first dance

Curren had his first official middle school dance tonight. Weird. We went to Kohls to get him a new shirt for the dance and he picked it out all by himself. (He rolled his eyes at all of my suggestions.) Notice the cell phone in his hand and the big ol' grin on his face. My baby is growing up way too fast. He was still in the shower when the dance officially started and there were already friends texting him wondering where he was at. I just can't help but flashback to MY middle school dances....which really doesn't seem like it was that long ago. Wierd.

I think he is SO handsome... :) Ten o'clock just can't get here fast enough....

adventureland

Yesterday we headed to Adventureland with Grandma and Grandpa. It was a great day. Unfortunately it was the busiest year since we've started going with the kids (and we went on Labor Day weekend last year) but the kids still had fun. Macy LOVED the rollar coasters. It was fun riding with her because she'd scream the whole time and when it was finished would say "that was awesome!" Fun times!

the log ride. LOVE this pic!!


Curren thought he was too big for the frog hopper this year...


Yes, even Myles joined the action on the silly silo....no thanks! I'll just take the pictures! :)


The raging river! We've never done that one before because the line is always so long but it wasn't so bad early in the day. Kyle is such a good dad to take his kiddos on all these rides!


On to the next one...


I have the exact same picture of Curren and Kyler when there were about this age on this ride. :)


I love how excited that Myles was that everyone joined him on this ride...


the boats...always a favorite...


love this one of Grandpa Bill! :)


the traditional family picture...this was about 3 minutes before it rained (again) and we spent about an hour in the van waiting for it to stop.


Thanks to Grandma Barb & Grandpa Bill for tagging along. They were troopers to push the stroller & watch the little ones while the rest of us did the big rides! What a fun day!

Too Cute

Seriously, I don't think they get any cuter than Catelyn. Cat's mom is Kyle's cousin, Kim, and I just HAD to take some pics of this gorgeous little one for her birthday. (By that I mean I contacted Kim on facebook and asked her if I could! I just couldn't resist!)

Happy Birthday, Catelyn. You are SO CUTE!! :)

dance class

Macy had her first dance class tonight! She was so excited to wear her new ballet gear, and she looked absolutely adorable. A bonus was that right behind the studio was some awesome landscaping! They don't allow parents to watch during the class, so I had to take a few pics when she was done. I know people are tired of me saying this, but I think she is SO BEAUTIFUL! :)

talent

Those Homans are crazy! You can tell there are a lot of engineers in this family....it is the most perfect human pyramid I've ever seen! This is some impressive talent!!!


Heidi's little family - pretty darn cute as well!



good thing the homan kiddos are all so little....might be a little different if it were the matthias kiddos!


happy to call these guys family!

rooms

sneak peak into matthias bedrooms.....

looking at these rooms makes me tired. tired of cleaning, tired of never-ending messes. But with my oldest down to only SEVEN MORE YEARS at home, i know that this before long, these rooms will be empty. I'm sure hoping that I'm not the only one out there that has kids rooms that look like this...

looking at these pictures, they also make me smile, because in each of these rooms, I can see glimpses of who my kids are....

the student-athlete



the gentle spirit & constant crafter (he made that chair for Jesus today) (ignore the dust!!!)



the princess. i'm hoping someday she outgrows this...


the blue version.... he's starting to take after his sister....

birthday boy

On Friday, Kyler turned EIGHT! He was very excited for his birthday! It was sort of a bummer that he had to go to school all day.....I guess that's what happens when you get to be so big! :)

Kyler is our easy-going, laid back, hard-working buddy and we love our Kyler Neil! I had a golf outing for work, so Kyler spent his birthday evening golfing! It was fun just getting "Kyler-time" and I think he enjoyed getting mom & dad all to himself! Of course, I had to take advantage of the beautiful flowers along the course! Kyler is such a good sport that he's always willing to smile for pictures!

Happy 8th birthday, Kyler! We love you SO much!!








Some lovin' from his little bro. :)



Still just as sweet but all grown up!