tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58570922057623317872024-02-19T21:25:55.352-05:00Home Growna place where we can flourish individually and as a familyRitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205086750965913749noreply@blogger.comBlogger303125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857092205762331787.post-61080820314772994472011-08-22T09:04:00.000-04:002011-08-22T09:04:55.327-04:0011th Birthday Fun!
This year's birthday was a new one for all of us - L was gone at Scout camp!He usually has a big party planned for this birthday with theme's ranging from Army to Carnival. This year however he didn't plan anything, so . . . we picked him up from Scout camp (one worn-out boy!)
And had a surprise party for waiting for him at home - and yes, I neglected to make sure someone got a picture/Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205086750965913749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857092205762331787.post-66469672539542918712011-08-07T08:58:00.000-04:002011-08-07T08:58:59.529-04:00A "Fair" Amount of Fun!Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205086750965913749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857092205762331787.post-81086917263791292772011-07-22T14:47:00.000-04:002011-07-22T14:47:45.692-04:00Celebrating Birthday #2We celebrated Baby Girl's 2nd Birthday at the local sprinkler park with friends, food and fun!
Baby Girl and Nana playing in the sprinkler's.
Love this one!
She looks a little concerned . . . was it our singing?
And a big smile from the birthday girl!Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205086750965913749noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857092205762331787.post-34207630439553840112011-07-12T20:25:00.000-04:002011-07-12T20:25:35.026-04:00Baby Girl turns 2!
I can hardly believe Baby Girl is 2! This was the best shot I could get of her showing 2 . . . can you tell she gets a little excited about it?!
Lots of help from the big brothers opening gifts . . .
I have a feeling this will be hours of fun for the whole family!
And, yep, she's definitely 2!Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205086750965913749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857092205762331787.post-75901293123324206732011-07-08T12:40:00.000-04:002011-07-08T12:40:20.721-04:00A Day at the BeachRitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205086750965913749noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857092205762331787.post-11442475342147701542011-07-06T09:36:00.000-04:002011-07-06T09:36:54.476-04:004th Fun!This year our 4th celebrations were many and varied! On Friday, we met up with my sister (to swap some kids) in Columbus, OH. While there, we participated in their Red, White and Boom! celebration. We were not impressed with the food selection (everything seemed to be closed), but the fireworks were amazing!
The group in downtown Columbus - we had to get a pic with the headlinesRitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205086750965913749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857092205762331787.post-82086524701483107692011-07-03T11:03:00.000-04:002011-07-03T11:03:44.983-04:00Piano Recital 2011Sorry, this may be video overload! This year was M's first recital and probably J's last. M was very nervous and was NOT going to bow - but he did great and ended with the dreaded bow! I am very proud of each one of these boys. Hope you enjoy!
Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205086750965913749noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857092205762331787.post-31900307025145767552011-06-20T15:20:00.000-04:002011-06-20T15:20:59.410-04:00Boys Photo ChallengeOk, so basically, I just follow this blog and oh and ah over all the great pics! But with the photo challenge being boys, come on! I have to have a pic somewhere that fits that category.
As far as what pic to pick?! I took this just yesterday, Father's Day, at our first Norwood family reunion . . . J and his cousin. Gotta love 13 year-old boys!
Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205086750965913749noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857092205762331787.post-15815810192552354942011-06-03T13:52:00.000-04:002011-06-03T13:52:18.452-04:00Family Camp - Memorial Day WeekendLast Labor Day we ventured to MCSC's Family Camp and so enjoyed ourselves that we were back for Memorial Day! The big hit this year - Ga-ga Ball!
J in action (you hit -with your hands - a volleyball-sized ball around trying to get others out - by hitting them on the knee or below) . . . he loves this game!
M on the tire swing . . .
L on the rope swing . . .
and Baby Girl Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205086750965913749noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857092205762331787.post-21150637279568310082011-05-25T13:14:00.000-04:002011-05-25T13:14:13.977-04:00May Fun with Cousins!
Oh, how fun May has been . . . celebrating Mother's Day and Grandpa Books' birthday,
the addition of Starla Joy ,
and a unexpected visit from out-of-town cousins!
Add to that my father's graduation and my brother's engagement (should have taken a pic of that ring!), we'll be having more fun times to come!Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205086750965913749noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857092205762331787.post-65071233220720381692011-05-01T15:53:00.000-04:002011-05-01T15:53:27.639-04:00Easter!Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205086750965913749noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857092205762331787.post-41158769144230529732011-04-11T10:39:00.000-04:002011-04-11T10:39:10.010-04:00Springtime!It seems springtime has finally arrived in Indiana! Some of our first flowers of spring!
Baby Girl loves to watch the birds and help Daddy fill the feeder.
We have other visitor's outside our window too . . . the squirrels we try and keep away, but can you spot our other guest?
He blends in so well, I am not sure if Baby Girl really saw him or not.Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205086750965913749noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857092205762331787.post-10657031156857400492011-04-04T11:39:00.001-04:002011-04-04T11:39:54.137-04:00"Anything that Flies!"
The theme for L's scout cake bake this year - "Anything that Flies!"His idea Snoopy! (You know - Snoopy, the Red Baron)
The challenge was to find a cake he was able to do most of the work on.Here is what we found. Great ideas and step-by-step instructions.
L hard at work with the icing.
