We're Still Here!

Yes... I've not made posting a priority the past few months... especially when I see some sites updated several times a week! I've uploaded some pictures from the last few months and will attempt to post them in some kind of chronological order. Check some of the previous posts and I'll attempt to get them all added this week :)!
Thanks for those of you who still check in despite our lack of activity!!
Hope your fall is off to a great start! (guess it's not here officially yet, but it feels like it here this week)

Thursday Nights

Ah yes... T-ball with 4 and 5 year olds... with only a few "practice nights" and only 4 "games"...what more can you expect, except for them to have fun. Fun it was. I think it was more amusing for the parents than the kids, at times. Here's a recap of how the games often went! He did well and he knew what to do, which is better than some of the kids :).....
Swing batter!
The sprinter..."I made it to home plate, but I'm more interested in the conversation I left back at 3rd base!""There goes the ball.... What do we do now?"(Ryan's in the middle with the blue hat)

Random

but had to share! Ryan still likes Buzz after all these months/years. He had the costume on and wanted to go on a bike ride... so yes, all the neighbors got to see him in full uniform, too. We got this "trailer" this past spring and it has been great for the longer bike rides. However he is a pro on his own little 2 wheels now! (yes, Steve's on my bike, but hey, the seat's more comfy than his and it's easier than moving the trailer to his bike!)

Happy Birthday to Me!

Another year celebrated in July....and some fun pics from that night. We had a nice dinner OUT, fun watching my boys play and soak each other (actually the littlest one was the wettest) and a "half" cake, complete with marshmallows... picked by Ry-guy. I got some nice gifts... one being a book to use at this :)....

Steve pulled a surprise on me at the end of May. When I came home from Bible Study I found this with a red bow on it! He had brought someone from work to move all our office furniture out of the room and the piano movers brought this in! No, we don't usually make major purchases with out consulting the other... but I'll let him off the hook on this one :)! We'd been shopping around for a few years and finally took the plunge. I'm nowhere close to mastering all the classical pieces again, but it is great to have a "release", especially on such a beautiful looking and sounding instrument! Maybe someday I'll start giving lessons again? In the meantime... I'm starting with Ryan and Steve!
To my boys...thanks for spoiling me on my birthday and always!

In Memory

It was a beautiful day in July and we had received a "baby" Colorado blue spruce after Mom/Grandma's funeral. Thanks Julia and Bill! We had another tree that wasn't making it... so we decided to replace it with this new one, in memory of Mom/Grandma. It was a precious site to see Ryan so wanting to help. He has not gone one day since April without talking about Grandma Donna. It's sometimes hard to see him have to process, what we as adults, are trying to still process, too. We've got lots of "reminders" of her that are wonderful to have, however, it's still tough to know we won't ever see her again on this side of Heaven.

Here's a pondering face, huh?

We were in Michigan over Labor Day trying to help a little as it was time to move and clean out Grandma's condo. We thought we should try to help some, as we hadn't been back since April. It was much harder on Ryan than we anticipated. He sobbed on the way to her condo, saying he hated that place because Grandma wasn't there anymore! Pretty intense emotions... yet we are thankful he was able to get some of those out. He hasn't shed one tear in the past 5 months...until that day. Grief is an interesting process... especially when walking through it with a little one, huh?

We miss you LOTS Mom and Grandma!