OUT WITH THE OLD, IN WITH THE NEW

We've known for a while now that Lily feels the new baby is a girl named Sally. She told me that when the baby comes we'll have to get rid of one of the brothers. I informed her that we would not get rid of the brothers, we will just have another new baby. I asked her what would happen if the baby was a boy. She replied," We'll have to get rid of him and get another girl baby." She really does love her brothers, but I think she would really enjoy having another girl around. Yes, she was informed that we would not be " getting rid" of any children. Its funny she would say such a thing, she misses her brothers when they're only gone a couple of hours( at least that's what she tells them).

This is me, this is me, this is me and my energy!

the wild bunch

just a few crazy pictures of the nash clan

catching fire flies is a fun thing to do when it's humid outside. Actually it's the only thing you want to do when it's humid outside. Strange thing is that the more humid it is the more fire flies are out. So at dusk the kids run around like wild banchies and catch lightning bugs. It seem that God always makes pleasant things especially in discomfort.

Swinging at the park

Fun at the Fair

We had a blast! We all got free icecream cones(except dan) cotton candy, carmal apples, corn dogs and onion burgers. we watched a parade and a guy on stilts walked over lily in the stroller. Oliver got to be a dairyman and carry a calf and they all got to play in the corn. they rode on rides till WE got sick(especially Oliver, who loved the zipper) We watched a show where a guy wrestled a croc and at the end of the night. they all won noisy toys that lily blasted all the way home.

bringing in the sheaves

Just after the 4th of july, we pulled up the garlic and some beets. the kids loved to help dig in the dirt and they all got to help us carry the garlic to the picnick table.

learning to walk

He got a new toy for his birthday and took off.

homemade popsicles

Lily is very proud of her Popsicles they have been making many different kinds so far this spring.

We Miss You Auntie

What a wonderful visit we had with you! Thank-you for the blessing of your time. We are missing you already.

Bringin' Down the House

Oliver was by no means bored at his birthday. Actually, I think all the candy put the kids into a frenzy. Oliver was very good about letting people help him with his presents. I think he was just so preoccupied with opening them that he didn't realize how many people helped him. Ananda is one of lily's best friends. she's just a few months younger than Lily. After most of the people left I started to take the pinata down that I attached to our drop ceiling and I turned the drop ceiling into a fallen ceiling. There was 5 children and 3 adults in the room and somehow no one got hurt. I was quite scary! For some reason there was bricks up there and plaster had fallen from the ceiling and was laying on the grid. Andrea and I had been planning on taking the ceiling down and remodeling the room and were getting geared up for it but ready-or-not there it came.

Bringin' Down the House

These are the pictures from Oliver's 6th birthday. He really had a blast! The theme was pirates. We worked on a pinata all week. Luckily, we made it strong enough so everyone got a hit before the house came down. All the kids got tons of candy! Chantel made the cake and the cupcakes. It had so much sugar in it that it made our teeth instantly black! We looked like pirates(or ozark natives).

Ellis waves bye-bye

Apple Results

Here are the results of our apple/skin experiment. After 1 week, not only the outside of the apple is bad, but the inside of the apple is spongy. Oliver and I ate the good apple up and he refused to take a bite of the other apple.

musical prodigy

I think Ellis has some musical inclinations he does this every time he gets something that makes sound. He really tries to figure those kinds of things out.

Oliver's Experiment

This is an experiment that Oliver and I did to see the affects of breaking the skin barrier.

The ice got thicker and then the snow fell. Not near as bad as last year but it wasn't fun. On the left is what happens when the west meets the mid-west. pine trees don't belong here. This is the reason trees are short and most of them are hardwoods, in the mid-west. The center picture is our garlic. It does just fine in the ice, the ice will melt and water the garlic. It's nice to have something green in the winter, after-all the evergreens won't last. We planted about 150 garlic in november. that might keep us till next spring. The right is our street. one of the better streets in town. If the top of your car is covered in ice it is fun to drive through icy branches. Oliver had a lot of fun smashing the ice off the cars. 3 days after the ice storm a south wind blew and it got up to 50 by noon. one inch of ice came down in about 3 hours. It was crazy. It was falling right on our van but andrea couldn't get out to the van to move it. It was like spear sized hail. the van is fine and so is everybody else. our neighbors had a chimney fire a few days ago and they have to move out for a few weeks while thy fix it and clean.

A Cup Of Tea?

OOhh boy, tea parties are fun! This is a little lady bug tea set that Lily got from Auntie Tammy and Prabu. Its so cute! We enjoy it whenever we have a little down time and some tasty sweets!

Our Valentine's Day Adventures

We really went crazy with the treats this valentine's day! Not only did the kids and I make Daddy a cake and cookies, Andrew also bought us chocolates! I think we all suffered sugar shock last night.

Dan Says Yes!

Well, Dan has decided that his "yes means yes." He started saying it the other day, and with only a few slip ups, has kept it up!