Born in Buffalo, But Always a Buckeye

Buffalo Buckeyes

2010-05-13T09:09:00.002-04:00

We have BIG NEWS, to be delivered in two parts:

Part 1 - The Bad News: We've reached the end of this blog's lifespan.

Part 2 - The Good News: We're starting a new blog, Buffalo Buckeyes, to take the place of this blog. Head on over there, and prepare for more of what you've come to love, only MORE AWESOME.

Lisa and I will be posting pictures and updates, as usual, but we'll also be sending brief notes and pictures from our phones, so do subscribe to the new blog (via email or in a feed reader), bookmark the main page, and stay tuned!

(Note: The archives here will remain online, for those of you who are at all nostalgic.)

More Sisterly Love

2010-05-07T15:43:00.001-04:00

The following exchange & the ensuing picture-taking took place last night.

Lisa: Matt, go upstairs and take a picture of Rebekah sleeping.
Me: Um, ok.

Here's attempt #1:

And here's the much more successful attempt #2:

And that's how they stayed until morning. Gotta love sisters who get along (most of the time, anyway!)

Cry, Eat, Repeat

2010-05-07T15:33:00.000-04:00

As Bethany once said, sometimes it seems all babies do is cry & eat. Along those lines, here's a lovely before & after of sorts:

Porch Silliness

2010-05-07T15:23:00.000-04:00

Bethany decided at some point that this is how she'd like to sit on the porch. Doesn't look terribly comfy to me, but hey, I'm not four years old.

Puzzling!

2010-05-07T15:15:00.000-04:00

The love of puzzles is something Bethany comes by naturally (from her mother), and she always manages to amaze us with how fast she puts them together!

Sick Days

2010-05-07T15:13:00.000-04:00

Rebekah got sick Sunday, and she didn't really feel like her old self until midweek. Here are a couple shots that are fairly representative of her Sunday night/Monday:

She was a trooper, but man, she did not look like she was having a good time. Naturally, we're glad to have her cheerful self back again!

Good times at Trinity

2010-05-07T15:03:00.000-04:00

Bethany's pre-school held a fundraising auction last weekend, and a good time was had by all:

Bethany & Rebekah did some coloring,

Abby hung out with Great Grandma,

And afterward, we spent some time on the playground:

Lovin' on Abby

2010-05-07T15:00:00.000-04:00

In case you were unsure, Bethany LOVES Abby.

You be the judge

2010-05-07T14:52:00.000-04:00

Sometimes, it's hard to decide if Abby is expressionless or slightly startled. Just sayin'.

Play-doh

2010-05-07T14:45:00.000-04:00

This is a pretty representative sample of what it's like when the play-doh comes out in our house:

Playing with Dice

2010-05-07T14:42:00.000-04:00

I made some origami dice the other day, and Beth & Jonas had a good time with them (Bekah mostly destroyed them, which is why she doesn't have one in the pictures below). Not sure why they all decided to close their eyes for the pictures...

...but maybe it has something to do with the impish looks on their faces:

"Who, us?"

Houston, we have a teenager

2010-04-30T15:33:00.000-04:00

And just like that, I had a vision of my future:

Leaping (or Lying?) Lizards!

2010-04-30T15:30:00.000-04:00

Admit it: sometimes it's too tempting to mess with babies who are sleeping. At least, it is for my wife:

Rebekah, on the other hand, was wide awake and enjoying herself very much, thank you:

We all scream for Ice Cream (& Aunt Mary)!

2010-04-30T15:23:00.000-04:00

We all went and got some ice cream with Aunt Mary last week. Somehow, Aunt Mary didn't end up in this picture, but she was there, and boy were the girls glad to see her!

She'll make a good mommy someday...

2010-04-30T15:13:00.000-04:00

Bethany knows how to take care of her "babies". She combs their hair,

and yes, she even, um, "feeds" them.

You can just see the pride in her eyes!

The Birthday that Never Ends

2010-04-28T15:33:00.000-04:00

I'm a tad late on this one, but we had Bethany's final birthday celebration on the 17th. There was a small turnout, but 4 year olds don't care about that kind of thing, and they had a great time gathering & comparing loot,

playing "Twister",

eating cake,

and just being together!

I'd call that a success!

Quote of the Day

2010-04-19T19:30:00.003-04:00

Bethany received a couple birthday cards in the mail today. This was our conversation while opening them.

