For My Kids...

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This week's topic is . . .

5 Things I want you to know

1. You both make me smile, each & every day.

2. Even when I must punish or scold you, I love you very much.

3. Being your Mom is the best thing to have ever happened to me.

4. Though I have to work full time, in my heart I wish I could stay home and not work.

5. I love the evenings after a nice warm bath, both of you smelling so good, looking cute in your jammies, and just chilling as we have a snack and watch some t.v.

love, Mommy

Read to post below to understand the reasoning I started this weekly post.

For My Kids...

I love blogging about my life and family. It is my hope to keep this blog going forever and leave it as a memoir of sorts for my children. I do not write about special moments or share special pictures just to share them with friends (both friends I actually know & blog friends) without reason. I want my blog to serve as a memory book for my children. I began scrapbooking with Nick and I have completed up to his 3rd year and I have Adam's completed up to his 8th month - and then I discovered blogging. It is much more convientant and much faster. I still hope to work on their albums, but in reality, this blog is their album. With that said - I have decided to commit to a weekly post of something specific I want them to remember or know years down the road. I can't remember everything in hopes of telling them someday, so through this blog, they can read about the quirky, special, silly, embarassing, and special things we have done as a family, what they have done individually, or maybe just some rambling I feel are important to remember.

If you like the idea, feel free to copy the concept. It's a great way to let your children know about their lives and how much their Mom cared to chronicle it all!

My next post will be the "offical" For My Kids Tuesday posting of special tidbits I want them to know.

Monday Mugs - Bubbles!!

This is my 1st Monday Mugs post. I saw it on
Jamie's blog and I liked it. This week's theme is bubbles.

Nick usually does not like to blow bubbles,

so there are none of him - but Adam loves to!

Easter 2010, the bunny brought a Buzz Lightyear bubble gun!

Loading up with bubbles.



Last summer, 2009.

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Friday Photo Flash Back

April 2006 - Nick is 2 years old playing in my Mom's flower garden.

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Friday Fill Ins

And...here we go!

1. In 1992, I was I was a sophomore in high school.

2. My silly kids always bring me laughter and smiles.

3. Do what you feel is right, with what you have been taught, where you are needed.

4. On a beach alone with my hubby is where I'd like to be, but I still have one more month to wait - I am so excited!

5. The trees and flowers are telling me that spring is here.

6. It's my love for my family that just keeps going on.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to Mommy and Son date night with my 6 year old, tomorrow my plans include dog sitting my parents Yorkie, lunch and play time at the park and Sunday, I want to take the dog back, enjoythe day with my kids and hubby and be excited to be off work Monday and have a long weekend!

Spring Blooms

The view of my front yeard. These 2 trees are very special to me. My grandfather bought them both for me when we built the house. That was 7 years ago. They were tiny little "sticks" at the time & planted among patches of grass we were trying to get to grow after construction was completed and we moved in.

My grandfather passed away when Adam was 2 weeks old.

Every year the trees prosper and produce these beautiful spring blooms to make our front yard look so beautiful.

My Weeping Cherry Tree

Our Pear Tree
and patches of grass seed where we try to get grass to grow every year.
For some reason these few spots do not want to cooperate.

Wordless Wednesday - Determination & Success

For My Mom...

Thanks for all you do for us!

♥ Happy Birthday ♥

Love, Ray, Alison, Nick & Adam

One Month Away!!

I am soooo ready to go...I can hardly wait. I need a relaxing vacation and a little "couple time" The kids will get there vacation to the beach in July.

Easter Fun!

Adam's Toy Story Eggs

Nick's Star Wars Eggs

Nick is putting the finishing touches on his Star Wars eggs.

Adam dyed his hands before he dyed his eggs, and he was rather pleased with himself!



Perfectly placing the Toy Story stickers on the eggs.

Nick's bunny ears from kindergarten.

My boys!!

Friday Flashbacks - Easter Addition

Easter 2008 - Nick 4, Adam 1

Nick's 1st Easter, 4 months old. He slept through the whole picture :)

Nick's 1st easter, portrait. 4 Months old.

I am not sure why I don't have any pics of Adams's first Easter. He was only 2 months old and I think I was still in that "adjusting to 2 kids phase" and the camera wasn't used much! haha

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Happy Easter Everyone!!!!!

We Love Warm Weather

We love warm weather, it makes us smile!