Constant Beginnings

I came across this while cleaning up the mounds of paperwork the kids managed to gather. I laughed so hard. It is totally adorable! We got the girls cameras when Gavin was born, so they frequently take random pictures. Finally, they are putting them to good use. Claire is often writing scripts or creating something. This time is is a newspaper, complete with pictures. I LOVE IT! So funny! On a side note, Claire's spelling words at school as of late have been "photosynthesis," "evaporation," & "science," but quite obviously, she needs to work on "serious" and "cliff," you know, the essentials ;)

I love my friend, Erika. She laughs at everything  I say like I am the funniest person on Earth. I love her so much! I say that because my funny story that I am going to share comes from me racking my brain for funny stories to share with her. Chris and I have ALOT of funny stories. You know the kind. Those experiences that felt like HELL the moment you are living them, but time heals and changes your perspective a bit. Here it goes... I spent alot of time on our farm growing up. I LOVED going to the farm. I frequently begged my Dad to take me along, which meant waking up at the crack of dawn. He hated waiting for us to get ready in the morning as he wanted/needed to get to the farm as early as possible. Solution--sleep in our clothes. Yep, my sisters and I would sleep in our clothes that we'd wear the next day. Perfect answer. And it worked. My Grandparents lived on the farm. I loved them so. My Grandma always had all the time in the world for us. She'd color for hours, hel...

Chris' mustache made quite the impression on Claire. It was gone before he arrived home, but the memory lives on... This is also the girl who was just entertaining us with her rendition of her favorite song, "Raise Your Glass." I am betting you are all wishing you could be a fly in our kitchen! She said she was going to sing it for Grammy and Papa, so perhaps she'll share it with you too, Aunties. I may be sensing a quartet with her cousins--perhaps we have the future cast of Glee??!! Yes!!