This weekend my parents got a new addition to the family. Cupid(AKA) Honey.
She weighs 7 pounds. She was a rescue dog an has now found a great home. It will take some time for her to warm up to my parents since she is scared of people.. I can't wait to spend some time with the new member of the Earl family. I am looking forward to it in November when go out there for Thanksgiving.
On Friday we took Buddy to get his hair cut. He was a great boy and never cried. He got to watch a DVD and was all smiles.
After the hair cut we headed to the book store and let the kids play and look at books. It was a good family day.
I found these wonderful blocks for children from Simple
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When we married, I saw you as perfect,
The ideal husband and more;
I thought I knew all about you,
All the things to love and adore.
But when you became a father,
I saw new qualities to treasure.
You enrich all our lives in fresh ways;
As a dad, you bring so much pleasure.
Our children are forever blessed
To have a father like you,
And I love you more than ever,
You’re the best man I ever knew.
The day we vowed forever,
I knew I had found the one I was meant to be with forever.
One day he would make me a mommy,
and you would become the best daddy in the whole world!
Mike,
you parent with love, and patience.
you are faithful and true.
you take care of us.
You make it so I can stay home with our kids and I will forever love you for that.
and we love you for it!
my heart is filled with joy because you're more then I could ever ask for.
You are showing our sons how to be a father and a husband that any girl would want to have. You are showing out daughter what to look for in a man Just like my dad did for me. Thanks you for being a loving father that you are.
you are my very best friend,
and I hope you have a great day!
because, you deserve it!
I love you because you're my father,
But you're really so much more;
You're a guide and a companion;
You and I have great rapport.
You pay attention to me;
You listen to what I say.
You pass on words of wisdom,
Helping me along the way.
Whenever I'm in trouble,
You always have a plan.
You are the perfect father,
And I'm your biggest fan!
my father my guiding light
Dad, you’re like the sun to me,
a sure thing, always there,
beaming light and warmth on my life.
Whatever is good in me today,
I owe to your wisdom, your patience,
your strength, your love.
You taught me by example,
as a role model,
how to be my own person,
how to believe in myself,
instructing me without controlling me.
Even when we disagreed,
you held us together,
so our bond was never broken.
I understand what you did for me,
and I am so grateful that I have you
as my solid foundation, my rock.
I respect you, I admire you, I love you,
my guiding light, my father.
You may have thought I didn't see,
or that I hadn't heard,
Life lessons that you taught to me,
But I got every word.
Perhaps you thought I missed it all,
And that we'd grow apart,
But Dad, I picked up everything,
It's written on my heart.
Without you, Dad, I wouldn't be
The woman I am today;
You built a strong foundation
No one can take away.
I've grown up with your values,
And I'm very glad I did;
So here's to you, dear father
From your forever grateful daughter.
Thank you for being my dad. I am so glad I have you as a dad. Thank you for all you did for me and continue to do for me.
Love Always
Emily
Lastnight Katie and i climbed into bed and watched a movie. The Tale of Despereaux. We had a great time watching the movie and falling asleep. I love it when we can just lay and watch a movie. Wonder what tonights will be
For the past few days(weeks) Kate has been taking the camera and taking pictures. Tell me what you think of her work.
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On sunday we had a family pool day.
It was such a great family day.
as always Krystal is amazing!
we did a beach shoot a week ago, and these are a few of the favorites!
enjoy!
As a mother of 3 small kids i didn't think I could go on a road trip on my own with them. I decided to load the kids up and head to JAX to see my aunt and uncle. Michael was unable to go with us so it was all me. I know many people who have 3 small kids and say how hard it is go to to the store with 3 small kids. Well I do it all the time and I am proud to say I even took a 4 hour road trip with them.
We got there on a friday. The weather was not the best to drive in but when we got to Stark it got better. The weather was rainy on Sat so we stayed in and had a nice family day inside. When it wasn't rainning we went out front and played.
After the fun out front Jackie and Ron brout out Frank.
Lots of fun was had by the kids.
On Sunday we took the kids to the park and the pool. Buddy had fun at the pool but not so much on the slide. Katie loved the slide and for the first time she loved to get her hair wet. Christian had fun too.
Sunday night we watched a movie and Buddy played with a pox and blocks. He sat in it and got stuck. I couldn't get a picture fast enough but this is the box and blocks
I loaded the kids up today and headed home. I will say this I will do a road trip again. The kids were good and I didn't want to pull my hair out. Who says you can't take 3 small kids out and have no problems. I say you can and have done it many times. This road trip was a first of many.
