Just a journal entry...

Everyone who knows us, knows what fun we have with our little blonde girl Brinlee. She listens to everything we say and she is very mellow. But, everyone who really knows us, can tell that this is said with some heavy sarcasm. Don't get me wrong, WE LOVE BRIN!! She is such a joy in our home and we need her to be a part of our family. However, I am just writing this little entry so I won't forget something she said on Tuesday night. It made me laugh and laugh because it is so typical of her...and I quote "Whatever I did, I didn't do it." That pretty much sums up everything that happens in our little Brinlee's life.

Whirlwind weeked

My parents came up this weekend and it was great! We love when they come. It is so much fun for my kids and we love THEM!! It is also a nice thing because my mom gives us all haircuts. This is Aidan's 1st cut and my mom said it was like cutting a moving target! Thanks for coming Gramma and Crappa. WE LOVE YOU!


These photos of Aidan are the new trick to play at the sliding door. My girls like to stand on the outside of the door and really get him going. The glass is super sparkling clean. But, it is so cute and I wouldn't trade the smudges for ANYTHING!!!!

What's in your folder?

So, here I am answering a tag that I got awhile back. Go to your 4th file and open and post your 4th picture. Ironically it was taken in April which is the 4th month of the year. And, are we shocked that it is of Aidan? He would have been almost 3 months old in this pic. I tag everyone who reads my blog!!

Happy Birthday to dear Auntie Em...

I have the best sister a girl could ever ask for! She is super fun and is SO great with my kids. She has always been a pesky little sister, but ever since I moved out, she has been actually kinda cool. My kids absolutely adore her and honestly so do I! She is amazing and WE LOVE EMILY! Happy Birthday little sista!!

Try this out!

HowManyOfMe.com

There are 4 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

There are only 4 people in the US with my same name. How original am I?!?!
There are 1,048 with the same name as Mike (or Michael). Hee hee.
So, give it a try and see how many people have your same name!

Our photo day o' fun...

Last week we went on a little fall photo shoot with Mic and her kids. It was so fun and went quite well. This is the end result and I was pretty happy. Let me know what you like best....

Happy Birthday to MJ

Mike's birthday is October 3rd and we are so excited to wish him a very happy birthday. A couple of weeks ago I was husband tagged but I decided to wait until his birthday to reply so that I could fill everyone in on those things on his "special" day! Here are a few things about Mike...
*He is the middle child of 5.
*He loves to camp/hunt/fish/shoot guns--you know, everything "manly".
*His name is Michael James--so I call him "MJ".
*He laughs out loud while watching TV.
*He works 2 jobs and sells plasma 2 times a week. He works so hard for his family.
*He has two adoring girls (that are super tough because he doesn't let them be wimpy!) and a baby boy who loves him too!
*He served a mission in the Mississippi, Jackson Mission (which initials are his initials MJM).
*He has many friends--quite a few from high school that he is still pretty close to.
*We met during my 2nd year of college and he wooed me with pizza, jelly roll pens, and a hockey game where he scrambled for a hockey puck to give me as a souvenier. Three months later, we were engaged. (We just celebrated 10 years.)
*His favorite things are: The Simpson's, playing the computer, Calvin and Hobbes, Bathroom Readers, sci-fi novels, the season fall and meatloaf.

Mike is a wonderful husband and dad. We love him so much and we want him to have a very happy birthday! One thing that Mike does NOT like is to have the Birthday song sung to him. But, he suffers through for the sake of his children. Happy Birthday MJ! We love you!