Bethany: I got money in this one!
Mommy: Wow! What do you want to buy with that?
Bethany: Princess soup.
Mommy: You already have princess soup.
Bethany: Then Cars soup!
(Next card)
Bethany: I hope there's money in this one, too.

Seriously - this girl is only 4? Happy birthday, Bethany, the past 4 years have been amazing! I love you!!!

Awesome April, Days 6, 7 & 8

2010-04-14T21:29:00.000-04:00

(Day 5, of course, was made awesome mainly by Bethany's party, in case you're confused by the missing day)

Day 6: After Lisa got home from work (a development that, while necessary, is still something of an adjustment for mommy), we all took a trip to Home Depot to pick up some gardening supplies. Once back home, we set to work getting one of the little garden areas behind our house ready for planting. I think we might have a gardener on our hands in Bethers!

Day 7: Tuesdays often mean dinner at the Sirgey house, and Awesome April's Day 7 was no exception. Even Uncle Mike & Aunt Mary showed up! The kids got a bubble bath, and after dinner, we all indulged in some ice cream from Dairy Queen!

Day 8: After Lisa got home from work (notice Awesome April events cannot truly begin until the whole family is together!), we took another shopping trip, this time to gather supplies for Bethany's Sleeping Beauty birthday party Saturday. Between the Dollar Tree and Tops, the girls thought we'd been on quite the shopping spree!

Running, Crashing, Driving

2010-04-14T21:19:00.000-04:00

The weather is really starting to turn around here, so we spent some time hanging out in the backyard/driveway today. Bethany and Jonas got out plenty of energy just running up and down the driveway

before deciding they'd rather meet halfway, in a somewhat violent fashion:

Rebekah, on the other hand, spent most of the time moving from one vehicle to the next:

As usual, a good time was had by all, including Abby, who spent the duration of our time outside asleep in my arms!

Pop-Beads Necklaces

2010-04-14T21:09:00.000-04:00

Sunday afternoon/early evening, while Bekah & Abby napped, Lisa & Bethany broke out the pop-beads and had themselves a good old time

Quite a pretty pair, those two girls of mine!

Bethany's Birthday, Part 1

2010-04-14T20:58:00.001-04:00

Sunday marked the first celebration of Bethany's 4th birthday (officially, the 19th, if you're keeping score at home). As you can imagine, there was plenty of ripping through presents:

And there was even some "showing off" of presents:

One of Bethany's favorite presents this year (so far, anyway) has been her new Disney Princess scooter:

The scooter came from Uncle Mike & Aunt Mary, and as usual, required some assembly by Uncle Mike:

Both the older girls also very much enjoyed the Disney Princess CD player (starting to sense the theme yet?)

And of course, what birthday party would be complete without cake...

...followed by a sleeping Uncle Mike!

(my apologies to Aunt Mary, who Lisa is guessing will not appreciate that picture)

Needless to say, a good time was had by all, and we're looking forward to Bethany's Sleeping Beauty themed party this Saturday--pictures to follow, naturally!

Awesome April Day 4

2010-04-10T21:27:00.002-04:00

Our camera spent today on our kitchen counter, but that doesn't mean we weren't busy! Today's fun included:

1. A trip to Target to buy a brand new vacuum cleaner. Yay!
2. Bethany and Daddy going to a birthday party with a very cool nature walk.
3. Rebekah, Abby, and Mommy going to Bounce Magic!!
4. Abby meeting A.Shirley & U.Rick.
5. Baking chocolate drop cookies.

Perhaps tomorrow we'll have some pictures for you.

Awesome April Day 3

2010-04-09T23:24:00.002-04:00

Another awesome day in the Lafferty household. Today we:

1. Took advantage of our zoo membership and had a very COLD outing. Thankfully, the rainforest exhibit is nice and warm.

2. Had a very weird picnic lunch in the van, mainly because we didn't want to eat outside.

3. Went to Forest Lawn Cemetery and saw Frank Lloyd Wright's "Blue Sky Mausoleum". While there, we also found our first letterboxes of the season.

4. Celebrated Easter with my family, including having the kids find eggs and their Easter baskets!

5. Watched "The Princess and the Frog."

And we and the kids are spent! More tomorrow!

Awesome April Day 2

2010-04-08T20:51:00.003-04:00

We had another fun-filled day today! We:

1. Went to preschool. The kids learned about Noah's Ark.
2. Took advantage of the unexpected sunshine with a windy picnic lunch, a walk through the trails, and a little bit of playground time.

