Very sad!

I am sad to report I was not able to get a stinkin ticket to Bon Jovi...I have scoured the internet and the cheapest ticket is about $200 ...and I need 2....so I guess I will have to listen to my new CD instead...I was so looking forward to seeing them.

Boo hoo! Anyone have any connections in higher places?

Karen

The week ahead

Oy! Can we say I am using this stuff big time today! I am home with a big cold. I guess it is the time of the year. The kids have been sick on and off so I was expecting to get something soon. I am glad I got it now though as this weekend I am heading off to my 1st annual Cross Border Girl weekend away. Can you say SHOPPING!!! Knew you could

These bags will be ours come the weekend..

We are heading to my favorite place "Hawthorne Suites" in Burlington.

This is the place our family loves to go to except this time around Mommy is going solo with some of her girl friends...I look forward to it. We will take in some shopping, eat at my sisters fave restaurant "Olive Garden" and might even take in a movie. Too much for this mom to handle but I am so willing to try.

Have a great Tuesday!

Karen

What a Georgeous Day!

Well Happy Sunday everyone,

It was just the most georgeous fall day here today! I walked out into our backyard as we have started to put all the summer stuff away and it was just beautiful. The trees in our yard are just something else..I love this time of year. The kids wore t-shirts and jeans and were so happy to be out and about and just enjoying the day. Once I was done with what I had to do I snapped a few pictures of them as they were playing. I hope you enjoy!

Anne came over this afternoon and we had a BBQ for dinner. It was very nice. The day just zipped by so quickly and now we are quickly approaching Monday and the busy week ahead.

Until next time!

Karen

Why some pets hate Halloween

With Halloween quickly approaching..I saw these pics and wanted to share..I thought they were hilarious!

What some people do to their doggies...LOL

Karen

Jon is coming to town!

Hi all,

Well look who is coming to town....

Can you say "OH MY GOD!!!!" Isn't he the cutest thing..I sound like a teenager...but I have like Bon Jovi for many years...and this Saturday tickets go on sale...and I want to go!

Hopefully I can get some tickets.

Looking forward to seeing them again!

Karen

I know I know...here is a picture of Us!

Hi there,

Well I have heard many comments that we have all our kids but no pictures of me and James. Well here we are...our wedding day in January 2000.

It was a great day! Our wedding ceremony was done in chinese and English and the church was all decorated in red and gold. We had a minister who sang us a song..supposedly a tradition for chinese weddings...Kennedy and Madison were my maids of honours...the firecrackers went off as I went down the aisle...it was a very special day.

James looked so handsome in his tux and well my dress I didn't like it..but what is a girl to do...We had a lovely reception for our families and than left for a week long cruise...funny how is is only 7 years ago but it feels we have done so much in those years and have come such a long way.

James is a great guy, he helps me so much with the kids and the house or else I wouldn't be able to handle it all. Together we do all right!

I hope you are all having a great day..Friday is quickly approaching and happily I have Friday off...co-incidence that all the kids are having a ped day and I have 2 doctor appointments..so that should be interesting dragging them all with me. Well we do what we have to do!

Saturday I have a conference to go to and really look forward to it. It is about adoption , one of my favorite topics...I wonder why!

Have a great weekend everyone..and drop in again...I will leave the light on for you!

Karen

Our Presley - Then and Now

Well it has only been 7 months since Presley's arrival but here we go:

The 2 little trouble makers...So innocent looking aren't they!

They certainly keep you hopping.

Here is Presley at Zig Zag Zoo..her first time at a big indoor playground. Huge tubes and slides to climb and slide down. She had a blast!

Here is Miss Presley on her 4th birthday. She was so taken with the singing and the cake. Our baby is 4! Whaaaa!

This Halloween thing is all new to her. She picked her own pumpkin and was so thrilled to have done it.This year she will be dressed as a pumpkin. Nothing to scary for her this year. I think she will love getting all the candy..but the scary ghouls and ghosts walking the streets should be very interesting..we shall see!

Our Jaden - Then and Now

Here she is at 3.5 years old

This was 2 weeks after she arrived home. We were in Old Orchard in Maine.

Here she is:

Jaden is a ray of sunshine. She is always happy and full of energy.She is my little love bunny!

And here she is now:

She was very excited to start decorating our home for Halloween. It is one of her favorite times of the year. She will be a ladybug this time. She picked this pumpkin herself when she went apple and pumpkin picking.

What an angel!

Our Colby - Then and Now

Here is our Colby

Colby at 3 years old: what a cutie pie!

And here is Colby today:

Colby loves the water. He has progressed so much in his swimming. He is a big helper in our house and is always trying to please. What a smile little man!

And the best thing we could have ever done for Colby and Jagger:

These two could not live without one another. They hit it off the moment they met! Brothers who are constantly on the go and will "Keep the Force" forever..

Our Jagger - Then and Now

Here is Jagger at 3.5 years old in Xinyang, Henan

Here Jagger is in 2005 (5.5 years old)

Always a smile on his face-he is such a great kid.

And now today:

He loves swimming, Boogie boarding and skim boarding. He has a natural talent and is quite the dare devil-always willing to try anything and everything.

Our Madison- Then and Now

Here is Madison at 7 months old:

Here she is around 3 years old:

Oh what fun we had in New Hampshire!

Bubbles for everyone....

And here she is today:

Lounging in Old Orchard Beach this summer(2007)

Our Kennedy- Then and Now

Here she is when she came home...just 6 months old.

What a sweetheart!

And here she is at our wedding; January 2000 (she was 5 years old)

And here she is today at almost 12 years old:

Welcome to our First Family Post!

Well Fall is quickly approaching as the leaves are changing and Halloween is right around the corner. Our house is starting to show the signs of Ghosts and Witches and 8 feet tall headless creepy thing(we have one in our entrance) waiting for the little children to shout "Trick or Treat". I love this time of year. We live in an area that is still quite "Country" if you would call it that and we have lots of trees which are just in beautiful red, yellow and oranges right now.

Time to start putting the summer stuff away before ole man winter arrives.

This weekend we spent Saturday celebrating our Madison's 10th birthday. She had 3 friends over and of course had her cousin Hope and Kennedy tag along as well. We went to see the movie "Game Plan" with the "Rock"...boy is he something to look at...anyways I digress....

The girls and Madison had pizza afterwards followed by cake and the opening of presents..don't we all love presents..

She received some money(which she loves) and some bead kits and a beautiful soft fluffy blanket which she quickly wrapped around her...it is so nice..I wanted to sleep with it.

She also got a student size guitar with case from her Auntie Anne which she loves and has been walking around with for most of the day on Sunday. She has been practising on James electric guitar for the past few months...that one though is too big for her and the one that she got for her b-day is a perfect size...so she is gung ho about learning how to play.

Sunday I re-modeled an armoire that I had bought which was for the girls room to hang up their clothes as they had no closet in their rooms...well I bought some shelves and took the drill and voila I have now made it into an armoire with 5 shelves..and will now use it for the boys room. Shortly we will start re-doing their room as it is time. The little train and car border has had its' day..after all my boys are almost 8 and 7 years old.

We had a busy weekend as usual.

Today is officially Madison's 10th birthday. I love you Madison and wish you many more wonderful years ahead of you. Madison is my little "Avril Lavigne", for any of you who know her you know what I mean. She is the Tom Boy of my girls. She is funny, loves life, is very laid back about things(a good trait to have) and loves it when I shop in the boys section for her. She likes nothing pink or too girly. We love you Maddy...Happy Birthday!