Sunday, April 17, 2016

God Bless Samantha!

It was so nice to be with family to celebrate Samantha's Confirmation today.  I can vividly remember how special I felt when Jim and Karen asked me to be her Godmother and words can't even describe how honored I was when she asked me to be her Sponsor. Samantha chose Francis of Assisi (the patron saint of Animals) and as of right now, she wants to be a veterinarian. She has the biggest heart, is so smart and is such a beautiful girl both inside and out.








Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi:
"Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy.

O divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
To be consoled as to console,
To be understood as to understand,
To be loved as to love;
For it is in giving that we receive;
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
It is in dying to self that we are born to eternal life."

Sunday, March 27, 2016

Thanks Easter Bunny and then some...

The boys were showered with love, attention and gifts this Easter weekend. It was so nice of Grandma Stacey and Pops to drive to Cleveland to visit with us on Friday. That was just the beginning of the overflowing Easter baskets. Great egg hunt at St. Columbkille and then the Easter bunny came to Grandma Miller's house. We spent the Easter holiday with family (and cute dogs) at Aunt Lori and Uncle Scott's house for a fantastic meal and lots more gifts.




Happy Birthday Grandma Miller

Brex was a big help making Grandma Miller's birthday carrot cake.  Lots of chopping, mixing and frosting...before the singing and eating.







Saturday, March 26, 2016

Brex lost his 1st tooth

Brex finally lost his 1st tooth that has been VERY wiggly for weeks.  We took a visit to the fire station and the fire Chief told us the secret: grab, twist, pull!  It came out with 1 simple twist and we had one very happy 6 year old!



Friday, March 18, 2016

Sushi Fridays!

Lent is such a great time to explore new sushi restaurants on Fridays. This time we explored DESSERT and the boys loved it! Key lime pie and vanilla ice cream is a great way to follow salmon, tuna and sweet potato rolls.






Thursday, March 17, 2016

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

We hung out with our favorite Irish boys and Chicago friends at the Reichart's annual St. Patrick's Day party.  
Brex had fun filling up people's cups for $1.00 and came away with $32 total! One minute our mini-entrepreneur wanted to go deposit his earnings into his bank account and then the next minute he wanted to go to Target to buy a toy.  
Radley had fun riding in the taxi, running around the backyard, watching the red line train go by every few minutes and playing/climbing inside the bean bag toss game.








Monday, March 14, 2016

Radley's 1st Dentist Visit!

This was Radley's 1st visit to the dentist and he did GREAT!  Brex is an old pro and both boys are still cavity free!!






Monday, March 7, 2016

Little buddies

Radley and his best buddy JuJu out for a stroll on a beautiful Spring-like March day:



Monday, February 15, 2016

Happy 6th Birthday Brex!

Another year flew by and already, Brex is 6 years old!  He is such a good, kind, gentle, sweet, smart boy and the best example of a big brother to Radley.  He loves to play soccer and baseball and dance and ride his bike and his jeep and play lego and wii. He still likes to snuggle and watch movies (especially Star Wars!). He became much more confident in the pool and on the slopes this year too!  He has so many friends and he is loving kindergarten at St. Clement. He really likes to learn and has picked up reading and math very quickly.  His favorite foods are sushi, spinach, strawberries, cinnamon sugar toast and ice cream.   


Sunday, February 14, 2016

Happy Valentine's Day 2016!

LOVE! LOVE!LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!LOVE! LOVE!

LOVE! LOVE!LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!
LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!LOVE! LOVE!

Saturday, February 13, 2016

Happy 3rd Birthday Radley!

Wow, our little boy is 3 years old!  Radley is full of energy and spunk and so, SO smart. He tries to copy everything Brex does and he quickly mastered potty training, zooming on his balance bike and scooter and jumping into the deep end of the pool without fear. He loves Lightening McQueen, Mater, Minions, Super Heros, cars, trucks, books and legos. He knows what he wants and there is no changing his mind! He can memorize a song after only hearing it a few times and his favorite foods are sausage and sugar.