September 2012

It is official Mr. Masters has returned home!  We are thankful and blessed!  Praise God!

We have started going to a new church that is closer to home and we took a family pic of us before our first visit.  

 Nana came early to help because we were hosting a family gathering/ birthdays for the kids.  Here they are decorating their piggy banks that Grandpa and Nana bought them for their b-days.

 The cousins came early to visit and help.  Here we are having a campfire with smores..... yummy!

 Here is a picture of the family that came to celebrate with us.  We are so blessed with so many wonderful people in our family!  THanks to everyone who came to celebrate and visit.

Present time...

We visited our wonderful friends the Harpers and as always had fun.  They are so wonderful to put up with us and we love them dearly!  Here is to more fun times!!!

 Our sweet Phoebe got her ears pierced and did not even cry.  She was so excited! She also left the training wheels behind and is riding like a pro.  She will be ready for that triathlon next year.

 Mr. Masters did his first triathlon in over 7 years....so proud of him.  He had a personal best time too!  Way to go Daddy.  This is his friend Chris (which was his first one) and he did great!

Can not believe that summer went by so quick and that fall is here.  The kids are doing great in school.  Lula lost her 2nd tooth last week.  Greyson is still potty training!!! Until next time.....

Lula Starts 1st Grade

Lula started 1st grade and loves it. Her teacher is Ms. Sutter. Lula loves to ride the bus and looks forward to her sister starting with he in September.

The Bus stop gang...

Lula Turns 6

Lula had a wonderful Birthday party! We started at Catch Air and came home for crafts, cake and fun.

Last Week of School

Welcome To Summer!

The parents decided to get together and make the last week special for the kids. It will be hard to top for next year.

Here are the parents spraying the kids with silly string and then we had a treat.

Here is a picture of the kids the next day having rice crispy treats after a water gun fight!

For the last day of school Phoebe helped with the sign for the kids to run through.

For the last day we had a water balloon fight.

Then the kids got to run through the sign and eat ice cream.

Here is our BIG 1st Grader!!!

Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.

Proverbs 4:23

Summer is coming!

Anthony went to see Brittany and Steve walk for graduation..... we are so proud of them both!! Way to Go!!!

We dedicated Greyson on Mother's Day. We also had to pick a life verse for him and we choose 1 Thess. 5: 16-18:

Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you through Christ Jesus

He was so cute and is getting so big.

I had a wonderful Mother's Day complete with breakfast in bed and a three hour nap! That equals one happy mommy. =) I feel so blessed and thankful for my family.

Ashley and Savannah came for a visit too. Thanks for coming and hope to see you soon.

The pool is opened on weekends and Anthony took the girls last weekend to check out the pool. It is still cold water but will quickly warm up.

Hard to believe that Lula is almost through her first full year of school. There are two weeks of school left and we are all excited for summer fun! The girls and I had fun painting our toes to get ready for summer.

Carlos had to wear the cone of shame because we had him neutered. He is a growing boy too weighing in at almost 50lbs.

Lula did a program at school and did a fabulous job. We are so proud of her and can not believe that in 2 weeks she will be a first grader.

March Post

This is not in any particular order but it happened in the month of March....

The Family came to cheer me on as I ran a half-marathon. I loved that the girls made signs for me. Later the girls were drawing me crossing the finish line with Medals and balloons. I love it since they usually draw the daddy or stuff about their daddy.

Here is a picture of Mr. Masters winning at tennis with his doubles partner Meridith. They are on a winning streak and we are so very proud of Daddy! He won his division in singles too.

We bought the kids a bouncy house, we figured it was safer than a trampoline, and they love it.

Here is a picture of G-man before going to get his picture taken professionally. He is talking, running, hitting, screaming, climbing.....you know the typical boy stuff.

The girls ran a St. Patrick's Day Race and did great! Ice Cream and Shamrock medals were given out as rewards. Phoebe was barly beat by a little boy in her heat; she is fast! Recently we discovered she can walk on her toes, you know like the professionals....so you better believe we will have her in ballet soon.

I painted my front door and love the color...I love house projects. I am driving Mr. Masters crazy with all my "house projects". Next I plan to do the girls rooms and bathroom. Pictures to follow.

This house project was Mr. Masters, who used pulleys to secure the bikes to the ceiling of the garage. It frees up space for all the kids junk to fit on one side of the garage and leaves only one parking space still.

We are outside all the time and Gray loves to ride in the girls cars. They drive him all around the cul-de-sac.

This is a video of Lula riding her bike without training wheels. She is also reading really well and tieing her own shoes. She is growing up fast and can not believe Kindergarten is coming to a close. Where does the time go....

The kids love to dance and here is a video of all three cutting a rug. I just love them!

We recently celebrated a fantastic women's birthday. Happy Birthday to my mother-n-law who turned 60! We enjoyed celebrating with her and look forward to helping her update her kitchen for her birthday present. Heres to a wonderful godly women that I/we are so THANKFULL to have in our lives!!!!

God is good and that is all the time(even in the bad too)....but thankfully we are all healthy, happy, and together at this moment in time and we Praise GOD for all the undeserving blessingssssss we have!!

Oh My......

Okay, I can not believe it has been so long since my last post!So much has happened...

Greyson turned 1! He is a cuddlebug and is into everything. He is running, not walking, has 6 teeth, and says I love you!! Still no hair.

For his birthday we had a big family party at our home the begining of December.

We welcomed Hannah Faith to the World and we are so happy for Brittany and Steve.

Here is a pic of the kids with Santa.....as you can see Greyson loved it! Thanks to Nana and Grandpa for spending Christmas with us. Thank you Nana for all your help, could not have done it without you!

Here is a pic of the fam in front of our new home. We were going to rent but we found a home in a wonderful neighborhood to purchase. It meant moving Lula to a new school in a new county. The week we moved we have a big snow so it forced us to unpack. We are loving the neighborhood and the girls love all the new friends they are making on the street. Thanks to all our family and friends that came out to help us clean, pack, and move!!! We could not have done it without you all!!!! God was in control because the timing of everything worked out and it has been a great experience. We love our new home and look forward to see what God has in store for us. Praise GOD!

Here is a picture of our new little guy, Carlos. He is a standard poodle and we love him to pieces! The girls are still getting use to him but getting better at handling him. Potty training is going well and now with the fenced in yard he gets more outside time.

Here is a picture of the infamous building.....apparently someone did not like it and called the city on us when we built it. We then had to move it about 20 ft. and we also built a fence. We now have all the premits needed and the building moved. Now we wait for the city to come out and check us. Hopefully everything will be to their liking and we can be DONE with it! Just when I think I am getting the hang of this life, God quickly reminds me how much I have to learn. God is good!

Here is my big girl on her first day at her new school. Very proud of her and she loves her new friends and school.

My sweet baby girls...they are getting so big. I did take Phoebe out of Pre-school but she will start back up next school year to prepare, dare I say it, for Kindergarten. I can not believce it! I am enjoying her being at home with me, although challenging at times. =)

Big post but I will try to keep up with it better. We feel so blessed and Praise God!!!

Until next time....