behind

i'm behind (but getting used to it!) as usual, so here's a few pictures to catch up....

greyson's blessing was last sunday...and a big thank you to all that came to share that special day with us. nate's amazingly domestic mom made (yes hand made!!) greyson a full-on tuxedo complete with cumber-bun, bow tie, tails, the works. heather made some cute white shoes to go with it. and amazingly enough, he didn't cry once during his blessing! it turned out to be a great day. aside from the fact that i realized afterwards my camera was on the lowest resolution setting. (thanks girls for playing with my camera)...

carrie took some family pics with her fancy camera...i'll post them soon....

 getting dressed for the big day

 handsome man!

 ENOUGH with the pictures already mom!

 my dad and carla

 some of the kiddos

found this pic on my camera. this is abby at the top of the shower. ??? whatever.

 greyson used to konk out walking the girls to the bus stop in the morning. he loved sleeping in his stroller...for a week or two.

 caught red-handed. if he could figure it out more often, i think he'd be a big time thumb-sucker.

 tubaroonie time

 thank HEAVENS for caitlin and the big helper she is with greyson.

 church clothes on...ready to go. screaming in true greyson style

 1st day of preschool...did i say she was allowed to grow up? :o( love my little ems

 the stansfields stopped by for a short visit (and got the cops called on them in the middle of the night...someone reported a 'homeless man sleeping in his car outside our house'. their car is a new lexus SUV!!! how funny....)

 best friends, distance does nothing to make these 2 grow apart. they'll always be best friends.

 lils and ems, best friends too. we just love these girls to pieces!

 all the kiddos. dylan is getting so big, such a cute little boy. wish we lived closer to you guys!!

so that's the picture update. as for life nowadays? let's see, my body finally kicked it into gear and i'm doing great now.  greyson has decided screaming is a way of life for him. especially from about 7 or 8-11pm. he SCREAMS and screams. and screams. he's a tad better for nate when nate is home at night, but he's quite the handful. he's better during the day, but definitely has turned out to be quite the high maintenance bebe. he's getting chubby though, and starting to smile. we all love him so much! caitlin and abby have started dance company quite a few hours a week, and they are doing great. along with preschool, emma has started dance as well. she loves it! finally no more watching the girls' classes, begging to be in a class of her own. so life is good. i'm slowly starting to get caught back up in life, but i've come to the realization that until greyson grows out of this fussy stage, i won't be near as productive as i would like to be. and that's ok. one day at a time, right?