"The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name, and the inheritance of a great example."-Benjamin Disraeli
Monday, May 31, 2010
may we never forget....
"The legacy of heroes is the memory of a great name, and the inheritance of a great example."
Saturday, May 29, 2010
the latest...
my big preschool graduate...
abby's cute teacher
caitlin's 1st grade teacher ms. walker. we LOVE her!!!!
and of course...the house:day 20
metal roof on overhang, paint inside
and a BIG shout-out to our wonderful relentless photographer. THANK YOU MOM for taking pictures of our house every day! sometimes she'll drive over there 3 times until she can finally get pics without the workers inside. (they DO work non-stop it seems like) but really mom, thank you for taking all of the pictures all the time. priceless!! 
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
talent show and house pics
day 18
more siding, and texture
a little blurb of the dance caitlin and her friend katie did for their talent show. they planned/practiced the whole thing themselves...such cuties.
(caitlin is the one on the left with the pink boots. just fyi. sorry it's so far away....)
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Friday, May 21, 2010
house progression-wow!
i told you this bad boy was going to go fast! even faster than i thought! here are some updated pictures...
day 7
day 13
sheetrock & shingles
day 10
windows, roofing
day 8
frame 2nd floor
day 7frame 1st floor 
day 6
wood ready for frame!
day 5
day 6wood ready for frame!
day 5plumbing/electrical
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
graduation and the festivities
our trip back to Kirksville was an adventure! we were welcomed back the 1st night with tornado watches, so i spent the night awake in the hotel bed with the weather channel on the tv, just watching and making sure there weren't going to be any tornadoes headed our way. yikes!
the traveling was a major pain...but the trip was worth it in every sense of the word. we had 5 suitcases (one of which decided that 2 wheels was too many, so one of them quit working), 3 car seats, a stroller, 3 little girls, nate with a broken arm, my back was thrown out....etc. we were quite the scene going to and from shuttles, rental cars, etc... but we did it...and it was great!
we attended banquets, parties, baby showers, etc... it was jam packed with activities, and i can't even explain how fun it was to see amazing friends that we haven't seen in such a long time! our kids are growing older, and they had so much fun playing together now that they can appreciate each other. i wish i could store all my kirksville friends in my pocket and take them with me wherever life leads. :o)
ok, ok. enough jabber. on to the pictures: (and i mean PIC-TURES....so get ready) oh...and just a warning. emma's new thing is to refuse to look at the camera. so be prepared to see a lot of the back of her head. stinker.
abby, maeva, bella, caitlin. 
abs and maeva again. (and cute grant)
the cohort. :o) we're moving to utah girls...so anytime you go back to visit family i expect to see you!!!!! :oD and katie...come on up to visit when the summers get too hot!
the cohort-lets. (i'm not even going to attempt to put all their names on here) and yup...that's emma refusing to be in the pictures
CUTE braden being a boy. he had a handful of worms and was scaring all of the girls with them. including me!
brade, ems, hadley, libbs, caitlin, maeva, abs. cute! i think i'll take them in my pocket too.
i was overflowing with joy that day. and so were my eyes! it's quite a feeling when you (as a family as well) have worked so hard for something for so long...and it finally becomes a reality!
the parks' and us. we spent a LOOOOT of time together in kville. couldn't have made it without them! (jenny-i need you to email me a pic of you and i...i think your mom took one of us.)
the fantastic studyin' four
and the fantastic four fams...minus the roos'. we couldn't find tobey!
the traveling was a major pain...but the trip was worth it in every sense of the word. we had 5 suitcases (one of which decided that 2 wheels was too many, so one of them quit working), 3 car seats, a stroller, 3 little girls, nate with a broken arm, my back was thrown out....etc. we were quite the scene going to and from shuttles, rental cars, etc... but we did it...and it was great!
we attended banquets, parties, baby showers, etc... it was jam packed with activities, and i can't even explain how fun it was to see amazing friends that we haven't seen in such a long time! our kids are growing older, and they had so much fun playing together now that they can appreciate each other. i wish i could store all my kirksville friends in my pocket and take them with me wherever life leads. :o)
ok, ok. enough jabber. on to the pictures: (and i mean PIC-TURES....so get ready) oh...and just a warning. emma's new thing is to refuse to look at the camera. so be prepared to see a lot of the back of her head. stinker.
nate was his class VP, so they were in charge of the 2010 class party. it was great...only we didn't win the grand prize...darn it! (although it may have seem rigged if we won and nate was in charge lol)
SAA banquet, i miss these girls!
abby, maeva, bella, caitlin. (abby begged to be with maeva about every 2 seconds we were out there)
abs and maeva again. (and cute grant)
the cohort. :o) we're moving to utah girls...so anytime you go back to visit family i expect to see you!!!!! :oD and katie...come on up to visit when the summers get too hot!
the cohort-lets. (i'm not even going to attempt to put all their names on here) and yup...that's emma refusing to be in the pictures
CUTE braden being a boy. he had a handful of worms and was scaring all of the girls with them. including me! brade, ems, hadley, libbs, caitlin, maeva, abs. cute! i think i'll take them in my pocket too. senior banquet. yum!
he did it!
the 'hooding'
nice back-of-the-head emma
cute! thanks for cooperating emma. at least we got the FRONT of her body
i was overflowing with joy that day. and so were my eyes! it's quite a feeling when you (as a family as well) have worked so hard for something for so long...and it finally becomes a reality!
the parks' and us. we spent a LOOOOT of time together in kville. couldn't have made it without them! (jenny-i need you to email me a pic of you and i...i think your mom took one of us.)
the fantastic studyin' four
and the fantastic four fams...minus the roos'. we couldn't find tobey!
nate and his dad
nate, justin, trever, jory
us, mellots, wilkins, bulkleys
couldn't have made it in az without you katie, going to miss you so much.
the REAL graduates. LOL!
we did it! :oD
nate and his amazing parents.
the future graduate. (sad thing is this picture will be real all too soon!)
my wound-up girls, and an exhausted maeva
chloe (cait's bff from kirksville), abs, and caitlin
caitlin went back to visit her old preschool. this is her teacher miss karrie. those were the good ole' days.
overall it was such an amazing, exhausting, emotion-filled, wonderful trip! CONGRATULATIONS again to you Nate, for such a wonderful accomplishment!
nate, justin, trever, jory
us, mellots, wilkins, bulkleys
couldn't have made it in az without you katie, going to miss you so much.(beautiful hair emma)
the REAL graduates. LOL!
we did it! :oD
nate and his amazing parents.THANK YOU for coming and making the weekend special! we love you guys.
the future graduate. (sad thing is this picture will be real all too soon!)
my wound-up girls, and an exhausted maeva
chloe (cait's bff from kirksville), abs, and caitlin
caitlin went back to visit her old preschool. this is her teacher miss karrie. those were the good ole' days.
overall it was such an amazing, exhausting, emotion-filled, wonderful trip! CONGRATULATIONS again to you Nate, for such a wonderful accomplishment!my very own Doctor
congratulations to this AMAZING man!
more to come...and i mean a LOT more pictures and details. but for now...let's just leave it at this: i am so proud of my sweet amazing wonderful hard-working husband. you are the best. i love you!
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