Happy Mother's Day!!

Although I don't have any pics to post, I thought it was pertinent that I say something. The past 2 years have been full of new illnesses and many hospital stays for me. This Mother's Day I am truely grateful for my Mother, who has come to my rescue so many times and for my sisters who have done the same when they could. Most of all I feel incredibly blessed to have my five children and I hope to be around for many, many years to come. In past years my annual Mother's Day gift has always been that Ben takes the kids for the entire day. This year I'll be spending the day with them because I've realized just how precious my time with them is. Have a great Mother's Day everybody!!

Girls's Weekend in Ohio

Easy-Bake Oven

Grandma Shepherd took these pictures with her phone when she came to visit. The girls made pretzels in the Easy-Bake Oven. Who doesn't love an Easy-Bake Oven?

Sisters

Need I say more?

Halloween

It's Halloween!


The kids are all decked out for trick or treating:

*Matthew & Rachel were Mario & Luigi.

*Can you guess what Natalie is?

*And the cute little doggie is Megan.

Don't let the crabby face fool you.
Natalie is just being serious as Bumblebee from Transformers.


Have you ever seen such a cute Luigi? Adorable.


Sage is looking at handsome as ever dressed up or not.
Megan loves to play dress up with the other girls. What a sweetie!


Go, team! Dressing up just for fun is always a favorite.

Chuck E. Cheese Birthday Bash

Natalie turned 6 on Saturday and Megan turned 2 on Sunday!
The only thing Natalie wanted to do for her birthday was go to Chuck E. Cheese.
How can you turn down a request like that? The kids love it there.





Sage gladly helps the birthday girl. Go, Megan!


Natalie looks like she has this one all figured out.


Look out everyone . . .

Wild women on the loose!


Matthew is very skilled when it comes to his games. Just ask him! :-)


Rachel is a serious Skee-Ball Thrower. Can't you tell?


Going on a Sunday drive.


Turn to the right . . . and turn to the left . . .
Oh, look! A passenger!

Nice driving.


Happy Birthday, Girls!

The Elusive Sage-arama

Finally got 'im. Gosh, he looks old.