If my kids have Kids....(Take two)

In another family discussion brought about by being reminded of this post we found these facts out....

If my kids had kids…they would name thier children and pets the following:

Silas – the children would be named Cornelius and Clara and the family dog would be Dodio.

Kace –  the children would be named Firebolt and Hermione and the family cat would be Bowie (Like the knife).

Gresham – the children would be named Lightingbolt and Sally and the family dog would be Monster Truck Bolt and the cat would be Diamond.

Petra –  the children would be named Kace and Libi and the family cat would be Princess Sally.

Are we the only ones who think we have watched only Cars and Harry Potter??

HAHAHA!!

CooCoo for Cocoa Puffs? Um, Yeah!!

future blackmail pic!

The Future According to Kace and Gresham

"When I get married I'm gonna have seven kids." ....Gresham.

"When I get married I'm gonna have 4 or 5 girls." .....Kace.

"What kind of kids are you gonna have?" .....Kace.

"Boys." ....Gresham.

"Allll boys?"......Kace.

"Yes. Boys." .....Gresham.

"I'm gonna have girls. Five girls." .....Kace.

"I'm gonna have seven boys and a momma." .......Gresham.

"But boys you should love your wife more than your children." ....Momma.

"Momma, you should love God more than your wife." .....Kace.

"Yeah, Love God, then love my kids, and my mother." .....Gresham. to gman a mother is a wife!

And The Answer To Your Question Is......

Crazy!! Oh Yeah!

Sea Time...

Teeth are coming out, hence their vertical direction!

Having a good attitude under the circumstances

Yeah, she got a fat lip....my little dainty princess...oh wait...what?!?

Cute must run in our family!

Happy indians and grumpy pilgrims..apt!

Guess they both like TV...

Doh!

Crazy Eyes! :D

Shamelessly In Love....

Lips, Lashes, and Love!

Along the Road....

Why do baby days go by so fast along the road of life?

I guess in part because we are meant to appreciate every moment along that stretch of road......

Pum'kin Patch

Are we ready for a ......

Hay ride and....

Pum'kin pickin' ....

A Maze......

Lots of hay....

lots and lots and lots of hay.....

feeding goats.....

or donkeys if you are Kace.....

Playin' on tractor tires......

climbing GIANT trees....

And having an all around great time?

Homeschooling Reminders...Not Just for The Homeschooler!

I was reading our pastor's blog recently (he isn't our current pastor, but one who has seriously encouraged and ministered to Will and I through times of great trial and is a shepherd we would both willingly follow!) and he linked an article, which Will and I both read together.

Why did we like it?

-It make us both pause.

-It made us both take inventory  of our motives in parenting.

-It made us value more dearly the precious gifts our children are to us.

-It made us remember the gospel!

-It helped us learn to remember our children aren't projects or tools for acheivement. They aren't ways we prove our fabulous skills, they aren't experiments....they are fallen people just like us who need a chance to just be themselves and live their livesfor Him, not our life. And we should give them the independence/trust/chance-even-if-they-don't-deserve-it to do so without us trying to force them into a mold that is imagined and not real.

So if you think any of these reasons for our enjoying this article are things you might identify with or if you are just curious go and check it out now.

Click HERE.

Down Memory Lane

Dodio and a snowman, winter 2006-07.

Pie Pie fall 2009.

Dodio, enjoying a slush in cali, summer 2010.

G-man, bath time because of cereal bar blunder, spring 2008.

Uno with his six shooters, 2006

Dodio and Uno fall 2006.

Three amigos, fall 2008.

Dodio and Pie Pie Winter 2008-09.

G-man spring 2008.

My sisters and I with out grandma, our fathers mother at our fathers memorial, summer 2010.

Silas and momma at the botanical gardens in KCMO, 2007 summer.

Prob one of our first family photos august 2004.

Daddy and Pie D, summer 2008.

Daddy and Uno, summer 04.

Kansas City, 2007.

Spring 2003.

Lulu fall 2011.

I don't know about you, but sometimes I enjoy looking through some of our old photos and seeing how different our children are today and yet their personalities are essentially the same! Uno has always been willful and funny, sensative and loving--Dodio has always marched to the beat of a drum only he hears, active and tenatious with a workers heart--G-man is simply enjoyed living, sweet and tender, a joy to watch living his life, always with a hug even at the MOST inopportune times, gentle and reflective--Pie Pie...bossy and snuggly, always happy and laughing in the morning, commanding and independent, resourceful and nurturing. All these different Personalities all together in one curayzee family. Now we have our newest addition and we know a little about her, Lulu loves to be with others, sweet and anxious, smiley and busy, we are waiting to see what else we will learn about her.