April 2014

Day 105

I have tried many waxes to use in my Scentsy burner and these cheapy ones from Kroger make my house smell so good!

Day 106

Andrew is leaving for California tomorrow and he bought this tank to wear. Let’s hope Andrew doesn’t know how to party!

Day 107

Pretty darn excited that I get to turn this off for 10 days!! Happy Spring Break!

Day 108

Andrew left this morning for California with his two best buds. We pretty much told him to have fun, but not too much fun and stay out of jail, cuz we aren’t coming there to get you out!

Day 109

They don’t realize how lucky they are to have each other.

Day 110

Coloring eggs with Grandpa Frank.

Day 111

Easter mass…Missing Andrew :(

Day 98

Enjoying a dinner out with the kids…Karli and I shared some lasagna. This is all we could eat!

Day 99

I can not believe our front yard solar lights made it through the winter. Usually I pack them away, but before I knew it they were covered in snow so they stayed out all winter. Amazing.

Day 100

Blake is a confirmed Catholic..Andrew was his sponsor =)

Day 101

Happy Birthday to my Dad!!

Day 102

Darn tulips keep coming back! I thought I had pulled them all up last year when we got the new rocks. But nope, they are determined and came back.

Day 103

Chase is at Camp Storer this week. I hope he has fun and creates some lasting memories!

Day 104

Our dog..who thinks she is a cat.

Day 91

We got a new puppy!!! Ha,ha! April Fool’s! It’s baby Shaggy silly!

Day 92

Time for a new cut. Just another day in the never ending process of me growing my hair out and then cutting it off months later.

Day 93

Tori watching the rain. I just know she is thinking that it’s better than snow!

Day 94

You know it’s spring in our house when my car gets booted to the driveway to make room for the kids bikes and scooters.

Day 95

Karli got to meet Mari from Dance Moms (she danced with the Candy Apples last season I think it was). She thought it was the coolest thing EVER!!

Day 96

One thing that makes me feel great as a mom is to make special treats for the kids for no reason. I made them hot fudge brownie sundaes, YUM!

Day 97

I sometimes forget Andrew is 18 years old, especially when he can’t sit still in the doctors office without touching the medical equipment.

I’m thinking that people might begin to assume that the hashtag #365dog stands for 365 “DOGS” since I post so many pictures of my pups. But it’s not…It’s 365 Days of Gratitude for those who might be seeing this for the first time =) Every day I take a photo of something that makes me smile…something that I am grateful for.

Day 84

Pippa is telling Tori to sit still so she can clean her eyes!

Day 85

“Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful”

Day 86

My daughter, the computer genius. Taking after her mother :) She created a mini movie for school with photos, music and captions. I was impressed!

Day 87

Just a typical evening of watching some tv…they don’t call it a loveseat for no reason.

Day 88

Chase competed at his first ever state competition. He took 4th, which is pretty amazing! When I took this photo he asked me to fix his ribs from showing. I was like…you gotta eat to fix that dude!

Day 89

It’s a heat wave here in Southern Michigan!!

Day 90

Andrew has been doing his own laundry for a few weeks now. I gave up on the battle of asking him to put the stuff away neatly after I did his laundry and later find it tossed on the floor, unfolded, etc. It was time for him to learn. Well, his method is even worse. He washes the clothes and then puts them back in a basket unfolded until he finds the time to fold them. Oh.MY.God. (Just gotta tell myself to walk away….)