In Loving Memory

In loving memory of Teresa Austin, Steve's Mom and Grandma to Daniel and Kendra who died Feb. 25, 2011.

Random Picture of the Day or Cuteness in a Box

My baby boy at almost 7 months of age. This picture was taken at our apartment in Oregon where Daniel lived his first 15 months of life. My sweet son is almost 5 now. I wish I could scoop him up out of that box in the picture and hold his precious baby self once again. He now says, "EW, don't kiss me Mama, that's yucky!" Then he'll say, "I"LL kiss YOU!" and he smothers me with "100 kisses".

Random Picture of the Day

Kendra busy wrapping her Daddy around her little finger.

A Moment in Time

I just wanted to share this picture because it makes me smile! I just happened to catch this fun moment between Grandma(Steve's Mom) and Kendra. Whatever Grandma was doing was cracking Kendra up! This picture wouldn't win any photography awards but I love it because it captures a moment of joy, fun and love between Grandma and granddaughter.

Kendra's Beard on her Chinny-Chin-Chin

We have to watch out where we leave pens around this house because we have a little girl who loves to draw beards on herself! At least this time it was not with a black Sharpie! Oh brother! My silly little girl! Here is a little video to make you smile! I got a kick out of her trying to sing the blessing song, "Johnny Appleseed." And I love her short but sweet song, "Baby Jesus". I'm so thankful this precious girl is mine!

A Post about Pickles

 Most people who know me know that my least favorite food in all the world is pickles. I can't even stand the smell of them. Nonetheless, since I married a person who likes pickles, they inhabit my refrigerator. Somehow, someway, my children, who have survived their entire lives on as little food as they can possibly eat, like pickles. That might sound perfectly normal to some people. But, get this, they don't eat macaroni and cheese. Macaroni and cheese? What kid doesn't like macaroni and cheese? Mine!! Daniel will eat peach slices but not peach chunks. Spaghetti? No. Blueberry muffins? No. Pizza. No. Well, Daniel might eat pizza on a rare occasion. But pickles....they are nuts about them! They love them! This is something that they definitely inherited from their Daddy'! Well, I guess I can count them as vegetables, right? Anyway, Daniel asked me to get him some pickles for snack today and because we have two kinds in the refrigerator he proceeded to describe them and I quote, "Mama, I want...

some flat circle pickles.....

and a not flat, oval, cucumber pickle." These are actually big, gigantic pickles sliced in half vertically as opposed to thin slices so he was correct in describing them as "not flat".

So, while holding my nose and trying hard to not splash myself with pickle juice, I gave him some flat circle pickles and some not flat oval ones.  And  there you have it, a post about pickles!

Random Picture of the Day

Really creative huh? Just randomly pick a picture from the thousands on my computer and stick it on my blog! This is my sweet baby girl on her 4 month birthday. I can't believe she was ever that little! Look at that sweet little face. I miss my babies being babies!

Decorating Valentine's Cookies! or Cake Boss Would Be Proud!