I'm back... Hello, Summer!

Finally! Time to sit down and write. Oh, blog, I've missed you. Time flies when you're busy with work, school, and two growing boys! Life is good these days. The boys are hilarious. Every day one of them thinks of something hysterical to say... Just a few days ago, Landen wanted to see a picture of a skeleton (because he saw something about bones in our bodies) and Graden told me to "calm down" (like I've never heard that before). This morning, as the girls were coming over to play outisde, Landen welcomed Izzie with a "Oooh, Izzie is in the hiz-ouse"... Really? We don't have MTV, so I'm not sure where that came from. I almost cried because I was laughing so hard. And, just last night, Graden told me I was a nerd. Awesome. See... they're funny. Smart, but funny.

My three nieces are growing into fun girls... so I get my fix of 'pink' with them. Lea will be 5 months old tomorrow, Izzie just turned 4, and Emma will be 3 a few weeks after Graden... They're wonderful (and not just because they think their "Aunt 'Lissa" is so cool).

School is off for summer (for me); Phil has a few days left and he'll be working like crazy doing landscaping. He loves it, though! Our house is getting a makeover in a week or so, thanks to a hailstorm a few weeks ago - it's pretty exciting! I know I'm getting old because I love going to Menard's! :)

My little sister, Rachael, is getting married in a few weeks! I can't believe it! More good news: Brandon and Kelly are having a baby in December! I'll be "Aunt 'Lissa" to another - - I love being an Aunt almost as much as I love being a Mommy!

Landen and I were playing with the hose below... And, Landen is holding Lea with Graden "helping" in the other picture. :) Aren't they getting so big?



Look for more posts to come... I'm back in the swing of things and summer break is here to stay (for a few months at least)!! Enjoy!!