Pollywogs and Tickle Monsters

We have some tadpole eggs in an overflowing marsh so Jenn and I decided to take the kids on a walk out back through the blueberry fields and have an adventure. Here is Hale, Landonn and Jaeda just before we headed out.


Oh, wait......Landonn has to take this call!

On our pollywog adventure we ended up walking further into the woods...Hale was quite sure that he heard a monster in the woods....we had to be quiet because the tickle monster had gone fishing in the morning and he was tired now and taking a nap....

As you can see.....they were all terribly afraid of the monster.....

So, then the monster woke up and was going to come out and tickle Teddy so these three were going to protect him and here are their weapons of choice.....

Oh, wait.....Josie has to take this call......

There is Teddy safe in the background after the kids scared off the tickle monster....Kell hung out and pulled Aunti's hair the whole time....

Whoa.....Hale....something not taste right????

Oh no.....everything's fine.....

We had a great little adventure and now we have a bucket full of tadpole eggs and marsh water to keep our eye on :) Gotta love the little things!!

Just the 5 of Us

Here are a couple pics that my sister's and I took this weekend....I just want to remind everyone to take pictures as often as you can....we had a great weekend together and we will always have these pics to remind us and to bring a smile to our face....

I love my sisters.....

Weekend At Aunti Twy and Uncle Clyde's

Jaeda is a pro at winking....in fact, right now, you can't get her to take a picture without winking....Here's lookin' at you kid......


Landonn and Bo had a little too much fun in the tub.....There was certainly more water on the floor than in the tub.....

Uncle Clyde sharing his supper....Clyde didn't sit alone much of the weekend....there always seemed to be a kid or two or three that wanted to sit with him.....

Close inspection of animal crackers....

The five of us together.....Twy, Marla, Kelly, Myah and Hallie....such fun times.....

Landonn, again without any shorts.....thought his Dad's rubber boots looked like the perfect fit....almost!!! Just a few more feet to go Landonn....

Update on Mom

Just and update on Mom.....She came home from the hospital on Monday and then went to her appointment at a clinic in Falmouth that combines both homeopathic remedies with medicine...She has been to this clinic once before and both times has been very pleased with the Doctor there.....not because shealways agrees with Mom but because she totally understands Mom's desire to do things as natural as possible. We are all now trying to get into the routine of checking Mom's blood sugar and getting used to the insulin....Mom isn't too pleased with the drugs but so far she has complied.....Twy is coming over today to help Mom get some things done in the house and then we are praying that Mom will go back to Fryeburg with her.....The doctor said it is very important that Mom have NO stress and that she rests.....The best place for her to do that is in Fryeburg with Twy.....

Please just continue to pray for our wisdom and understanding....

Thanks.....The Kids

Dallas vs Diabetes

So, as many of you may know Mom was diagnosed with Diabetes about 12 years ago....for the first 7 years maybe Mom had pretty much controlled it homeopathically and it stayed at bay and Mom felt good...Four years ago Mom suffered from sepsis?, endocarditis?, I honestly don't know what to call it, but if my poor memory serves me it basically boils down to a very severe blood infection...pls feel free to correct this information....anyway....it seems like ever since then Mom has had to work harder at keeping her blood sugar levels down to an acceptable level....She still remained adamant that she could control it homeopathically....over the last 7-9 months Mom has had very serious digestive problem and it all came to a head yesterday and my brothers and sisters all asked Mom to please let us try to get help for her and she said OK!!!! When we got to the ER her blood sugar was 379 and they very quickly gave her insulin, then hooked her up on an insulin drip and when I left the hospital last night her sugar was down to about 165. Mom has said many times over the last 24 hour period that she will do anything they ask so she get get better.

Pls pray for us as a family that we have the sensitivity yet boldness to get Mom to listen to the doctors and pray for our wisdom that we can make the right decisions for her. Those of you who know Mom will understand when I ask to also pray that Mom will remain open to the route of treatment that includes medicine...Her willingness has left us hopeful but we know how quickly she can change her mind....

This pic was taken Monday night....

Love to everyone....Thanks.....The Kids

A Cold Day in Rockland

Ok....so only two stay-at-home moms would brave 34 degree weather and snow to get out of the house and go to the park...We were feeling a little stir crazy...As you can see, Kell was all about the nap though....


What a sweet boy!!! He didn't sleep long....perhaps that snow that started to fall was what woke him up....

Landonn and Hale could not be slowed down though....It was hard to get pics because they were running everywhere....

Look at that red nose....


Look at these two Yahoos!!! They have sooooo much fun with whatever they do and no matter how cold....

Remember the days of belly swinging.....It was all fun and games until Landonn landed in the puddle....

A nice picture of Jenn and Kell....Mom's are usually the ones on the other side of the camera so we have been trying to get pics of the moms with their babies....

Can't wait for spring where all we have to worry about is how will summer traffic slow us down on our way to the park instead of the fear of frostbite :)

Daddy and the Kids!!!

Josie is still a bonafide Mumma's girl but she sure does love her Daddy...


What a cute little family!!! I love them so much!!

Okay, so you have to love Maine weather....This picture was taken on Saturday, beautiful warm, sunny day....Josie and I went for a four wheeler ride, Landonn took Jaeda for a spin around the yard, picked up toys, raked.....just did some great spring chores.....

Hello Tuesday, Hello snow.....This is what we woke up to yesterday and we are supposed to get quite an accumulation of snow tonight....I just bought my sandals....Bummer.....We are soooooo ready for some good weather and to get these kids outside....

Oh yeah, I make them go out in the snow :)

Going Commando!!!

Going Commando.....doesn't that imply that they are at least wearing pants??? Actually, this is one of our latest adventures in potty training.....send the kid outside with pants on.....then Presto!!!! Pants are gone! Not sure what the new neighbors think!?!

Very proud of his hammer!!!

Look man, don't jump....we can find you new pants!!!


There's nothin' like workin' with Dad!!!

Look at this.....already taking a chick for a ride.....A stud in the making!

Of course, not sure how chicks will dig a guy in a pink hat!!!