The doll stroller

Emma and Greyson had a blast playing with Emma's baby doll stroller - Greyson so loves taking walks in strollers that it didn't take long for him to squish his little buscuits in there!!!! They spent a good hour with Emma pushing him up and down the hallway (at a high rate of speed might I add!!!!) You can tell Greyson wasn't too happy with me when I asked them to stop for a minute so I could take a picture - such a scowl!!!!

Emma

Here are some shots of my sweet Emma. I can't believe how fast she is growing up.....she is such a great little girl. I spoke to her preschool teacher yesterday and she just raved about how wonderful she is. It seems like yesterday when she was my little newborn. She makes me so proud everyday - she is not only my daughter - but one of my very best friends!!!!!

GR Childrens Museum

We recently went to the GR Childrens Museum - and Bob the Builder was there!! The kids had a blast!!!!!!!

Sleepy

Its not to often that Greyson stops moving - the boy is on the go! So, when he was having a quiet sleepy moment I had to snap a quick pic......

The kids...

So I decided to get a shot of the kids the other night after dinner....they were sitting together on one chair so nicely - no-one was hitting, pulling hair, etc. So, I figured I better get a shot of it - before it disappeared so quickly before my eyes.....and I did get it! Afterwards, Greyson decided to show me a new look of his.....all I can say is that he acts more and more like his Dad each day!!!!!

My two sweeties...

I found two more cute ones.......they look so cute when they aren't fighting !!!!

Emma & Cam

Here is a pic of Emma with cousin Cameron (last summer).....can you tell that she likes him??? Too cute!

Family pics....

The Peppin Family in Pentwater - our annual Labor Day fun!!!!!

Drexler Clan - celebrating Christmas 2007.

Here are some shots of both sides of our families - it seems harder and harder to find time to get everyone together these days.....but when we do - its always fun!!!!!

The Jeep!

Here are a few shots of the Barbie Jeep that Emma received for her 4th birthday! I have become quite frugal in my old age - and refused to pay full price for a new one - so it was my goal to find a used one - and low and behold after a year of looking (and hundreds of garage sales!!!!) I found one for $40!!!! We put some new tires on it and cleaned it up - looks brand new! Emma loves it and can't wait to get it out as soon as the snow melts!

Some of my favorite pics

Here are some of favorite pics.....mostly older ones - but it just reminds me how quickly they are growing........

Organ Donation

It took me having a child that may need a liver transplant someday to realize how important organ donation is. I stumbled upon this writing - by a fellow mother whose daughter has Biliary Atresia and is currently awaiting a liver transplant. I thought it was really moving.....so I am sharing.....please consider organ donation.

Organ donation, just two words to most people but to me those two words mean that there is hope! As a child my family talked about organ donation, giving of oneself so that others could live. We never thought that one of us would need a new organ or become an organ donor. Talking about organ donation was a subject discussed at the dinner table as easily as saying our prayers before every meal. It was no surprise to anyone that at age 16, when I received my driver’s license, that organ donor would be placed on my new license. Not only did I have organ donor on my driver’s license but I also checked the box to donate $1 to our local organ procurement organization. Never in a million years would I have guessed that my life would change because someone I loved needed to live with the help of organ donation.

When one dreams of having children, you dream of that perfect little baby with ten fingers, ten toes, a beating heart and that beautiful baby skin. No one ever dreams of having a child with a serious medical condition. No one ever dreams of having a yellow baby. No one ever dreams of a life spent in and out of hospitals just to keep your baby alive. No one ever dreams of watching their baby grow into a walking, talking toddler wondering if they will make it to kindergarten. No one ever dreams of their school age child being teased because she has a scar across her belly or because she has hairy arms due to the medications she takes. No one ever dreams of having a child only to fear that every day may be their child’s last. No one ever dreams that their baby would need a liver transplant.Organ donation to me means that I can dream of my daughter’s future without fear or at least with hope.

Organ donation means that my son will always have his sister to love and will not fear attending her funeral. Organ donation means that I can watch my daughter enjoy life without hospitals in it. Organ donation means that my husband and I will be forever grateful to someone we don’t know but will live on in our daughter. Organ donation means that my daughter can live a normal life and dream of having babies of her own. How has organ donation changed my life? Organ donation has changed the way I dream, how I hope and how I pray. The words organ donation are not just two little words, organ donation are words to live by, organ donation are words of LIFE.

Written by Laurie Johansen (She Writes Too Blog - see links)

Whatcha doing G?????

Here are some cute pics of G around Christmas time! He was just hangin in the hallway!

My two princesses?

Here are some shots of the kids playing dress-up. Emma has never really been into the whole princess thing (either was I!) but her and Greyson had fun playing with them on this day! Greyson sure looks good in a dress!

Warmer pics.....

Here are some pics I took of Emma last summer - I was trying to get shots of her and Greyson together to use for our christmas cards - but Greyson wanted none of it! I managed to get a few good ones of Emma though......I am sure looking forward to warmer weather!

Snow....snow...come out in the snow!

Well, this is my first posting on the blog - so I thought I would share some pics of me and Emma out in the snow. I forgot how much fun you can have building a snowman!!!! That is - until Maxwell decided to kill Frosty!!!!! I am sure I will be paying for therapy for Emma down the road!!!!