I Love a Good Book

My sis-in-law, Cara, gave me this book for Christmas and I blew through it in less than a week, which is amazing considering having 4 kids and reading all the other stuff that I am at the same time. I had read the original fairytale by the Grimm brothers and although it's a little dark it was a great tale. I am totally ready to read more by Shannon Hale now. She transformed the original into something even better than I could've imagined- which is very hard to do with a classic story. I recommend The Goose Girl for anyone who likes a good clean fantasy with romance and adventure.

So thanks Cara for a great read!

Everything

Ok so if you didn't know I love Michael Buble'

(Yes, Ryan knows) I think that he has a great voice & his music makes me smile. I have been a fan since college but I didn't get to go to his concert until 2006. He is a great entertainer! If you ever get the chance to go to his concert DO IT!! Enjoy the song, I do.

To be or not to be

So I am contemplating starting a recipe blog. I guess that this way if I ever lost a recipe in hard copy the internet would always have it for me. I guess that it will probably happen BUT I have to figure out a name.
* Mama's kitchen
* Recipes worth stealing
*Yummy in My Tummy
* How to keep your man
I don't know. Maybe you all have suggestions. Suggest away:)

What Perfection

How sweet is this?

Wouldn't it be nice to be this comfortable all the time?

I just couldn't resist taking this picture.

My Grandfather

Last Thursday my grandfather, John Mayhoffer, suddenly passed away. It is still sinking in but the event has reminded me of the scripture speaking of "the tender mercies of the Lord".

Although my grandfather passed away without a long illness he was sick and would've gotten much worse. How grateful I am that he was able to still be himself- for the most part- until the end.

Newest pics

So here we are the mom and kids. You have no idea what it took to take this picture. Blood, sweat and of course tears and lots of them. James' expression says it all. (James, "If I have to take one more stinkin' picture you will regret it!)

Thankfully Aunt Jeane was there to ride herd on the kids. No way could I have done this alone. I may be crazy BUT I'm not insane.

Here is a cute one of the kiddos. Hard to believe that there are 4 of them now. And poor Christi with all those boys! She'll get over it though, especially when she gets spoiled by mom- & dad too.

Michael is doing great. Boy does that kid love to read- thank goodness for libraries.

Christi is a great big sister and helps tons.

James is such a pleasant guy and makes us smile all the time.

And William is just fun to top it all off. He is a great baby and we love him- even James does.

William is Growing Up

Aw! Look how cute this kid is. Hard to believe that he is already 2 months old. We are pretty certain that he has blue eyes-score! Blue eyes and dark skin. How irresitable is that?

Here is another picture of William in a cute hat- he already looks so different.

One nice thing about babies- among many others- they love to cuddle and take naps with dad!