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My Tyler made this for me, all by himself, out of pipe cleaners.  I LOVE THIS KID!  He is the most thoughtful, sensitive, caring, helpful kid ever and I am so proud to call him mine!   :)

Jog-a-thon

The boys had their first Jog-a-thon at school today.  They were so excited to see how many laps they could accomplish!  Mike, Kathryn, Kylie and I went to help out for the event.  The other cool thing is that the PE teacher remembers Matthew well from when he went to Myers years ago, so now she gets to see Matthew's little brothers.  So fun!  Tyler is wearing yellow shorts and Zachary is wearing lime green shorts.

 Post Jog-a-thon snack.  We lucked out and got great weather too!

 Even Kylie, Mike and Kathryn got a banana and water.  = )

The boys ended up each running 22 laps and I was really proud that they ran continuously the whole time.  Good job boys!!!

1st day of preschool

My baby, yes, my BABY, who is no longer a baby, started preschool today. She was very excited!!

More Titan football pics

I love these pictures.  I will treasure this pictures.  

This is my Aunt Sherry and Uncle John who came to Matthew's game last weekend in Portland.  And of course, my Mom who has been at almost all the games.

Taylor & Kylie

One of Kylie's favorite people is this girl right here, Taylor.  For months Kylie only called her "cheerleader".  Kylie wants to grow up and be a cheerleader just like Taylor, who is also one of our fabulous babysitters.  Tonight Kylie went with me to Matthew's game against Lincoln and she got special treatment from the Titan Cheerleaders (aka, candy, Capri Suns, playing on the track with them).

Freezing Time

I sure wish I could freeze time and make the kids stop growing....or at least slow down a bit.  But, since Matthew is a senior, Kathryn is 13 going on 21, the boys just started Kindergarten, and Kylie starts preschool in a few weeks, no one seems to be listening to me.  That means I just have to try harder to document these phases and ages in their lives, right?  My wonderful friend Lori Norton graciously has taken photos of all 5 kiddos during this last week so I can have some beautiful canvases made and have some great pictures to keep.  And Matthew's senior pics (including football ones) were taken by his aunt Christy.  I'm feeling very lucky that we got the amazing photos that we did.  Love them!  Here are some of the pictures.....