our sweetest girl

She has us both wrapped around her little finger...well the truth is, she has all of us wrapped around her little finger.

my lil guy

my big boy

how the smile forms

typical nicolas moment

Hmmm let's see what we have here...




Helping himself to some strawberries and blueberries...he's already finished all of the raspberries.

vt kills uva in charlottesville

Adam and Dullah rode their motorcycles to Charlottesville for the Tech vs. UVa game...they came home looking like popsicles...the mountain weather ain't nothin' to mess with.

around the neighborhood

Don't mess with these kids, they've got each others backs.

and he knows it!

BTW - Nicolas wears this pin too...

the hair

She likes to try different things with her hair these days. For the past 3 days she's been wearing it down because that's what her cousin Nora does. Today, she decided to go for this look.

deck and porch...wip

thanksgiving football

Playing football on Thanksgiving Day...one of my favorite things to do in life. I would have missed it if it was wasn't for Nat volunteering to watch the kids at the playground next to us. The kids had their fill of a "giant playground" too.

family weekend!

thanksgiving crafts by aiden and sky

By Aiden age "5 and 3/4"


by Sky age "almost 4 and 1/2"

my beautiful girl

adam goes skydiving...without me : (

yard work builds characters

...and I did plenty of it growing up!




This little boy is growing up to be quite a hard worker. He often picks up around the house so that "mommy doesn't have to clean all day". What a honey!

swimming at the rec center

The kids were off from school today so I took them to the rec center. We all had fun swimming and splashing around but I think Nicolas enjoyed himself the most. He was laughing and screaming with excitement the whole time.




I guess because the county school were in session today, the rec center was completely empty....with the exception of a water aerobics class in the distance.

morning calm

His brother and sister are on the bus on the way to school. Now he can sit down and enjoy a peaceful breakfast while watching the workers rebuild the back deck.

my brother; my hero

Sometimes being a brother is even better than being a superhero.

my cool dudes

my star

my sky

my moon

girls trip to los angeles