Busy Days but.....

Busy days but nothing much to write about!

Our week-end was fun....
Saturday was spend cleaning and baking.
Snicherdoodle and pumpkin muffins made the house smell delicious!
Sunday brunch at church was delicious. A lot of people came.....seemed like more than when we eat a regular lunch after church!
We kept Aidan and Zoe because their parents are taking a little couple's vacation.
We went to David's Bridal to pick up Gina's dress for Greta's wedding!
We relaxed at home and watched our Little's play till Greta took them to their house to sleep.
I watched The Apprentice before heading to bed....I may have snoozed through some of it because I was tired!

Yesterday Aidan and Zoe were here as usual. Their Uncle Ralph picked them up on his way home from work. Aidan was super excited for his sleep-over at their house because.....they have the COOLEST toys!!!!

Today I have a haircut!!! It's been 6 and a half weeks since my last one. I am so ready!

Have a great day, my friends!

Brunch at Church

We are having a Brunch at church tomorrow! It's not unusual to have lunch on the fist Sunday of the month but we never did brunch before! We eat at 10a.m. then have the service after that. I'm making good smelling Snickerdoodle muffins,  Baked French Toast and will be picking up some mini bagels too.

Hubby says, Only starting at 10??? He will have his Cheerios before we go! And we will both have our coffee....because I must have the coffee fist thing in the morning!

You hungry?

They are good ;o)

Have a great week-end!

Brinley Hope

Here are some pictures of Brinley that I haven't shared. Now, I ask, what kind of Nana would I be if I kept them to myself?!!

Who wouldn't fall in love with that sweet face!

Nana is jealous of her blue eyes =)

Brinley loves to smile

and 'talk'.

She gets tired too....

especially when her Pop Pop holds her!

(everyone knows that he is good at getting babies to sleep)

All dressed up for church.

We ate lunch with them at a new Five Guys

in Centerville several weeks ago.

Yum!

This morning I had a nice surprise. My bloggy friend, Theresa of  theycallmeganky.blogspot.com had a giveaway in celebration of her 3 years of blogging. Guess who won? That's correct....ME!!

I feel blessed by all the friends this little blog has brought my way. Thanks for dropping by. Thanks for leaving your comments!

Blessings to you, my friends! Have a great week-end!

Happy Birthday, Corey!

30 years ago I was smiling ear to ear....I was holding our newborn son!

4 day old Corey

 with his excited sisters

 and proud Dad

One year old!

4 years old

Yes, he got that puppy for his birthday!

Here he is.....

.........all grown up,

a husband and father.

He's my 'go to' guy for my computer issues.

We love his humor,

his calm, steady spirit.

He's an awesome drummer,

 awesome Dad,

awesome helpmate to his wife,

an awesome Son!!

Happy Birthday, Corey!

Sweet Party for a Sweet Girl!

Our Zoe had a very sweet Birthday Party on Sunday. Sweetness goes hand in hand with this little girl!

Zoe Rose

Sweet!

Guess what all those sweets were for....

Soft Ice Cream!

Yum, yum, yum!!

We had 'good for you food' too......

sandwiches, veggies and fresh fruit =)

Amber, Christy and Laura say it's all good!

Scott and Corey fill up their plates too.

Who is that at the candy table??

Ellen!!

Zoe welcomes Brinley

Happy Birthday to you,

Happy Birthday to Zoe!

Here's another  Ice Cream lover!

That's what you call a

Real. Big. Ice Cream. Cone, Gavin!

Balloon Volleyball, anyone?

Aidan and Paityn say yes!

Ellen did for a while too.

As did several of the Scott cousins!

It's time for gifts....

the first one was from Aunt Ellen.

Amber knows I like babies

and what is in this pink paper?

This is from Nana and Pop Pop

A Dora beach chair!

More gifts!

If I remember correctly,

Riley helped her Grandmom

wrap this gift for Zoe.

Brendan reads the instructions

and puts the wheels on the doll buggy

all by himself!

Riley checks out the buggy,

 Paityn tries out the chair,

Zoe plays with the stroller.

Before we left the party

Zoe wanted to show us something.....

Look what I can do!!!

And one more photo......

Sweet Brinley with her Aunt Kimmy.

Oh what a dolly!

The kids came here after the party. I hadn't gone food shopping since the beginning of the week so I didn't promise food! But I did have some left overs I could warm up plus some snacks.....not that anyone was all that hungry! We laughed till our sides hurt as Kim told us about a shopping trip with her hubby. He was telling the sales person all kinds of crazy stuff in answer to the questions the guy was asking. Oh my word....what a hilarious time! We also watched some of the Oscar's.

Today Aidan baked chocolate chip cookies with Greta. They are so good! I made a pot of black bean chili that I'll eat for lunch this week (yum!) and Spanish rice for dinner. Our house has all kinds of fragrances today!

Ellen and I also met with her case worker, Kelly, this afternoon. She is such a nice girl. We asked for funding for camp again. It won't cover all of it this year.

Now Aidan and Zoe are gone, Greta just left with Lynn for Young Adults at church, Hubs is getting a haircut and I'm kicking back on the sofa with my feet propped up!  I'm tired! There are dishes to wash again (already washed a bunch this afternoon)...maybe they will wait till the morning. One thing for sure, they aren't going anywhere!

Have a great evening, my friends!

Happy Birthday, Zoe!

Two years ago I was at my desk when I got a call from Corey that a baby would be born sometime that day. I went across the hall to tell my friends....I was so excited! It wasn't long till little Zoe Rose was here. I couldn't wait to get my hands on this sweet little girl.

Hello, Zoe Rose.....

I'm your Nana.

Zoe grows and grows!

1 year old!

Zoe has her pacifier

and her Pop Pop....

sweet dreams, sweet baby!

Dramatic Zoe!

Loving Zoe =)

Tomorrow is her party....an Ice Cream party! We are sooo excited!

Have a wonderful week-end!

Happy Days

My twins.....

Greta and Gina

Those days were very busy

and

very happy days too!

Gina and Greta

with the neighbor kids

at Manheim Park.

These girls had the best times together!

L - R:

Michelle, Greta, Amanda, Erika, Kara, Gina 

I find myself with a rare day off today. I plan to fill it with some cleaning, sorting, a trip to a thrift store (getting rid of the 'get this stuff outa here' boxes!) and some shopping at Target. Ummm, Target has a Starbucks and there is another Starbucks across the parking lot. Or I could travel a bit further down the road to Panara which sells my favorite chai or a great flavored iced tea. Maybe a treat will be part of my day too =)

Enjoy your Wednesday!