Some Soccer

This first series is of Hope "sitting the bench" with her friend. I am not sure that anyone appreciates her body language as much as me but I really got a kick out of these ;)

These were after her final game from the tournament. She was so proud of herself.

Her season is finished for now. We need a break. Oh how she loves her some soccer :)

Refreshing New Make Up

Hope isn't one who has to be directed in her play. She comes up with plenty of things to do. The other day she was applying "make up". Which was in the form of an ice cube of all things. She had a ball with nothing more than frozen water...go figure.

Carefully applied eye shadow
Her blush is literally dripping off her face

The lip gloss tastes good too

It's super easy to remove, no harsh chemicals ;)

It gives you that fresh straight from the pool appearance we all so desire. Well, not so much. But, at least her mascara doesn't run. Silly girl.

It's All About the Boots!

When Love wants to go in the backyard and play she will usually throw on flip flops if any shoes at all. This particular day she chose her rain boots....which just struck me as odd...I guess it was the dress. Anyway, she was proud. Who knows, she could be way ahead of the fashion curve. Sundresses and rain boots - weirder things have happened in fashion :)

Mother's Day

Gifted not only in doing life with these 4 blessings but in some nice little surprises too!

The poem from Love's gift from school
Love's hand print from school
Hope planted and nurtured a small baby "Mary-Old" (marigold) for me. I am not sure this plant is going to make it. It gets watered by her several times a day. Because feeding, watering, and loving something can make it grow...like mom's do. Bravo to her teacher...such a cool teaching tool :)
Hope's drawing of me....I am just going to leave it at that but she did tell me I was tan because she couldn't find the peach crayon...funny.

Hope's side card...I love a few things especially about this. 1. Her mom's name is - Mom! :)
2. She originally wrote my age was 22. 22!! And then I told her the real age and she wrote over it. But, you can still see the 22 ;) The sad part is that 22 is actually old to her. 3. My favorite foods are blackberries and green olives. Healthy, huh? and 4. She loves me because "when I am sick she gives me medicine"...is that all it takes?? :)
Love's gift from church

Faith made me a cake with homemade icing. Which was very interesting. You really couldn't cut it but you would have to scoop it out because of the way the icing sunk into the cake. The icing was her idea....melted butter and sugar. To say the least it was sweet both in meaning and in flavor. Such a great surprise!

Hunter gave me a big ole bear hug and wished me Happy Mother's Day.

Love. Love. Love these kids of mine :)

Soccer...Faith and Hope Style

We had another weekend of soccer...two games on Sat and one Sun afternoon. These are the pics that I liked. Needless to say we are starting off with the girls number one fan - MiMi! Hardly ever misses a game :)

He's Permitted!

See that white SUV in this photo? Looks pretty normal, huh?

But, when it pulls into your driveway...
And this fella happens to be the driver...
things can get kinda crazy!

Hunter has his PERMIT!!! I can not believe Hunter has his permit! He took his test on Friday. He is a really great driver too. He has driven my suburban, Big Daddy's big tuck and now MiMi's SUV. Gosh...is he really old enough to drive?? Let me rephrase that...am I really old enough to have a son that can drive? Now, when did that happen?

So proud of you Hunter!
I am also so thankful that it is Big Daddy that is his driving instructor. :)
Crazy, huh? Oh, I already said that :)

Here's Tucker!

70 pounds of pure love

Love is our most hesitant...of course they meet eye to eye and that can be intimidating

Faith loves her Tucker

I think he kinda likes it here

Hope and Big Daddy lovin on our newest addition

Umm...I think we'll keep him ;)

That look on Hunter's face says it all

He had a big day. A new home, a new family, a new routine...he did fabulous! The kids have been playing with him nonstop. We went on a nice long walk with him. He is so well mannered on a leash. He seems like he kinda likes it here.

It is strange to think about how we managed to meet Tucker. The reason is sad. His "mom" is going through a divorce after 30 years of marriage...can you even imagine? Bless her heart. I've been praying for the right dog since we lost our last two. It has only been 3 weeks and the story of our getting Tucker is just proof that God even cares about the small stuff. The stuff that to most people doesn't seem big enough to bother Him with. I am so thankful that He led us to Linda and her dog. I think not only did we get a great new family member but we also just may have a pretty special relationship with a woman we may have never met otherwise. You know something as traumatic as having to rehome your favorite pet can have the goodness of God in it. As upset as she was she was about losing him she knew she was blessing us with a dog. So in her pain of...let's face it, losing what feels like a child to her, she was ministering to our family by allowing us to have him. I am hoping the ministry works both ways. We have already shared his first day with her. She said she was balling but happy tears. I can't wait to see what He has planned for us through this neat little situation :)