Andrew the swimmin fish

Andrew diving underwater to reach the bottom!

Drew's baseball game. He's loving it!

Alien Mom

"Each day of our lives we make deposits

in the memory banks of our children."

~Charles R. Swindoll

Sweet Nathan drew this portrait of me as an alien. I apparently have a large left bicep and one crazy eye. (Both of which is somewhat true in real life.) I love that Nathan's a lefty- and so creative.

He's in Santa Fe with his granddad and nana for a bit this summer having adventures all his own... lots of wonderful deposits in the memory bank.

Andrew's first game

Andrew's first baseball game! Go Yankees! No practice, he just went out there and did it!

Family Camp, Shepherd of the Ozarks

“You never know when you’re making a memory.”

― Rickie Lee Jones

Nathan gave family camp a "9 out of 10" but since Nathan got sick the last 2 days, he changed the rating to a "6 out of 10". : ( Sore throat & fever... but he still managed to go to the caverns with the Magar's and explore, even spotting some bats and taking some bat droppings home with him ("ewww! bat guano"). His favorite part: the canoe trip. Andrew's favorite part: "playing with carson & catching his first fish, all by my-self! And, catching my second fish!" Andrew takes to the big kids- and to punching...sigh, I'm going to have to go get my hair done soon... more grey hair!

deep thoughts by nathan

Nathan: Mom if you could have one wish, what would it be?

Me: For more wishes.

Nathan: You can't wish for more.

Me: For you and Andrew to have success and joy in life

Nathan: I'd wish for a long life and painless death. No bullet wounds.

What goes through a 9 year old's head? He was serious... even at 9, there's the desire for eternal life... wow.

Dallas trip: Grace family & Britney's graduation