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9/11

10 years ago today I was 1 day overdue with my first baby. I was still in bed when Stephany called and told me to turn on the TV. We stayed on the phone and watched the news in disbelief all morning. I couldn't help but think how different the world would be for the child I was carrying. No longer did the feeling of "No one would dare take on the USA" exist. However, in the days and weeks following that day Americans patriotism was strong and we as a nation came together. So many people risked and lost their own lives that day to help others. We as a Nation did not give up. Instead we came together and prayed for our Nation, as we should have been doing all along! That is the lesson I hope my children take from 9/11. Yes, it's a different world these days but God is the same! He wants us to pray for our Nation today as strongly as we did on 9/12/01!

Extra curriculars....

Extra curricular activities mean NO EXTRA TIME! With soccer and dance in full swing now we have no free time. I shouldn't say NO free time b/c there is a little bit of downtime but I dont have time to cook a real meal on these days and I dont know why but I have mommy/wife guilt over this. Mondays are our free night so I make a meal and we eat at the table together on Mondays. I really believe in eating together as a family at the table as much as possible. Tuesdays we have soccer and dance and the timing just doesn't work for me to make a meal. It's grab and go and we aren't eating together because one kid has to eat before soccer while the other is still at dance and then she eats when we pick her up and while he's at soccer. If I feed them both before they would be eating dinner at 4:30pm or if we eat after we would be eating at 8:30pm and then still be trying to have time for showers and be in bed at a "normal" time! Wednesdays are our church night so we usually can eat something I make if it's fast but even then if I cook the hubs isn't usually home early enough to eat with us. We have been starting to meet him to eat somewhere before church so that's a good compromise. Thursdays we are back to the soccer/dance issue. Fridays are free days!!! We usually go out to eat on Fridays but when it gets into winter more we stay in a little more frequently during the weekends! So, now that you know our entire dinner hour schedule that you could careless about- what do you do for the time you have to make a quick meal? I am in a recipe rut and would LOVE more fast easy ideas. We dont eat fancy around here b/c even if I wanted to spend hours making dinner my kids wouldn't eat anything fancier than say, lasagna ? haha!

I Heart Faces....

Ok, I'm trying to find more "fulfilling" things to do with my time now that the kids are back in school. What better than a photo challenge! I found the site http://www.iheartfaces.com/ which gives you a theme to go with and the photo must have a face in it! So, I may not be posting this correctly but I'm giving it a shot!

My niece and her big beautiful eyes!

Back to School

1st day of School! How did summer go so fast.?!?!

 Kaleb 1st day of 2nd grade        Taya 1st day of 4th grade

Cousins

It was time for a new Sanborn cousin pic....as any of you that know my sisters girls can imagine it was very entertaining!

 The Sanborn cousins!

 Right before she blew a snot rocket b/c she was laughing to much!

 Growing up to fast!

 Piper being well....Piper! hehe

maturing ....weird!

Summer is almost over

 Tanganyika

I can not believe that summer is almost over. Yes, we still have a couple weeks but it's creeping up on me and the idea of having to get back to a "routine" soon is no fun. We have about 1/2 the school supplies we need. We dont have any vacations or anything scheduled before school starts and with the heat keeping us prisoner to places with AC well, I feel trapped in a way! I always feel pressure towards the end of summer break to do fun things and jam it all in the last few weeks. We have done a few fun things like go to the St. Louis arch and Graceland. And the kids and I took a trip to Branson with my mom, gma and sister and her kid! It just seems this summer was uneventful is a way but we are working on the getting the house done and that has taken most our time/money! Hopefully we can find fun, and cool things to do the last few weeks!

Summa time!

Swimming with the cousins today!

 Kaleb is always the 1st one done swimming!

How do you not love this kid :) 

 

My sis and I were hoping to get a little tan today but it was so darn hot we didn't last outside long enough!

Pintrest...

I have become obsessed with Pintrest. I probably dont use it to it's full potential or correctly but I like to use it to save things I like and things I want to look at over and over, ;) check out my Pintrest page here:
http://pinterest.com/tayakaleb/pins/

1st post....

So I have another blog, but it's dedicated to our new house contruction....so this is just for well, FUN!

me and the sis having fun

It may also be a place for sadness, venting etc: 

 Taya as a "sad" baby! hehe

I see all these fun blogs and I want to be like them so this is my attempt, I know I am not gonna be as cool or creative as them but it gives me something to do besides shop, right?! :)