a party for Esther

a night with all grown up girls, thank you E for having a birthday! what a great time.

did you know she loves ice cream?

There's New Unity

we know how to party

this time we were celebrating Josh
we even had Susie and Randy in for one more party before they leave
HOORAY I finally got here smiling! This picture will be on my fridge soon!I'm just crazy about that girl!
what an awesome sight of Gods goodness.
I think joshs' team has the MVP on his team
"on the second hut Gray"
hut, hut

I just love all of gails grandgirls in this one but the rat??? I think she would have shared my feelings- YUCK keep me away!!
she never fails to surprise me. Is it the Meister or the Rill because I don't think it's any of her Christiansen blood

I will safely go on record to say my kids will never have a rat as a pet.

some pretty ladies are wearing new jeweley

mom goes first to show it doesn't hurt
then it's little A's turn .she decided after it was all done that "I don't want my ears pierced" It was a little more pain than she bargained for
but the lolly pop was a quick fix.even more beautiful
these are all the people little A wanted at her ears pierced. Well sadly Dave couldn't come, she loves Dave (who doesn't) because he was saving lives and protecting property but I bet when he does see them she will get a large show from him.
I told Addi that I hope she invites us when she gets her ears pierced because this was a great party
I just love seeing our kids together. Thanks little A for inviting us to this big day. You were very brave and we were very proud of you today.

Wednesday was a big night

Gray started cubbies! yikes my baby.
I must admit I looked in at him about 18 times he naturally had a blast, fyi he only saw me these 2 times, I just can't believe it in fact the cubbie director walked in and said

oh Brixton your in cubbies now, I said Mary ann B just started jam tonight this is gray, WHATTT she said how is he so big already. cool that she has been there for all 4 of my kids in cubbies, she just doesn't remember it I guess. Speaking of B he did start as an official Jammer his BIC classes began tonight I so remember doing that. I actually went though it with my brother-in-law funny hua? maybe B's sister-in-law is in that class hum... anyway I am not wild about my babies getting so older I am only happy to say that I've seen almost everyday of it.

encounter

my cousin C-dog (that's what Dave calls him) came to church tonight with aunt lynn and uncle gladdy and Frank let him play on his drums oh man he was rockin.
liv took this one, I think it's funny. Shawn is our youth pastor and band leader and he rocks at both.

makin cookies

chocolate chip cookie dough and cookies are very popular in our house. It gave me a chance to wear my new apron
livs set up this run in but you can see the fancy work a friend of mine did personalising it for me
and I LOVE it!

cross country has begun

so our Saturdays are booked till in November

if you look closely at the Fenwick runner there you will notice one shoe and one sock. Poor guy lost his shoe on the first turn and still came in 5th
to keep G busy I gave him my little camera here are some of his race pic's

oh no self portraits already


sky set up this grandiose "chair" for himself


the coach and some of his boys


taking home some hardware for first place
we had the first place runner so he gets a traveling trophy with his name on it. The last Fenwick jr. to take home that trophy was a speedy little runner in the 80's. Glad to have it back
after the race me and the kids went in to Elmhurst for some fun and they had these fun fire trucks on the corners like how chicago had the cows.

Skinny J goes home

on Friday we said goodbye to J here he is doing "so big" one of the tricks liv and gray worked to teach him. So our house is a calm 6 again, for now.

Happy Birthday to you

here we are wishing E a happy birthday. Sadly I didn't take very many pic's and the ones I did are kinda crummy but hey we were having to much fun to stop for photos
little A is still not to sure
maybe in Indonesia sticking your tongue out is bad
Dr. Rill? who knows

take me out to he ball game

we were lucky to be offered tickets for wed. night game. B remembered being there before sky didn't (he was only 3) so for him it was a new place. It was my first night game


rally caps, they didn't work cubs lost 4 to 0.

still a fun night at the friendly confines. Why do the call it that?