Greg and Anna's Cubs

Christmas pic 2010

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This one is my favorite!

new scooter clip

2010-08-26T06:46:00.000-07:00

new scooters

2010-08-26T06:27:00.000-07:00

This is an early Birthday gift for the kids. Seth liked Megan's so well we decided to get him one and add training wheels. These things are so cool! They go about 12 mph. Most power wheels go about 2.5 mph. They will go about 10 miles on one charge. They have had so much fun with them. They rode them so much that they got a sore on their thumb from using the throttle. I went and got them each a pair of riding gloves with the fingers cut out of them. They look so cute! The pics I took here are the ones before the gloves. Also, Megan has a new helmet. She is pictured here in her old one. The new one fits her head better. This one wasn't a good quality one and it kept getting loose on her head. They both have Sept. birthdays so it is a little early but we wanted them to get to ride them as long as they can before the weather gets bad. Now Seth keeps talking about going camping because he wants to take his scooter to ride. They run on battery so it would be ok to take them.

Megan 1st report

2010-08-13T10:16:00.000-07:00

Megan got a sticker for each day. She was so proud that her Bee stayed on "green" all week. (3 days) This paper says that she was "Cought being as quiet as a mouse." Teacher comments: Megan is a good listener and that she appreciates her obedience. Good job! We are proud of you Meg!!

Chapel Day

2010-08-13T06:26:00.000-07:00

Today is chapel day at school. This is Megan's Chapel outfit. I think she looks so cute. She is enjoying school. She asked me on her second day when she was going to get a day off!! I'm glad that she only goes a half day.

School

2010-08-11T06:26:00.000-07:00

Megan has started school. Seth is really having a hard time. He misses her. She didn't cry at all but he did. She wanted to have a good luck at school party so we did. Very small but fun. I have some pics. Enjoy!

Good Luck at School Party

2010-08-11T06:25:00.000-07:00

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1st Day of School - Megan

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Philly Update

2010-07-03T08:06:00.000-07:00

Happy 4th

Visiting Gram. The kids got to sing to her and Megan talked to her a lot. They both gave her a hug and kiss bye.

On the shore at a place to eat on the water. A place where Greg went when he was little. The kids really liked it. You could see the water thru the floor.

Eating on the water with Grandbear and Grandmom.

Gelato on the boardwalk. (Ice Cream) Really good!!

Ocean City Beach.

Playing in sand. Perfect day!

On the Boardwalk! This was so much fun. I loved it!

I love this pic.

Seth didn't want to be in the flip flop. He has no idea that he is in this pic. Grandmom took his place on the left flip flop.

Greg O'Donnell family on the beach at ocean city.

This is the Philly Phanatic out of costume. The kids liked him better out of the Phanatic suit. Still a lot of fun.

The Phanatic.

Waiting on the Phanatic.

Going to see the Phanatic with Grandmom.

I love this pic. My Phillies Fans.

Fun in the pool with Uncle Kevin. The kids love him.

With Grandmom.

With Grandbear.

In Pool

2010-06-29T12:39:00.000-07:00

Philly

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The kids in the pool with Grandmom.

With Grandbear.

Last night the kids and I ran to the store. The kids wanted to stop and get a Gelati. I thought that the cups were so cool. "Happy 4th of Gelati." The O'Donnell's love Rita's water ice.

Philly

2010-06-28T15:50:00.001-07:00

We are in Philly for a few days. The weather is really hot. We are just hanging around Greg's Mom and Dad's house and swimming!! The water is great. The kids are really having a great time in the pool. Greg's dad had to replaced the pool this year. Megan was the first one in the new pool. We went to see Greg's Grandma today. We had a good visit. We will go back again before we leave. She looked really good. I will try to post some pics later.

To Grandmom

2010-06-22T12:38:00.000-07:00

Philly hats

2010-05-17T14:32:00.000-07:00

Seth had a Philly's hat but Meg didn't have one. Grandmom and Grandbear sent her a Philly hat for riding her bike without training wheels. They made sure that she got one that her pony tale could go out the back. She looks so cute in it. Now Seth wants to wear his too. Seth got a couple of Philly Phanatic books. Thank you Grandbear and Grandmom.

What's going on

2010-05-17T14:22:00.000-07:00

Daddy and Meg in Philly.

Megan reading to her babies.

Seth and I acting crazy while Meg takes our pic.

QT with cousins.

Meg at Bass Pro.

Updating

2010-05-17T14:13:00.000-07:00

Seth at Bass Pro

Megan Now rides without traingin wheels! We are so proud of her.

Seth all decked out.

Meg all decked out.

This and That

2010-05-17T13:43:00.000-07:00

Easter Egg hunt 2010

David, from church, gave this outfit to Seth. He looks so cute in it. Thank you David. Seth really likes you.

Mother's Day 2010. Not the best pic. I did have a wonderful mother's day. I had mom over for dinner and my kids got me the greatest cards with a recorded greeting inside. I loved it! It had a homemade touch to it. The only bad part of the day was when we were hit in the rear on the way home from church. Everyone was ok so it was fine. Cars can be fixed.

Meg and Seth on Mother's day.

TN Christmas 09

2009-11-15T13:04:00.000-08:00

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New Home

2009-10-10T14:01:00.001-07:00

We have moved and we haven't set up the internet yet so my blogging has been placed on the back burner. Here are some updates. Most of my blogging buddies have went to facebook. I'm not a facebook person so if anyone wants updates from the O'Donnell's they will still have to check the blog. Enjoy.

Happy Birthday Megan

2009-10-10T13:46:00.000-07:00

Our little girl turned 5 on Sept 28. We love you Megan. You are a special little girl. I am so glad tht God gave us a little girl. Your special little ways make our little home so happy. I love you so much. I can't believe you are 5 already. I'm glad your ours. Happy Birthday! Love, Daddy, Mommy, & Seth.

Kids in Mud

2009-10-10T13:37:00.000-07:00

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Pizza Party at Home

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Birthday Party

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Happy 3rd Birthday

2009-09-17T20:06:00.000-07:00

Today our little guy is turning 3! Happy Birthday Seth! Time is flying. He is growing so fast. We are planning a party for both of our kids when Greg's family comes in from Philly next weekend. But we wanted to do something with him tonight. After work Greg, Megan, Seth, and I went to Chuckie Cheese. Our kids had never been there before. They had a blast. Chuckie Cheese himself came out and delivered Seth's Birthday cake to him. Seth gave him high five and had his pic taken with him. I didn't have the camera with me so I just have phone pics. It really wasn't anything planned. We were just going to take them out this eve and ended up going there. What a great choice. This is a pic of Seth when he was about 3 mos I think. Does he look cool or what. Seth we are so glad that God gave us such a special little boy. We love you so much. Happy Birthday little buddy. Love you, Daddy, Mommy, & Megan.

Sick

2009-09-07T01:03:00.000-07:00

Ok, I think I can officially say that our whole family is now sick. The allergies are going wild in our house. Megan was the first one. We took her to the Dr and he said that she has Asama. Allergies trigger the Asama. She is on some med as well as an inhaler. She is doing better now. Greg and I both have the allergy thing going on. Seth woke up on Sunday morning with a barking cough I know that Dr Holly won't be in on Monday. He doesn't seem to have it as bad as the rest of us.

Megan, Seth, Nikki

2009-09-02T04:35:00.000-07:00

Seth

2009-09-02T04:12:00.000-07:00

I have to share a couple of cute things that Seth has said this week. I couldn't sleep one morning that I had to sleep in so I got up and did a little house work. I decided to make the pie that had been promised to Greg for quite a while. As I was working in the kitchen Seth woke up and came in. I put him up on the bar stool so that he could watch me. I had loaded up the dishwasher but I had a pan that I was going to wash by hand. I started to run water on the pan......
Seth -"You wash the pan?"
Me - "yes."
I put soap on the pan......
Seth - "You use soap?"
Ok, this is what is funny. When we send the kids to go wash their hands upon returning Greg always ask them if they use soap. Megan always laughs at Greg for always asking this question. Well, I'm standing there at the sink thinking, "if I mention to Seth that he is acting like daddy asking my if i used soap on the pan is he really going to make the connection and think it is funny?" Well, while I'm thinking this he says, "I daddy, You use soap." He had already made the connection before I had the chance to decide if he could or not.

