Wow...August was a blur ! Some major changes in our family's lives this month.  With the amalgamating of the two lumberyards, Cory worki...

Melted Crayon Shapes Made a little craft today with the kids on their last day of summer before school begins.

Happy birthday to our little lady COCO!

Cory's Grandparents were so sweet to make a special trip to see us to celebrate Coco's first birthday.  Scarlett was so happy she go...

Coco's turning ONE...we celebrated tonight with a family celebration!

Our first trip to the beach this summer...and Coco's first time putting her toes in the sand.

My sister and I packed up all of our kids and headed to Minot ND for the day.

We whipped up a batch of KoolAid Play Dough this morning... here's the recipe .

Headed to the ice cream shoppe for a treat after supper tonight

A trip to our local Co-Op grocery store...just a snap of everyday life around here.

I remember how much I loved coloring with my Mom as a kid, so it's so special to see Mom coloring with my children!

Oh those smiles...so cute!

On another lovely summer walk with the munchkins, we stopped to take some photos (imaging that).

I loved seeing my friends during summer holidays when I was a kid...because when there's no school, you just don't see your friends ...

Coco is WALKING!

Life is made of moments, small pieces of silver amidst long stretches of tedium. It would be wonderful if they came to us unsummoned, but...

I'm at home to enjoy the kiddos for a week!  I have been missing them (and my old life) like crazy since we've taken over these l...

During this busy busy month of August we are undergoing...I like that our calendar reminds us to slow down in life and 'spend some ti...

Naptime...don't you just love when they're out cold like this and having a great sleep!

It's so nice to have a Saturday-night bbq supper on the deck in this nice weather!