emilie and stuff: March 2010

Lauren is winding down her career at West High School and in the process of deciding which college to choose. So far, she has had offers at University of Portland, SMU, and St. Mary's. Oh, the places she will go. It's sad to realize that my baby girl is so grown up. We are excited to see which direction Lauren takes in life. But, I must say, being a mother to an 18 yr old girl is one of the greatest challenges in my life. And of course, the most rewarding.

Our beautiful "Lala"

Lauren, Thomas, and mom

Thomas age 2

We went to St. George over President's day weekend for Andrew's soccer tournament.

Finn

Finn is 11. Crazy how grown up he is. Finn is so intelligent and has such an amazing intuition and an amazing spirit. He is still the greatest X-box player in the 5th grade. He is excited to start playing baseball this spring. He continues to be a great big brother to Bubb's, who loves every minute he get's with his brother Finn. Finn's wisdom is beyond our understanding. We are so lucky to have Finn.

Andrew

Andrew, aka "Roos", is still growing like a weed. He is 14 and 6ft tall. He is an amazing student and had discovered both a musical talent with his guitar and also started developing his artistic talent last year with two pieces in the school art show. Andrew is so grateful for everything and is very content. I'm lucky to have a teenage boy who is so amazing. He is always willing to help out whenever I ask him (almost always) and is greatly loved by his little brother, Thomas. Bubb's call's him "Nunu".

Finn, Andrew, and Thomas

This was the day of Grandpa Mack's Birthday 2/9/2010. We took flowers and a happy birthday balloon to Grandpa's grave and bought a chocolate cake to honor him.