The other time happened at church. We were listening to the sermon and we had a family that had to leave early. So part way through the sermon they got up and left the service. Seth wanted to know what they were doing and why they were leaving. I told him that maybe they were sick. Seth looked at me and said, "I sick too!" Anything to get out of church.
You might not think these stories are funny but they are just a couple of the many things that happen at our house.

Philly Summer pics

2009-08-17T16:37:00.000-07:00

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Philly Summer 2009

2009-08-17T15:23:00.000-07:00

We went to Philly last week. We had a great time. I always have a nice time there but I think this time was the best. It was so relaxing. We went swimming in the pool and just hung out. We had cheese steaks 2 times. Wonderful! Greg's parents had just got a new living room suit. It was really nice. Gram and I kept having recliner parties. We got to spend a lot of time with Uncle Kevin. The kids love Uncle Kevin. He let them help him play the guitar. They loved that. He even gave Megan a pick for her pink guitar at home. How cool is that?! We drive through the night so the kids will sleep during the 10 hour trip. Megan was so excited going out that she was probably awake for 5 of the 10 hours. On the way home, she got sick so we stopped and got a hotel and finished the next day. We were able to attend Aunt MaryJo and Uncle Art's 50th Wedding anniversary. It was really nice. We went to the church for a ceremony, then we went to a really nice luncheon, and then to Aunt MaryJo's house for an open house. I wish I would have got a piece of that tomato pie but I had already had to much to eat at the luncheon. Well, Grandbear and Grandmom we had a great time. I'm so glad that we got to come. We love you guys. We are looking forward to seeing you next month for the birthday party! Hope it works out.

50th

2009-08-16T12:34:00.000-07:00

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Here are some pics that were taken at mom and dad's anniversary party. We just got back from a trip to Philly. We had a great time. We spent a lot of time in the pool. I hope to post some pics soon.

Greg's Birthday

2009-07-27T16:25:00.000-07:00

Yesterday was Greg's birthday. I got this of the kids singing to Greg. Seth was singing, "Happy Birthday to you," all day yesterday. It has carried over into today also. He is right now singing,"Happy Birthday to Gregory." We had a good time. We had spent the weekend at my brother Rodney's house. We had a great time. Trenton's band was marching in a parade and we went up to watch him. His band is really good. Trenton and Benjamin both play the trumpet in church so we got to hear them both on Sunday. It was a nice short trip. Our kids love Trenton and Benjamin and the boys love them too.

Happy Birthday Greg. We love you. Hope you had a good day.

New puppy

2009-07-17T17:18:00.000-07:00

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Crazy Kids

2009-07-13T17:40:00.000-07:00

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There are 3 clips here. I'm new at adding clips. Hope to get better.

When I got ready to view it I had a hard time catching the one of Meg and Seth riding together.

Blogging guilt

2009-07-08T18:51:00.000-07:00

My father-in-law sent me an email saying how much he enjoyed the blog and thanked me for the time that I put into it. I felt bad because I have been a terrible blogger lately. As you can see, Seth has his new Thomas bike. Megan got a Barbie bike but I guess I haven't taken a pic of her with her new bike yet. Her's is the next size up! So this is for you Grandbear. Enjoy.

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Father's Day

2009-06-22T17:39:00.000-07:00

What a nice day! The kids got a card for Greg that they could record a message to him on. He really liked it. They also got him a travel mug that he could put their pic in. (Done) They got him a thing to hold a pint of ice cream. It says "I love ice cream" on the front. Here they are eating ice cream and celebrating Father's Day. Greg you are a great Dad. We love you.

I'm sorry that it has been so long since I blogged. Things have been crazy at our house. We did go camping with Rodney and his family. I love spending time with them. Our kids love them and we always have a great. The kids had a blast riding bikes. We went out on the boat and jet ski. That was fun too. It was Trenton's Birthday. He turned 15. Rodney and Melinda are blessed to have a 15 year old who acts like Trenton. They don't have any trouble out of him.

I zoomed in on Greg, Megan, & Seth across the campground. So much fun. We will be getting ready for church camp this week but I hope to get another update soon. We had a yard sale last weekend. We told the kids that if they would sell their bikes that they could get new ones. They did and went and got new ones. I will try to get pics of them to post.

50th Anniversary

2009-05-25T15:51:00.000-07:00

This year will be Mom and Dad's 50th Wedding Anniversary. We are planning a celebration for them. It will take place at Brushy Fork Baptist Church, Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 1:00. Any of you who are interested in attending leave a comment and I will take care of getting the details to you. We have invitations, however, after 50 years we have a lot of people to cover. I don't want to miss anyone who might want to share in this special day. It was going to be a surprise but it didn't work out that way. We are planning a luncheon so just let us know if you are planning to attend.

Miss Annabell's

2009-05-09T04:43:00.000-07:00

I had found out through my cousin's blog about Miss Annabell's tea room. I went to the website and thought that it would be a great place to take Megan and my mom for Mother's day! So I made the reservations (cost a little more then Wendy's) and we went. I was right, we had a blast. We had a fun & relaxing two hours. No cell phones, no to go orders, Just people kicked back with friends and family sipping from china tea cups and having a fun tea party. I only took a pic of one wall but they had hats all over the place for you to put on for your party. (yea I thought of head lice too.) But we used them and I think we are fine. Megan & I picked out a hat for Mom. Red with a big feather out the top. Grandma didn't really like it but she wore it anyway. Now my mom really likes hats so at the end we were all digging in a big chest and mom was going down memory lane and try on hats that were a lot like the ones that she use to wear. Thank you Mom and Megan for a great day out! You guys are the greatest! I love you. Happy Mother's day!
If you want to see pics click on the pic below. Also, I have posted some pics of TN that I missed. Enjoy!

Tea for 3

2009-05-09T04:42:00.000-07:00

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Weekend pics that I missed

2009-05-09T04:16:00.000-07:00

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Weekend in TN

2009-05-05T13:19:00.000-07:00

Here are some pics of our weekend trip that we took to TN. We had a really good time. I was playing the piano in a revival for a church (not ours) that ended on Saturday night. After the service we headed for TN. We had a cabin that we rented. That is where you will see the kids standing on their heads and playing in the hot tub. (An all time favorite thing for TN) We also went to Dollywood where Megan was tall enough to ride the cars all by herself! That is where the big Corn dogs came from and the slush drinks. We went to the apple barn to eat. The kids really like it. On Sunday we attended the Chapel where Daniel used to pastor. Everyone was so friendly and several told us how much they missed Daniel and Teresa. Daniel really misses them too. We got to do a little bit of shopping. ( I love the Children's Place outlet) I found the kids quite a few things. They are really growing out of clothes so it was nice to find things cheaper then what you would pay a Goodwill! Oh, I didn't get a pic but we also took the kids on Go Carts. Meg went with me and Seth with Greg. It was a blast! Meg and I want to go again. Well, we had a good time and I was not ready to come home. I can't wait to go back. We have Dollywood passes so we plan to go back.

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Easter 2009

2009-04-14T15:45:00.000-07:00

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Papaw's Truck

2009-03-25T16:59:00.000-07:00

My dad has an old truck that he uses as a work/putt around truck. My kids love papaw's truck. If they get to ride somewhere in it, they love it. While I was getting ready for work this morning (about 4:15 am) Megan and Seth were both awake and talking about papaw's truck. Here is how the conversation went. You gotta love it!
Me: "Why do you like papaw's truck?"
Megan: "Because of the buttons next to the gear shift." (I'm thinking... "It's a 92 with not a lot of options so I doubt there would be too many buttons.")
Me: "What else do you like about it?"
Megan: "I like the way you turn the handle and the window goes down." (Ok, now I'm about to lose it.)
Megan: "I also like the color - red." By this time I can't get past the kid being impressed by crank down windows.