3. Found some bubble wrap and popped it all the way home.

4. Rocked out to Michael Jackson.

5. Went roller skating for dollar day Thursday! Bethany only made it once around the rink, due to an unfortunate face-plant by me very early into our outing. She still seemed to have lots of fun. (And Mom, I don't think they've done anything to the place since you took us there. Nothing.) Rebekah stayed home coloring, reading books, and looking at pictures with Daddy.

Awesome April Day 1

2010-04-08T00:28:00.004-04:00

After a mini emotional breakdown last night at the thought of having to return to work on Monday, I declared this "Awesome April." (Never mind the first 6 days.) Every day, we're going to make a serious effort to have fun with whatever time we have together. Meaning no ignoring the kids while we play on the computer or do chores - that can wait for nap time. And no just sitting around because we can't think of anything better to do. Because quality time can make up for lack of quantity time, right?

Today was pretty gross out, but that didn't stop us. We:
1. Had craft time! Started as a simple gluing project, ended with me trying to draw seals, elephants, and lions in glue, and glitter everywhere. I'm seriously not as artsy as I wish I was.

2. Had puzzle time! We put together the puzzles the girls got for Easter. They were very proud of themselves for finishing the 63 piece Tinkerbell puzzle.

3. Played "Duck, Duck, Goose." Not a lot of room, but the kids are really good at that game! And the circle in our house makes for more interesting chasing.

4. Had a "mini" lunch. We ate mini hotdogs on Bethany's Ariel teaset. The kids thought they were so funny having to poor tons of refills of their milk.

5. Went to the library. Bethany and Daddy picked out some fun books there (because Jesus Junction was cancelled), while Rebekah and I read books at home (because we were down a carseat).

6. Had a bath.

I think that's it. What a list! Now I need to go to bed so I'm conscious for Awesome April Day 2.

~ Lisa

Happy Easter

2010-04-08T00:26:00.002-04:00

I have no Easter pictures! I was knocked down party hard this weekend with a cold, and slept most of Sunday. And since I'm the picture taker in my house, no pictures. I'll see if my mother-in-law got some though, and post them when I get them!

~ Lisa

Swim Graduation

2010-04-08T00:22:00.003-04:00

Bethany's last swim class. She did a "wall walk" for her graduation--very appropriate, since that is definitely her favorite skill, though jumping in is a close second!

Meet Abby Party

2010-04-08T00:20:00.002-04:00

We hardly took any pictures of this party; it was too much fun visiting with everyone! I loved showing off both Abby and our house!

~ Lisa

Cute Butts

2010-04-08T00:19:00.001-04:00

Heads Up, Abby

2010-04-08T00:16:00.000-04:00

Most Mornings

2010-04-08T00:15:00.000-04:00

Easter Preview?

2010-04-08T00:14:00.003-04:00

This would have been our Easter preview. If we had blogged.

Bath Time

2010-04-08T00:12:00.001-04:00

The kids loving taking baths together.

Best Cousins

2010-04-08T00:10:00.000-04:00

Bethany and Jonas were having lots of fun with the camera the other day!

Sleeping Beauty

2010-03-30T16:13:00.002-04:00

Today Bethany suddenly decided that she wanted a Sleeping Beauty birthday party - not a Little Mermaid party! Oh no! Does anyone have good Sleeping Beauty-themed activities for a co-ed four-year-old party?

Quote of the Day

2010-03-23T21:09:00.002-04:00

Bethany: You know what I'm going to get for Easter--and Santa's going to bring it?
Us: What?
Bethany: Gummy vitamins!

(Somebody please tell me what I'm supposed to do with that. There is either a great imagination or some serious confusion at work.)

Dedication

2010-03-17T14:10:00.002-04:00

Beautiful Abigail on her dedication day! My grandma made the gown she's wearing for my baptism - very special!

Abby with her Godmother, Aunt Mary! We're so thankful that she has such an awesome aunt - my brother sure knows how to pick them. Her Godfather, "Uncle" Pete, was needed back in Ohio, so couldn't make it up. Abby can't wait to meet him!!

Wishing for Spring

2010-03-17T14:09:00.001-04:00

3 Gorgeous Girls

2010-03-17T14:03:00.001-04:00

Abby's First Bath

2010-03-17T14:01:00.001-04:00

Photo Shoot

2010-03-09T11:42:00.003-05:00

For some reason, Rebekah hasn't wanted to take pictures with Abigail the past couple of days, so pictures of the 2 of them have been pretty limited. Love these pictures though!

