Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow, And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go. For the children, they mark, and the children they know the place where the sidewalk ends.

-Shel Silverstein

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

EWAN IS 5!


Our Ewan turned 5 this past Sunday! How time flies! We celebrated with a family BBQ and party. Grandma and Grandpa McAllister, Uncle Mark, and lots of cousins joined us.

This year everything Ewan asked for had something to do with Star Wars, or Aliens, or robots...he's such a boy!

Grandma McAllister made him a wonderful book with pictures of him through the years, including some of past birthdays. The funniest thing to me was when he told me yesterday that he was upset that I didn't give him a bigger slice of cake on his second birthday!
With his siblings and cousins and riding on his new tractor that Grandpa picked out to match the real one on the farm!
Making his "wish." He was SO funny. We told him to make a wish, so he closed his eyes and blurted out "I wish for the DEATH STAR!" (a $300 lego set we've told the kids we will NEVER buy for them!...I guess he thought wishing couldn't hurt!)
Eating his satisfactorily large piece of cake!
The cousins are such great helps with Anne when they are around and these were some cute pictures I just had to put in...

I love, Love, LOVE this little boy. He always indulges his mom with hugs and kisses...here we were sharing an after-the-party snuggle. I sure hope this growing up thing slows down!

MINI ME #2



This is Anne at 9 months and me at 8 months. I think, what's most amazing to me is how we have the EXACT same expression.

Thursday, July 30, 2009

ANNE'S PORTRAITS

We just got Anne's portrait done...isn't she pretty?
















Thursday, July 23, 2009

CHERRY SEASON

Evan grew up on a cherry farm. We took the kids down to visit Grandma and Grandpa last weekend and to pick cherries with the kids.




Watching the pie cherries go through Grandpa's big industrial cherry pitter.



The kids had such a great time running wild of the farm and Grandma made the most amazing cherry cobbler for us to enjoy that night. Cameron and I are going back to pick some more tomorrow!

Sunday, July 19, 2009

ANNIE THE POOH at 9 months

Anne is almost 9 months old! She is changing so much and just decided this week that she has opinions! She got super mad at Heather today when Heather wouldn't share her Z-Bar. She is trying hard to start talking to us about how she thinks things should be. She can say "cracker," "blah, blah, blah," and blow raspberries on demand!

She has some super cute teeth!
This little ray of sunshine is the root of whatever sanity I have left. She is the only one who hasn't learned to talk back! She is just a pure joy to have in our home and our family.
Being a fourth child means sometimes you get a little neglected. Here, she fell asleep in her high chair while I was sweeping the floor after lunch...poor baby.

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

4th OF JULY

DUTCH OVEN PICNIC

Anne with her Cousin Lindsey's baby Allyanne

Heather and Anne with their cousin's Lindsey and Masen and baby Allyanne

Uncle Mark gives horsey rides!

Cameron and Ewan jump on the trampoline with their cousin Brett


Heather and Grandpa
The Newlyweds: Dale and Melissa


SETTING OFF FIREWORKS


Those were some killer brownies!

Grandma twirling the fire baton!

Stacy and I


Tuesday, July 7, 2009

UPDATE

Hello friends...what a busy few months we've had at our house! I have so much to post about and catch everyone up on. I just got a new camera after being with out one since our Montana trip, so I have LOTS of pictures, but first I wanted to tell you all about a new blog I have started at chasingcameron.blogspot.com. It's going to be a lot different than this one. Here I want to continue posting pictures of the kids and our adventures, but my new blog will be more my thoughts and feelings about mothering- particularly the challenges of mothering a kid with special needs. I hope you enjoy it. I'm looking forward to having a place to share all of my thoughts and feelings and discoveries on my journey to finding answers to our challenges.