Happy Birthday Mom

2009-03-10T18:47:00.000-07:00

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I had several pics that I wanted to share. Our church went to the gym a couple weekend ago. We had a good time. I also have a few pics of the kids. Can you believe that? The one of Seth on the bed I thought was really cute. He had his flashlight train but also he had lined up shoe boxes behind the train and he informed us that it was coal cars. I was impressed with his creative idea. Also, I want to say Happy Birthday to the best mom in the world. I had asked Megan what kind of cake that she wanted to make Grandma for her birthday and she said, "How about princess?" So you can see from the pics Grandma enjoyed her princess cake. Happy Birthday mom. We love you. Thanks for helping us out so much. I couldn't do it without you.

Day Out

2009-03-01T10:07:00.000-08:00

Yesterday, Greg watched the kids while my mom and I had a day out shopping. We had lunch together and went to the mall. It was really nice. I missed my little family but it was nice to shop without interruptions. I was looking for Easter outfits for the kids. I'm trying to find a yellow outfit for Meg. She is into Bell the princess. I didn't find anything:( I have found several cute things for Seth but I want to get Megan one first because it seems like her outfit is going to be the hard one and then match Seth to her. My plans are to get pics taken again. If you remember the last time we had a photo shoot Seth wanted nothing to do with it. Maybe we'll have better luck this time. I was also looking for another pair of Thomas the Tank Engine rain boots. Seth really likes his but they are just getting too small. His are 6's and he needs at least 7 maybe 8. No luck there either. Anyway we had a great time. I woke up about 4am this morning sooo sick. I thought that it was something that I ate. No such luck. I have the flue. yuck! I'm home by myself now. Greg has taken the kids to moms for Sunday dinner. (Thank God for mom!) Seth was sick with it from Tues - Sat. Now I know how the poor little guy felt. Pray that Meg and Greg don't get it.

Thank you Aunt Ron

2009-02-25T13:49:00.000-08:00

Seth received a jogging suit from Aunt Ron for Christmas. It looks so cute on! It's a Maryland jogging suit. Thank you Aunt Ron. You are special.

New Scarfs

2009-02-21T17:07:00.000-08:00

We had a very exciting thing happen the other day. Megan and Seth received scarfs in the mail from Aunt Clare! They were so excited about it. They were just the right size and looked great on. Megan called her on the phone to thank her and had quite a long conversation with her. Thank you Aunt Clare. You are special!

Valentine Fun

2009-02-21T17:00:00.001-08:00

Things have been very busy around here. I wanted to post a few pics to catch everyone up on what has been going on at the O'Donnell house. We did end up getting a lot of snow. I was very happy. We thought it was pretty much over with but we did get a little more today. We went out for Valentine's day. We had a good time. Greg and I both wanted to take the kids with us so we did. We went to Cracker Barrell.

2009-02-21T16:59:00.001-08:00

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Snow

2009-01-28T16:22:00.000-08:00

We finally got enough snow to talk about. Our county is on a level 1 for a state of emergency. This means that we are not allowed on the road unless it is an emergency.

We had some snow then we got ice and then more snow. It was tough to walk in. Seth wasn't out too much.

We went snow tubing at the ski slops. We had a blast! I can't wait to go back. We had Seth with us at first but half way down the hill he started crying and cried all the way to the bottom. He spent a lot of time with Grandma, Grandpa, and Aunt Teresa in the snack shop. He enjoyed playing with his trains and eating M&M's. He loves playing with Papaw so he was fine.

Here is Seth at the fire pit after his first (and last) trip down the hill and before he headed to the snack shop.

Megan had a blast. We were there for 2 hours. She stayed right with it. They had snow on the walk ways so after we got to the bottom of the hill I would pull her tube over to the conveyor. I would just pull her tube and all on the conveyor after we got to the top I pulled her over to the hill and then down we would go again. It was different then when we would go when we were kids. We didn't land in a creek, run into sticker bushes, or hit a fence or tree! We also didn't have to walk back up the hill!!!

Philly breakfast

2009-01-10T09:51:00.000-08:00

Thanks Grandmom and Grandbear for sending a little Philly home with us.

I'll take another peice.

Megan found last year's Easter hat. She said that it won't fit again this year. Looks good with PJ's

Seth getting into the train action.

Christmas 08 (2)

2009-01-06T11:10:00.000-08:00

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Christmas 08

2009-01-05T15:31:00.000-08:00

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Ok here are a few pics. I got a new camera for Christmas! These are the pics that were taken after I got the new camera. So I will post the others later. Megan got a special gift from my parents this year. Last year Seth had rec'd a barn made by my Dad and this year Megan rec'd a doll house from dad. The really cool thing is that it is designed like our house!! He did a great job! Both items will be stored away when the kids have out grown them for when they have kids. We went to Philly on the 26th. We were able to visit the Crayola "factory." They had a lot of hands one things for the kids to do. We had a good time but it's good to be home.

4 More Days Till Christmas

2008-12-21T02:56:00.000-08:00

Am I the only one finding time to blog this time of year? Actually, I know that I'm not the only one because I have noticed other blogging friends posting less. Well, it's 6 a.m. on Sunday morning and I can't sleep. I remembered that the turtle neck that I want Megan to wear this morning is dirty and it's Christmas Sunday! Got that taken care of and decided to catch up on the blog. We did get the 12ft tree up and decorated. I went with red and gold. This is the first time that I have ever had a tree with a theam. My other tree is just traditional. But I really like it. Teresa, (sister-in-law) who is very good at decorating, came over and helped get it decorated. I was very pleased with the finished product. She said that I did a good job of picking out decorations. I was pleased with the 70% off! She said that we need to hit Old Time Pottery right after Christmas to get more for next year. Anyway here is a pic that we took of the kids. I just love it!

Megan and Seth in front of the new Christmas tree. Note the new outfits that Grandmom and Grandbear O'Donnell sent. Thank you. They fit and look great.

Meg trying out the Longaberger.

Actually, Seth did it first. Meg thought it was cute so she wanted her pic in it too. Looks like kids live here.

Our tree. Actually, we have added more since this pic. Aunt Teresa says we need more.

We took a trip to TN at the beginning of the week. Since we had passes to Dollywood we wanted to take the kids again to enjoy the Christmas festivities. We had a great time. Now that Meg is 4 we had to get a pass for her too. Seth is still free. We only stayed two nights. We rented a cabin. Megan loves the hot tubs. Seth was a little nervous at first but got use to it. We were in it both nights and it felt wonderful. I would love to have one. It's on the list.......way down:( Diapers is more toward the top:) This is a pic of the kids in the cabin.
The kids with their new sleeping bags. Both kids really like them but Meg is especially into it right now.
Greg is really good at baking cookies. (Much better then me.) Here he is at work.
This was the last few that he put in and got busy with something else. I didn't tease him too much.............
Greg was excited to finally get a Kitchen Aid mixer. He had some gift cards that he had been saving for one. He was able to get the biggest one. He kept burning up my hand held ones when he would make a double batch of cookies. He has been wanting one for a long time. Looks like a kid with a new toy.

12 ft Tree

2008-12-05T05:00:00.001-08:00

I fogot to say that I got a 12 ft tree for my entry way. I had been saving my gift cards that I had rec'd for one. It had to be a slim line. Well I found one at Walmart - which is where I had the gift card for - but they were out of them and wouldn't sell the display to me. Greg went back the other day to see if they had got any more in. We this time they sold the display to him. Now I'm looking to decorate it. At least now stores are starting to clearence out Christmas stuff. Depending on the final look I may post a pic.

Christmas Buzz / Blog Blues

2008-12-05T04:39:00.000-08:00

It been a while I know. Things are getting a little busy. Kids are doing fine and I think they are feeling the Christmas Buzz. We are almost finished shopping so maybe things will slow down now. I am excited about the day that we have planned for today. I am going shopping with My sister-in-law, her daughter, my mom, and Megan. (Maybe Seth too.) We are going over to Cincinnati early to shop then we are going to meet up with the guys this eve to attend The Christmas play at GBS. (A Bible Collage.)I use to go to them every year but the past few years I haven't went because I wasn't sure if the kids would enjoy it. I am quite sure that Meg will. I think the play will be interresting to her but she will love the orchestra! She told me the other day that she was going to grow up with a trumpet. (I think she wants to play one when she grows up.)
Speaking of Meg, the other morning we had some fresh donuts from the bakery. She was sitting at the dinning room table and Greg was in the kitchen. She and Greg started winkning back and forth at each other. I said, "She loves her family." and Megan replied with, "And her families' donuts!"
Seth has started saying a lot more. I just love this little guy. He is full of hugs and kisses. When he comes to give me kisses he almost always makes sure that he plants one on each side of my face.
Family - That's what Christmas is all about.

