Another month goes by...

Can you believe that another month has rushed past?  Sometimes I am thankful to let things go, but then again... as the months slip by, I worry that I have missed something or perhaps did not relish the moment of something special!  Today, I am snuggling with Mikey, he doesn't feel well, I think we have a touch of the nasty virus that has been going around. Hopefully this WILL pass quickly and we will be back to the schedule soon.  We have been moving rooms around in the house, all the boys have their own rooms again, they are quite excited.  They also have their playroom downstairs again, close to us which is nice.  The Pinewood derby was on Friday night, we had a great time, it was crazy busy for me and our group has grown to 68 cars racing!  Mason got a design award, he and Eric had cut and shaped a ZZ Top type of car and painted it black with flames:)  It was neat, and they were proud!  Mikey shaped his pinewood into a skateboard, always up for excitement, that is his style!  This month, we have a banquet, soccer starts for the two little boys, and we need to start our guitar lessons!  The boys are excited!  Daddy will be taking some as well, so we should have some musical  men soon!  Marshall is evergrowing, getting taller and bigger feet by the day it seems, he is doing well in school, touches of that teenage attitude peek through.  He is the most thoughtful and helpful child however.  Sometimes because of his willingness to help he gets the brunt of the worked placed upon him.  We are working on getting the little boys to pitch in!!  I am getting ready to do my 2008 frames.  I have these scrapbooked frames on the wall, one for each boy and one for our family.  I pick my absolute favorite pics from the last year and scrap them..These are not portrait type pics, but just random photos that capture who they really are!  This is my second year doing this, as the years pass by I have a book to put the past pages in, hopefully I will end up with a really cool scrapbook in the end of it all!  I love taking pics of my family, not the posed say cheese ones, but the ones that truly capture their "look" or their attitude as they grow!  My most favorite pics are when they are not looking at the camera.  If you notice on my profile pic, it most describes my children.  Marshall, the oldest looking after the other two, Mason the middle debating to stay with the big boy or chase the little one with all abandon, and Mikey who truly does not care about thinking things through, he just goes for it!  and let me tell you, that Pacific water was COLD in November!!!  It was worth it for him:)  I know that their God given qualities and personalities will serve them and HIM when the time comes.  I love that they are so different, yet all belong together.  Much like Eric and myself, his strengths are my weaknesses and vice versa.  God found our perfect match and brought us together and I am thankful for this every day.  So until next time, hope this finds you all well!