fairly good job... she entertained herself well!  LOL!

Remi Time

I got Lil Miss Remi all to myself one day!  First we had to accessorize... 

Random November...

Hanging with my lil besties. 

"Clean up your room!" at Kids Club!  ~  100,000 miles!!  ~  Cowboy day at preschool!  ~  So cute and fall craft fun.

Perks of the job... no more volleyball practice!  So we headed to TU to watch Meghan play for U of I.  Hit Ivanhoes before and AFTER!  Yummo!  Also, caught a few minutes of the TU women's soccer game on the way out.

Retro Day!

Sharing Time  ~  I taught the church kids to make those paper football things... so fun - and I'm sorry to all their teachers!

Trying my hand....  :)

Disposal vs frosting tip... disposal won.  ~  Grandma's Christmas and Mother's day gift for her play house!  ~  PRESENTING sectional award... so strange!  He couldn't stay away the whole time... helped out with the post season as much as he could!  ~  Scami Ornaments bought for me by my gracie!  

New backpack!  (Grace is using hers for the third year...Cooper didn't make it a year and a half!!  Boys!!  ~  Super counter!!  ~  We love a good Bob Ross lesson!!!  ~  Just.  Too.  Funny.  And my BFF said "LOL! I don't get it, but OK!!!"  Love her!!

Volleyball Semi state again - love our playground we find there!!

More Christmas pageant practice!  And bringing down the wall!!

Grace's lunch for her field trip to sing their Thanksgiving songs to some nursing homes...Just like mom used to do to my lunches...  :)  ~  Cute pilgrim  ~  Teenage Mutant Ninga Turtles... OH MY GOODNESS.  ~ Poem a student in China gave Tim.  So cool.  

China Pics...

Someday, when I find the China pictures... they will be posted here.  :)

November... 2012 CHINA!!!

Tim had the awesome opportunity to travel to China for a week long educational exchange program through the school.  Though reluctant to leave us, he's not one to pass up an all expense paid trip overseas! So while he had an amazing time, we kept to the routine while he was gone.   

First morning he was gone.... crazy fog!  Sleepy boy after school.  Christmas pageant prep at church.  (They are so cute!)  And a check up at the doctor.  Grace was loving school but complaining that her "heart" hurt.  Stress? Reflux?? HEART?!?!  Everything checked out fine, and no complaints since.   

Daddy left us projects to do while he was gone... both were finished rather quickly!!  Love from my girl, crazy first snow, more Christmas pageant practice, and face time sessions that were like wrestling matches!!

Dress up fun for dad.  Discounted Halloween costume find!!  The daddy tracker telling us what he was up to all week.  We followed him across the door and journaled about our days !!  And, Cooper and I love us a good Taco Tuesday lunch!

Besides not being able to go with Tim, the worst part of the trip was Tim missing Grace's first school program.  She had a line that she delivered flawlessly as well!  She was so excited to get all dress up for it!  Also, Cooper had his Thanksgiving lunch that I was able to help with.  SO CUTE.

And then Daddy came home.  And though tired - all was well.  There was no picture of Grace arriving home as she RAN ME OVER to get to Tim.  Priceless!!  He brought us treats from China, too.  Looking forward to the day we can all go to China!!

I must keep blogging.....

2012 was great - but 2013 is shaping up to be AMAZING!!  Must get through this so you can hear about our spring break to DISNEY WORLD!!  (What?!  That's right!!!  DISNEY WORLD!!!)