Crazy Session

2008-11-14T15:24:00.000-08:00

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Kids Pics

2008-11-13T20:10:00.000-08:00

Just so you know, the photo session this last time was CRAZY. Seth didn't want to get his pic taken. (You will find that out.) Oh well. Thanks to computer tech we can do a lot with the 2 shots that we got of Seth. Like make it look like the kids got their pics taken together when the truth is that Seth didn't want Meg around him. If I didn't think of the little car that they had there we wouldn't have had one pic of Seth. So, all the moms out there can look at this and laugh and be thankful that it wasn't you. Did you know that when you argue with a two year old about getting pics taken you never win?

The Tree is Up

2008-11-05T15:00:00.000-08:00

Yes, our tree is up! This was a pic taken last year at Christmas. I put it up the day after Halloween. We don't have the lights up outside or up the banister. We are wanting to get a 12ft tree for the entry way. We decided to see if we could get on on sale. We say that every year. They're too expensive! I love Christmas.

Trick or Treat

2008-11-01T14:35:00.000-07:00

I took the kids out last night. We go to a few people that we know. The kids had a good time. We ended at McDonalds! Seth liked the banana in his pocket. We met up with another monkey and princess. None as cute or beautiful as ours. I'm not partial.

I couldn't help but post last years Halloween. One of my favorite pics. Both of them have matured in the face some.

Conversation with a 4 year old

2008-10-27T17:03:00.000-07:00

Last night I had a conversation with Megan. Check this out.......

Megan: "I like your skirt." (I had on a new outfit.)
Mommy: "Thank you."
Megan: "Where did you get it?"
Mommy: "Cato."
Megan: "Peebles doesn't have anything like that."
Mommy: "Your right about that. Would you like a skirt like this?"
Megan: "I saw one on eVay but I don't know if I'm going to get it or not." (That would be eBay.)

Our 4 year old is like talking to an adult sometimes. I love my kids! Seth has been throwing his arms wide open lately to let you know that he wants a big hug. How cute is that?!

McCain Palin

2008-10-20T13:59:00.000-07:00

Too good to pass up. The O'Donnell's are on the campaign trail.

Megan has hooked up to the jet ski. Greg had to remind her about the last time that she hooked up to something in the garage that she ended up going to the hospital and getting 12 stitches. Oh, that was explained after I took the pic.

Little Feet

2008-10-19T17:10:00.000-07:00

I went shopping to look for some casual shoes for Seth. When we walked into the shop the lady asked me if I needed the kids' feet measured. Megan is doing good on shoes right now but I decided to go ahead and get Meg's feet measured too in case I found something on sale. She measured Seth at 8 1/2 and Megan at 9! I found this interesting since there is about 2 years between them. It is hard to see from the pics but the lady mentioned that Seth has wider feet. We actually have a hard time finding shoes to fit him because they are so thick. I didn't have any luck either. The lady also told me that they are cutting back on their inventory. I noticed it in other shops too. Anyone have suggestions where I can find casual boy shoes?
Here is a pic with Seth on the left and Megan on the right. Cute!

Go Phillies!

2008-10-19T07:01:00.000-07:00

When we went back to Philly this summer we picked up these shirts for the kids. Greg is very excited that the Phillies are doing so well. I'm a Reds girl but I'm happy to know that the Phillies are doing well. The kids are saying cheese but we could say that they are saying Phillies!
Seth hanging out. I forgot to post this. This happened a week or so ago. Megan decided to help mommy out. It was great! She started loading up the dishwasher for me. Greg was monitoring her. I felt like I needed to pinch myself to see if this was really happening to me. Here I was folding laundry and getting my dishes done at the same time. She has really started helping out a lot. She loves to help cook.

Greg and I were sitting on the couch when Seth came bringing in the huge 32oz Poweraide bottle. It looked really big next to our little guy. It was some time later when I walked into the utility room on found the refrigerator door hanging open. This is the refrigerator that we put our drinks in. Imagine that!
The kids were invited to a Halloween party. The woman who organizes it is someone that we work with. She does this to encourage kids to go here instead of going trick-or-treating. It was really geared toward young kids. Our kids had a good time. They played games, won prizes, went trick-or-treating through a village, and ate popcorn. When we got ready to leave to go there Megan wanted a drink so I went back in the house and got the kids a drink and got a Diet Code Red for me and a Code Red for Greg. (Code Red is a Mountain Dew for those areas that might not have it.) Well everyone drank all of their drinks except me. When we left the party we had picked up popcorn on our way out the door. Well, you guessed it, the kids got thirsty. We were in the country so there was no place to get drinks so I gave Seth some of my CODE RED! Greg reminded me that Megan had won a drink in her ring toss. I got her drink out of the bag only to find that it was, "Mountain Lightening." (A type of Mountain Dew.) I didn't give her the whole can but they both were wired for a while. Crazy!
Megan was a princess. You can't tell, but Seth is a monkey. The face of the monkey is sort of far back on his head. They both were very cute.
The kids will probably still go trick-or-treating but we only go to a few house of people that we know so this was something extra for them.

Busy

2008-10-13T13:56:00.000-07:00

Wow, what a week. We were in revival all this week so things got a little busy. After working all day, coming home, eating, ironing clothes and getting everyone ready for church we didn't have time to do too much.
The election has been a hot item around our house. I thought it was really funny when about two days after we put up our McCain - Palin sign in our yard our neighbor put up his Democrat signs! I didn't realize how much our Megan was listening until mom told me that while they were driving by our neighbors house that Megan said, "He's got an Obauma sign!" She was also talking about Sara Palin but I didn't catch what she said.
Another Meg story: Last night she wanted to go forward at church during the invitation. It was the first time for her. I was very proud of her. Greg said that Seth wanted to go up too but he wanted to take an arm load of cars and trains with him. Greg made him wait until everyone was invited to gather around and then he brought Seth up too. (With his trains.) I hope their hearts stay tender.
Hopefully everything slows down this week. The kids are looking forward to Halloween. Megan is going to be a princess. I had pick up a tiger outfit for Seth but I chose a size too small so I am going to have to take it back. I'm not sure what he is going to be now. We are going to have to think fast because we have a kids party that the kids have been invited to this weekend. Small stuff. I'm not really worried about it.

Happy Birthday Megan & Seth

2008-09-27T13:33:00.000-07:00

Today we had the birthday party for Megan and Seth. Grandbear is here from Philly, Uncle John, Aunt Michele, Abby, and Christina are here from VA. Our friends, Mike and Nancy Lewis were here from Cincinnati. Paul III, Angela, Emma, and Shalynne were here too. (Paul 4th is still in the oven. I think it's almost time.) Grandma and Grandpa were here too and also Aunt Dorine. (Uncle Paul had to work.) Trenton had a band competition today so they were not able to come. I hope to get to go to one of Trenton's competition. Anyway, back to the birthday party. It seemed like everyone had a good time. These pics are not all in order but here we go.
Here is Seth opening one of his gifts.
Megan with a baby. A big hit for her.
Seth with the Harley Davidson tricycle that Greg and I got for him.
Megan at the art desk that we got for her. She really liked it.
Megan has been wanting a princes outfit for a long time.

Megan's theme was Princess. Each little princess got their own little princess cake.

Seth's theme was of course cars. After I finished this and showed it to Seth he made a car noise. These cakes took me 6 1/2 hours to decorate. That is not including baking time. So you are thinking that I'm crazy and I'm thinking your right. I don't think I was making minimum wage.
The kids with the pull string pinata. The kids loved it.
The kids took a ride in my dad's corvair that he is restoring. What a blast.

