Ina had a Long day!!

Wednesday we had to take Ina for a few doctors appointments, she went to see a cardiologyst and than she had to have a chest x-ray and that had to be done at the hosbital since she cannot stand up. She also got to go out to lunch. She was in good spirits all day and didnt even take a nap when we got home. We unloaded her and loaded her several times in and out of the van so David and I were tired when we got home.

gavynn is six HAppy Birthday

WE had a small family party for Gavynn his Daddy was able to drive in and spend the weekend with him and we had a lot of fun Happy Birthday

Tommy was compleatly covered in my foamy hand soap he smeled like vanilla but cleaning it up was a suddy mess and it got in his eyes he literly had half a bottle of the stuff in his hair. This was his fourth bath of the day he had a morning one one after a mud bath outside one to try to entertane him in the afternoon and this one before bed. He wasnt tierd but I sure was:)

A day in the life of Tommy

MMMMMMMMMMM Chocolate

School

Doing school is hard with nine children nine and under but the children seem to enjoy the one room school house concept with a few babies thrown in there.

Happy Fathers day

Today is fathers day as we all know and we want to wish our Favorite dads a very Happy fathers day so Happy Fathers day Grandpa Jim and Grandpa Tom and happy fathers day David, Mike Edmonds and Mike Elliott, Raul Valverde, Keith Edmonds, And a special shout out to father to be Tyler Billings and Great Grand daddy Bill hogan we love you all.

Car Wash

David decided the car needed washed so he grabbed a few willing helpers and had a fun time washing the car and soaking the kids. It was 107° so the wetter the better.

Family times

Baby Steps

Carolynn is Walking. She is so cute she stands there for a few secounds lets out a squel of delight raises up on her tip-toes (she loved her walker) and takes up to five steps. It is so much fun. Yet I always think they grow up to fast

Super soaker Sunday

Fun in the hot Arizona sun. Heratage baptist church had a fun good bye party for a wonderful family that is moving away to Organ we had lots of water activitys and ice cream what a blast everyone had. Our family was twice as blessed because we had my little sister her husband and there four children with us. They moved in for a short time until there house that is is only two miles from mine closses escrow and a few repairs are made.

Ina & Carolynn

Our home

We moved into a nice home out in Buckeye Arizona the location is great near wonderful friends and close to family. Only twenty miles to my husbands work and church. We have five children ages nine, seven, four, three, and one we also have Ina my great aunt she is eighty-one I just turned twenty-nine and David my hubby is thirty. We have been married for almost ten years. We homeschool our children and plan to do so until they are done with school. I thought I'd blogg a little bit to share stories and have sorta a journal for my kids and family. I also want to learn how to post photos. My sister is a blogger and I LOVE to read her blogg. Things you may notice about me first off I cant spell at all s o if things are spelled wrong I'll say sorry now and I hope you keep reading anyway. Also my family and church are my life so thats what I plan to write about most of the time.

Ina

Ina is 81 she sits in her wheelchair most of the day. I need to feed her change her dress her and do most everything eles for her. I have five children that I do I alot of the same for. My one year old loves Ina's wheel chair and she pulls up to it any chance she gets and Ina will pick her up and put her on her lap any chance she gets. It is sweet to watch a young child learning new things and an older women remembering things. She has more and more moments of clarity with the young children saying sweet things to them and always reaching out for a hug. She sometimes can remember verses to hymes and will sing along with us. She has only been with us for a very short time but we feel she is a very big part of our life and we all love her. After all who eles can sit a listen to my seven year old make up stories half the day or smile at 101 pictures that my four year old colored this year, she is blessing our lives as much as I hope we are able to bless hers. I pray that the Lord grant us many years to enjoy Ina and I look forward to getting to know her spotless and whole in heaven someday. Caring for an aging family member is perhaps one of the most rewarding things we can do it ranks up there with bieng a good wife and mother. I feel blessed that the Lord put it on my heart and my husband gave the consent and whole hearted support for this new chapter in our lives.