Raylee’s Christmas Suprise

Raylee’s Christmas Suprise

Today we are going to drive to the outskirts of Chicago to see a man about a bird. Yes, a bird. Raylee has got it in her head that she wants a Sun Conure. It’s a little yellow hook beaked bird that can learn to …

Lanie’s Birthday

Spent the weekend at St. Louis with Lanie and Raylee. Mom and Amanda went and we all had a great time. These pictures!  So much to talk about! SMALL SPACES: The first one is mom crawling through a vent shaft at the City Museum.  I …

Raylees’ Sacrifice and Action!

Today I had the great privilege of watching my daughter get her hair cut for the first time. It isn’t very often that a mother gets to see something that she has taught her children become an actual action.  We have  been talking about sacrifice …

Raylee’s Cheer Camp

In an effort to keep up to date pictures and information on my blog about my kids, I am submitting this one about Raylee’s Cheer camp she attended at the beginning of the school year. I think she had a good time,  but she didn’t …

Breakfast Tea

It was just another typical rushing, busy morning. I got up, woke Xander and Raylee, and went to the kitchen to start breakfast. Xander has started drinking coffee, which I have mixed feelings about, and Raylee LOVES to drink hot tea. I use my Keurig …