Car Ride

2010-03-09T11:40:00.001-05:00

The first time all 3 girls rode in our car together:

Abby's First Outing

2010-03-09T11:36:00.003-05:00

Saturday we took Abigail up to meet her Great Grandma. She got to meet lots of other family too, and was an angel being passed around all night. Bethany made sure to keep tabs on her.

Science Museum

2010-03-09T11:30:00.003-05:00

Bethany and Rebekah had a fun outing with Grandma and Papa to see Sesame Street at the Science Museum. Bethany says her favorite part was Big Bird. Rebekah, of course, went for the obstacle course!

To see tons of pictures of the outing, check out Jonas's blog!

Meeting Our Sister

2010-03-09T11:25:00.002-05:00

Both my older girls couldn't wait to hold Abby. Thankfully, Abigail is pretty easy-going so far! She'll have to be to grow up in this family.

Abby Comes Home

2010-03-09T11:20:00.003-05:00

Abby came home last Wednesday to a couple of sisters who were very eager to meet her! It was very different leaving the hospital without any fanfare, but kind of nice. I really enjoyed my alone time with Abby in the hospital - but am oh-so-glad to be home!

Meet Abigail!

2010-03-03T00:12:00.000-05:00

Abigail Faye

born at March 1, 10:19am
7 pounds, 12 ounces, 20.5 inches long

I'm glad to report both mommy and baby are healthy and happy and doing well!

Starting with the obligatory naked baby on a scale picture, here are a few shots from Abby's first hours to hold over those who haven't been able to see her in person yet. (There will be plenty more to come, but some settling in needs to be done first.)

She's a cutie, no doubt, and we love her deeply already. Look forward to seeing a lot more of her soon!

We are here, in Xanadu

2010-02-28T22:01:00.001-05:00

Earlier this week, while Bekah was napping, the big kids got an urge to do some skating. For obvious reasons, we couldn't do that outside, so we went downstairs. Naturally, a good time was had by all!

Happy Birthday, Mommy!

2010-02-28T21:49:00.000-05:00

This post is a bit late, but oh, well.

For Mommy's birthday (which was the 19th), Aunt Sarah and Uncle Mike made a Monopoly cake, which was awesome--and tasty!

Needless to say, everyone enjoyed it, especially mommy:

Happy birthday, Mommy! We love you!

Rebekah Sings

2010-02-15T16:22:00.002-05:00

Big Girl Bed

2010-02-15T16:11:00.003-05:00

Last night was Rebekah's first night in a big girl bed!! We were getting ready to put her into bed, and she said "Uh oh!!" Other than being surprised she wasn't a crib, she loved it and stayed in bed all night! What a big girl!

Princess Bethany

2010-02-15T16:10:00.000-05:00

Bethany does not take after her mother, that is for sure!

Beach Day

2010-02-15T16:08:00.003-05:00

We made our annual beach trip to the mall yesterday. After several failed attempts to make a castle, we gave up and went home!

Bowling!

2010-02-15T15:33:00.002-05:00

Friday night we took the kids bowling. The older kids bowled 2 games straight, and Rebekah enjoyed cheering them on the whole time.

Tough Girl

2010-02-15T15:31:00.001-05:00

Bethany tried out Jonas's new tool gear - this is her "tough guy" face.

Hotel Swimming

2010-02-15T15:28:00.001-05:00

There's nothing more fun than hotel swimming pools!

More Bounce House!

2010-01-19T20:45:00.000-05:00

Winter Playground

2010-01-18T11:36:00.004-05:00

We had so much fun playing at the playground this morning! The snow made the slides really fast, and we had a ball pelting each other with snowballs. I love days off of work!

This video cracks me up because Bethany's freaking out that she has to go potty in it. That resulted in Sarah and I trekking the kids across a few baseball diamonds to the Children's Psychiatric Center to use a restroom. Miraculously, both of the kids made it!

Color Town

2010-01-16T16:28:00.000-05:00

We had some family coloring time today with the awesome color town Bethany got from Ben for Christmas. Love it!

Bounce Magic

2010-01-13T20:38:00.002-05:00

Rebekah loved the slides at Bounce Magic! She wanted to be just like the big kids.

Friendly's

2010-01-11T18:00:00.000-05:00

We wrapped up a fun meal out with sundaes - our kids were in heaven!

Fishing

2010-01-08T15:13:00.000-05:00

Watch the first few seconds of this video carefully. The kids were playing with a fishing game Bethany got for Christmas when I realized Bekah had not only figured out what she was supposed to be doing, she actually did it.