Sunday, Sept. 28th is our Megan's 4th birthday. Megan you have been such a joy to our life. I'm so glad that God gave you to us. We want you to grow up and have the love of Jesus in your heart. I remember when you were first born. Mommy and daddy were so happy to have you as part of the family. You are still our little princess and a good big sister to Seth. He loves you so much. Hope you have a great day. We love you, Daddy, Mommy, and Seth.

Here are some pics of Megan. Again, I just had to quit downloading. Too many pics.

This is Megan in Stephanie's wedding. She was the flower girl. After playing in the mud at Grandma's house.
In a water bucket.
Christmas 07
Emma, Shalynne, Megan at church camp 06
Megan at Philly.

The kids birthday party last year. Megan had kitty cat and Seth had a dog.
Dorthy last trick or treat.
Can I take your order? Christmas 07
One of my favorite pics of Meg. She was 2 1/2 here.

Happy Birthday Seth

2008-09-17T16:04:00.000-07:00

Seth is 2 today!! He just keeps getting more handsome all of the time. I am so happy that God gave us two great kids. Both are very special to me but today is the day that I'm going to talk about Seth and then on the 28th of this month you will hear about Meg.
This little guy is so sweet. He is one of the most loving kids that I have ever seen. I can't tell you how many kisses that I get each day from him and I love every one of them. He will kiss me on the cheek and then turn my face so that he can kiss the other one. He has been such a joy to have in our little family. When I just had one child I was worried that I wouldn't love another one as much as I loved the first. Boy was I wrong. He just walked into our lives and took over. I love both kids the same. I wouldn't want to be without either one of them. We are going to have cake and ice cream tonight with my parents and then we are planning a big party for both of the kids when Greg's Dad flys in. John T and his family are planning to come in from VA for the occasion also. I will have some of my family here too. I thought I would post some pics of Seth. I finally just had to quit. We have so many cute pics of this little guy! Happy Birthday Seth! We love you sooooo much!!!!
Seth at his first birthday. This wasn't at his party. This was the actual day of his birthday.
The outfits from grandmom and grandbear.
This happens a lot. Believe it or not.

I love this pic.

Megan took this of Seth.
Football? Sure I'll sign it.
Our little man. SGMA tenor of the year.

QT
Christmas PJ's
I love this. I have another pic of the hat falling over his eyes and boy is he mad!!!
All decked out.
Easter.

Reading to little brother. Must be a good book.
So handsome. In big sister's bed.
Angel kissing an angel. That isn't what I said when I found the self rising flour on the kitchen floor.

Canaan Fall Festival

2008-09-14T14:44:00.000-07:00

We had our town festival this weekend. Megan wanted to get on this thing. She paid her $5 and waited for her turn. Which was like watching paint dry. When it was finally her turn she started to get up there and decided that she didn't want to do it. I told her to go ahead and she had a blast. She wanted to do it again. This clip was taken with Greg's phone so I'm sure it's not the best. Seth couldn't do it because he had an injured arm. He helped daddy eat a snow cone while we waited on Meg. We had a great time. The kids enjoyed the parade and all of the candy that was tossed to them. By the way, Seth's arm is healing so fast. Now we are to the point where it is feeling good so he doesn't want to wear the splint. Good sign. I'm so thankful to God that he didn't get hurt worse then what it was.

Good News

2008-09-10T14:19:00.000-07:00

We took Seth in to the Orthopedic Dr. today and received good news. He didn't have a cast! He has a splint and wrap. I can take it off to give him a bath and also for him to sleep. I am so glad because he has been really restless at night. He just can't get comfortable. Baths have been a pain. We will most likely be able to take it off in less then two weeks! I can't wait!

What a differance a day makes

2008-09-09T15:48:00.000-07:00

That is the case around here. I took this pic of Megan and Seth going to Grandma's. I am standing on the porch and if you look close you can see someone on the porch at Grandma's house. By the way, they were having a yard sale that day if your wondering what all of the stuff's about. Also, zoom in and see that they are holding hands!
Here they are playing on the slide. Megan would wait for Seth to get on the slide then she would go head first right behind him. I love to see them playing together. OK read on...... Just to let you know that we are not in a perfect world.... We were picking up the kids from my parents. While we were talking to mom and dad Megan and Seth got in my dad's truck and was acting like they were going somewhere. Well, Meg got out and then she opened the door to let Seth out and he fell out head first! We noticed that he wasn't moving his arm right so we took him to ER for an x-ray. As you can see from the pic. It was broke. Not real bad. Too much for me. The Dr. called it a buckle. Anyhow, he has an appointment tomorrow to get the real cast put on. I'm thankful that it wasn't worse then what it was. He could have really hurt his head. I hate to see the little guy in pain. He doesn't like that thing being on at all but I can tell that it really helped with the pain. Keep us all in your prayers.

On the Road Again

2008-09-01T17:03:00.000-07:00

We went out this past weekend to our Robbins Family Reunion. We had a really nice time. My cousins for the past two years have invited everyone to come and "camp" at their house. We have taken them up on it both years and have really had a great time. Friday night we ordered pizza. (The official camping out food.) Then a few people gathered around with musical instruments and had a sing. My kids got a little over it so Barb offered to let us go in the in ground pool! Wow! It was soooo nice. We had a nice time at the reunion the next day. Meg's team won the horse race. (Riding on small brooms.) Seth got to pull out a winning duck out of the pond. (They were all winners.) It wasn't all that fun. Friday evening I heard water running in the bathroom in the camper. I went in to check it out. Our tank was full and our toilet was backed up and running out on the floor! What a mess! We shut off the water and started cleaning up the mess. Greg couldn't figure out how the tank was full. He found out after we got home that the toilet had gotten stuck on and the water just continued to drain in the tank. Crazy. I hope that never happens again.

Was that 5lb or 25lb?

2008-08-23T17:28:00.000-07:00

I have a deep cleaning schedule made up to cover each room in the house over the next month or so. I take a room on Friday and one on Saturday and give it a good cleaning. Friday was the Master Bath. It really looks great! Today I was working on the Master Bedroom. I was cleaning out the night stand when I heard the kitchen drawer open. I asked Megan what she was doing. She said that she didn't want to tell me. I got worried that she might have a knife even though most of my sharp knives I have up high. So I went in to investigate. That is when I found her and Seth with flour all over! I couldn't believe it! Will this ever be a normal dwelling again? Are my kids way out there? Please tell me that I'm not the only one who has this kind of stuff happen. I didn't realize how much 5lbs was. Bonnie and Clyde.

Ocean Potion

2008-08-17T07:49:00.000-07:00

We went out on the jet ski and boat yesterday. We had a blast again. The water was really rough though. I was on the ski for a long time until my legs got sore from being in the same position for so long. I also had Seth riding with me so I was more tense with the way the water was. I was afraid to go too fast in fear that he would fall off. After I got off Greg got on. He was riding a little ways behind the boat and I wasn't paying any attention to him. I finally got up and turned to look at him and he wasn't there. We went back to look for him and found that he was kind of cruising along because Seth had fallen asleep and was laying on his left arm and Greg was trying to drive with his right. We took Seth and were on our way again. I had put sunscreen on both of the kids but not on me. I am Fried! I am using Ocean Potion. It feels cool when I put it on. I have a white band on my arm from where I was wearing the safety bracelet on the jet ski. I woke up sick this morning probably from sun poison. Oh well, live and learn.

From Philly to TN

2008-08-12T14:46:00.000-07:00

Ok, so you thought that I had left the Blog world. Well, I was beginning to wonder myself. We left for Philly to see Greg's family a week ago this past Friday. We left around 9:00pm and got there the next morning around 7:30. It usually takes us 10 hours but the kids woke up about 5:30 in the morning so we had to let them get out and stretch. We had a great time. Gram seemed to be doing good as well as everyone else. We spent a lot of time in the pool. The kids were a little apprehensive at first but as you will be able to see by the pics they both got use to it. I have a pic of Seth jumping in but both kids were doing it. I have so many pics I will never get them all posted. You may need some Tums to look at these pics with all of the good Philly food that we ate. Cheese steaks, soft pretzels, hot dogs from the vendors, scrapple, tomato pie, Reta's water ice,(ice cream) Hoagies, Cheese steaks, scrapple, Cheese teaks, and scrapple. We went to Church on Sunday morning and then we had a cookout with Grandbear's family. It was so nice to see everyone. Here Seth is jumping in to Greg.
Megan taking it easy.
Megan with Colleen. Colleen is Greg's first cousin. Megan just loves her.
Seth eating Tomato pie. He loves it. For the ones who don't know it is pizza crust with a pizza sauce and Parmesan cheese on top and served cold. I love it and so does Seth. Thank you Aunt Mary Jo for bring our favorite.
Seth and Uncle Kevin Chillin out.

