Football Season is here!!

Yeah, we are so excited that football season is here! Now if only the weather would change it would be perfect. When football starts it means that fall is just around the corner and I enjoy watching the games with my hubby, and I even understand the game (or at least most of it)! We are Trojan fans around here and we look forward to another great season. If anyone wants to come over for a game you are always welcome, football will be on for the next 5 months around here! Happy Football watching....GO USC!

Taelor in her new hat

Taelor picked out this hat the other day at H & M and she loves it! I think it is just too cute!

Pictures of Callie

Here are some pictures of my precious little niece Callie. She was such a good model for her first photo shoot. As many of you know I am obsessed with pictures and I am having lots of fun practicing on my kids and my little niece! Enjoy the pictures!

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That was a great meal!

Just thought I would share this adorable photo. Ethan had just finished eating his dinner and I guess it was so good that it made him fall asleep at the table. It was so cute. It's good to know he can fall asleep just about anywhere. Taelor thought it was so funny that brother fell asleep in his high chair! I have always seen this on home videos on TV and have wondered how can these kids just fall asleep, and now I know when they are tired they don't care where they fall asleep!

Baby Callie Cosette Scherbarth is here!

My sister Vanessa had her precious little girl Callie Cosette on Friday, August 15th at 2:23pm. She weighed 7lbs 8oz and is a healthy and happy baby! Vanessa, Clint and Caleb are doing good! I just love my new niece! I can't wait for her and Ethan to play with each other! We love you Callie.

Some cute pictures of Taelor and Ethan

These pictures were taken by Chela. The kids have so much fun hanging out with Lulu and Eli!

BUSY, BUSY , BUSY!!

I have been so busy lately and I am finally catching up on things this week. Last week our church had VBS (vacation bible school) in the evenings and I helped out all week. I did the snacks for the kids and I had so much fun getting to know all of them. I just love little kids, I really think I should have been a teacher!! But it was great seeing all of the smiles on the kids faces, especially when they would be so proud to tell you a memory verse they memorized or what they were learning about Jesus! Even thought I was exhausted by the end of the week it was all worth it! So now I am trying to take it easy this week and catching up on some sleep!

Phillip is off to Germany

Phillip left today to Germany. Please pray for a safe flight and that he adjusts well to his new surroundings. Also pray for my sister and her family as they adjust to life with Phillip out of the house. We will miss him so much and we are so proud of him!

Being a parent

It's the best of jobs. It's the most difficult of jobs. It can bring you the greatest joy. It can cause you the greatest pain. There is nothing as fulfilling and exhilarating. There's nothing so depleting and exhausting. No area of your life can make you feel more like a success when everything is going well. No area of your life can make you fell more like a failure when things go wrong.

PARENTING!

Stormie Omartian

Being a parent has to be the best gift God has given me. I love my kids so much and I love the joy they both bring me. I can't believe sometimes that we have 2 kids under 19 months old! Before Ethan was born I was so nervous on how I was going to handle two kids, how I was going to go grocery shopping with the two of them and let alone just get out of the house in one piece with everything I need. When I ventured out of the house after Ethan was born, I realized it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be. I do go to the grocery store with the 2 of them and I do OK. I manage to get out of the house in a reasonable amount of time (even though I sometimes do forget something in the house). Someone asked me the other day if I would do it again and have them this close and my answer is YES! Taelor and Ethan already have this wonderful relationship which I know will only grow stronger as the years go by, they entertain each other and they laugh at each other. I think being a parent and raising kids is a challenging and rewarding job no matter how far apart or close your kids are. I have learned to enjoy every moment that comes along with parenting, even the moments when you just want to pull your hair out! I have also learned that babies don't stay babies for too long (even though they will always be my babies), they grow up so fast. Even though life has been busy since I have been back at work, I still cherish every moment I get to spend with my hubby and kids! I will never take my children for granted, they are the most precious gift and they have made me the mom I am today! I wish and hope every woman gets to experience the wonderful joys of motherhood!

Girls weekend away

This past weekend all my girl cousins and I went to the JW Marriott in Palm Desert for my cousin Rachel's bachelorette party. She is the last girl cousin in our family to get married. We are so excited for her and Sean and cannot wait until the wedding. We had such a great time hanging out at the pool, talking and just being girls! We treated the Bride to Be to an hour massage which she enjoyed, we spent most of Saturday in the pool hanging out since it was about 105 degrees. Not to mention that the pina coladas were great also! Whenever we all get together we have so much fun chatting and being LOUD like we always are. On our way home we stopped at the outlets and did some shopping. It was a nice short getaway! The wedding is on Sept 6, I can't wait to see Rachel in her beautiful dress!