Thursday Night = Family Night

2010-01-08T15:03:00.000-05:00

The "family" there being Lisa's family, so we're using "family" in a broader sense, as opposed to just the four of us. And really, "Thursday" is used somewhat loosely, but that's another topic for another day.

Anyway, dinner with Lisa's family last night was a good time, as usual, and here are some pictures to prove it:

Dessert is always a good time for our girls (as is, apparently, wearing random articles of winter clothing inside...)

Tuesday Night Silliness

2010-01-05T22:47:00.001-05:00

a hat, a self portrait, and fist-bump

2010-01-04T15:23:00.001-05:00

You read that title right. And without further delay, I present:

Rebekah wearing one of Jonas's winter hats,

Bethany's second self-portrait (here's the first), which was taken with her new camera,

and Rebekah fist-bumping Grandma Miriam.

Christmas Day

2010-01-03T14:06:00.006-05:00

I woke my kids up after 8:00 Christmas morning - what's up with that? But, after they realized what was going on, they were super excited!

We finally have stairs to take the annual "top of the stairs" picture before we headed downstairs.

Rebekah got a stroller and high chair for her babies - which both the girls fought over. It was definitely the highlight of present opening. Bethany got lots of playdough tools, and beads to make herself jewelry. Lots of creative time in our future!

And, my amazing husband had the girls make these awesome Christmas trees for me with their handprints. LOVE THEM! Hope everyone had an amazing Christmas with friends and family!

Thompson Christmas

2010-01-03T13:58:00.004-05:00

The cousins had lots of fun watching the train go around Grandma and Papa's tree! Just wait, by next Christmas there will be 3 more babies on this side of the family!

PreK Christmas Song

2010-01-03T13:56:00.000-05:00

How cute are Bethany and Jonas??

Christmas Cookies

2010-01-03T13:54:00.000-05:00

Gotta have some Christmas cookie making!

Laff Christmas

2010-01-03T13:49:00.002-05:00

Our first Christmas celebration was tons of fun. Bethany is using her new fancy camera like crazy, and Rebekah is "cooking" up a storm. The kids are so much fun this year!!

Rebekah Jumps

2010-01-03T13:25:00.001-05:00

Train to North Pole

2010-01-03T13:14:00.003-05:00

One of our Christmas activities this year was taking the kids on a Christmas train to the North Pole. They decked out in PJs for the trip, Polar Express style, and stocked up on popcorn. Everyone loved the train ride - even Rebekah!

Christmas Train

2009-11-30T21:23:00.002-05:00

The kids love the Christmas train. It's a wonder it hasn't been broken yet!

Ready for Christmas

2009-11-30T21:12:00.001-05:00

This tree took a lot of doing to put up! Once we finally located our tree (in my parents' garage), we opened the box, only to discover that somehow the entire base of our tree was missing. So, Matthew headed off to the store and bought us a new one. Then we went to put up the lights, and only 1 of our 3 strands worked. Off I went to the store to buy us new lights. Finally, we got to the ornaments! All the expense was worth it though, look how much fun we had!

Happy Thanksgiving!

2009-11-30T21:01:00.001-05:00

Love the Laff girls!

Wildlights

2009-11-30T21:00:00.001-05:00

Our first Christmas activity of the year was going to see the Columbus Zoo Wildlights with the Jones boys. They were so impressive!! Rebekah loved going around pointing at them all, and hanging out with her Godfather. Bethany wasn't happy until we got to see some elephants!

Bowling

2009-11-30T20:56:00.001-05:00

Bethany went bowling for the first time over Thanksgiving week. She really enjoyed "catching" the balls when they came up, seeing the numbers pop up on the screen, and pushing the reset button. Bowling, however, she could take or leave.

Quote of the Day

2009-11-21T22:16:00.003-05:00

Mommy: (to Daddy) We really need to start watching what we're spending.
Bethany: You can just go to work and get more money. (She pauses while we laugh.) When you run out, I mean.

Can you tell that she's the daughter of an accountant? She has so much financial sense already!

Silliness

2009-11-17T22:38:00.001-05:00

Hello, Mr. Turkey

2009-11-17T22:33:00.001-05:00

Bethany learned this song in Preschool. She was serenading us for quite a bit of our trip home from Columbus yesterday. I loved it!

Happy Birthday, Grandma!

2009-11-07T13:12:00.002-05:00

We celebrated Grandma's birthday with a fantastic dinner and yummy ice cream cake. And a very funny Bekah story I just have to share.