Seth had his hair done like Uncle Kevin. Everyone loves Uncle Kevin.
I forgot to tell you that we went and rode the Ducks in Philly. It is an amphibious bus that takes you around a lot of the sight of Philly and then takes you on the Delaware river. We all had these quacker's and yes everyone used them. We had a blast. Megan helping Christina learn to walk. Meg is such a good big cousin.
The Greg O'Donnell family in the pool. The hungry hippo that Megan is riding is the one that she was jumping in with and no one was catching her!
Megan and Grandmom. Megan, Seth, and Abby all had floating bathing suits that Grandbear and Grandmom bought for them. It was cool because they were for girl or boy so Seth was dressed like the rest of them. I think he thought he was big stuff.

Greg and Seth on the Ducks in Philly.
Meg on the Ducks in Philly.
Grandmom and Grandbear on the Ducks.
Seth joining in on the Y M C A song. Some of the people on the bus were doing the motions to the song while it was playing and Seth was getting into it.
We left Philly and went to TN for a few days. The kids went to Dollywood again. We always have a good time there. I didn't take pics because we were just there a couple of months ago and the rides look the same. The kids did get to ride a real train there. We have never rode the train at Dollywood so that was cool. Since the kids like Thomas it was nice to ride a real train. Anyway, we are home and we have to go back to work. Fun!

Happy Birthday!!

2008-07-26T06:30:00.000-07:00

OK. Today is someone's birthday. Take a guess who this is....... This one isn't too hard. Happy Birthday Greg!! No wonder our kids are so stinkin cute!! We just wanted to let you know that we love you and that you are the best dad and husband in the world. Love, Anna, Megan, and Seth.

Crack Me Up

2008-07-16T18:14:00.000-07:00

The other day Seth was singing the B I B L E song. He was kind of saying something for a while and you couldn't tell what he was saying and then he would say, "Bible." He loves music and singing. Today Mom was getting after Megan for something and I think she told her to sit down and Megan said, "Would you just be patient with me?" I am trying to be patient right now while kids are climbing over me and trying to put a blanket over my head! What a blast. Oh, I guess I should tell you that Seth can drink by himself now from a cup without a lid! He started doing it last night. He is holding the cup and everything. I got a pic but I haven't downloaded it yet.

More This and That

2008-07-15T15:46:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that I forgot to put Trenton's pic on here! He had a blast driving the jet ski. This is Rodney's oldest boy.
We promised Meg before camp that if she would let us get rid of the cats that have shown up around our house that we would get her a little pool after we got home. Here it is. Seth just wants to play on the outside. I have tried to get him to get in but he isn't real sure about it. I hope to get to go swimming in Grandbear's pool when we go to Philly. I hope Seth will like it when I get in with him.
Here are the kids eating breakfast after they got the pool. They were anxious to get outside so this was the only way that I could get them to be interested at all in eating. (I don't know where they get that from.)
Megan playing with her new neighbor friends. We are so happy to have them for neighbors. All four of the kids are so good. the other two are older. Even the 15 year old will get down on the floor and play with the kids.

Brookville Lake

2008-07-13T15:56:00.000-07:00

Last weekend Trenton and Benjamin were at mom's house for a few days. Last summer when they came over Greg and I took them camping. We all had a good time so we said that we wanted to take them again this year. Well, we weren't able to take them out very long. We just went out for one night but we did have a nice time. Rodney and Melinda met us there and stayed with us. We are wanting to do it again before the boys have to go back to school. I hope we can squeeze it in. Here are a few pics that were taken.
This is the long train that we had going to Brookville. Greg did a great job pulling it all.
This is Megan directing her daddy while he parks the camper after we got home. He told her where to stand and told her the hand signals. She did a good job.
Here she is telling him to come on back.
Here is her stop hand signal.

This is the cubby in the front of the boat. It is actually a bed but it doesn't get used very much. As you can see that is where life vest get stored. Seth hadn't had a nap all day and it was about 6:00pm. He crashed. It is a nice place to get them out of the sun. There is also a place where you can open the door to let air blow through.
Greg and Seth on the wave runner.
Rodney is the first one to dump the jet ski. Here he is getting back on. Yes, Benjamin still wants to ride even though his daddy dumped him.
Rodney and his boys swimming around the boat.
Dad on Jet ski.

Rodney and Benjamin. On the jet ski.
Trenton, Meg, and I Swimming around the boat. Megan didn't care for that too much. She ended up getting back in the boat.
Greg and Seth on Jet ski.
Meg and I.
This didn't last long because we didn't have enough room for every one's hands.

New Neighbors

2008-07-09T01:32:00.001-07:00

The house that my brother had built next door to us was up for sale. I had some concerns of who our new neighbors would be. I was praying that someone would move in with good kids who would play with our kids. The house sold and we gathered that it was a single dad with four kids but he only had that kids every other weekend. The good news is that he and his wife are getting back together this summer and are going to get married again! I am not very good about going over and introducing myself to someone and just start talking. Well, Greg has talked to the man several times out in the yard but I have never had the courage to do anything other then wave. (what a dork) The other night Greg was over talking to them and the woman was there with the kids. They asked him if we wanted to come over for birthday cake. The oldest girl was turning 15. We went over and had the nicest time. Of course we had no card but what 15 year old doesn't like money. The whole family was super nice! Megan and Seth had a blast and really didn't want to go home. They have a boy 4, girl 6(she and Meg hit it off very well), girl 12, and then the oldest birthday girl 15. We are wanting to take the kids to VBS. The mom acted like it would be great. This is an answer to prayer.

Alexx

2008-07-06T16:38:00.000-07:00

Alexx is a boy from the community that came to our church camp. He is a really neat kid. He turned 15 while we were there and no one in his family even told him Happy Birthday. I went to town and got him a present from Greg and I. Mom also had me pick up something from her. Our selection of stores isn't much around the camp so I headed to good old Walmart. He was wanting some long sleeve shirts so I got him a couple with matching ties. He was really happy with them. He has called us 3 or 4 times today. He loves the Lord and is trying to serve him. Please keep Alexx in your prayers. He is also known as Double X because of the way that his name is spelled. He was looking forward to going to youth camp this week but he called us this evening to tell us that his dad wasn't going to let him go. He was really bummed out about it. I felt so sorry for him. He really needs your prayers.
Alexx opening his gift from Greg and I.
Alexx with the women that he had nick names for. My mom, Alexx, Sis. Dicken, and Angie Dicken.

Church Camp

2008-07-06T11:09:00.000-07:00

Ok here are come pics from chruch camp andsome from before church camp.

This is of the Kids program. Megan is in the front beside the mic stand. Pig tales and white shirt.
Kids program> One of the best children's workers.

Megan and Emma on slide.
Seth playing with his 4th of July head set from Uncle Tom and Aunt Bev. (Not really Aunt and Uncle but we claim them)
Pic in lunch line.
Getting ready for program. Meg in white T-shirt with red sleaves.
Marching up to stage.

Chrisopher, Jennifer, and Jessica singing. Christopher and Jennifer were the singers this year. They did a nice job.
Aunt Teresa giving Seth some candy. He thought that every time that Aunt Teresa gave him candy that he needed to get down like her.
Meg on playground.
Kids in camper. Too much church camp.
Megan and Seth teaching the bird how to say a memory verse. That was so cool!

Sis Manley, Sis Faith, Yvonne with Andrew's Baby.
Andrew Manley Family
Seth singing in church
Seth with Greg's new blue tooth.

