Thursday, November 10, 2011

Chloe loves Mommy

Look what Chloe drew for me last night! Does she know how to butter up her mom or what?!?! Love it!!!

Empowered to Parent starts Tomorrow

The Empowered to Parent Conference starts tomorrow and I am excited! You can still register and if you can only make it to 1 day of the conference, there's a payment option for that as well. I'd like to post more, but I've got lots to do before the conference. Hope to see many of you there!

Saturday, November 5, 2011

November surprise

Yes, its November 5th and my rose bushes are still blooming. I don't quite understand because roses tend to be finicky, but you can see from the picture, the plants around them have all died due to our colder temperatures and nightly freezes. Can't explain it but I love seeing roses in November!

Thursday, November 3, 2011

Empowered to Parent


Last day to register at discounted prices for the Empowered to Parent Conference that will be next Friday and Saturday in Lexington, KY. Ticket prices go up tomorrow. This is a great opportunity to learn why our kids act the way they do and fill in some of the missing pieces. You won't want to miss it!

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Shed Project Finished!

With a beautiful day in the forecast, Matt took the afternoon off to finish work on our shed.

Before

After

Three cheers for a job well done!

Monday, October 31, 2011

Happy Halloween!

Our town has a great Trick or Treat event on Main Street, and our kids were super excited to get dressed up and get some candy.

Spiderman and two Batgirls
(Essie's #1 request for a Christmas present last year was a Batgirl costume, but we couldn't find one in December. So she finally got her wish for Halloween.)

Superhero poses

A quick family photo on Main Street

Our kids are pretty good at entertaining themselves. (Especially with the aid of sugar.)

Hugh Jackman & coffee

As unbelievable as it is, we are not coffee drinkers in our house. I know...how can we parent 3 Ethiopian children and not instill in them a love of coffee?!?! Well, I love the smell of it and I love using coffee grounds in my compost. I just can't stand the taste of it. I do however, love Hugh Jackman (come on ladies, who doesn't, right?) so I had to pass on this info. I found out about him.

Hugh Jackman launches Laughing Man charity coffee brand | MNN - Mother Nature Network