okay, okay, okay

i am under fire!! i have been found on facebook by all of you searching fools! don't know whether or not to feel honored that i have people looking for me (didn't know i was lost) or to be frightened that i can be found that easily. so before all this gets out of control i have to direct y'all to the blog instead of FB. in order to entice my readers i have to get bloggin'!! i am in the process of uploading a million pictures to my pc and will post some here.

for the most part the kids and myself have been busy running back and forth to the doctor - when did the common cold start lasting so long? heck, i remember having sore throats when i was little, but nothing like 10 days long. well, i think i remember. anyway, we actually went on a little expedition to elizabethtown, ky to visit aunt catie!! she was there doing some good ole army round up (recruiting for a military academy), so we went to visit. the drive there was great. kambel and ty slept most of the way and kadence made sure i knew how to drive. we got to the hotel and went shopping, saw a few ducks, and swam in the bath tub (the girls did anyway). way better fun than hanging out at home! we love our aunt catie and can't wait til she lives closer to us.

we really miss eric. kambel was crying so hard she could not catch her breath last night, so we had to call him and i am sure terrify him with the way she was acting. we eventually bribed her with a chocolate (my girl!) and she was good for awhile. kadence called daddy from the doctors office hardly able to talk because they poked too hard in her ear. as heart breakingly hard as it is for me to be on this end and hear the kids cry for their daddy, i know it is 10 times harder for dad to be so far away and not be able to hug his children, to wipe their tears, to see their smiles, to smell their skin.... we miss ya baby.

sooo, now that we are all wiping a tear here are some pictures from over this past month! (or so)

kambel cutting kadences hair (that IS a toy saw)

my little rock stars, dressin' up in Hannah's wig...

all bundled up for the massive snow/play day. didn't know what to do in all the snow

ty having a blast with the bucket - not the blocks!

now i know why i had girls first - he is gonna give me a heart attack before he is 2

me and my girlfriend before my very fist 10k two weeks ago. i was so proud!! theresa is

training for the boston marathon!

THOUGHT FOR THE DAY: kadence asked me "who is God's daddy?"

LAUGH FOR THE DAY: kambel pulled quite a bit of her hair out and said "look mom, i pulled my hair out." of course i said "jude don't do that." she responds with "oh, sorry. [pause] do you want me to put it back?"