This is not a real razor.
I love these pics of Seth "shaving."
Shaving with daddy.
Seth with my blue tooth.
Prayer time around the alter.

camp blogging trouble

2008-06-30T08:50:00.000-07:00

We have made it to church camp! We got here about 5pm Friday. We got the camper set up and then we took the kids over to the playground to play. They had a blast! Now I am the mother with the dirty kids! I couldn't believe how dirty the wet wipe was when Greg gave the kids an Airhead and I decided to clean Seth's hands. Wow, It's day one! We were eating supper at the snack stand (no cafateria on the first night) when the sky got dark and the wind picked up. We went back to the camper and Greg pulled up the weather on the net and then we decided that the camper was no place for us. We took cover at Snieder Hall and found out that a tornato had been spotted not far from us. The storm is over now and we are all safe. I wish I would have taken pics of the people takeing cover. I didn't think of it. I just wanted to get to a safe place. This is what I was going to post Friday when I lost connection. When I went to get back on it was changed to needing a pass word. Now I have found another connection but I'm having trouble getting my pics to download. This is the only one that has downloaded and it was taken before camp. I'll try later.
Here is an outfit that Meg pick out all by herself. We are not going anywhere! Zoom in and you'll see why.

Jet Ski

2008-06-25T08:05:00.000-07:00

We bought a jet ski 2nd hand last year and had never taken it out. We took it out yesterday. It was nice because of it being on a Tuesday the lake wasn't very crowded. Greg or I neither one had ever been on a jet ski before and we weren't sure if we would even like it. I had this vision of dumping it in the middle of the boat ramp when Greg pushed me off the trailer but I didn't! It was great! I had a blast! My parents had their boat there too. Megan had told me earlier that she was going to ride the boat. After I took a spin to get use to it I came back to the boat to see if anyone else wanted to try it. Megan wanted to ride. After she rode that first time she wanted to go every time that it went out. She loved it! She's talking about going again after church camp. Greg took it for a spin then came back and took Megan with him. It took Seth a while to get use to the boat. He was very nervous about the whole thing for a little while. While Greg and Dad were loading up the boat Megan and I took another spin and Seth and Grandma were waiting on the dock. I decided to go back and see if Seth wanted to ride. He did! I took him for a cruise and he loved it. I was surprised that he wanted to go. We didn't do anything crazy and we were even more careful when we had the kids. (That's for Grandmom and Grandbear.) We will be careful. We didn't take our camera so these are pics taken from Greg's phone. Greg and Dad were loading up the boat when Seth took a spin so that pic is on mom's phone. I will try to get it and post it later. This week will busy since we will be getting ready for church camp on Friday.

Megan and I on our first spin.
Greg on his first spin.
Seth getting use to Grandpa's boat.
Greg and Megan on a cruise. As you can see we were one of the few people out, so the water wasn't rough. So it was nice for our new adventure.

Swinging

2008-06-23T17:14:00.000-07:00

I'm so sorry that I haven't been updating like I should. Things have been so busy for us. Last weekend we had a yard sale. It was the first one that I had since we got married. We mainly just sold kids clothes. Everything was priced to sell. We got rid of a lot of stuff. Now we are getting ready to go to church camp. I am excited about going. It's kind of nice to step out of the real world for a week. We are leaving Friday. I have so much to do before we go. The camper is pretty much ready but I have to get all of our clothes ready. One of the things that I like about taking our camper is that I can pack it and then when we get there I don't really have a lot to do. Everything is already "unpacked." I think I'm getting spoiled. Church camp is much different now that I have a family. I used to be packed in probably about an hour. Now I think about what 3 other people are going to need. Greg helps me out a lot. I think I'll have the net there so maybe I can take some pics of people and post them for everyone. (Mom O'Donnell who is probably crying right now because she can't come this year.) We will miss you and Gram so much. We hope to come out before Grandbear closes the pool!

Here are some pics of Megan pushing Seth. What a good big sister.
We had a party at work with Hawaiian theme. That's where Megan got her lei. WOW! Seth had his on for a while but then decided that he didn't want to have it on anymore.

Father's Day

2008-06-14T18:26:00.000-07:00

Happy Father's Day Greg! I just wanted to let you know that I love you. I'm so glad that you are the father to our kids. You are a super dad! I know you put up with a lot. Thank you for all that you do for our kids.

I had to put a "S" and a "M" on Greg's calender so that the kids wouldn't fight over who was going to feed the cats. Today Megan tore off the 14th so that we would be on the 15th with a "M" and she could feed the cat. Too smart.
Lemon meringue pie for Father's Day. This is both Greg and my Dad's favorite pie. They get it maybe once or twice a year. I should do it more often. It's really easy but I just don't.
Meg was eating cookies when I decided to take a pic of her eye. This is what she looks like today. Thank the Lord!!
Happy Father's Day Grandbear! We want you to know that we love you. Thank you for all of the special things that you do to shorten the miles between us. You are a great Dad and Grandpa. Happy Father's Day. Hope to see you soon.
Happy Father's day Dad! Just want you to know that we love you. You are so good to all of us. Thanks for all of the things that you do for us every day. Did you know that we caught this pic of you and Summer. Summer is Teresa's dog. Happy Father's Day!

I got Seth out of the tub and Megan got out by herself. I was impressed when I noticed that she had hung up the washcloths and was letting out the water. She's growing up.
Megan and Daddy mowing grass today.
Full speed ahead.
Seth has been sort of quiet today. I found him reading a book. So Cute!
He wants to see what his pic looks like.

Pantry Fun

2008-06-09T16:49:00.000-07:00

Megan came into the living room and said, "Don't come into the pantry." Of course, the mom in me knew that the pantry was where I needed to go. I noticed that she had white stuff on her face, shirt, and a little on her skirt. Sure enough, when I got in there I noticed the Spackle and paintbrushes. You may have to zoom in to see the wall. I was able to wipe it off.

They had been playing in the pantry with flashlights.
Cheese!!
Cheese!!
No Seth! That's not Oreo!
Yep, that's it!

Sunday 6-8

2008-06-08T18:25:00.000-07:00

When we got to church this morning it was hot at church. The AC unit was broke! I pretty much took as much off of the kids that I could get by with but they were still a little fussy. We canceled church this evening to go to a little church camp close to us. We didn't go but I'm sure that it was a good thing for the ones who did because this camp has AC. Today I was getting ready to change Seth's diaper when Megan informed me that she was going to take a pic of it and put it on the blog!! No secrets at this house. Thankfully she was using the old camera that doesn't work anymore. She said, "I got it." She is so full of it. Her face is doing very well. People are surprised when I tell them that she had 12 stitches about 2 weeks ago! I did a video clip of Megan and Seth playing basketball yesterday. Our camera records it to a DVD so I will have to sit down and figure out how to post it. We are scheduled for long days next week to make up for the time that we were without elec. I'm sure that this week is going to be a busy one.

6-4-08

2008-06-04T18:49:00.000-07:00

We have had a lot of bad weather the past couple of days. We didn't have electricity for a little while this evening. Our church was canceled also because of no electric.
This is a pic that I just took of Megan. She is looking so good!
Seth wants to do everything that his big sister is doing. So he wanted to get his pic taken too.

New Helmet

2008-05-31T19:31:00.000-07:00

Megan took her helmet back to get the next size up today. Here she is with her new one. I think she is more excited about the elbow and knee pads then she is about the helmet.
Here is a close up of her eye. This was taken this evening. I don't know why she has that spaced look. Anyway, under the eye looks so much better.

Bye Bye Curls

2008-05-31T09:49:00.000-07:00

Seth received his second hair cut. All of the curls that I loved are gone! I'm thinking that it might thicken up a little now. His hair feels a lot better now. All of the fuzzy hair that our kids have when they do finally get hair is gone. Now he has "real hair" as Greg's Philly barber ,Pete, would say. Megan and I didn't go in with Greg and Seth this time because Greg took him to a real barber. Sort of like a, "Men Only" barber. I wanted to go in but I felt strange so Meg and I went and did what most girls would do. We went shopping. Actually we were still wanting to shop when they were finished. (Just like most girls.) Greg just got him a regular hair cut this time. Maybe when he gets more hair we can give him a flat top or something. Like he needs anything else to make him look ornery.
No curls and still the most handsome little boy every! FYI.....Meg is continuing to look so much better. She is outside with Greg and Seth right now. (With lots of sun block on.) I will try to get a pic of her this evening and post it. Thank you for your prayers. We think there will be little or no scar!! Thank the Lord!!