We gave both the girls a little sliver of cake. Bekah wolfed hers down. Bethany, on the other hand, ate half, and then walked away to do something else for a minute. So, Rebekah grabbed Bethany's bowl, put her cake and her own bowl, and then put Bethany's bowl back. Bethany came back and got upset that her cake was gone, so Rebekah ever so nicely gave her half of her cake back.

Did you know that Rebekah means devious?

Ariel and her Sister

2009-11-07T13:10:00.001-05:00

Bet you never would've guessed that Bethany was Ariel for Halloween this year. We got Rebekah the same costume, but Bethany insisted that she's "Ariel's sister." Bekah was not a fan of being a mermaid. Bethany, of course, LOVED it.

Ohio

2009-11-07T13:08:00.001-05:00

A couple random pictures from our last trip to Papa and Grandma's.

Pumpkin Carving

2009-11-07T13:07:00.001-05:00

My girls actually got into the goop pumpkin carving this year! They had a blast, but strangely enough, we never took a picture of the final product.

Griffis Sculpture Park

2009-10-21T21:43:00.001-04:00

It was our first time to Griffis Sculpture Park, and it was well worth it! It was a little muddy, which inspired the toddlers' theme of the day - "I don't know about this!", but we had so much fun exploring and just being outdoors. I love that the weather this week is so gorgeous!

Party Day

2009-10-21T21:34:00.001-04:00

Happy birthday to Jonas!!! We had lots of fun "monkeying" around at your party! Curious George is way cooler than old dinosaurs!

Raking

2009-10-21T21:32:00.001-04:00

We finally have a rake!

Beautiful Rebekah

2009-10-21T21:30:00.001-04:00

I know I've said it many times before, but you seriously can't help but smile when Rebekah grins at you. Here are few random Bekah pictures from the past week or so.

Car Serenading

2009-10-10T13:06:00.002-04:00

Last weekend we went to see Matthew's cousin, Emily, get married! It was a gorgeous wedding, and Bethany's been talking about get married ever since. Hopefully not for a few more years!! Here's the girls serenading us on our way back home.

First House Project

2009-10-10T12:48:00.001-04:00

Bethany and I are slowly working on our first house project! We're trying to get all the wallpaper out of the bathroom, which is turning out to be a lot more time consuming than we imagined. Then a nice coat of paint, and our bathroom might look somewhat presentable!

Cars

2009-10-10T12:43:00.001-04:00

Rebekah thinks these slippers are very cool to wear around the house!

Ariel Bedroom

2009-09-27T21:18:00.001-04:00

Tonight was our second attempt at an Ariel border in Bethany's room. Our first attempt involved stickers - not the best idea we've ever had. Now we went for good store-bought border, and it looks fantastic. Bethany is SO excited.

Daddy's Girl

2009-09-27T21:16:00.001-04:00

Rebekah loves her daddy...

Quote of the Day

2009-09-24T21:59:00.002-04:00

Aunt Mary and Uncle Mike are leaving tomorrow morning to go on a cruise. Bethany said to A. Mary, "you're going on a big boat to see all the animals?!" I'm pretty sure she thinks they're taking a vacation on Noah's Ark.

Go, Buckeyes!

2009-09-14T21:52:00.001-04:00

Bethany and Rebekah went to their first annual skull session this weekend. Poor Rebekah was terrified of the bus, but she braved it all right. They both enjoyed the music, and got into the cheering. Go, Buckeyes!! (And Go, Bills!! who are about to beat New England!)

1st Day of School!

2009-09-14T21:49:00.001-04:00

Bethany and Jonas started 3-year-old preschool last week. Bethany thinks she's very cool, and LOVES it. What a little princess she is.

Our House

2009-09-14T21:47:00.001-04:00

The long lapse in blogging has been due to several things. Mostly, our new house (and lack of internet in that house)!! Not enough unpacking has been done, but we've sure been enjoying it! Also - Matt and I are soon to have baby #3! The new arrival is going to be early March. We can't wait!

The Falls!

2009-07-16T22:06:00.001-04:00

The kids loved seeing Niagara Falls this week. They even took a ride on the Maid of the Mist! Bethany and Rebekah hung out in the middle of the boat, where they could stay nice and dry, but that didn't stop Bethany from loving it!

Zoo Day

2009-07-16T22:04:00.001-04:00

The Past Couple Weeks

2009-07-16T22:03:00.002-04:00

Lots of smiles! Not a lot of pictures...