Great Job L!Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205086750965913749noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857092205762331787.post-4536034482580978192011-03-14T08:49:00.000-04:002011-03-14T08:49:23.516-04:00Happy Birthday M!How we enjoy watching you grow!
Hope you have a wonderful day!Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205086750965913749noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857092205762331787.post-86696364088894017662011-03-13T14:56:00.000-04:002011-03-13T14:56:14.990-04:00Celebrating 7We celebrated M's 7th birthday on Saturday. He won't actually be 7 until Monday, so I still have a few more hours of denial!
We strayed from our usual green (St. Paddy's is so close!) theme and went with blue this year. Blue Kool-aid, finger Jell-O, balloons and ice cream cake.
I can't believe my little boy is getting so big!Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205086750965913749noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857092205762331787.post-43795302086944876872011-02-25T14:04:00.000-05:002011-02-25T14:04:19.137-05:00Pigtails & Smiles!Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205086750965913749noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857092205762331787.post-17823139120086113442011-02-22T15:52:00.000-05:002011-02-22T15:52:38.824-05:00Field Trip!It wasn't until I went to post that I realized exactly how long it has been since I had a post on my blog! I guess the snowstorm, - temps and a nasty virus in the family just wasn't much to post about!
Any guess as to where our President's Day field trip was?!
As it was a holiday, J was able to join us. It was great to have him along!
We all "got" to wear this Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205086750965913749noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857092205762331787.post-65249114306790662642011-01-15T16:26:00.000-05:002011-01-15T16:26:25.054-05:00Welcome Race Fans!Today was the day we've been gearing up for! The Pinewood Derby race for L's Cub Scouts.L and Dad checked the car in Friday night and it passed inspection with only slight modifications needed. When we arrived on Saturday, all the cars were lined up and ready to go! The can is for voting for the Best in Show award. Whoever earns the most $, gets the trophy.
L admiring the Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205086750965913749noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857092205762331787.post-63444386902346180802011-01-09T20:13:00.000-05:002011-01-09T20:13:38.985-05:00Book ReviewI had started reading The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice Are Undermining Education by Diane Ravitch just after Christmas hoping to finish before we started our schooling back up . . . not so much. I can't recall where I heard about this book, but I was interested in reading it now that J is enrolled in public school. I have Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205086750965913749noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857092205762331787.post-90007412495122532802011-01-04T16:11:00.000-05:002011-01-04T16:11:08.375-05:00Ninja-Go!You gotta love Lego. I mean, despite the outrageous prices they charge for pieces of plastic! The newest craze at our house is Legos - Ninjago!
Let me tell you how it all began . . . the week after Christmas, we received our *free* Lego magazine in the mail. I use the term *free* because this magazine has contributed to the purchasing of many Lego sets. In this issue, wereRitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205086750965913749noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857092205762331787.post-49680398741899117312011-01-02T16:42:00.000-05:002011-01-02T16:42:10.421-05:00Day 359 - Day 1
Day 359, Sunday, December 26thWow! I've survived - another crazy Christmas and almost the end of Project 365! Today was a great day to stay home and play with some of our Christmas presents. This is L's - all put together!
Playing Mexican train dominoes with the family.
Day 360, Monday, December 27thTime to put Christmas away. We usually aren't this rushed toRitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205086750965913749noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857092205762331787.post-16873698534992135502010-12-26T12:56:00.000-05:002010-12-26T12:56:21.284-05:00Day 352-358Day 352, Sunday, December 19thBaby Girl loves this stuffed santa from our small group white elephant exchange! She walks up to it and just shoves him over! Ha!
Day 353, Monday, December 20thHubby is home for the week on vacation and decided to go through some of his memorabilia . . he gave me his I.D. bracelet! Did anyone else ever have one of these?
Day 354, Tuesday, Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205086750965913749noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857092205762331787.post-4965238422178075692010-12-18T23:27:00.001-05:002010-12-18T23:37:12.242-05:00Day 345-351Day 345, Sunday, December 12thTonight we went to church for the Advent Night of Carols. This is what happens when you leave these boys alone for a minute! And this is what happens when you play with my camera when I'm not around - you get posted on my blog!
M has another loose tooth!
Day 346, Monday, December 13thI haven't posted a pic of our beloved Toby for awhile . . . this is whatRitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205086750965913749noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857092205762331787.post-71068135653764370972010-12-11T21:10:00.000-05:002010-12-11T21:10:31.347-05:00Day 338-344Day 338, Sunday, December 5thMy sister's Christmas tree tied to the top of their car.
Day 339, Monday, December 6thBaby Girl playing by herself, in one spot, for an extended period of time! This doesn't happen very often, so I thought I'd better document it!
She caught me! Gotta love that smile!
Time to play out in the snow!
Day 340, Tuesday, December 7thBaby Girl on the Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205086750965913749noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5857092205762331787.post-90671850712523605012010-12-04T22:13:00.000-05:002010-12-04T22:13:15.285-05:00Day 324 to 337 (Minus a few!)
I finally have my camera back! I didn't know I would miss it so much. I guess this Project 365 has made it become a part of me! So I am making up for 2 weeks and filling in with some pictures taken after the actual day - they are noted with an * - cause you know, I'm just like that. Enjoy!
Day 324, Sunday, November 21stI really can't believe I didn't take Ritahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16205086750965913749noreply@blogger.com9