Making Memories

Thirteen years ago, Jon and I received a journal from my family.

We were to take it on our honeymoon.

Write it all down...

memories for later.

Best thing I ever did...wrote it all down.

Every day, I would journal.

Captured all of the details from our very first day as a married couple.

And now I blog to journal our family life.

Yes, I go back and read older posts.

I smile, I tear up, I laugh outloud.

Memories of our family.

In reality, this is how some of our mornings are.

And we are the family...three children, two kitties and one dog...

who has majorly dirty windows!

(In our defense, they are dirty on the OUTSIDE! Ahhh, life in the woods!)

And yes, sometimes a kitty relaxes where he shouldn't.

We are the family who loves to cheer on our beloved Boilermakers!

Yep, I pop our own snack popcorn before heading out the door to a Purdue soccer match.

We are the family who supports each other...cheering each other on.

Right now it's three days a week of therapy for Mr. Henry.

But, how how he is changing and growing!
Let's just say that...

I want a horse.

At our home.

Since we don't have enough animals! Ha!

I love that Henry loves riding the horses.

I love that he greets the horse with a nice pat...

and waves to his horse, Stripes, giving thanks to a wonderful session.

What else grabs my heart and fills it immensely?

How happy the horses are!

Captured Pepsi the horse waiting for his little person to come outta that door!

After riding the horse,

my boy goes into therapy.

Here he is...yes...he's in this amazing lycra swing!

While in that swing he will say anything and do any given task!
I now want one.

Wonder if it would make everyone else in our house do any given task?

We are the family who loves to read!

Book fair week at school!

The children and I shopped after school.

Along with some books, they each just HAD to have a Harry Potter sticker book.

And WOW! They went through every.single.character.

Emily told Laney about each one!

And (GASP!)...we are the critter loving family!

So happy that my children love animals!

Last night the littles just called and called for a friend that they spotted in the woods.

Finally gave up and left.

And once the coast was clear, out came their object of affection!
Hey, kitty is no fool!

(Oatmeal Cookie...a stray...probably no longer since I actually named him!)

We are the family who definitely has a number one in life...

FAMILY!

And I am the blog momma who takes endless pictures of my children.

And I blog journal about them.

Creating more memories for my family to look back on.

To smile, tear up and laugh outloud.