Logan update!

2008-05-29T18:47:00.000-07:00

Seth and Megan got helmets, knee pads, and elbow pads the day that Megan got her stitches out. We have to take Meg's back. It was the wrong size. Here is Seth posing in his. Check out those chocolate drop eyes! Just like Uncle Paul.
We found out that Megan's friend, Logan, from VA has been having his mom check on our blog to see how Meg is doing. Megan met Logan at Abby's birthday party. He is Abby's cousin. He is older then the girls but he plays so good with them. He would ask them if they wanted to play with them and the kids really like him. Megan still talks about Logan. So Logan.....this is Megan the day that she got her stitches out. She looks better.
This is what she looks like today. She is really looking good. Thank the Lord!! Check out those beautiful blue eyes! Just like Grandmom.

Stitches Removed

2008-05-27T11:23:00.000-07:00

Seth has a new summer outfit. I think he looks so cute! My kids have really cute feet! I know, I'm crazy.

Meg had her stitches removed. OK I want my medical blog friends to zoom in and tell me what you think. Megan's Dr was off today so we went to the other pediatrician that is in the group with Dr. Holly. Dr. Holly is who we take the kids to. We love her to pieces. The Dr that we went to today is a husband and wife team. The wife couldn't see very well and the husband has tremors. Not a good thing when you are removing tiny stitches. She ended up catching Meg's cheek with something and I think she pulled it apart a little. I wish so bad that Dr. Holly would have been in today. We will check back with Dr. Holly and see if she thinks that we need to have any other procedures. We pray that she won't but we are planning to do it if that is what it takes for her to not have a scar. Keep her healing in your prayers. The Dr today said that it looked like she might have a scar. I am to use sunscreen with moisturiser in it to keep it from the sun and also keep the scar away. If you compare this pic to the one taken on Sunday you will see a big difference.

Meg's Suprise

2008-05-25T11:30:00.000-07:00

Greg told Megan that since she was so good at the hospital that she would get a surprise. He told me that he would get her anything that she wanted. It's OK to say that when the kid is 3 because you about know that it isn't going to cost over $20. I thought about it later and I thought that I should have told her to tell daddy that we want a Mustang convertible! I just thought about it too late. This is what she picked out. It's a Thomas train and station. Seth got a Percy and saw mill. The tracks can link together. They have had a blast with it. This pic was taken on Saturday. Look below and you will see that her face looks a lot better today.
We were baby sitting Summer while my sister in law went to a graduation. We really liked having her around. Summer is the first animal that Aunt Anna has allowed to stay in the house. Here she is getting a ride in Meg's stroller. She is a good dog. Our cats didn't like her but I don't like the cats. We didn't ask for the cats. They have just appeared. I think it's about time to get rid of them.

New Baby Dress

2008-05-25T11:12:00.000-07:00

Megan and her baby have matching dresses. I think they look so cute! This is the first pic that I have posted of Megan since she had her accident. It is looking a lot better. We still have a ways to go though. Keep her in your prayers. It makes me so sad to see her like this. I can't wait until it's over with.

This is Megan and Seth after church this morning. I love Seth's hair. I don't know if I'm going to be able to get those curls cut off.

Megan's update

2008-05-24T18:03:00.000-07:00

Megan is doing much better. She has only had to take medicine one time for pain. She told me today that it was tickling. It must be healing. Thank the Lord! I met a woman in the check out line this morning. She informed me that she was an ER nurse and she said that the stitches were nice and little. She thought that it looked good. I was glad to hear that. Today was the last day that we were to put the medicine on it. Now we just have to keep it dry. Keep her in your prayers. We are still thankful that it wasn't in her eye. We are to take her to the peds on Tuesday to get the stitches out. We hope for good news then.

Megan stitches

2008-05-23T13:52:00.000-07:00

We got home Wednesday around 6:45 pm. It was good to be home. To make a long story short, Megan was in the garage with her daddy a knocked some shelving over on her. She got a cut just below her eye. We rushed her to ER. She got 12 stitches! It was terrible. They didn't put her out to put them in. She was saying, "Help me mommy, They're hurting me." She was saying it in this little sad voice. I just made me so sad I felt like crying. She did really good. She is supposed to get the stitches out Tuesday. Please help us pray that she doesn't get a scar. We have already decided that we are going to get it taken care of if she does have a scar. The cut is about a half inch or an inch below her eye. The Dr. said that I was really good with Megan and said that I was a lot of help. That made me feel a little comfort. We just thank the Lord that it didn't get her eye. Keep us in your prayers.

Road Trip

2008-05-23T12:46:00.000-07:00

It has been a long time since I have updated. Things have been a bit crazy. We went to TN last a week ago this past Wednesday. We met John, Michele, Abby, and Christina. We spent a few nights there and then head to VA where John and Michele live. Greg's parents were there too. We were celebrating Abby's 3rd birthday and Chirstiana's 1st Birthday. We didn't have internet at the cabin like we did the last time. It was a really nice place I couldn't believe none of the cabins aroung there had wireless. I didn't miss the cellphone at all!! We had a good time with Greg's family. The kids played really good together. We didn't get a pic of Megan in the hot tub this time. She was the only kid that would get in. The couples took turns watching the kids so that each of us had a chance to get in the hot tub. I would really like one on the back porch. Maybe one of these days.

Abby and Megan with the Cake.
Christina with here cake. (Aunt Anna's little red head:)
The O'Donnell Kids!
Grandmom reading to Megan
Megan combing Aunt Teresa's hair. Both of them love this.

Megan, John T, Abby, Michele, & I getting a little wet. That was a blast. I wanted to go again. Abby was really wet.

Waving at Greg, Christina, and Seth. (Seth and Christina were both asleep) Too much fun for one day.
Rub a dub dub!
The Birthday cake made by Michele's sister. It was so cute.

John T and Abby. John felt a little strange being escorted by his daughter.
Megan, John T, Abby, Seth, and I.
Riding the Ducks!
This little piggy went to TN!
Riding the Bee's.

Greg and I took the kids to the Black Bear Jamboree. I didn't like it. Too much dancing for me. I had to ask forgivness for taking my kids there. The bear pic was neat.
Abby taking care of her little sister.
Seth gave Christina lots of kisses. It was strange seeing Seth as the big cousin.
Megan driving her purple car.

Mother's Day

2008-05-11T11:41:00.000-07:00

This is Mother's day. I wanted to get a pic taken with this kids. As you can see, Seth didn't want to be in it.
Megan had a flower on too. She already had it taken off by this time.

Peek - a - Boo

Happy Mother's Day

2008-05-10T16:12:00.000-07:00

Greg and I are very happy to have the mom's that the Lord has blessed us with. We want to take this time to let you guys know that we love you . Here is a pic of Greg's Mom with Megan at her left and Abby on her right. You are a fun Grandmom! Thanks for all of the extra things that you do to fill in the miles that are between us. Love ya! Happy Mother's Day!
Here is a pic of my mom at Mirtle Beach. You can't tell but she is watching our kids. Thank you mom for taking good care of our kids. You don't know how good it makes me feel to be able to go to work and know that they are being well taken care of. I know that you love our kids and that you will do your best to make sure they are taken care of. Love ya! Happy Mother's Day!

Megan's Art

2008-05-10T15:54:00.000-07:00

Thomas the Tank Engine is pretty popular around our house. Megan and Seth went out to eat the other day with my parents while we were at work. While they were waiting on their food Megan drew a pic of Percy, one of Thomas' friends. I'm sure that all of you parents out there will notice the tracks on the bottom with three wheels on them. She placed a face on the front with two eyes and Percy has coal in the back. I was pretty excited about this. I thought this was pretty good for a three year old. Hope you can see what we see. Thanks for letting me brag:)

Seth's Curl

2008-05-09T09:23:00.000-07:00

Seth has a curl! Our kids don't usually start growing hair until around their first birthday. Seth now has enough hair to see that it's going to be curly. Imagine that! You might have to zoom in to see the little curl action right by his neck. As my friend Michelle would say, "so stinkin' cute!"