Day 4 ~ What They Wear

When Rune first came to America I was amazed that he did
not bring any Jeans with him. I soon understood that he
liked to dress "Casual yet Smart".
Which to him meant no Jeans and really not T-Shirts either.
I am all about the comfort level. I have Mom uniform of Jeans and a T.
At best I could be dressy in slacks and a button down shirt.
I mean really I like a great Sunday dress, but when Church
was over so were it's clothes. WELL. In these last years I have
seen the importance of looking less sloppy and he finally got
a pair of Jeans, he is very willing to wear a t-shirt as well.
One thing has not changed..
He likes to wear his Sunday Best.
ALL DAY Sunday~ Tie and all. At first it made no sense, now...
I love that about him.

Then and Now ~ Katelynn Riley (day 3)

It is amazing how fast it all changes, and how much it stays the same. I have loved those eyes of your from the first moment I saw them..
Also, from the moment you were born I knew you were your own gal ;) I am just so glad that for right now you are still my little gal~

How he looks

When I hear people foolishly say things about my husband I always feel really bad for them.
You see, there never has been a man who gave so much and received so little.
He gave up everything.. For only a hope that his dreams would come true.
When I hear people say things about him I always think to myself.. "This poor fool has lost out on a Loyal Friend."
This is how he looks to some people,

A man who falls asleep in Church..
A man who is always looking for a baby to hold..
A man who make comments that sometimes seem off the wall..
A man who doesn't mind looking silly..
A man who hugs, sometimes to much..

Want to know why??
He is busy serving.. SERVING people who need help, THEY might not realize that they are in need, but he does~
I am more fortunate than anyone knows, because..
I am married to a giant of a man~

The most fun husband ever!

Our life might not be the kind that some people want.. BUT, It is in every way the kind I want.

I was getting ready for a new Photo Assignment (Fairy Tales) and was SO stumped.
Our girls have had a lot of pictures taken of them for these and it is not always easy..
This time I had inspiration from my Dear Hubby..
You see, for the past 5 years he has worn the same suit to church every Sunday.
This means it has baby spit up on it from our 5 year old.. We have no baby.. But he still "Wears it with Pride".
Well for his Birthday a few weeks ago we bought him 2 brand new suits!
Back to the photo shoot.. I thought he would be so silly and fun to take pictures of. the Story of The Emperor's New Cloths was one I thought he would have fun with. He Had more fun and stayed in Character very well!



Katie was a Fantastic Court Jester for us!


(yes he had a swim suit on)
PS..
Not every one always loves what we do..lol
But then again we do not always love what everyone else does either..
That's why I am glad that we are us~

Dinner

Yummy Salad (inspired by my pal Chelsea's great salad.)

Homemade Tarter Sauce. SO GOOD!

Sam thinks he is so funny! I love almost 10 year old boys.

In our family when you turn 5 you get butter knife privileges!
She is so proud~

Could this be more funny?

favorite moments

It's okay, it's not real!

Our kids are so great!

I love that they trust us about everything~ I am asked questions all day every day..
I am just not that knowledgeable..lol These are some hard questions!!

I am grateful that they are the ones that came to live with us, I am glad that we are our family.

So.. What is it that is not real?? That thing I said up at the top there. ↑
Here it is, every time there is a movie on I have to tell the kids this.. "It's ok, it's not real."

I have always been bothered that they will all cry and run into a different room if they are afraid. We have to leave movies all the time because it is to scary. I get frustrated by this some times.
And... when other people tell me about movies I usually hear something like this..
"It was a GREAT movie, your kids might not be able to handle it."

Well, I have been thinking about this alot this past holiday season. Here is the deal..

I am HAPPY that my kids cry at scary things~

I will be so sad the day that they think that it is funny when people get hurt. I would never want them to think it is okay to kill anything. I don't want them to be alright with violence towards women or children~

I am so grateful for the tender souls that they have. I feel blessed that they believe me when I tell them they are going to be alright.

Do you know how great it is to know that there are people who completely trust you? I do~

PS.. From now on if people ask me how a movie is I might just say..
"Your kids will like it they are very desensitized~"
Ok..I would not do that ;)